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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on February 4, 2014 at 10:12am

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on February 4, 2014 at 10:18am

Yes, riding fast is fun, but you should be careful, especially on ice.  
 
The Grizz said:

My ride was pretty good, too. No wind at all. Winter is fun & all, but I am looking forward to not wearing so many clothes (chafing action on the inner thighs is crampin' my good times) & riding fast again.
Permalink Reply by The Grizz on February 4, 2014 at 10:29am
Yes, Robert. Hence the adverb "again". Right now I'm mostly riding slow. Thanks for the advice, though. Even with studded tires I slipped some this morning. With the thaw/freeze there's ice action everywhere.
Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on February 4, 2014 at 10:34am

I was sweating today, guess I overdressed.

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on February 4, 2014 at 10:55am

I would have to say I was almost perfectly dressed for the temp... except my head was hot, but I had on two balaclavas...  but with only one id have had a cold head.  I guess Id rather have a hot head than a cold one. 

 Julie Hochstadter said:

I was sweating today, guess I overdressed.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on February 4, 2014 at 11:19am

Today absolutely sucked, even with studded tires.
 
The Grizz said:

Yes, Robert. Hence the adverb "again". Right now I'm mostly riding slow. Thanks for the advice, though. Even with studded tires I slipped some this morning. With the thaw/freeze there's ice action everywhere.
Permalink Reply by The Grizz on February 4, 2014 at 11:35am
We're the "poor schmucks" as J.P. so lovingly put it a few days ago (in a different thread).
Permalink Reply by Alex Z on February 4, 2014 at 11:55am

?? This seems like a very strange approach. Why not just pull over and stop when you hear a siren approaching, rather than waiting until the last second and forcing the emergency vehicle's driver to contend with your disregard of the siren?

Robert Underwood said:

Its a bit hard looking backwards and trying to figure out if you should pull over or not while hearing the siren approach.  I try not to stop until I know its going past me.  Otherwise I waste precious seconds not moving.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on February 4, 2014 at 12:41pm



Robert Underwood said:

Had fire truck behind me for a second but it turned just before passing me.  Its a bit hard looking backwards and trying to figure out if you should pull over or not while hearing the siren approach.  I try not to stop until I know its going past me.  Otherwise I waste precious seconds not moving.

This is akin to a problem in the software business known as "premature optimization". Why would you risk getting run over by a fire truck just to save a couple seconds? Put another way, wouldn't you rather get to work in one piece, a few seconds late, instead of risking not getting to work at all?

"Get it right first. Then make it fast."

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on February 4, 2014 at 1:31pm

In my defense, it wasn't really "just" behind me... like half a block away.  I was stopped when it turned.  At that point it was about 300 feet behind me when it "turned just before passing me".  I totally respect emergency vehicles.  I always stop before they pass me! 

Permalink Reply by The Grizz on February 4, 2014 at 1:48pm
I am an emergency vehicle. Get outta my way! :) Last night on my way home I had my lights in flash mode & a car flashed their lights at me rapidly. Ha!
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on February 5, 2014 at 7:31am

I'm planning to walk today, but could end up riding to save time depending on how my time management goes over the next hour (have to shovel...)

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