Thursday, June 21, 2012

Bicycle Commuting Milestone

SCHWING!!


Me and the ole roadbike have been looking forward to this milestone for quite some time now, even though technically it was met around 400 miles ago.  My first cyclecomputer had the aforementioned 400 miles on it when it fell off my bike, and was run over.  By me.  I went back and got it, but alas it was destroyed and the screen was blank.  So what's next?  Who knows, work towards 2000 I guess.  Or maybe I could pick up some rain gear and truly become that crazy guy on a bike, rather than the fair-weather cyclist I am now. 

Bicycle commuting has really been growing on me for several reasons.  I've always been kind of a dork about things that I can tinker with and adjust, and a road bike is a pretty cool piece of technology.  It also allows me to get some exercise, and even play athlete when I'm in the mood to really crank away and make good time.  It's great getting to work in the morning feeling awake, alert, and ready to take on the day.  Of course there's also the part of me that likes saving gas money and miles on my truck.  All in all it's been a pretty good experience so far!