carryology

in the age of the pre-industrialized world, a man was judged by how much he could carry on a horseback getting from point a to point b. fast forward to the modern day, it's just me and my ride, with the pony out of the equation, and me possessing exactly the horsepower of 1.

the task at hand: getting from the house to the ups store on kirby ave.
round trip distance: 7.2 miles.

but before i could set off, there were some stuff i needed to figure out, like how to fit all these crap into my bag.

checklist:
- package
- u-lock + cable
- wallet
- spare tube
- 15mm wrench
- multi-tool
- pump
- extra sweater

and this is the end result:

the cell phone is for size comparison.

putting my foot down along kirby is like smearing butter over your croissant - so damn smooth, but the experience was somewhat marred by the fact that i had to battle all the traffic from the saturday morning brunch crowd. it was as if everyone was headed to panera bread next to the ups store, i kid you not. and i think i looked a tad ridiculous with my white wayfarers and an oversized messenger bag on my back, but that's how i roll son.

and of course some stats for the trip:
total time: 31:43
total distance travelled: 7.02 miles
average speed: 13.3 mph
max speed: 24.6 mph

the legs feel awesome, and i finally got to ride mon vélo!

+listening to: nothing