June rides....hopefully a pleasant month of weather and rides for all

[redrhodie]

Got out for my first June ride this morning. Lots of tour buses out. The must be a cruise ship in port. Luckily I didn't end up stuck behind one this time. They can go so slowly even I can pass them!

Speaking of passing, I was left in the dust by a very fast woman on a yellow bike. I was impressed and a little jealous of her speediness. Oh well. I think my days of trying to go fast are over. It just takes too much out of me. I think it's my Hashimoto's. It takes me so long to recover if I go into the red zone. It's not worth it.

But what a gorgeous day! Looks like rain on my next day off, so it may be a while until I ride again.

[Jolt]

Did a very easy 10 miles or so with a friend who was doing her first ride of the season, then later rode the 5 or 6 mile round trip to volunteer at the bike co-op and stopped for groceries on the way home. Ended up hauling almost 30 pounds of groceries, first time I have carried a real load on the Surly and it handles it great (I wished the trip home was longer than the less than 3/4 mile it is). The bucket panniers I made a while back are perfect for grocery runs, feel like I need a "Wide Load" sign on when using them though!

[Crankin]

I feel the same way, if I commute home on Tuesdays. I don't work on Wednesday, and on Thursday I do outreach at a high school, so I have 4-6 packed folders and 2 books that I need on Thursday. My pannier is just huge! Maybe I should get a different system, but it's making me think about what I really need to bring with me. I buy lunch on the days I ride and I leave my shoes and most of clothes at work until the next day i drive.