Some things I've noticed while on my bike:
1 - Everyone should be required to ride a bike along a road sometime - that way they won't be so annoying when they pass bikers because they will know what it feels like. This goes along with my determination that everyone should have to wait tables one summer (and thus people would start being nicer to waiters/waitresses) and everyone should be required to spend at least one week in another country, preferably a month, and preferably a third world country (and thus people would be a lot less cavalier about complaining about their own country...I also think this would just generally lead to people to be more aware of the world around them).
2 - Roadkill is gross. I mean it's gross when you are in a car, but it's WAY more gross when you are up close and personal. And it smells. So do trashcans by the side of the road on trash day.
3 - It's amazing how much variation there is in the road grade. Living in South Carolina there is not much change in elevation. In fact the Cooper River Bridge is the only thing I had for a hill when trying to train for Rainier. So, I didn't expect to have to change gears much while riding to work. However, it's amazing how a little change in the road grade makes you need to change gears. And it becomes abundantly clear what water rolls towards one road rather than the other when you are on a bike.
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