Archive for January 2010

Fresh Spokelites

January 31, 2010

Last Monday morning as I headed to work, I noticed that my rear SpokeLite was dead.  By the time I got home that afternoon, the front had also stopped functioning.  I guess that’s what happens when you always change batteries at the same time.  I picked up new batteries for them after church today, so [...]

Just driven to ride

January 29, 2010

This is the view out my dirty office window this afternoon.  The crud was actually forecasted to start late yesterday afternoon, so I took the opportunity to drive the Jeep so I could run an errand that I had been avoiding doing for a couple of days because doing so would prevent my riding the [...]

Quirky!

January 28, 2010

I have a quirk that I want to tell you about. I don’t know if you will find this odd, or not, but it’s me and I can’t help it. When I go out for a bike ride or a run, I’m disappointed if I don’t go far enough to “make it worth it”. I’m [...]

On Eagles’ Wings

January 27, 2010

  After doing battle with the wind for the past two days, something magical happened this morning!  My bike tires sprouted feathers! Seriously, the way those tires were flying over the pavement, they had to have sprouted wings!  It was a smooth, fast, and fun ride to work this morning.  Oh!  And the topping on [...]

Riding like a drunken sailor

January 25, 2010

In a word, today was WINDY!  After having to drive the last couple of days last week due to a confused schedule, I was looking forward to commuting by bike this morning but was a little apprehensive about the 25-30 mph winds with gusts into the 40′s.  After lifting weights this morning, I consulted the [...]


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