Taking a chance that our Monday bike ride wouldn’t be cancelled because of threatening rain, I rode the 1.2 miles to the meet-up place to see if any of the guys would show up. They did and we pulled out of the mall area shortly after eight o’clock in the morning.
No school today, so the traffic was relatively light. I emphasize the word “relatively.” Traffic is always heavy in South Florida, especially during rush hour.
Instead of riding to the coffee shop via our usual route, we adjusted our route to include Griffin Road, the road that circles Vista View Park, and Weston Road. Even though we were booking it during much of our outbound ride, we still only averaged a pace slightly under 15 mph. This ain’t highway riding, folks, it’s all city cycling.
After enjoying our coffee and snacks and agreeing that much of America is still drinking the Kool-Aid, and after Sandy S thoroughly washed his hands after getting Boston Terrier waste on his fingers, we left the comfort and safety of the coffee shop, selecting a route that included two-lane, semi-dangerous Dykes Road. Dykes Road is a road that has zero road shoulder, only gravel and weeds. Oh, and a lot of vehicular traffic.
With two miles to go, the grey WAZ clouds finally opened up. It was real fun cycling down congested Flamingo Road in the rain at 20 mph. Adding to the fun was being in the rear of the pace-line and being sprayed by four rear tires.
That was one time when I should have pulled.
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