Pimp My Ride

Today I tried the free Map My Ride app, which I keep on accidentally calling Pimp My Ride, like that old tv show. I wonder if I ride a route, if I can easily turn it in to a route map for my team. Hmm... Must investigate. Must also think about how to pimp my ride...

This app suggests that my old bike odometer was more accurate than my current odometer. I will need to recalibrate the new one, I guess. Or just know that I can round up when calculating distances.

We have a big group ride tomorrow morning. It will be chilly and windy, but everyone seems to be coming to terms with the fact that we need to train, even if the weather stinks. (What a weird year!) I rode all but about a mile of tomorrow's route last weekend and am interested in seeing how it compares, in terms of leaves on the trees. Today, when crossing the Mississippi on my bike (on a bridge, mind you), there was a lot of greenery...

This week I was asked by a person who does not know how to ride a bike whether cyclists have a martyr complex, and whether they assume the risk of getting hit while riding. This is just further proof that more people, lawmakers included, should get on bikes. They'd probably be safer drivers. 

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