Thoughts while riding to campus today

[eselgeist]

In no particular order:

No matter how hot it is, pushing forward always makes a cool breeze :)

Thinking every Van Dessel bike I see is Roxie, stripped down and repainted :P

When my music and my cadence match :)

Drafting behind women cycling in spandex.

Passing a car, having it pass me later, then passing it again, and then seeing it go by.

Pushing

Comments

[basalt]

ahhh i love this post
makes me miss my bike so much!

[triggur]

Yay! In boulder there's almost always cyclists except maybe when the roads are 14" deep in snow.

As a driver it's always tha extra bit of vigilance before making a turn or changing lanes to make sure no cyclist has snuck up behind In the bike lane or sidewalk or will whizz out between bushes or on the path across the street.

[caleb_badger]

we all need more situational awareness, don't we?

[margaras]

I dunno if I've recommended Neal Stephenson's Zodiac to you before, but you might wanna take a lot at it. It includes such cycling situations through Boston in addition to the rubber boats that the title comes from. It's from before he was so successful, so the book isn't heavy enough to bludeon burglers into unconsciousness with...

http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/stephenn/zodiac.htm

[nissus]

I heartily second this recommendation!

[m0053]

Same here, except other college cyclists think they're too cool for smiling. Also I have too many pairs of pants with holes around the ankles.