Hi, guys, been kind of busy, haven't been posting but I have been lurking now and again.
Harry, happy birthday!
Barry, damn it, you're making it very difficult for me to be able to whine with a straight face.
I'm getting settled into the bike-to-work routine, and I'm really enjoying it. I'm riding my Trek 520, which is about 3 pounds heavier than my Airborne, and I'm using one of those Performance garment bag panniers to haul my clothes, lunch, and shower materials. The bag and its contents weighs 13 pounds.
The first time I rode in I thought "Okay, this is a heavier rig than I'm used to, I'm going to take it easy," but nooooo. Inspired/egged on by the high-speed traffic whizzing by me, and comforted by the knowledge that it's only 9.5 miles, I found myself going as fast as I could (admittedly, not very!
) and have been doing that ever since.