wee bit annoying than usual. 1st ride of the work week...
- My seat stem came lose while descending! It's a lousy feeling when descending at >45km/h when the seat wobbles, then lowers itself to the seat tube. Had to stop. Obviously didn't tighten the screw enough. One of the casualty as the seat stem came crashing down the tube, it ripped the rear reflector off onto oncoming traffic.
- Usual MUP was peppered with casual joggers, strollers, confused riders (both ways)... nearly got into an accident because cyclist in front of me veered towards.
- Pedestrians and iPods! Grr... I think my thumb has developed a small blister by hitting the bell continously.
- Road work that left a 3'X3' hole right on the entrance to MUP (from route). It's OK since it was marked by cones. But I was abit daring and tried to ride on a sliver of path instead of getting down. Obviously not my best day, hit one of the cones and my bike when nuts. Nearly became part of the local landscape.
- And lastly, in my haste, I didn't adjust the seat height properly. I think it was a bit low. legs got tired much faster.... to the point at the last 100m or so towards my office, an older LADY over took me on a slight incline in a cruiser bike!
- The one good highlight was that I discovered an alternate path that I think dropped a few minutes off the commute. But alas, thanks to the above... I think I gained more than I loss in commuting times.
Here's to a better commute home....
