"Good day for a bike"
Fairly often, although rarely in winter, people will say that to me as I trundle past on two wheels when the weather is fair. My standard response is, "It always is, but for some of them I stay drier!" Yesterday morning I joined an open invitation group run organized by my friend, and Beast Coast grand poobah, Amy. As we were starting our trot, another friend that I'd also seen on a run the prior day asked how long my ride was from Granby to Mount Tom. "An hour and a half, but it was much warmer than yesterday." "Yes, definitely, so you weren't upset that I didn't stop to offer you a ride." "You have to understand, I like riding a bike, so it's no hardship. I probably had more fun on my ride here than you had on your drive, and I even enjoyed it longer !" Not only was riding fun, it let me find the insulated bottle on the side of Bay Road that needed the cap I found last year! It seems people have been trained to think, or po...



