Why I Ride

Back when I worked in the bike industry, I was lucky to have access to plenty of new bike tech. Now that I’m just a regular ‘ol consumer, my usage of new technology is far less frequent. Not an early adopter nor a laggard, more an opportunist. So when I needed a new bike pump, a bit of research led to me to battery power.

Kudos to Prestacycle, LLC. !!! This thing is fantastic! Light and small enough for a jersey pocket, super fast, precise. Yes it’s one more thing to charge, but that happens fast too.

I almost hope my other pump dies so I have an excuse to upgrade it also 😉

Last photos from the visit to Chicago and Wrigly Field. The journey is just as much a part of the experience as the destination. We took the South Shore Line from Ogden Dunes to Millennium station to the L (2nd photo is Soldier Field). Last 2 photos are Pete Crow-Armstrong batting. He hit 2 home runs this night but of course I took photos of his strikeout 😏. In the last photo there’s a white streak along the 1st base line. I’m pretty sure that’s the 100 mph pitch!

I’ve driven under this bridge on Interstate 69 south of Bloomington nearly 100 times, and I often thought “I bet there’s a good view if I ride my bike across it.”

Finally, I did.

I was right 😉😀

In Indiana, our pumpkin patches are protected by barbed wire. 🤣

Name something you’re doing for the first time in 49 years. I’ll go first! Watching the Cubs at Wrigley Field. My last visit- September 1977- Cubs lost to the Pirates 7-3. Hoping for better results vs the Reds today!

Business travel does have its advantages 😉. Texas heat is better tolerated with beer from Oil Horse Brewing Company ! Texas Brown is tasty! 😋. I think I can stuff a couple cans in my jersey pockets. Yes I can. Awesome music too (Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan so far. I think I’ll stay a while.)

Recent riding in Indiana. Things you might not know Indiana has: cabins in the hills, ski slopes, and coal. Things you probably know Indiana has: Lincoln sites, gravel roads, and farm fields. And a few gates to hop over 😉

Hot one in Arkansas today. Car temps are usually inflated a few degrees but still…. And a little foreshadowing. I’m headed to Texas to prepare for a railway industry audit for customers like Union Pacific (old train pic).
Maybe Texas will be cooler 🫰🥵

I’ll bet there’s long lines (this was at a middle school)! 🤣

This is awesome! Blue Collar Coffee Co.