The morning commute

Before I begin, I’d like to remind my West-Coast reader(s) that we have snow on the ground here for about five months each year, and when the weather is warm, there are usually winds blowing at 12 mph against you (even if you switch directions).

Now that I’ve justified my pansy attitude, let’s begin!

I had a beautiful commute to work yesterday! The sun was shining, wind was low, and the timing was right. It was the perfect day to bike to work. After taking a test-ride about a month ago, I knew I needed to account for 30 minutes of bike riding. The one thing I failed to account for in my test-ride was having a 30-lb backpack on my back. Oopsies.

I didn’t weigh it, but here were the contents:

•          Work laptop
•         Purse
•        Change of clothes
•         Bottle of juice
•          Pyrex container with lunch inside
•          Orange
•          Planner
•         Phone
•         Two sets of keys

Safe to say, it was about 30 pounds. I don’t recommend gaining 30 lbs in one night. As you can imagine, the quads are resistant to this type of change.

However, I made it, I enjoyed it, and I think I’ll do it again before the summer is over.

The only downside is that there aren’t many bike racks around, and I don’t trust the ones that do exist. The one by my building is made to hold only one wheel, so I either need two locks, or I need to use the rack improperly to feel like my bike is safe. I also need to remember that people around here don’t steal bikes…but I can’t seem to retrain my brain on that topic.

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