While that is essentially accurate, what people who are fond of using that phrase often leave out is the fact that if you haven’t ridden a bike in 9+ years, you may not actually forget how, but you will look really dumb for the first 10-15 minutes while you get used to it again.
Here I am in San Francisco for Apple’s WorldWide Developer Conference. I’m excited because I’m such an Apple fanboy (and, as I recently realized to my chagrin, a self-aware Apple elitist, but that’s a story for a different post). We (Aaron and I) got here early enough to rent some bikes and bike across the Golden Gate Bridge. Very cool. Although, the trip TO the bridge was actually the hard part! Mostly uphill. There were a few times I was in gear 1 for a while. Oh, and remember that 9+ years since I’ve been on a bike? Yeah, I had to hop right on for the first time in a LONG time and ride off through a pretty busy area of San Francisco to get to the bridge. It was a blast, though. I was actually cold up on the bridge. The wind was whipping and it’s probably in the upper 60’s here.
I’ll try to post a few pictures later after I pull them off the camera. We’re staying at the Marriott at Fisherman’s Wharf tonight and moving to the Ritz-Carlton Club tomorrow (it wasn’t available tonight). Since we’re already down on the water, maybe Aaron will be up for some good seafood tonight. I know my legs certainly earned it!
Oh, and unfortunately, I don’t think we’re going to get in to the actual keynote (a.k.a. The Stevenote). This is the first year WWDC is sold out and the people at the registration/badge pickup suggested getting there at 5am to stand in line for the keynote. It doesn’t start until 10am. I’m not too keen on sitting in line for 5+ hours–it’s just not worth that to me, so we’ll probably just catch it in one of the overflow areas on TV.