 I don’t bring it up around my wife much, but one of my favorite things to do is ride my bicycle to work in a violent storm. That happened to me earlier this week. I’ve been riding to work for most of the last 18 years and storms always shake up the ride a bit. This time I was prepared.
I’d put the weather map in motion on my computer and I knew it was coming. So, as I was taking my normal morning route from St. Matthews to downtown, it didn’t surprise me when splatters of rain starting hitting my rain jacket. Within seconds it was absolutely pouring, with bolts of lightning and pounding thunder. The wind was blowing hard from the west, the direction I was riding, making it difficult to see and stinging my face. My route takes me through Seneca and Cherokee Parks – past sections of roadway where honeysuckle bushes line the way. This time of year the smell is crazy strong and amazing. As I pull out of the park and come to the stoplight at Lexington Road and Grinstead the storm is still raging. I look over and see the small face of a young girl looking at me through her foggy car window. She was smiling. All at the same time I remember thinking - she’s young enough to know I’m having fun right now - people pay top dollar to get honeysuckle facials - and even though I’m getting soaked right now, this beats driving my car to work any day of the week. In the last few months I’ve noticed a lot more people riding to work and a lot more people asking me more detailed questions about how it works. I usually tell them - biking to work does a number of things for me at the very same time. It saves me money, it allows me to get my daily exercise on my way to work instead of taking away from my daughter and wife time, and it doesn’t add to pollution and congestion in the city. It’s also the hardest and most exciting and alive thing I do everyday. I’m sure there’s a few more. Oh, it’s addicting, because it is. But I also mention you need to know a few things before you start out. To learn more about biking to work, visit: http://bicyclingforlouisville.org/commuting/
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