Not much to say for this entry. Just kind of a memory I want to be able to return to in the future when I'm in need of some good reminiscing. Woke up to some snow falling, the house was chilly as I turned the thermostat down to 56 degrees in an attempt to lower the heating bill. Outside it was in the low teens, so cold, but warmer than any other day this week.
About my commute. I ride my bike to school. It's nice. I like the built in minimal amount of exercise required to get from home to school. I think you get a better sense of a place and a better relationship with a community by riding on bike. You don't pass by the little things. I've got an armada of bikes. Currently we have the S-Works Roubaix (hung up in the basement with a busted rear wheel), the two-tone Centurion (on the trainer), the 2 cruisers (relatively out of use but a great online buy and some good memories of doubling up on the way to BYU), the tandem (my birthday present last year, runs like a gem), my touring bike (REI special in 2003, what I rode through Canada), the red Schwinn (craigslist buy, only $90 or so, a twinner to Jeff Edwards red Schwinn, and I mean come on, everyone needs a Schwinn) Tony the Tiger (with a matching paint design) and Katy's Specialized. This morning I have a problem, my go-to for bad weather, the REI Novarra, is locked up at school with a bike lock that won't come off. Need a bolt cutter to loosen her up. Looking at the amount of snow falling I can't pull out a road bike because the tires will a) slip all over the place and b) throw up that grit down the back of my pants and shirt that says I ride my bike in bad weather and am too cheap/dump to get some fenders. Tony and the Schwinn are out of comission with some flat tires and a wheel that needs trueing. So, SixThreeZero beach cruiser it is. I jump on her and have the best commute of the year. Slipping and sliding all the way to school.
Some times it is great to slow down and enjoy the commute.
About my commute. I ride my bike to school. It's nice. I like the built in minimal amount of exercise required to get from home to school. I think you get a better sense of a place and a better relationship with a community by riding on bike. You don't pass by the little things. I've got an armada of bikes. Currently we have the S-Works Roubaix (hung up in the basement with a busted rear wheel), the two-tone Centurion (on the trainer), the 2 cruisers (relatively out of use but a great online buy and some good memories of doubling up on the way to BYU), the tandem (my birthday present last year, runs like a gem), my touring bike (REI special in 2003, what I rode through Canada), the red Schwinn (craigslist buy, only $90 or so, a twinner to Jeff Edwards red Schwinn, and I mean come on, everyone needs a Schwinn) Tony the Tiger (with a matching paint design) and Katy's Specialized. This morning I have a problem, my go-to for bad weather, the REI Novarra, is locked up at school with a bike lock that won't come off. Need a bolt cutter to loosen her up. Looking at the amount of snow falling I can't pull out a road bike because the tires will a) slip all over the place and b) throw up that grit down the back of my pants and shirt that says I ride my bike in bad weather and am too cheap/dump to get some fenders. Tony and the Schwinn are out of comission with some flat tires and a wheel that needs trueing. So, SixThreeZero beach cruiser it is. I jump on her and have the best commute of the year. Slipping and sliding all the way to school.
Some times it is great to slow down and enjoy the commute.
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