Lesson of the day: “Never skip the pre-flight check.” I bent over to attach my floor pump to my rear tire when I spotted a bulge in the tire. A solid inch of the sidewall was separating from the bead. I’m not sure if the cycling Gods are angry with…
Category: Commute
Cycling commutes
Another employee out sick this evening, but I came prepared with my brighter commute light. Great thing about getting home late is the kiddo is done chatting with her boyfriend so she comes downstairs and asks if I want to hang out and watch Master Chef. Thankfully I’m taking a…
Bummed I didn’t get to ride home, but it’s all part of the job. Something fun. Today is my 10-year Stranniversary. 10 years ago today I uploaded my first ride to Strava. I then failed to upload another one for 17 months. Things were somewhat consistent between August ’15 and…
An absolute stunner of a day for a commute. The ride to work was cool, but the ride home was divine. I packed a summer base layer just for the ride home and I’m glad I did. I’m so ready for the warmer temperatures to arrive so I don’t have…
This morning was tough as hell. To put it bluntly, I did not want to ride today. I was stupid and went to bed late last night. On top of that I was so tired from the ride that I just vegged on the couch until bedtime. This meant I…
I was somewhat nervous to ride this morning. The local news had been talking about strong winds out of the north for much of the week. I even went so far as to put on my lower profile wheels to avoid getting blown around. I was kinda surprised when I…
It was almost warm enough to ride in without leg warmers. I seriously considered it while watching the morning news, and then I remembered it is always cooler at my house than down on the valley floor. Glad I went with rather than without. Had a great tailwind for the…
Great weather for a ride. Started a tad on the chilly side, but by the time I was wrapping up I was in full summer kit mode. Started the day with a quick trip down to Joy’s place to pick her up before heading over the Anthem Hills Park and…
A nice chill ride to cap off a week of commuting. Besides, I have to save the legs for the group ride tomorrow. All the heavy hitters are coming out with their new bikes. I was a little concerned about the construction and lane closures near St. Rose and Paseo…
Not too much on today’s commute. Did have some fun running into a couple peeps. First, I ran into a former co-worker from DETR at the corner of Flamingo and Pecos. We didn’t get to talk long as they made the right onto Pecos along with me. Then, later down…