My bike commuting is still going strong, and i’m loving it! Two days this week I set new overall speed records on my way home. I’m up to a moving average of 17.9mph, and a best total time of under 16 minutes! And if you’re wondering, my top peak speed is over 30mph. If you’re a geek like me and you like numbers, check out my stats table on the bicycle page. Since my last post, and thanks to andrew’s employee discount, i’ve pimped my ride with a rear rack and a Topeak MTX DXP trunk bag. The bag is expandable and fits all the various clothes, bike tools, gps batteries, U-lock, disc golf discs, ups packages, or whatever else I end up carrying around. The airflow is also much better than with the backpack and I don’t get nearly as bad sweaty shoulders and back. I also replaced the second set of pedals I broke with a solid set of used platform pedals from Andrew. I decided to try em a few days without the clips and that turned into weeks. It feels much safer, and I still have plenty of power. To round things out, I got a frame mount air pump, and a nice shop grade Specialized tire pump with pressure gauge (I’m running at about 60psi), and a spoke wrench. I also overhauled my front hub with “phils bearing grease.” I’ll have to update the gps plots with my latest speed data. On another note, this morning the cool temperatures were enough that I wore an extra tshirt under my bright yellow drivers-please-dont-run-me-over biking jersey. I didn’t really warm up until after the second mile. It had me wondering what the fall will bring weather wise, and what kind of new bike friendly clothes I’ll want to check out. If you made it this far through my ramblings, thank you for listening, and congratulations on your focus!
20/08/2008 at 9:07 pm Permalink
holy crap! you’re my hero!
i need to get one of those rear racks and get rid of the sweat. (and I can always use another bag - just don’t tell jenna!)
21/08/2008 at 8:35 am Permalink
You are definitely a man on the fast track!!!
21/08/2008 at 8:50 pm Permalink
way to be tony! or should i say lance :)
25/08/2008 at 9:40 pm Permalink
hey bro - nice work. now, how about a playlist? what are you listening to for the ride?
25/08/2008 at 11:46 pm Permalink
@phat b. Thanks! I actually haven’t listened to any music while biking yet except that provided by nature and the vehicles around me. Since I ride on the road I feel safer when I can hear cars approaching as well as see them in my mirror… I’m also a pretty lazy music listener too, my idea of a playlist is shuffling through a few of my favorite albums, although I really appreciate an album that’s good cover to cover.