Bike To Work Day (weather permitting)
May 11, 2011
What a difference a day makes. It rained today, only because I took the front fender off my Raleigh Port Townsend like an anxious kid on Christmas Eve tearing into presents a bit too soon, like an anxious batter swinging away way out in front of a change up, like an anxiously optimistic bike commuter on a warm sunny afternoon in Seattle trusting the weather as if today is any indication of what’s in store for tomorrow. But yesterday was great and I got a little test ride in on Peter’s bike, that’s that there bike in the photo.
Pretend your commute to work is a 7 mile time trial. Now imagine that you could shave 6 minutes off your average travel time. Six minutes over the course of seven miles. That’s huge. That’s another cup of coffee. That’s three peanut butter cookies for the price of one. That’s another snooze alarm. That’s the toast hitting the floor jelly-side-up, consistently. That’s the difference between an elite cyclist and a time trial world champion. That’s what I’m talking about.
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George
said...
man,
that 2nd paragraph is beautiful.
rock out,
George
Posted May 11, 2011 09:31 PM
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