Trading Dirt
Lately I have been thinking about trading in the dirt bike and just go with Cannondale Capo or convert a road bike. There are so many pluses I wont go into all the details but lets say its leading more to the tri events and I don't like or want to run on dirt mtb trails (xterra).
So while on my way to my run today I'm following some women and she has two wheels off the road onto the dirt shoulder. I think well she must have just dropped her 1/4 pound cheeseburger or her fat greasy fingers just slipped on the steering wheel and she will pop right back on the road.
Oh no she keeps riding like that for a couple hundred yards two wheels over the white line on the dirt shoulder like she is USPS and has a hot package to deliver.
I start to think about all the women, old people and the rednecks drivers out there, man its got to be tough to be a roadie. Then the hook of the song comes across the radio "Don't Be Afraid, You're Already Dead".
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roadie
I'm glad I'm not a roadie on the east side. Really, roads are so quiet around here it's very relaxing to be a roadie. Then again I ride after dark, and most everyone is home by 8pm or so. By 9 it's a ghost town. Very satisfying. But I avoid the main roads. I link neighborhood after neighborhood. It keeps me on my toes just because it's so twisty. And I get to jump out of the saddle often to get back up to speed. Not the long grinding workout you get with a 20 mile ride straight into a headwind. But it's fun and much safer.
Ya play with knives ya get cut.
I could certainly take better
I could certainly take better routes and times. Fun and safe is the most important.