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I dedicate this post to George Pickard, who has labeled me as an activist for promoting Critical Mass in Reno.
At any rate, did you know we’re in the middle of Bike to Work Week? And did you know that May is the National Bike Month? I did!:
That’s why I’ve been putting miles on my bike. It’s been nice seeing more and more bike commuters out on the road, and it’s also more fun to race them.
This Friday is one of the most fun events of the whole bike shindigs. It’s the official Bike to Work Day, and some coffee shops around town are encouraging you to participate by giving you free bike-fuel. Check out the list of these cool places here: http://www.gethealthywashoe.com/bike_to_work.html. There’s also a list of related events, and you should check those out too!
I will most definitely be riding my bike on Friday morning, heading up to the Reno Bike Project for some pancakes, and then hitting up two or three coffee shops on the way to work. I think it’s important to mention that I rarely ever drink coffee, so I expect to have all sorts of jittery energy by the time I get to work. It might even be an uncomfortably energetic happening.

I made a pun on the title! :haw:

Anyway, I’ve bought a road bike. It’s blue, see?

I’ve had it for less than a week, and I’ve already ridden it quite a bit. The primary reason of this purchase, was to make my 6 mile work commute a bit more pleasant, and it sure has become so now! Cruising on a road bike is so much faster than when on a mountain bike, which means that I can go faster with less effort.
Actually, I don’t know if it’s less effort. When I commuted using my mountain bike, I’d get out of breath before my legs got tired. But on the road bike, I feel my legs working but I’m breathing.
At any rate, I’m very happy that I found this bike up on CraigsList, and that I went for it. I wish I’d gotten a road bike sooner to cruise around town!