A very, very good ride in this morning. Not only was it nearly perfect weather, but I was fast, and the cars were reasonably well behaved. I recall within days of getting my driver's license, I had a fender-bender at an intersection. I thought my driving days were over, but my parents made sure I was back behind the wheel the next day. They were concerned I would be "spooked." It worked. While I am as cautions and careful as I can be, it has been decades since I was fearful behind the wheel.
Likewise, today, though my legs were "tired," I made myself get back on the bike, knowing that today of all days if I missed, I'd start finding excuses not to ride. I was rewarded with one of the most wonderful morning commutes I've had. A few of the morning's observations:
- CD's scattered across the road
- A paper plate "tumbleweed"
- Lots of kids waiting for the school bus
- Puffy white clouds
- Fresh pavement
- At least three jumbo pickup trucks who think they own the road
- Mentally buying a new custom race bike with their annual gas bill.
- It's easier to turn toward my 17lb pannier (left) than away from it (right)
- Legs are whiners. They're nowhere near as tired as you think.
- 69 degrees and partly cloudy is nearly perfect cycling weather
- Cyclists everywhere
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