The Commute, Cycling Edition
Well, I finally have a bike commute under my belt for this year. I splurged on a new ride for my birthday this year and bought a Trek "fitness" bike. It's somewhere between a road bike and a mountain bike. The tires are skinnier and there's less tread, as is the case for road bikes, while the frame and handle bars are more upright. There are no shock absorbers or anything to soak up my pedaling energy as was the case with my previous bike. It is also very light weight. My only structural gripe is the seat is very hard. Enough so that I'm contemplating a stylish pair of bike shorts with sexy padding where you need it (see below). Sweet, sexy cycling shorts. Yes, I did deliberately choose a pic that looks like I baboon butt, but these may be an ass-saver on longer rides. I've been taking more and more rides for small errands and adding distance. Fortunately, much of Bloomington is very bike-able (with a few glaring exceptions) with big shoulders or pat...