My Morning Commute

[dbb]

Playing the role of team domestique.

[anomad]

Breakfast of champions!

[DanB]

New chain = quiet as death.

...

Who's death has yet to be determined.

#LoudChainsSaveLives

[Emm]

For today's "super fun commuting around wildlife adventure", I hit a bird on my bike ride in. Or really, the bird hit me. I was just doing my thing, being a PAL and commuting at a moderate pace along G St SW on my way to work. Then a group of 4-5 songbirds darts out of the tree in front of me. A few of of them made it past me fine, and then another went right into my right hand. Luckily, little birds are soft. After a slight tumble it righted itself and kept flying away to hang out with its friends, and I sustained nothing more serious than a tiny cut on my finger and some mild confusion over what I had just experienced. I'm just happy it fared better than the 2-3 smushed squirrels I saw on the roads today.

[mstone]

For today's "super fun commuting around wildlife adventure", I hit a bird on my bike ride in. Or really, the bird hit me. I was just doing my thing, being a PAL and commuting at a moderate pace along G St SW on my way to work. Then a group of 4-5 songbirds darts out of the tree in front of me. A few of of them made it past me fine, and then another went right into my right hand. Luckily, little birds are soft. After a slight tumble it righted itself and kept flying away to hang out with its friends, and I sustained nothing more serious than a tiny cut on my finger and some mild confusion over what I had just experienced. I'm just happy it fared better than the 2-3 smushed squirrels I saw on the roads today.

I've seen this one!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EElxuL3AFC4

[Judd]

For today's "super fun commuting around wildlife adventure", I hit a bird on my bike ride in. Or really, the bird hit me. I was just doing my thing, being a PAL and commuting at a moderate pace along G St SW on my way to work. Then a group of 4-5 songbirds darts out of the tree in front of me. A few of of them made it past me fine, and then another went right into my right hand. Luckily, little birds are soft. After a slight tumble it righted itself and kept flying away to hang out with its friends, and I sustained nothing more serious than a tiny cut on my finger and some mild confusion over what I had just experienced. I'm just happy it fared better than the 2-3 smushed squirrels I saw on the roads today.

Headline: Cyclist maliciously punches songbird.


Expect Wheels&Wings to be picketing outside of your office today.

[TwoWheelsDC]

New chain = quiet as death.

...

Who's death has yet to be determined.

#LoudChainsSaveLives

This is why you need a loud freehub.

[Zack]

For today's "super fun commuting around wildlife adventure", I hit a bird on my bike ride in. Or really, the bird hit me. I was just doing my thing, being a PAL and commuting at a moderate pace along G St SW on my way to work. Then a group of 4-5 songbirds darts out of the tree in front of me. A few of of them made it past me fine, and then another went right into my right hand. Luckily, little birds are soft. After a slight tumble it righted itself and kept flying away to hang out with its friends, and I sustained nothing more serious than a tiny cut on my finger and some mild confusion over what I had just experienced. I'm just happy it fared better than the 2-3 smushed squirrels I saw on the roads today.

Glad your bird was alright! I almost hit an owl a few years ago on the lower MVT. It was sitting on one of the bridge posts and blended right in with the post. I rode by and he took off right over my head.

[secstate]

What a glorious morning!

[dbb]

Did you notice the tent set up between the ramp up to the 14th St Bridge and the river on the VA side this morning? GW Memorial Parkway and Campground