Not So Cold

Did a Dam Ride this morning. Not nearly as cold as I thought it would be. Cold is when my face hurts. My face did not hurt. But it was chilly. Mister Weather Underground says it was around 42 degrees in Glorious Santee when I passed through there.

I caught a couple of ladies biking along on North Marshall towards the Field (See the Dam Ride link at Bikely.com if you are lost). I stayed politely behind them until they turned right on to Cuyamaca at the light. I had to wait through a light change to go straight and then right to get to the bike path. I saw them over at the intersection of Prospect and Cuyamaca waiting to turn left. I zoomed down the bike path and turned on to Prospect ahead of them. I stayed a few hundred yards ahead all the way down Prospect, until they turned off. I wonder if they recognized me from behind, and wondered how I got ahead of them?

I tinkled the bell pleasantly at the several walkers on the Dam Path. No sign of any frost. I was thinking of doing a photo essay to be tentatively titled "Poop On The Path". Perhaps another day...

Cinderella seems to have lost a shoe on the Jackson Drive hill.

Went sort of around the lake, lots of people out running, walking, being pulled by dogs, even riding bicycles. Even with the chilly weather. It's Saturday! It's San Diego!

At Baltimore and Lake Murray I was waiting for the light, a guy next to me in the turn lane was waiting to turn right, a lady yaking on a cell phone (But NOT in a SUV, surprisingly) failed to stop and kissed his bumper with the interesting sound that an empty liter bottle of soda makes when you smash it. I gave her the BIG STARE. No apparent damage, and they didn't even get out of their cars. And she didn't even stop talking...

And eventually I got home.

I see I have 38.47 miles for the, no, wait, that was the Max Speed, let us see, ah, I have 40.8 miles for the weeks so far. I remember the Avg. Speed was 12.3 when I was in Santee and now it is 12.01, so the Jackson Drive Hill must have clobbered the Average. I guess so! I was in granny the whole time!

A fun link--A slide show of funny signs encountered while bicycling, from Blueberry Rides.

Is Zooomr working yet?

No.

Well, later then!!

LATER--Yeah, Zooomr is working!!

Went out to earl the chain this evening, found the tire soft, discovered this little piece of wire.

Fixed it, also adjusted the rear brakes AGAIN, and tilted the tool bag upwards a little.