Janine/Ben
Man, and that little experience bird of yours wasn't even there for the best examples. Serious blizzard. All shops shut down. Mountains of snow everywhere. Still swinging around.
You'd be amazed how easy it is to Tarzan when you're in a pinch. It's the rolling hills of nothing but farmland and grass that get problematic. If only the good old bike had a better reason for getting it's first trip. Although suppose that goes well with its history, yeah? Bad stuff happens, time to jet off.