is it really january?

Sure i'll start off by talking about the weather.

Bike Commuting makes you (as some other blogger, said, maybe it was G. Terry on NPR) a meteorologist of sorts. Constantly aware of the elements out there. You either spend lots of time looking at the forcast, the doppler animations, the wind the temperature to properly dress, or ya just get dressed with a cursory glance at the thermometer and get fully immersed in what ever is happening out side.

Unlike the mad dash to the car but the more sane, who might have to spend a minute or two outside at most... cyclists commuting spend the whole time out there.

This morning i was sorely tempted. Tempted to get a ride in, the girls both got rides in. No trailer in the downpour this morning... I rode in.

Clothes drying now for the ride home (esp the shoes). It was great.

Also strange riding without the trailer. Wow what a difference.

No riding this weekend, it was nice, but we took a nice walk from our house down to the sandy beach 1/2 mile or so away from the house on the Gannsette bay.

Picked up some $20 hoist mounts from Home Depot (target wants $25 for the same ones and LL Bean wanted $40 for the same Racor thing). I used a gift card and hopefully will have nice ceiling art in the bike room soon. Should help with the clutter... well at least help get the bikes up off the floor so other clutter can accumulate.

That and i got thinking, what does gewilli need to help keep track of the year in cycling? Some download-able device that allows me to accurately keep track of hours and effort on the bike, maybe tie in HR to the whole mix. So GeWilli is going to work on acquiring such said device. GeWilli's almost ready to kick himself in the nuts for missing the ergomo ebay auction that ended with a $399 winning bid. $400 for a freaking ERGOMO?!! farking poop - stupid sunday ending auctions. Coffee break and Lunch break. that's when they should end. oh well... it wouldn't prolly work on the Q-p anyway...

I gotta make a note: NEVER read a MIF entry before i get around to writing mine. Its hard not reverting into that motif. call me impressionable... gewilli seems to like falling into that 3rd person mode.

I thought there was a link to one of Gwazdilla's ipod things working in the iCasket concept. riding with an iPod is a fast way to get into an iCasket or something like that...

ryank and the kids seem to like to ride with them. bad idea... but then as long as they haven't reproduced yet, well... the are eligible for the darwin awards. USAcycling has also made it against the rules to use that sort of device in a race.

Riding on the road... bad idea... might as well take the helmet off, leave it at home, and heck go riding at dusk or at night without any reflectors or blinkie lights...

Okay - PSA over... just don't do it folks... just don't do it...

peace,
G