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October 14, 2015

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Cycle commuting in the cold weather

Morning temps have been in thed 30's and drifting down into the 20's. I've had to dress up a bit warmer now. I've had cold toes and thumbs so I'll have to dig out some warmer gloves and maybe figure out toe covers or neoprene socks. I'm riding 3 days a week, and last week only went down to the train station in the morning and got a ride home. On Monday I tried riding home but the wind was coming in over Traverse Ridge at a good 45 MPH +! and that was tough to deal with. A washing machine box chased me through a tunnel along the rec path. Metal was coming in from the highway. It was too dangerous so I huddled under a street sign to keep from blowing away. I actually had to hold my bike down.

Making Lemonade the Old-fashioned Way

We made lemonade the old fashioned way. Walmart had a sale on organic lemons, so we got a bag, brought them home, and squeezed them into lemonade. I cut them in half across the middle and Tan did the squeezing. We worked as a team. It's one of our traditions. We make lemonade the old fashioned way. I tried it once in a juicer, but it didn't work as nicely as the old fashioned way.

Dallin installs Flexline Hydration System on Bike

Dallin has been riding his bike a lot lately. Though he's only 11 he's taking it pretty seriously. For right now I would rather he focus on staying in control of his bike and not having to worry about details like how to pull his water bottle from the rack, open, drink, and return it, all while shifting and dodging cars. I had the opportunity to test the Flexline Hydration system. I decided that a great test would be if Dallin could read and follow the directions and install it all by himself. I handed him the box, and within 5 minutes he had it installed and working. The diagram is apparently obvious enough, and while it might be nice to have a couple more of the little velcro retainers, it seemed stable enough with only one. He ran to change into his riding clothes and took off for a trip around the block to test it out. He got the position of the tube just right, and could lean into it and drink with ease. He managed to empty the bottle in two laps of the block, he was so e...

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