What I learned on my first "Seattle" bike commute

Matt — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:06:04 -0400

It's raining today. I took my bike to the office, and I learned a few things on the way :

Track pants are not rain pants. Rain pants are waterproof; track pants are not.
When it comes to fenders, you get what you pay for. Cheap fenders result in a wet ass.
If you put your rain slicker over your backpack, your laptop will be dry but your shirtfront will be wet.
When your commute is under 10 minutes, you can't depend on pedaling to warm you up.
Wear gloves or your hands will be very cold.

On top of all these important lessons, I learned that if you leave half and half in the office fridge long enough, it will go bad. Fortunately, I live in Seattle and I have no less than 4 coffee choices on this block!

Back to work with my warm coffee and wet ass.

The Mind of Boz: What I learned on my first "Seattle" bike commute

What I learned on my first "Seattle" bike commute