July 16 didn't ride

[bike4ever]

I originally planned on riding a short road route on Monday, but my eye was bothering me terribly. I went to the eye doctor and found out that I had a couple of scratches on my cornea. Not exactly sure how it happened during Sunday's ride, but it is rather uncomfortable.

My doc did say I could ride but the bright sunshine was a little too uncomfortable. He did apply an eye bandaid. It is like a sterile contact that he applied directly to my eye.

[mimitabby]

since i have been bike commuting and this week so far i'm lugging computer monitors and stuff around, so far, my bike has been neglected. it's been 4 days off the bike, the longest i've gone since May. ugh

[Duck on Wheels]

I biked to work in spite of drizzly weather. Wasn't cold, so the rain didn't seem to matter. And I have found a place where I can park Ruby under a roof. Stopped several times on the way back to hang up flyers for Sarahlou, who's looking for an apt. here for when she comes next month to start an MA program. Stopped also at the LBS to check out the wobble on Ruby's back wheel. Wasn't the wheel , it was the tire . So bought a new back tire for her. They didn't have slicks that size here -- only skinny slicks, or knobby tires wider than what I have on her -- but they had one tire the right size with just a bit of a tread, enough to lead away water but not add a lot of friction. I'll put it on later this week, when I have a bit of time. Meanwhile, I'll just tolerate the bump-bump-bump of the somewhat eliptical old tire.

[nicole309]

After work the weather was looking rather unpleasant. I had a bit of a slacker weekend, so I really felt the need to ride. I didn't want to ride in the rain. So, I said to myself I'll just go out and ride until it starts raining and then turn around and come home. Well, it never did rain during my 39 miles, but since it was getting dark I decided I probably should turn around. It started to rain about 15 minutes after I got in. I can't tell you how many times I have not gone out because it looked like it might rain and then regretted it because it never did or it got nice out as the sun set. I'm glad I just went for it yesterday!!

[lauraelmore1033]

Having spent the previous 4 days in Spokane, WA. in temps around 105 (on pavement measured at 133 degrees), I arrived home feeling fairly confident I could easily survive a bike ride in Hell. Did 20 some miles around town thinking 81 degrees wasn't really all that hot, relatively speaking. The cats were clustered around the fan again when I got home, which reminded me of the previous weeks ride in similar weather which had seemed like an effort of heroic proportions. Go figure...