Walkin' on Broken Glass

Ride Stats

• Distance:53.5 mi


• Time:3:04:26


• Avg. Speed17.5 mph


• Max. Speed40.8 mph


• Climbing:4580 feet


• Avg. HR:145 bpm


• Energy:2286 cal


• Miles in '07:219.96

45°

High: 45° Low: 32°

6°

High: 6° Low: -3°

Good ride today, weather and smells remind me of riding in mid-March around Ithaca or Vermont. This invigorates pleasent associations like the smell of impending spring as well as not-so-pleasent sensations like the abhorrent smell of fresh manure. Riding through the city was rather temerarious with shards of glass that seemed to litter every intersection or driveway entrance. Was yesterday "National Brake-Free Day"? Perhaps a glass factory offloading a botched run of Czech crystal wares?

Also interesting to note was a peculiar police method to pull motorists over. I was heading back home on a busy 2 (or 3) lane road going about 30mph when I noticed a police vehicle parked on the side of the road ahead. The policeman held out a lollipop looking stick towards my direction. The car just a few feet ahead of me immediately pulled over. Passing by I tried to determine the nature of the infraction but the little old man in the red matchbox-size car looked pretty innocent to me. Is this some form of random police inspection? Certainly the guy on the Honda race bike fresh off the Brno Grand Prix track looked more culpable than little ole Gramps. Either way, I was glad that they didn't pull me over for some strange bike law ordinance.