This morning's commute was pretty easy even with the "wooden" (I suspect Trex or somesuch) bridge being covered with crunchy ice. I followed Rootchopper's advice to "stay loose" and crossed the bridge without incident. I'm sad that my helmuffs don't work as well under my Bern helmet, but my wool cap works just fine and keeps my sweaty hair covered during the walk from garage to cube. Happily, the fog was merely damp and not of the frozen variety.
Got buzzed by a cement truck who passed me on a blind corner and then made a right turn directly in front of me. Couldn't wait the few seconds for me to pass your turn, dude? Thankfully, there were no cars (or people) coming around that curve.
I discovered that the MapMyRide app was shorting my commute distance by two-tenths of a mile. Yeah, that doesn't seem like much at first, but it does add up. I've recalculated my commute mileages and have added five miles to my end-year total. Whoo hoo! (Shush. I've got a mileage goal I'm working toward [and am not going to hit, darnit!])
So anyway, here are my 2011 stats. I'm looking forward to comparing them to the end of 2012. I'm sure these don't match up with any of the lovely bike bloggers I follow, but there's nothing wrong with that. (It's not a competition. It's not a competition. It's not a competition.)
CC the Schwinn
May: 22.99
June: 14.58
July: 3.54
Rose
July: 47.33
Aug: 53.81
Sep: 105.67
Oct: 229.37
Nov: 159.65
Dec: 160.36
Rose total: 756.19
All total: 797.3
We at the Rootchopper Institute applaud you bravery on the ice, but remind you that staying loose is ineffective against renegade cement trucks.
ReplyDeleteAs for head wear, you should consider getting a Buff. It's a light weight tube of fabric that can be used in a variety of configurations.
Rats! I thought looseness could be applicable to most cycling situations.
ReplyDeleteHm... I do have a few Buffs and wore them as summer and early fall sweaty hair camouflage. I shall add them to the rotation of winter sweaty hair camo.