Weather's been cooling off a bit here. Due to that and a co-worker's interest in bike commuting, I was finally motivated to ride twice this week, my first bike commutes in a few weeks (getting a motor scooter was a big setback there - hard to beat for efficiency and ease of commute!). Wednesday I rode my 1965 Czech-made Velamos 3 speed. The commute (14 miles R/T) is the longest ride I've ever taken it on and made me realize just how hard its seat is and just how much I need more than 3 gears. Still great for a quick trip to the corner store though. Decided to nickname it "Tenbukthree," reflecting what I paid for it and how many speeds it has.

Today I rode the much more efficient "550buk7" (a reformed 1986 Trek). What a joy to ride! Whew!

Next week it's creeping back up to the 90s, so I'll probably wuss out and go back to the scooter for the week.