In Which a Flat Won’t Delay Spring

Friday morning--cool and cloudy, with a chill wind blowing. It's about 30 degrees, in the upper teens with wind chill--but a nice ride nonetheless--no ice on C Avenue sidewalk!

The morning ride started on a disconcerting note. Because I was not sure of how wet the ride might be—my own sidewalk, bounded, by melting snow, is damp—I was going to take the mountain bike.

But the front tyre was flat.

Rather than drive, I decided to chance it on the hybrid bike. And it was a gamble that paid off—the little patch of damp right in front of my house was really all there was. The glacier that was C Avenue’s sidewalk has receded! The icy corner of C Avenue and Brentwood Drive is not merely slightly messy—the detritus left when the glacier receded.

Farther south, the C Avenue bike line beyond Colllins Road was rather messy, strews with rocks and other debris, still covered here and there in ice—but fundamentally open and usable.

Riding the C Avenue bike lane for the first time in a long time.

If I get out of here on time I may wonder a bit on my way home. It’s a cool day, and breezy, but the sun is now shining! I may do a second post later with sunnier afternoon images.

Welcome, spring biking season. I’m glad you’ve finally arrived.