Back in the Saddle

The morning ride was normal and nothing to write about. The sun rose behind a couple of clouds, so we got to see one of those church-like mornings.

Did have one funny thing happen. Stopped at the Nugget for the best-deal-in-town $2.00 breakfast (eggs, bacon, toast, cottage cheese). There were four construction guys in the next booth being strangely quiet and trying not to look in my direction. They started bs'ing after a few minutes. Were they talking about me in my silly helmet and blue-jeans shorts before I walked up? It was not unlike the looks I get from overweight folks in their pick-ups and SUVs. These folks generally are "calorically-enhanced", as are their children in the back seat.

All of these folks better get used to bicyclers; there'll be a lot more of us in this silly three-horse town when gas gets up to $3+ a gallon, which I predict will happen within a year.

On the flip side: had one person stop for me to cross on a busy road, even though I was astride instead of aside. That was good.

Edit: Forgot to mention I did 50 sit-ups at the gym. Baby steps.