Breaking the spell

[susiej]

Good for you!

Took me two weeks after vacation to get back on the bike. Missed all of July and was shocked at the heat and humidity! First week was only two days, second week was four out of five, and this week ... the daycare is closed and I'm off the bike. Well, there's next week, and I'm hoping for a family ride this weekend.

[Kimmyt]

Maybe by next week the weather will have cleared up!

Speaking of weather, looks like it will be a wet commute home!

K.

[Geonz]

What's a little thing like a hurricane for cyclists???? (Is that what you're dealing with?)

Yea, that's 'breaking the spell' with style :-)

Ernesto has kept our clouds stalled out... but it's clouds and drizzle, nothing more exciting.

[Duck on Wheels]

I also missed several weeks with all the usual excuses (too much to haul today, can't find the bike lock key, raining, no time to shower at work, knee hurts this morning, jada jada jada). Today I got over it, found the key, and rode my old bike to work. Clipless pedals still stuck in a warehouse with the rest of my shipment from the US, so first hill I tried gearing down to spin my way up my feet went flying off the pedals. Oh well. Powered up that hill in a higher gear, walked the next, powered the third, walked the fourth. I still took me less than half the time it takes to walk. Which also means it's a better cardio workout. And I think I can manage with a "cat wash" and a clean t-shirt when I get here. So the goal is to bike most work days from now until the snow comes.

[Haudlady]

I think I can manage with a "cat wash"

A cat wash! I love it... I will remember that one!