Bike to Work Week

Things are getting busy! Thanks to Brian and Aly who have been working hard on organizing the bike events with me. Also thanks to Tom, Bud, Stephannie, and Coreen who haved helped lots.

This Wednesday will be a Critical Manners ride. With all of the rain this week, I hope it will be clear enough for us. It might be a good time to re-emphasize the dangers of wet roads, especially any painted or metal surfaces. Please be careful out there!

With rain comes the increased possibility of flats from wet, dirty roadways. Make sure to check the air in your tires before every riding day. Tires with insuffuicient air pressure are more susceptible to flats, especially pinched or snakebite flats. Check the sidewall of your tire for the proper air inflation. For example, my touring tires are at 80 PSI and my road bike is at 110 PSI. All tires are different so check before you pump!

Finally, I taught a Traffic Cycling class this past week and I always have a slide asking the students "What bothers you the most about other cyclists?". It gets some good conversation started. There are always the typical issues of not calling out before passing and not following road rules, but there was a lot of negativity towards cyclists riding at night without lights on the road. You wouldn't drive your car without the headlights on, so please get a front and rear light for your bike (and turn them on). Don't be a bike ninja!