Bike Forums - A great commuting day

As posted in "How was your commute...", I started a new job and thus a new commute last week. Yesterday was such a great commute that I had to share it with everyone.

The first thing that made my day was encountering another cyclist commuting on the same route. I was riding along at my usual pace, ~18 mph, when I suddenly heard "Good morning" and another rider went right by. I of course picked up my pace a little and tried to hang with him. He pulled away for a while but we wound up next to each other at a light (I was turning left, he was going straight). I didn't get to say much to him; I hope I'll be able to ride with him again.

Then I arrived here at my new building. As I pulled up to the bike rack a big guy came out of the door and said, "Hey, can I talk to you?" Having been hassled by security--and others--too many times at my old job, I instantly became nervous. But the guy came up and said, "I'm a cyclist too, and I want more people to realize you can ride to this building! My company is funding a 5-foot-wide paved path from Chapel Hill to here so people can ride here more safely. We're also going to have a thing called "5 on the Dot" here at the building on May 20th. We're going to have a tent, a band, a bike mechanic, and beer (for people not riding) so cyclists in the area can meet each other and have a celebration before riding home. Do you know any ways I can get the information out to more people?"

I've since emailed him links to 2 of the local mailing lists and a couple of web sites (including this one). He really appreciated the info. I thought it was only fair, since he made my day! :love: