Well...It WAS Almost Spring

Just as the snow was melting and the grass was starting to show through, guess what? It's snowing again, and hard! The bikes were being cleaned, tuned and lubed for that initial ride outside, and I was getting pumped. Thoughts of the trainer being put up for the summer were dancing in my head. But...NO!! Snow is falling and guess what's in the forecasts... MORE SNOW!! The snow was crappy this year anyway.

The first couple of rides I have outside every year feel "weird". I ride in the my basement all winter, with no moving air and in almost perfect conditions. I have music, sometimes a movie and maybe even a good game on the TV. There are no weather conditions, no potholes and most of all NO DUMB ASS DRIVERS to deal with. When it's time to move outside, all of a sudden things are different. The road moves, not only left and right but also up and down. Damn hills! The harsh winter does a number on our roads. Until the road crews patch the swiss cheese roads, riding is like dodging buried land mines in a mine field. Not only do you have to dodge the rim bending potholes but you have to elude some of the worlds worst drivers. Most of the cars will give you a break but there are some that won't give you an inch on an empty road. These folks some times get the obligatory one-finger salute.

So, I wait. I wait for the snow to fall and then melt. Maybe, just maybe I'll be able to ride outside sometime soon. Until then, happy riding and watch out for anyone with a Utah license plate.