Total for this year: 167.6 miles
I planned to commute in again today but since a small portion of my normal route was so muddy a couple days ago I decided to use the road bike and stay on paved surfaces. It's really no big deal to do so - it's only a little longer than taking the off-road paths - but there's one stretch of East River Rd. between the UR's Laser Lab and the south end of the Genesee Valley Golf course that's in notoriously bad shape. This stretch of road is so cratered it's like riding on the face of the moon. And in order to avoid the frame busting, rim bending, teeth rattling potholes along what little shoulder there is, it's often necessary to swerve into the traffic lane - hopefully when no cars are coming up from behind. But, I was emotionally prepared to do so today in the interest of getting in some miles on the Trek. Imagine my surprise when I turned off Kendrick Rd. on to East River and saw the scene above -- a completely resurfaced stretch of road as far as the eye could see! I was so happy I almost cried! When the flagman finally let traffic in my direction go (only one lane was open for use) I triumphantly rode in the middle of the street just right of the cones, like I owned the entire road. Sheer bliss!
This made me laugh!
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