We hear about bikeable communities. I\’m all for bikeable communities; but shoes and clothing need to be bikeable, too.

Yesterday, when I left my road bike at the shop for new tubes and tires, I also left one of my pairs of cycling shoes. The right one didn\’t clip in well, and I figured the cleats needed replacing. Today, when I went to pick up bike and shoes, I forgot to bring along my orthotics; and as a result, the shoes felt far too big.

In addition, I was wearing regular shorts. Between ill-fitting shoes and non-cycling shorts, I felt very awkward on the bike. On top of that, I ran into a number of gravelly road construction patches that made me wish I were on a mountain bike. In fact, the final block before I got home is such a mess that I walked that last block!

I couldn\’t go for a real ride right then; the sky looked rather like rain, and I had to get back to work. The work day over, I finally decided to go for a spin. Usually I don\’t ride in the evening; but I wanted to get in some last licks for the April Love to Ride Challenge!

It was overcast, but I took the gamble; and I won! Not a drop! After I got home, I launched into a cooking project; I have several planned for the weekend. This evening\’s job: Tardy Turtle. I did a lot of the prep work yesterday, so this evening it went quickly; most unlike a turtle.

I want to ride to the salvage store tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is the first day of National Bike Month! I want to start it off right.