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Written by Zach Magoon
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Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
Another stellar week for bike commuting. Monday was clear and fairly warm with temps in the 20's so I actually got out the road bike and took a longer route in. It was nice to see some of the old summertime haunts along the way. It wasn't so nice not to have the studded tires because I did come upon some icy corners that scared the crap out of me at 20mph--oopps. No down time though, so that was good.
Tuesday, here we go again with the sleet and rain. It felt like tiny daggers or acupuncture on my cheeks and lips. On top of that, my damn feet were cold. I'm having my Lake winter shoes fixed (the heel cup came unstitched) after only a month of use. I know I've been praising these things like the second coming, but that praise just took a big hit. The heel is held on by a single cheapo stitch and the lug sole is not even glued or affixed in any way to the upper section. Holy crap. For that kind of cash, those things should last several years without any issues. Not that I'm a huge Shimano fan, but I've been buying their shoes for a number of years now and they have been both a great value and a great performer. They don't make a winter shoe though. But the folks at the shop (thanks Al and Darcy) have contacted Lake and they've agreed to fix my boots. So that's cool.
Wednesday, more driving rain. Today was just a total wash. Big puddles because of more snow Tuesday night and with the snow banks covering up drains and culverts the streets were swamped. I actually received a total splashdown from a truck that had to go through a big pond-sized puddle on Baxter Blvd. He really couldn't have avoided it and I got tsunamied. It was both shocking and kinda funny. I was in total rain gear so I didn't get wet or anything, but the force of the water brought me to attention, let me tell you. I laughed and gave a big wave to the dude in the truck who beeped his horn apologetically.
Thursday, snow. For the love of God. It wasn't too bad this morning only because there were fewer cars on the road then usual. Schools were cancelled. I mean we got maybe 4-5 inches here people, not a big storm by any means. A local TV camera crew stopped their truck and ran out to film me as I sped by. He may have gotten a good ass shot as I rode away, but I was already late for work because I had to shovel and snow blow and didn't want to slow down for him. Gotta be quick, sucka!
Who knows that tomorrow will bring. I'll be ready, I think.
Zm |
