Biking Accomplishments

Having almost conquered my fear of biking (hindered by two experiences, one in which I biked into another bike and one where I nearly ran into a pedestrian had he not grabbed my handlebars and stopped me), I took my new bike-riding abilities to the streets of Beijing yesterday. And, not only did I not get myself (or anyone else) injured, I, who always bikes with both hands firmly grasping the handlebars, managed to send a text message with one hand while steering with the other! Hoorah! Up next: biking in the rain, one hand holding an umbrella...