Bombing down Denny every morning at 8:12am for years and years I know the expansion joint in this photo quite well. It separates the Capitol Hill addresses from downtown literally and figuratively and geographically and metaphorically. Toss in the Denny divide and confusion often arises among rookies and tourists.
When I was your age it was all big bunny hops over the gap, full of enthusiasm and a colorful show of lifestyle choice for the commuters waiting at the light on Melrose. Ass pocket U-lock rising up half way out of the pocket when I pushed off the pedals and crested the arc. 99% of the time the lock came back to rest in my shorts. I was sans helmet even sans socks in Sidis sometimes stupid.
As I aged it became much more of a subtle un-weighting of the pedals, silently, smoothly clearing the obstacle and to the untrained eye never leaving the ground. Getting the job done efficiently and effectively sometimes even apparently effortlessly. Tim-Mason-like. But those in the know, know it just looks that way sometimes.
I wouldn’t want your job on a day like this.
Getting from 1216 Pine to 300 E. Pine in a matter of minutes.
I am however still fond of the 1221 E. Pike to 300 E. Pike roundtrip
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