Well I did the Tour de Pierce and it went very well. It was a beautiful day… If you are a duck or a frog. Mostly the weather was good. The last 3 miles were another story altogether. I REALLY wanted to take pictures but none of my digital cameras are water proof. I was looking on the REI site for a solution and may have found something from a company called Aquapac, these look promising. I meant to post this right away but lost the post between my mobile phone and this blog. Bummer. That is why I am back dating this. No, you did not miss this before. 😉
I ended up helping a kid on the last 8 miles that had a department store bike with a crank that was falling off, the bolt had come loose. Small problem the bolt was not designed for bike tools, so nobody had a ratchet and socket that we needed to tighten it. I just kept hand tightening it for him and got him to the end of the ride. Which brings me to a rant, BICYCLES NEED TO STOP FOR RED LIGHTS! I almost saw this kid get creamed blowing through red lights. He said he just does not see them, I wish I had seen his Mother at the finish to explain to her what was going on out there.
Another thing that horks me off, pacelines on these fun rides. There are kids and newbies on these rides. Having a bunch of rude scofflaws blasting by you and then blocking traffic when there is plenty of shoulder is bad form. I should go talk to their parents too. Why would someone need to do a paceline on an organized ride like this where it might cause an accident or needlessly put the other riders at risk, due to antagonizing other drivers.
End Rants. Party on…
