Today sucks. The ride home is gonna be really @#$# pissy.

^^That's why I'll be drinking heavily on the way home!

William:In fact, I might just video it and put in on YOUTUBE for the NAASCO Safetfy folks to see.

I got egged going up Linda Vista Road by USD back in December. It got me thinking about getting one of those helmet cams that records to a flash card and just leaving it on all the time. Nothing like video evidence.

We could start a Youtube channel documenting idiots on the road.

This morning was PRETTY awesome. You never know who you'll meet on the road on bikes.

This morning WAS awesome! Nobody tried to kill me, and birds were singing everywhere.

Wee bit cold though.

Last night I got a replacement for my recalled Salsa cromoly stem. I loved that thing. It was the only steel 1 1/8" threadless stem I'd ever found, and it was sexy and little. Now I have a black Thomson Elite on there and it sure rides nice but you know, it sort of. . how to say this. It might just be me, but. .

It resembles an anal plug.



Might flip it for a better angle, but then the text will be upside down. Bleh.

I swear on the balls of christ there was a limb on the train tracks near the bike path today. I'm not saying I'm sure it was human, I didn't poke at it or anything...but I think I'm at least gonna call animal control to make sure someone checks it out.

Also, I gave a man in a wheelchair a lift up a big hill. It was hard work.

Sadly no. Maybe someday I'll have a nice phone, so I can take pictures of all the funny crap I see while riding.

The fog was amazing this morning! So thick in the harbor. Really eerie ferry ride.

Wow.. really. Lighten up.. Place blame on your inexpirience with your pedals not the motorist. i have gouged the crap out of my shin quite a few times. Always my fault.

you just cant stay off a bike can you! listen to your doctors!!

glad you are okay.

you need to get a desk job, and desk hobbies.

try world of warcraft.

Too bad about Sky's chinplant. I rode a lot last week during our spring break, but have only managed my measly half mile commuter so far this week. I already feel fatter. Hopefully I'll get to stretch my legs on Friday and take my work to uptown cafes.

billd:

danarel:todays commute was awesome. i finally made it up Ulric w/ out stopping or walking. finally.

Were you riding a fixie or something? If so, wow. I can't even imagine doing that. However, with a decently low gear, it's really not that bad of a hill. Via Capri or Jutland or even Texas is worse IMO.

yea i did it on a fixed, its the only bike i have. i still cant make it up texas though. ulric is about the incline as much as it is about the distance.

todays ride was nice until my toe cage snapped right in half. made stopping interesting. guess im going to velo tonight! haha.



i like riding in the fog, its so cool and calm.

time to dork out. some commute haikus:

brutal cold headwind
is still always better than
crazies on the train.

hope today i'll see
that one hot guy in the red
pearl izumi kit.

ok. . back to work. so glad spring is finally kicking in and it's busy!

ahahaha awesome. .

feeling slow today
hope i don't get passed by that
one dude who smokes me

I ended up riding home today. It was my first time going all the way without the Coaster. I feel great and I'm really glad I did it...for some reason there was this invisible barrier that prevented me from making the whole 20 mile ride. Now that that's broken, I intend to ride to and from work a bit more often this way, and only take the Coaster when I'm feeling lazy.

It took about an hour and a half, but I'm sure that will get cut shorter as time goes by.

Thanks to Sky for his recommended route in the "Which route should I take" thread, it was great...bike paths/lanes/routes the whole way.

:face-monkey:

damn meetings.

Great commute today. I finally did a complete instead of partial commute, Escondido to Kearny Mesa (37 miles). Going down Pomerado was fun.

i know, they've been great lately!! no armwarmers needed once i leave the coast. can't wait to bust out the sleeveless jerseys and display my unsightly tan lines. i just wish i could reasonably show off the awesome white handprint i got when i fell asleep on the beach with my hand on my stomach saturday.

rode the boy's single speed cruiser to work from the sprinter station yesterday so i could replace the index cap on his integrated kickstand. it would fall down while he was riding and he almost ate it a few times. all fixed. hate integrated kickstands. .

on the way back to the sprinter in the evening i came across the homeless man who lives under the bridge by the buena creek station. he usually hangs out in the bike lane right by the bridge, then hops behind the railing when a cyclist approaches. i actually had a bell to ring for him so i let it fly. he just loves it. if i think of it, i'm going to stop there one day and zip tie a bell to the bridge railing so he can ring back. heh.

I've been seeing the whale about half of the times I ride the ferry. I saw him this morning twice, which was pretty cool. I guess I'd like him to get back out to sea like he's supposed to, but it's cool to see him. When the ferry is full of tourists I fear it will flip over as they all run over to one side to see him. It puts a noticable list on the boat.

<blockquote><cite> il Pirati:</cite>I've been seeing the whale about half of the times I ride the ferry. I saw him this morning twice, which was pretty cool. I guess I'd like him to get back out to sea like he's supposed to, but it's cool to see him. When the ferry is full of tourists I fear it will flip over as they all run over to one side to see him. It puts a noticable list on the boat.</blockquote>

Some of those tourist are BIG folks. I wonder if I could swim and hold my bike up out of water at the same time.

Messed with my seat angle for the ride home.
I tilted it a little too high and was quite uncomfortable.

On the flip side, my legs felt great and I could've ridden forever.

we're all getting old dan. i started out this morning intending to ride the whole way, then gave up and hopped on the sprinter. yesterday's ride in from oceanside to san marcos was good though, although fixed it kind of kicks my ass unless i've been riding it 3x weekly. yesterday's ride required some positive mental suggestion: "oh, my legs feel strong today! they feel warm too. it must be all that rest i gave them yesterday. i bet i can ride forever!" and on and on, etc etc. just need my music again. . bluetooth stereoset broke, i used to psych myself up and mash my pedals to the music.

but the good part is today's our unofficial weekly company ride down to the green flash brewery for a pint after work. . . yessssssss. . hooray beer!

today and yesterday were both great rides, even after my spin class. If my commute wasn't so short I don't think I could do it, but I'm always glad I did once I get in to work.