and i almost get taken out on the way home

A little snow fell this afternoon
Just enough to wet the roads
And create an icey glaze on the bridges
I took the lane on a narrow one
As a truck approached from behind
I started fishtailing but kept it upright
Just a little white knuckle fear
The truck was silent
Until its tires hit the wet road
After the bridge and began to screach
Turns out he was a bit sideways
He glanced off the guardrail
And came to a stop as I rolled on
Pretty happy that I made it home today

2011 Commuting Stats

thus ends another year on the road.
not quite as good as last year
but still pretty solid mileage.
208 days ridden for 5,674 miles.
30 trips in the car to work.
most of that was fixed mileage too.
the crosscheck is in ss/porteur mode
right now and will see daily activety
for the foreseeable future.
fixed is still fun but a touch more
rest during the week doesn't hurt
for dirt riding action on the weekends.

from the past few days

christmas eve dirt action

prepped and ready to go



another ride to the trails trip



singletrack cruising



ridgeline descending

home to mt penn to home rules

more of that dirt riding action

today's chilly ride was out to good ol blue marsh
fill the bottles, stuff the jersey pockets, go



got there via pedal power again
165mm cranks from the parts bin make for easy spinning
still not sure if they'll stay or not



classic blue marsh singletrack skirting the fields edge
10 miles of warm up, 10 miles of trail, retrace the route home
it makes a fine 50+ mile day if you ride the full lake loop



some road riding but lots of car free towpath cruising

serious caloric debt occurred and i arrived home near bonk
the dirt skills are still a bit rusty
but it's all coming back to me

why did i ever stop riding singletrack?

the karate monkey has been brought back to life.



i still dislike driving to the trails.



but the techy rocky ribbon of dirt is top notch.

from the past week

burning legs and lungs

quick and hard hills up on mt penn
slow up
fast down
repeat
but the ridge top cruising
and view of the city below
is tough to beat