It has been a long time since I updated here, but I've been riding pretty regularly.

Today was a pretty nice ride: Not too hot, not excessively humid. You can tell it was pretty uneventful because I spent time calculating that if I hit all my lights just as they turn red (and not counting stopping at stop signs or other intersections without lights), I lose well over 12 minutes (there are three 2-plus minute reds in the first 2.5-3 miles) sitting still. My real-world normal is about 6-8 minutes spent idling at lights each day.

*** Edit: I think I may have passed a bike/truck collision this morning; couldn't tell as the emergency vehicles were blocking any view I might have had. If so, I hope the cyclist wasn't hurt too badly. This was right where the 'custis trail' crosses the access to Key Bridge.

Also: my front tire is showing signficantly more 'tread wear' than my rear (this is to say, whatever tread the front had in the center is now worn smooth while the rear still has some 'texture') -- is this 'normal'?

Last: Electric bikes: 'motorized vehicles' or not? Chalk it up to a bruised ego, but watching a guy breeze past me, going up a slight incline, while he's not pedaling, is slightly demoralizing. It occurred to me that the sign leading to the MUP says 'no motorized vehicles' so I think he had no place there...? Alternative question: When will I be old enough to justify an electric bike so I can just cruise around and claim to be bicycling?