How Was Your Commute Today?

[MyRubyE]

Wow Red, so great to hear that there are nice people out there. I have yet to get a flat tire and I dread the day it happens. I somehow always forget my bike pump. I carry the spare tube though

[redrhodie]

Wow Red, so great to hear that there are nice people out there. I have yet to get a flat tire and I dread the day it happens. I somehow always forget my bike pump. I carry the spare tube though

Oh, don't dread it! Flats are fun. Even when it doesn't go according to plan, it's an adventure. As long as you have a cell phone and can call for help, you're golden.

[laura*]

Friday I needed to buy a cheap item from a store far away. I could get most of the way there via the public transit systems of two counties - but I was too cheap to pay to ride a third county's public transit. Or maybe it was a temperature well above 80F, as I like it. Or the long, flat, straight, wide roads passing endless light industrial complexes. So I brought my nearly new Dahon folder and rode a 26 mile loop to the afore mentioned store.

On the way back I was zooming along on a barely perceptible downgrade with a slight tailwind. I was just about to slow down and relax a bit. Then the greyhound in me saw a rabbit about a quarter mile ahead and gave chase. In reality it was more of a tortoise - a guy on a mountain bike riding very slowly. In no time at all, I flew passed him.

Soon thereafter, I saw a red light up ahead. I coasted a long ways and then stopped at the intersection. Two seconds later, I heard another bike stop next to me. It wasn't who I expected - instead it was a guy on a road bike. Mr Roadie said he had been riding at 28 MPH to catch up with me! (Before the light changed, Mountain Man rolled up - he must have picked up the pace after being "chicked" and "roadied".)

Mr Roadie and I road in tandem for a mile or two and chatted. I discovered that my nice sustainable pace is around 18 to 20 MPH. On the folder.

(Note to self: Get a computer for the Dahon!)

[lph]

:-D hehe, nice going on a folder!

[Melalvai]

Well, I got out of bed today and got on my bike, just a short ride to work and back, but it was a major achievement. I think I can announce that the germs are on the retreat. However if my daughter's persistent cough is any indication, the germs won't give it up easily and I have at least another week of coughing ahead of me. Husband is coming down with it now. So's my sister's boyfriend--400 miles away. She asked how we managed that and I said "A really big sneeze and a strong wind?"

[Biciclista]

taking 2 weeks off from Commuting, will be overseas. hang in there you guys

[IFjane]

Have a wonderful trip, Mimi!