Day 237: Lunchtime riding is Good for the Soul

I eliminated another huge obstacle in my life today. It has been weighing on me for years.. It felt great to check another item off of my long to-do list. Yippee!

I was also able to do something that I’ve been really looking forward to, and that is to get my young friend “El” a new bike. I’ve been working on it off and on, and as I could, during the past couple of weeks, but today I was able to spend a couple of hours calling all of the right people in order to make the arrangements. He’s building his own bike from scratch which must be really fun for him to think about. I used to dream about building things when I was growing up. He’s going to build a 29er, which is a movement that I didn’t pioneer per se, but it is something that embraced over a decade ago. I was an early adopter, and now you see these bikes everywhere.

So “El’s” bike and parts will begin arriving as early as Wednesday of next week. Christmas in February? I like that idea.

I did a lunchtime ride with one of my friends from WTB. I’ve been trying to be a “good” influence on my WTB family by getting them motivated to ride at lunch. It’s hard for them since they’re busy with the new season, and then there’s the idea of getting muddy, wet, and sweaty, and then returning to your desk for the remainder of the day. What’s that smell anyway?

“B” and I broke away for a while today and were able to do a quick spin. We tend to ride the fire roads since we can time the rides accurately and be back to work at a relatively precise time. Today we rode up Railroad Grade and then over to the Pipeline Trail before descending on the “Mulch Trail,” formerly known as the Pixie Trail. It was a quick one, but I can use the rest these days. Tomorrow I’m going long on my road bike since the weather will be good. Good ridin’ with you “B.”