A great album, to be sure, but it pretty much sums up my rather mundane day from the saddle.
I departed to 65% Relative Humidity and ambient temperatures in the high 70s before the sun even thought of coming up. It rained on me just a little bit, but it wasn't enough to cool me off. I didn't see a single bicycle commuter this morning, and the bike parking at the office -- usually loaded to capacity -- was barren all day.
This evening, moderate headwind and sticky heat met me. Only but a few cyclists were out and about, among them was Cory. Oddly, Cory was on a geared road bike today. I've never seen him riding anything other than a flip-flip IRO Rob Roy (in singlespeed mode). Even on the singlespeed, ESPECIALLY on the singlespeed, He's a lot faster than I am. A brief, friendly wave between us and he was quickly a speck on the horizon.
Personally, I didn't mind the weather too much. It's when the heat index floats up into that 105+ range and/or the headwind is at 15MPH or more that I really find it difficult to stay motivated. Today definitely felt like summer, but it was a great day for a bike commute.
Wow! I can't even imagine 105+ degrees of summer heat from up here in the Canadian Rockies. May I recommend `Rites of Summer`by Spyro Gyra and a cold glass of Iced Capuccino (a Canadian favorite) to cool you down.
ReplyDeleteI haven't listened to Spyro Gyra in ages... do they still cut albums...ahem,,,cough.... I mean cd's.
ReplyDeleteI overslept this morning. :( (and I kept having daydreams of commuting in on my 07 Sirrus.)
ReplyDeleteWhatever happened to your road bike?
ReplyDeleteI still have it. I've come to the conclusion that between my weight, the weight of stuff I have to carry to work and the roads downtown, it's not the best choice of my bikes to use for my commute right now. It needs a little bit of love, but you'll see more of it soon. I plan on doing the RUSA 10 year anniversary 200k in August. If I do, it'll come out for that event for sure.
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