Pardon the 10-year old reference, but I thought I was going to see someone die yesterday on the way home. The Montrose intersection of the path is not the time to prove how fast you are. People heading to the dog beach at the end of a long work week or leaving the park before it gets too crowded don't give a shit that you're that much faster than everyone else. They don't like cyclists, and they especially don't like to stop.
Take it easy and make sure you're around to do the same thing tomorrow. Yikes.
Current beer-scale: 8.2
6/7/12
oh snap
Nothing like breaking a tire lever while changing a flat on your commute to get your day started right.
Thankfully I never leave home these days without a spare tube (and multiple levers). I ended up using the extra effort as an excuse to wheel suck on an obnoxious roadie that didn't know how to merge onto the path without nearly causing a pile up. I got towed practically the entire second half of the ride down.
Now to get dirty again checking the old tube to see if it's patch-able.
At least it's Thursday, and I've got whiskey at home.
Current beer-scale: 6.4
Thankfully I never leave home these days without a spare tube (and multiple levers). I ended up using the extra effort as an excuse to wheel suck on an obnoxious roadie that didn't know how to merge onto the path without nearly causing a pile up. I got towed practically the entire second half of the ride down.
Now to get dirty again checking the old tube to see if it's patch-able.
At least it's Thursday, and I've got whiskey at home.
Current beer-scale: 6.4
6/5/12
Bikes are great but I can't exactly carry everything...
I've been charged with running some errands on my way home tonite so it was back on the raleigh for the day. The primary stop I'll be making includes purchasing a new dining table and seating, so it doesn't really matter what I rode today b/c it's not like I'm strapping a 70+ inch table anywhere on my person.
But it is incredible how different going from bike to bike can feel, even with just one ride on the madone to compare. The raleigh is 520 steel but doesn't feel too heavy after riding the tank all winter. Compared to the trek though the thing is an anvil. Maybe I'm just a tired old man.
Yeah, that's probably it. Can't wait to run some errands in my least favorite part of town to ride in.
Current beer-scale: 7.8
But it is incredible how different going from bike to bike can feel, even with just one ride on the madone to compare. The raleigh is 520 steel but doesn't feel too heavy after riding the tank all winter. Compared to the trek though the thing is an anvil. Maybe I'm just a tired old man.
Yeah, that's probably it. Can't wait to run some errands in my least favorite part of town to ride in.
Current beer-scale: 7.8
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