It’s snowing today in Seattle, which a full 78% of the population is not able to deal with, even though it happens every year. I rode in, as always (I commute, therefore I am) and on my way I passed a fellow cyclist in sandals and wool socks. At least they were spd sandals. Merckx bless the northwest.
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Jim already has a place of honor on this site, but I think he should be dubbed with the title Poetus Velominatus.
Always as relevant as he is concise. I think of the "Szzzz" post whenever I go through the U District.
As all Seattle area folks know, the evening commute on Monday night was complete insanity. We're talking total gridlock and multi hour drives to cover a few miles. Mind boggling.
I left work at 4:00 PM, big mistake, then sat going nowhere for 30 minutes trying to get on I-5. Second big mistake was then cutting though downtown to hit 99. After an hour, I was stuck near the Seattle Center. I parked the car and grabbed a pizza to kill time. Attempted to get on I-5 north once again - forget it. I cut back through downtown to my office. Parked once again and waited until 10:00 PM for another attempt. I-5 was still gridlocked, so I took I-5 south to 90, then 405 north. Got home about 11:30 PM. Passed numerous abandoned vehicles. Loony tunes, man.
Dude I work with, lives a few miles from me - made it home in 90 minutes on a road bike. Smart (and hard ass) award to him. Dumb ass award to me. I should have ridden the (mountain) bike in as usual.
I dunno about you all, but I'd opt for a training camp in the Dolomites this time of year.