Well switched from just riding a bike path in the afternoons, to actually commuting again... Bike to Work Week was the motivator. Using my old road bike with the 700x23s and 13-23 with 52-42... tough on the big hills... but hell I need the conditioning. Tough on the bike too.... it really is not meant for the local condition of some of these roads... Yuck!

Decided to stay off the main arterial as much as possible... it always has been a moral buster... just too many hills and too many fast cars gunning by, lousy combination. So taking a different arterial that just doesn't see as much traffic... although it is a bit longer and I do eventually have to merge back to the main road as it is the ONLY road in one area going over one canyon.

One benefit of the light road bike... I am faster... Duh! But I really have to watch the condition of the road... as well as the traffic situations. Would rather be heads up all the time (which is why I have another bike... but I am working on it now and just ordered a new rear 36 hole rim)

Was cloudy yesterday and I thought it would clear, but it did just the opposite; it started to rain just as I was about 2 miles from home. Crap... just cleaned up the bike too...

Today looks far better so far. Pushing the motorists on one particular road, and so far the reactions have been OK... don't really like the tension though. Think I will look for a parallel road... of course it will be residential and slower, but more relaxed. Odd, the boulevard, even though a bit tenser riding, does allow me to move at well over 20MPH... just gotta keep an eye on everything... whew!

Figured out this AM that I could just leave my bike in the weight room... Duh! and all my gear draped over it and it should all be dry by the time I leave... plus I will keep pushing iron just before I go and my bike is right there ready to go.

I hope they get a shower in the new location... we are slated to move in Aug. and little has been said about stuff like showers and weight rooms... little stuff that keeps us worker bees happy.