Wednesday, September 06, 2006
great ride!
Last night as I was getting ready to go to the gym, I debated with myself about whether to ride or drive. "It's dark, and the light on my mountain bike is dead," I said to myself. "And it takes forever on the mountain bike." (I pretty much never ride my road bike (a blue Bianchi) anywhere that I would need to lock it up.) Then I remembered how much I love riding at night after rush hour. So I got on the Bianchi with my cable lock in my bag and off I went.
It took me about 15 minutes less to ride the Bianchi there than it does with the mountain bike! Since my u-lock lives at the gym, I had two locks for the Bianchi.
Since the batteries on my headlight died on the way to the gym, I stopped at the 7-11 down the street from the gym to get new ones. After I got back on with the fresh, bright light, I promptly knocked the light off it's mount (I don't think I had put it back on properly) and it crashed to the ground, separating into half a dozen parts all over the El Camino gutter. I managed to find all the pieces and batteries, reassembled it, and it actually worked!!! The people at Cat Eye build those things to last...
It took me about 15 minutes less to ride the Bianchi there than it does with the mountain bike! Since my u-lock lives at the gym, I had two locks for the Bianchi.
Since the batteries on my headlight died on the way to the gym, I stopped at the 7-11 down the street from the gym to get new ones. After I got back on with the fresh, bright light, I promptly knocked the light off it's mount (I don't think I had put it back on properly) and it crashed to the ground, separating into half a dozen parts all over the El Camino gutter. I managed to find all the pieces and batteries, reassembled it, and it actually worked!!! The people at Cat Eye build those things to last...
# posted by Kathy Schrenk @ 9:40 AM 
