So, I decided to go on a bike ride this morning. It was extremely foggy… nothing I haven’t dealt with before… but I’m also getting over a bad cold and I didn’t want to push myself. Still, this is significant, because I haven’t ridden my bike outside in about 2 months. I don’t know why. I guess there’s just so much going on with my personal life right now, I just haven’t had time. We’re in the process of trying to go gluten-free to diagnose digestive issues with our family. We’re struggling with schooling our kids from home. I’m fighting to get enough sleep to actually be useful when I’m home, when my job is constantly asking me to spend more time working.
All things considered, we’re doing pretty well despite these challenges. But cycling has just had to take a back burner until things get a little less crazy. I don’t like this, but it’s just the way it is.
I do want to get back to commuting by bike, even though the shortest route is out of commission for a year due to bridge construction. So right there, that’s an extra 3 miles a day… not the best way to encourage me to get back on the bike.
My bike is pretty much is serious need of maintenance. It needs a new drive train, and a new rear tire. Needs new cables, a good cleaning, could use some barrel adjusters on the brakes too. I need to eventually replace the steel FSA headset and stem on it, they add about a pound each. Really could use to re-wrap the handlebars, too.
I won’t even get into how much work I need to do with my music stuff, it’s just coming along slowly. I still need to finish my pedal board and get it working, but even that is just a want… not a need.
What do I need? I don’t know. I need rest. Felt good to get out on the bike this morning, though. Even with the fog, it was nice.