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Barry Gaudet
Guest
'Oh Lord! Won't you buy me A Mercedez Benz? My friends all drive Porsches I must make amends' -the
Janis Joplin rendition
I feel like I must make amends for off-topic posting so here are some bicycle related thoughts:
Diet: an aquaintance is convinced I am protein deficient for the amount of cycling/exercise I do. I
will never be a vegetarian. [nothing tastes better than a good steak] but I have cut down on red
meat specificaly and tend more towards chicken dishes in general. What is a good daily protein
intake for an active person? It's winter so my biking is mostly just my 12 km round trip commute
plus ~10 km trips about town to do errands on my off days. To take up the slack I usually swim, on
average, 45 minutes/day. [actualy it's 2 45 minute sets every other day]
Winter biking: I'm following the rules but the past couple commutes have been in very poor weather.
Blowing snow/icy/poor visibility. Co-workers passing me in their cars have expressed concern over
safety as auto driver's just don't expect to see a bicycle in that kind of weather. [making it my
fault I guess] What can I do to preserve my safety but still bicycle commute? I'm thinking about
getting one of those road construction reflective vests, and about 5 blinkies.
Bike lanes: This being the first winter that I've biked when the weather was not unseasonbly mild I
can finally see some justification in the anti-bike lane view. With the snow slush ice and snowplow
jetsam that builds up in the bike lane I've had to abandon it. I still think they are a good idea
in the summer but not when the snow flies.
--
'People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time All day long I think of things
but nothing seems to satisfy' 'Make a joke and I will sigh And you will laugh and I will
cry' -Black Sabbath
Janis Joplin rendition
I feel like I must make amends for off-topic posting so here are some bicycle related thoughts:
Diet: an aquaintance is convinced I am protein deficient for the amount of cycling/exercise I do. I
will never be a vegetarian. [nothing tastes better than a good steak] but I have cut down on red
meat specificaly and tend more towards chicken dishes in general. What is a good daily protein
intake for an active person? It's winter so my biking is mostly just my 12 km round trip commute
plus ~10 km trips about town to do errands on my off days. To take up the slack I usually swim, on
average, 45 minutes/day. [actualy it's 2 45 minute sets every other day]
Winter biking: I'm following the rules but the past couple commutes have been in very poor weather.
Blowing snow/icy/poor visibility. Co-workers passing me in their cars have expressed concern over
safety as auto driver's just don't expect to see a bicycle in that kind of weather. [making it my
fault I guess] What can I do to preserve my safety but still bicycle commute? I'm thinking about
getting one of those road construction reflective vests, and about 5 blinkies.
Bike lanes: This being the first winter that I've biked when the weather was not unseasonbly mild I
can finally see some justification in the anti-bike lane view. With the snow slush ice and snowplow
jetsam that builds up in the bike lane I've had to abandon it. I still think they are a good idea
in the summer but not when the snow flies.
--
'People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time All day long I think of things
but nothing seems to satisfy' 'Make a joke and I will sigh And you will laugh and I will
cry' -Black Sabbath