It’s March 1st and it’s 90 degrees in Dallas. 90!! The spring fever is spreading fast at my office. The latest fad with the guys here is mountain biking. I’ve been biking for a couple of years now, but in the last month, three of my co-workers have bought new mountain bikes. (That’s how things go around here. In January they all bought remote controlled helicopters. *roll eyes*)

Anyway, we’ve all been dying for some warmer weather so we could hit some trails. We did just that yesterday. We squeezed in about 45 minutes at Horseshoe on the south shore of Lake Grapevine between work and dark (5:45 – 6:30). It was a great ride! It was Raju’s first time on his new bike, and only the second time out for Alan and Bob. No big crashes this time. *wink*

Rain is supposed come back later in the week, so today was my best chance for riding to work. It’s an 8.5 mile ride through heavy traffic. This morning I cut my ride time down to 39 minutes! It sure feels good to get the blood pumping again. Winter was not kind to my waist line.

Anyway, all this biking (on-road and off) reminded me of a great video I’ve had sitting around for ages. From what I can tell, it’s a bunch of NYC bike curriers doing a race. Most are on road bikes, but there are a couple of mountain bikes too. These guys are absolutely nuts. The first time I watched this, it totally changed my attitude about riding in traffic. Even now I look at it more as a fun challenge than deadly danger (although it really is the latter).

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