West Peachtree Construction

I have no idea what they're doing on West Peachtree in front of Jones Day, but it messed-up traffic royally today. I was actually forced to do a little creative navigation to get to my destination.

Springtime flats

I don't know what's going on lately but I've had a rash of three flats in the past few weeks. Now for a commuter like me who rides on wider, lower pressure tires than those who expect to go fast on their bikes, flats don't happen that often. But when they do it's a pain.

Pollen

The yellow monster is back with a vengeance. I first noticed it last week when by black panniers began to collect the stuff. Now it's to the point I can taste it in my mouth on a long climb. Yes spring in Atlanta is great, except for the pollen.

Wacky Weekend Weather

What's going on? One day is warm the next it's cold. Please mother nature make up your mind.

Spring...

I've said it before and I'll say it again, there's few things better than Atlanta in the Spring. The combination of nice weather and high gas prices have led to a noticeable increase in bicyclist along my route. Last Friday I counted four on my way to work.

Now don't get me wrong I love seeing more people biking to work, but do you really need nice weather and high gas prices to get you out on the bike. Consider this, on my bike my commute takes about one hour. In the car with traffic it's about 45 minutes. So I spend 15 minutes more getting to work, but I get an extra hour of exercise. Oh and it doesn't cost a cent.

The Only Bike at Costco

I need a few things Saturday, so I hopped on the bike and head to Costco. Now I'll be honest, if you don't have a Xtracycle shopping at Costco is a pain. When I left both panniers were stuffed and a giant sized package of toliet paper was bungied to the rear rack. I got some strange looks from the Costco crowd but hey, it still beats driving.

Windy

Whoosh, we've had a few windy days here in Atlanta lately. The great thing about the wind is it's like a hill that never ends. Ha! I can't stand the wind, I feel like I'm going backwards. Speaking of going backwards, I've got to find a new job because the drivers on my commute have gone crazy, two, count them two accidents this morning within 50 feet of me. Both of them rear-enders. I couldn't see if they were cell-phone related but there's a Toyota Landcruiser and a Nissan Altima that are going to need some work.