Didn't commute by bike as I overslept (still made it on time for the early AM meeting), but I did bike over to my volunteer shift at Bikerowave. Thank goodness for nice people. The people there, volunteers and visitors, are just awesome.
I felt like a total idiot for helping a guy find a new frame and begin to convert it to fixed gear, and have him waste some serious time doing so, only to have someone else notice that the back triangle was slightly bent and the frame was therefore trashed. That guy could not have been nicer about it, and did find a worthwhile bike to buy and work on, so all was well.
The downside of too little sleep and too much adrenaline from riding from Palms to Santa Monica in traffic is that while you're hyper alert, you're too hyper to pay focused attention or think clearly, as shown by my near total inability to remember anyone's name lately or notice minor things like bent frames, etc. I let the bike owners do the wrenching today (which is actually what I should do every time).
But I did ride for the 5th day in a row, made it out and back without incident, and now I'm going to go have a full night's sleep.
SERIOUSLY PEOPLE, HELMET MOUNTED MIRRORS ARE THE SECOND GREATEST INVENTION FOR BICYCLING AFTER THE IMPOTENCY PREVENTING BIKE SEAT.
GO BUY ONE TODAY!
Goodnight.
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