One downside of a sunny day at the start of Spring is the crowd of new riders, should you take the Greenway path. Some of them out the first time this year, or perhaps ever. You dial it back and take it slow and cautious.

Even so, I rolled up behind a middle age couple still finding their biking legs, a little wobbly, and I hang back over a little bridge and s-turn. When it's clear I ease by, at maybe 12 mph but I really think less than that, and the lady started crabbing at me: "I didn't come out here for Speed Racing, some people going too fast!" and so on.

I was tempted to say "Drats! I thought that I finally had my chance for speed-racing when I saw an older "heavy" woman snaking her mountain bike down the path at 10 mph, but you go and dash my hopes. Foiled again". But I actually enjoy seeing new people out, so I held my tongue ...