Happy bike, sad Roberto

I can't seem to catch as pool break these days. I am enrolled to do the Brooklyn Bridge Swim on the 6th of September and these last two weeks I was trying to keep up my consistency and swim a bit more.

The universe is having none of it.

I left the house at 5:20 this morning and rode to the Bed Stuy YMCA; pool is closed for cleaning. Rode to the Atlantic Ave YMCA; pool is closed for cleaning. rode to McBurney YMCA in Manhattan; pool is closed for maintenance. Rode to the NYU Palladium pool and the guy seemed willing to let me in, but the pool isn't open until 7:30 - too late.

So I saw this happy little bike on 13th St. and got distracted from my unsuccessful hunt for chlorine. I decided to go sit in Union Square and watch the farmers market set up. At least I got some extra riding in!

Uploaded - Aug 12, 2008

Thanks, DOT!

Taxicab Wars

What if you were doored by a cab and after warning the driver (more politely than he had any right to expect) to be more careful from now on - he decded to "buzz" you three blocks later. Let's say he passes you extremely closely at high speed while honking his horn. In that situation, my question is:

Would you be surprised to find his rear view mirror skittering down the street 6 blocks later?

Taliah's cargo bike loaded up for the Brooklyn Flea.

I helped Taliah move and set up this morning. I rode this bike and she rode "The Crap-schlepper".

Summer Streets, day one.

NYC is shutting down streets for pedestrian & bike use! this is about 7:30am of day one.

burgers, bikes, beer. (And iPhone ShoZu test).

hoping that the new hardware and software will improve my bloggation!