I took the most direct route to work today for the first time since I started working there. Primarily one or more of the roads have been closed for the last two years, so I figured I'd give it a shot. Unfortunately the first major street I have to ride on is still under construction narrowing the four lane road down to two, with lots of orange traffic barrels.

Apparently Highschool students don't know how to safely pass someone on a bike when there are orange barrels on the road, so I won't be taking that route again for a while. Other than that it was pretty uneventful. The weather was nice at (69F / 20.5C) with very little wind. It might rain later today so my ride home might be more interesting.

I did find out that this route, while nearly the same as my typical route has over 100' less climbing than the route I've been taking. 225' vs 336'. I skipped my breakfast before leaving this morning, and I could feel it. So I'm writing this to you while waiting for a hot bowl of Maple and Brown Sugar Oatmeal to cool down to below boiling

Good Morning BikeForum Commuters!