Great ride to work today. Started a little earlier than usual so I decided to extend my ride by going west all the way to Durango and then north to Hacienda. Hacienda between Durango and Rainbow was a dream. The road surface was great and there were no stops or…
Category: Commute
Cycling commutes
Another solid commute with nothing terribly crazy or important to report. I did see a guy walking his bike along Horizon Ridge and I stopped to see if there was anything I could do for him. He was on an older mountain bike and needed a wrench to remove the…
Unfortunately today’s commute wasn’t nearly as exciting as Tuesday’s. There were no guest appearances by GVC. No crazy drivers. All in all it was a regular old commute. The ride north along Rainbow is really starting to grow on me and I enjoy it more and more each time I…
Pop quiz. You’re commuting northbound on Las Vegas Blvd waiting at a red light to turn left onto St. Rose Pkwy. While you’re sitting there, a group of four cyclists go barreling through the green light going north on Las Vegas Blvd and hollering your name. You quickly realize they’re…
It’s funny how today was another live by the tailwind, die by the headwind kind of day. Similar to Tuesday, but in opposite. During the ride to work I was dealing with a headwind. Thankfully it wasn’t too bad, but it was certainly noticeable. The wind remained out of the…
Another live by the tailwind, die by the headwind kind of day. The ride in started with a decently stiff breeze coming in from the south. It was strong and gusty enough to cause me some pause during the Democracy descent. Usually I’m as tucked and as aero as possible…
When did executing a u-turn against a red light become a thing? I’ve noticed this more and more lately, and this morning was crazy. I was sitting at the corner of Rainbow and Warm Springs and watched three vehicles on west bound Warm Springs do a u-turn against a red…
Since I rode in with arm warmers, does that mean that fall is officially here? I tried to start a little earlier than the last time I attempted this route, but it still wasn’t quite early enough. I’m thinking I need to start at 6:00 straight up in order to…
I mentioned a while back that I’m interested in increasing my commute volume to 50 miles per day and today was another route experiment. I would like to avoid adding miles on to the end of the ride so I’m not home any later than I already am. I feel…
I’ve been itching to ride for a few days now after taking a zero week and not riding over the weekend in order to support Caleb’s in his Silver State 508 race. Last week was a busy one which simply didn’t allow for any commuting. Tuesday evening I went over…