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Good thing it wasn’t windy
‘Cuz that woulda sucked The Halfakid and his Tomo showed up on our doorstop this morning, and we rode out together to Tokyo Disneyland. I’d done a good job of planning this ride because the Halfakid had to leave home and hour and a half before I did, and meanwhile the temperature had risen from…
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Update: Previous “heat bonk” rides
Following on from yesterday’s ride and my total heat-induced exhaustion, I’ve come across at least two previous August rides where I’ve suffered this: 2019: Just too damn hot 2018: Solo Hamura Ride Perhaps by cataloguing them here I can remember not to do this again.
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In transit, with bike
I flagged the first taxi I saw, and then the driver and I spent the next five minutes struggling to get the bike in. The bag was too wide for the trunk, so in the end we got it in the rear seat on a slant, with one window open. On my return I’ll have…
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Confirmation bias
It never fails: whenever there are kids (about kindergarten through upper elementary) walking or playing along my bike route, whether it’s a cycling course or a public street, they’ll look and see me coming, wait, and then … suddenly dash across my path the moment I’m within lethal range. This is probably an example of…