my commute today was miserable! I hate my new route, and I think I am going to drop it. Temperature was NICE, But!!!! I had a 17mph headwind. DAMN this slowed me down so bad.

18miles in 1:45

First thing that annoyed me (this route takes me through a serious GHETTO! its even scary!) was a bunch of what looked to me like drug dealers were staring me down. I was thinking, damn, they are going to jump me, take my bike, my money, kick me, and leave me for dead. Luckily nothing happened.

Next block up, another person, one of those gangster looking kids asked me if I were a COP!

Next block up, another person riding along with the wind, TOLD ME TO PEDAL FASTER! What an asswipe! Its easy when riding the wind, and when you are only doing a couple of yards. I will tell you to pedal faster after 8 miles going into the wind and we'll see who is pedaling faster.

I am not digging my new route too much because its makes me turn too many corners, and just too many cars. I prefer sidewalks, and this route has zero sidewalks for around 9 miles.

My other route is much more relax, sidewalks almost the entire way, and since it is a backroad, it is not as crowded.