I haven’t been around here in a while. Life, I guess. And teleworking. All my biking was commuting so I’ve been mostly out of the saddle.
Good news is that my youngest (3rd grade) finally wanted to learn to ride, so now I take my boys on the W&OD trail. Going kid-speed has been eye-opening. I have a whole new perspective on how many cyclists are bad with their passes. Maybe it’s because there’s so many new cyclists out there (judging by kit and bikes), or that it’s so crowded, but not many slow down to wait to pass pedestrians. Too many think nothing at all about crossing the yellow line head-on into my kids.
I’m starting to ride for myself again though, recreating my commute in the roads. I dream about going back to the office. When I’m out on the roads now traffic is light to non-existent. The roads are a dream compared to the W&OD. It’s been a good opportunity to take my oldest out to teach him how to ride in the roads.