Friday, November 21, 2008

Cycle Heaven 2

It has been very interesting going through all the stages of biking to school. Here is the list of steps I have taken so far:
  1. Finding your way to school - I was still getting used to getting to school, trying not to get lost
  2. Finding different routes to go to school - so far I have found 5 different ways of getting to school
  3. Biking home from school with sports kit and without basket - I eventually figured out that I could plop it on my handlebars. I felt awkward with people looking at me as if I'm some weirdo
  4. Biking home from school in the dark - Daylight savings time made biking home from school a lot more difficult. My dad bought some lights for my bike, though
  5. Biking home from school in the dark with my sports kit - This one's a bit tricky. I discover that my sports kit doesn't block my light or my sight at it's position on the handlebars
All my problems so far have been resolved - but who knows what will come next?

1 comment:

Rustin said...

Yo Ethan,
I have been reading up on the stuff in your blog... pretty cool! I think the biking to school is great - although you may not feel that way when its in the dark, raining, and you have that sports bag.

I have been trying to continue to ride to work, and its been well below freezing many a morning here, but not raining all that often recently. My biggest problem is trying to keep my feet warm, and I have been trying different combinations of socks. I am now looking for winter toeclips to accommodate boots, and not having much luck. I even went to an Alaska biking website...

Anyway it sounds like you have the right equipment for it all. As they say in Sweden "there is not such thing as bad weather, only the wrong gear."