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Old 04-06-17 | 08:16 AM
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA

Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

I was running late last night, heading for a meeting at my coop, so I rode hard. I'm terrible at that kind of riding, trying to reduce my travel time. I don't pedal in spurts. I keep the same level of effort the whole way, and I got home exhausted. My whole evening was very uncomfortable. I felt so bad that I thought I might be taking a sick day today, but I felt better when I woke up.

The weather forecast calls for very heavy rain, up to two inches, plus heavy winds. There are rainy days when I could or should ride, but this is not one of them. I did my wife a favor and drove her car to have the mechanic check it out. Driving sucks, and it's worse in the rain. But here I am. 80% of life is showing up for work, right? Well, I showed up, so yay me.
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