I passed the 1000 km mark half way into my ride home today. Since I started riding in July, I’ve now ridden over 1000 km just commuting to and from work, broken into 80 equal 12.54 km trips. That’s roughly equivalent to riding from Calgary to Vancouver, even when accounting for vertical climb (92m per ride). I’m feeling better than I have in years, and am probably in the best physical shape I’ve been in since high school (although you couldn’t tell by looking).
I’ve realized just how BAD Calgary drivers are. Aggressive. Mean. Rude. Dangerous. And occasionally nice/courteous/cool. But mostly evil. They act like they’re entitled to the entire road. They don’t have to be aware of their surroundings. They don’t have to put down the cell phone long enough to pass through a busy intersection. They can cut off anyone they feel like, at any time, without warning. They have the “Baby on Board” sign on the minivan/SUV, so it’s all good.
I’m not planning on being a religious psycho bike rider. When the weather gets really crappy, I’ll start taking the bus again. But my definition of “crappy weather” keeps adjusting…
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Those Arcteryx jackets look awesome. Just a tad more than I’ve got to spend though… The Theta works out to $650. Ouch.
There is no such thing as crappy weather, only crappy equipment.
Buy an Arcteryx Jacket and Pants. Eh, I don’t work for them, i’m a webobjects developer from Switzerland, but their waterproofs are just sweet.
Switzerland is a biking country which is why i liked your post. When i was living in the states people looked at me like, who the hell is this guy, biking to and from college every day.
well… it was not exactly a nice day, but not bad either. A bit wet. A bit cool. One helluva northerly wind. But still better than cramming onto the sardine can bus, or driving. Maybe when it drops below freezing. Like next week
Go D’Arcy Go!
I’d guess that Thursday p.m. in Calgary fits the definition of ‘crappy weather’ pretty well.