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Hell, I’d be riding in the trailer.

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My first thought when you mentioned the zoo was, damn it’s hilly there. But they serve beer.

My second thought was children, such a nuisance. Especially dragging them up those hills.

And then I thought about pulling a trailer filled with children to the zoo. You deserve a freaking Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty.

The only way I could handle a trailer with kids is to first pour a bottle of Benadryl down my throat.

I loved your post, mostly because it didn’t happen to me.

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One more thing to consider—

When Lycra wears out it becomes more transparent and less opaque.

I learned this with swimsuits and I see it on the road now and then.

We used to double up on swimsuits and tell everyone we just wanted more drag.

You might want to give them a sunshine test or if you’re not shy you could ask someone riding behind you for an opinion.

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Oh gawd. My kindest suggestion is to hand wash your bibs/shorts, whatever. They’ll last longer. Take them in the shower with you.

My plea is to retire them permanently. It’s not that I don’t enjoy a good show, it’s just not an apporpriate way to introduce yourself. And trust me, it’s more likely than not that I’ll be behind you.

If you are truly desperate, and the emphasis here is on desperation, perhaps you could place a big chunk of duct tape underneath where the hole is located.

If desperate times call for desperate measures perhaps you could wear something thinner underneath the offending bibs.

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The juggling goes on more than you know. It is so much a part of my life the only time I notice it is when I screw up and forget to pick Rambo up because it slipped my mind that his schedule changed. That’s happened. I was 45 minutes away from home by bike when I received a call from the school to remind me of the half-day schedule. Whoops.

You Know You’re A Motivated Parent When:
1. You sign Junior up for a summer camp based on its proximity to a bike trail.
2. You sign Junior up for aftercare to squeeze in one more hour on the bike.
3. You trade sleepovers and playdates to coincide with races.
4. You encourage Junior to enjoy Wakefield Park’s skatepark because of the mountain biking nearby.
5. You lash Junior to his bike to ride for ice cream and only drink coffee yourself because the day is too nice to waste indoors.

I’ve also asked for work schedules that will enable my riding habit. Sometimes my car resembles a locker room.

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You do all that to Blacknell?

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I hate riding next to parked cars.

If I wanted to compete on Total Wipeout I’d tryout.

Instead I get a taste of that show every time I roll past Fairfax Drive or along Wilson Blvd and worry about getting doored. Worst part, there’d be no prizes or parting gifts, just a ride in a vehicle with a siren.

Bill SB736, a step in the right direction to protect cyclists by making it illegal to open a car door on the side of traffic unless it was reasonably safe to do so.

Here is a list of the Senate Transportation Committee
Republicans (
• Stephen Newman, Chairman
• Harry Blevins
• Bill Carrico
• Ryan McDougle
• Jeffrey McWaters
• Ralph Smith
• Frank Wagner
• John Watkins
Democrats (7)
▪ Charles Colgan (Manassas) (804) 698-7529, district29@senate.virginia.gov
▪ Creigh Deeds
▪ Barbara Favola (Arlington) (804) 698-7531, district31@senate.virginia.gov
▪ Dave Marsden (Burke) (804)698-7537 district37@senate.virginia.gov
▪ Henry Marsh
▪ Yvonne Miller
▪ Phillip Puckett

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I am safety *cough* conscious.
My best technique? Uncorking champagne with a saber.
But a saber would be hard to carry on a bike.

In thinking about it some today, the biggest lesson I learned was to be strict about eating and drinking. I dropped the ball on this around mile 90. It made life so much harder.

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How did you guess Liz? I’ve always wanted a picture of my a**. Next time, I’m taking away the camera.

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Of course they do. Eminva and I were panting and talking yesterday about the forum folks who disappear from riding on the weekends because they’ve got small kids to care for. And, there are additional obstacles to riding for women who have little kids at home.

I remember what it was like bringing a baby home from the hospital and for the next few months the highlight of my existence was taking a shower.

There are times when the people in your life require almost every bit of attention you can muster whether that means elderly, frail parents or grubby little kids. Life happens.

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PPS: Rice cakes were abused. But not as much as McCoffee. [ATTACH=CONFIG]2284[/ATTACH]

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Eminva felt kinda bad about not getting a lot of miles in December. So she went on a ride today. She is adding more than 120 miles to her team tonight. Is she amazing, or what?

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Please don’t buy a bike you haven’t ridden.
I’ve done this and it was a disaster.
A bike you can take out in the street and compare to the way other bikes feel when you ride makes an enormous difference.
A road bike needs to fit. Perfectly.
Other bikes, ones you ride for fun, the fit is important but not crucial.
The only thing that matters is how that bike feels to you when you pedal it. All the advice in the world doesn’t change that dynamic.

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My head just exploded.

Hell, if anyone even offers to put air in my tires I’m ecstatic.

Twice, men have carried my bike down escalators at Metro stations so I won’t miss a train. They offered, I did not ask.

Have been slammed in the a** enough times by doors to be very appreciative of anyone who will hold a door so I can push my bike into a building where I can keep an eye on it.

And all three times I’ve flatted out on the road, no one magically appeared to help. Learned to do it in the field on my own while my girlfriends kept calling me to see if I’d fixed it yet.

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You may have been well within your stopping limits but you startled a cyclist. Anytime my heart rate jumps because a car does something unexpected, I think it’s reasonable for me to connect with the driver in a “hey, what the hell are you doing?” gesture. It’s a lot nicer than another gesture I’d use. I save that one for cyclists who do stupid stuff. It’s all in the family then and I figure I get some latitude.

PS – My apologies to the cyclist on the W&OD in Vienna at dusk last night to whom I waved at with great enthusiasm while I was running. I thought you were someone I knew. I was not soliciting you. From the way you took off at a dead sprint I believe that’s what you were thinking.

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