Ride home for Wednesday, 29 August
With most of the traffic seemingly still stuck in town, the ride home was pretty quiet. Had fun going up Central when I found that the front derailleur was a smidgen low and the chain dropped off as I tried to move into bottom gear. A quick poke with the Philips attachment on my multitool and all was well.
Distance logged: 7.602km
Time: 26:19
Average speed: 17.3km/hr
Max speed: 43.8 km/hr
Temperature: 23C, sunny
Cumulative distance: 3089.207km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.27
Monthly distance: 356.982km
Monthly cost per km: $0
Distance logged: 7.602km
Time: 26:19
Average speed: 17.3km/hr
Max speed: 43.8 km/hr
Temperature: 23C, sunny
Cumulative distance: 3089.207km
Cumulative cost per km: $0.27
Monthly distance: 356.982km
Monthly cost per km: $0
posted by steve at 8/29/2007 08:44:00 pm
3 Comments:
by chance do you ride with full armor on now one a white road bike. By chance did you ride the multi use trail across the mainland north commons last eve? If so we past each other, I was flying down trail on my valiant K2 mtb with my beard flapping in the wind. If so I appreciate your smile and nod as we share trails and acknowledge each other as fellow bikers. I think this is important. I see it among motorcyclists, a smile and wave, there's something special in that acknowledgment. I think the same of fellow bikers and commuters.
If that wasn't you well, kudos to the stranger I passed in his humble way of being friendly.
That was me - I actually thought afterwards it might be you, I should have said something!
I like to wish a good afternoon to everyone I pass on the trail, since I feel it builds up a sense of community - there's now several walkers that wave and smile at me when they see me coming. I also like to ring my bell well behind people as I approach them from behind, then wish them a good morning/afternoon as I pass to let them know I'm there.
Dog walkers who let their dogs run all over the trail, on the other hand, tend to get a blast on the horn - this scares the dogs off the path. I don't feel particularly guilty about that since the trail is well signposted with signs stating it's an on-leash area - though I don't do it if there's other innocent pedestrians walking along.
I think trail etiquette is something alot of people should practice. Besides how much does it cheer a person up when you smile and acknowledge them. It warms me up.
Nice to cross you on the trail. I enjoy riding that part each day. Then down toward lacewood I found a short singletrack that pops me out by the dirt jump park. So I get to feel like I ride some purposeful mountain bike like stuff.
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