Well first of all, too bad about the Lakers (not that I am a huge BB fan or anything). Was nice to see the big guns (Garnett, Allen, etc) on the Celt's take home the championship though!
I have been riding my cross bike to work at least a few days a week. It's not that far (2 miles or so), but it makes a difference in that it's one less car! I can store it in my office which is nice and yes, mom (and Greg), i wear my helmet.
On a side note: Last week I rode all four of my bikes (Singlespeed MTB, Road Bike, Geared MTB and Cross bike) ! Now Greg can't say that certain ones just sit around in the garage! :) Hmm maybe now I can get a fixed-gear commuter ;) mmwwwhahahahahaaaaaaaaaa! I have my eyes on a few.
Last Monday Joy was on a pre-work road ride and happened to ride down past my house right as I was getting on my bike to go to work. She *commuted* with me and gave me a few pointers to avoid an unfortunate mishap (i.e. put everything in my backpack, no loose items, etc). She commented that she ruined a jacket up at Big Bear the previous weekend riding with it tied around her waist (or holding in her hand? can't remember). So she didn't want to see me have a mishap with any of my gear.
So i figured out a way to put my travel coffee mug in the side pocket (still looking for a cool coffee cup holder for the handlebar or bottle cage). It worked great until Monday when i didn't roll up my right pant leg before putting on my backpack. So I bend over and then feel somethign hot on my back. YEP, my coffee started pooling up inside the backpack (way to close to my laptop!) and then all over ME.
I had about 10 minutes (less at that point) before a conference call, so I had to set up my laptop at home and do the call there. I decided that my shirt wasn't stained, so I just tried to rinse things off and then dry off before riding into work an hour later. I still had some coffee left in my travel mug, so I made sure to roll up my cuffs before putting on the backpack! I spent the rest of the day smelling like a coffee shop. Reminded me of my days working at Peaberry Coffee in Boulder/Denver.
The moral of the story is that even though a coffee travel mug may seem to be sealed up, capped off, don't trust it! The other moral is don't try to leave for work 10 minutes before a conference call. It takes 10 minutes alone to boot up a laptop! :)
Only issue with riding the bike to work right now is that it's 100+ degrees riding back up the hill (ooooffffff!). Not so fun in jeans. I have found wearing skirts is the best bet. Greg thinks it's not the best idea to ride a bike with a skirt on. WELL What do you think they did back in the late 1800s early 1900s? Everyone was dressed to the T in dresses, etc on the bikes ;)
This weekend: Trying my hand at racing Singlespeed at Rim Nordic
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Perhaps you should try wearing something different on the ride to and from work, like some shorts. i found that helpful. Also, my sweatshirt wasn't ruined, i just looked like a dumb *ss and if i had be going at speed i could have died. i was not wearing my helmet.
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