winterbadger | Mar. 13th, 2006

Mar. 13th, 2006

It's lovely to be able to wake up with the windows open and birds singing--it's Spring!

Or is it?
Today: predicted high 83F, low 60F
Friday (aka Green Beer Day): predicted high 44F, low 29F (cold front actually comng through midday Tuesday, it looks like, but intensifying during the week).

So much for the poor croci coming up on my yard. Well, they're built from snow, I suppose. But the birds will be *pissed*.

Current Mood: confused

A quick ride this morning. Top speed up to 21.7 mph (less braking on the Overbrook downhill), 8.8 mph average, 2.32 miles.

Changed gears too fast downshifting uphill and the chain came off the first ring. I really need to clean it and relube it; it's *very* dirty, and they didn't clean it as part of the tune-up.

I rode up the Big Hill as far as the driveway of Nextdoor with the Dogs! If I can ride all the way up the hill to my driveway I will feel Cool! It helped that I switched way up in gears and added lots of speed coming back down Highland. *But* I was very careful and kept a close eye on the intersection, ready to slow down (or stop) if there were traffic. And then I worked the gears pretty well going uphill so as to get the benefit.

*sigh* now shower and work... And this will be several hours I need to make up later in the week, as I need to leave around 5.30 or 6.00 to get to the Flames of War game tonight.