I'm back on the bike in Boston!

Been out of town riding stationary bikes in fancy hotels (not at my expense, fortunately) often with virtual bike rides on screens- what a laugh they are, very strange.

But the best out of town bike ride of my trip was in San Francisco where I had my only day off and rode from Fourth St, where I rented a pretty decent road bike at Pacific Bike and did a 50 miler over to Sausalito, Tiburon and beyond led by a roadie named Ray from UPS and had the best fish taco ever at a small place in Sausalito. Then came back and rode all over the Presidio and downtown San Fran- phenomenol weather, great bike facilities and super friendly local riders- thanks again, Ray!

Now into the slushy snow and unseasonable warmth of Boston. Almost time to wean off the bike path as the joggers and slower recreational cyclists return and make it too crowded for comfort and safety at commuting speeds. Too bad, for all it's flaws the bike path is way better than the alternatives but only when it's relatively empty of pedestrians, joggers and meandering bike riders. Forgive my occasional rants about headphones. I can't help but feel territorial on the bike path when I've ridden practically every day through the winter sharing it primarily with geese and ducks and an occasional other cyclist or runner and now I'm forced off of it.