City Lights.

Most people are either in bed at midnight, or out having a good time with friends. Friday night i did neither of those things, but i did go for a ride. The day had left me short on time between school and work, so i decided i would go for a ride after work. It was 15 out so i grabbed every piece of clothing i could find, put it on and fastened the blinky to the bike. It was going to be cold, and i lack sufficient headlighting for extended country rides. This left me to the city. Riding out of suburbia the landscape gradually changed from cape houses and trim front yards, to abandoned warehouses and subsidized housing. until i reached downtown buffalo. Stopped at the new canal/waterfront setup and took a look around. besides the hum of cars above me on the skyway it was very quiet.


Groovy Metro Rail.

I think this is the factory where those peaches they were singing about came from.



Ok, this deserves explanation. This was in the middle of two run down/abandoned houses in the city. It appears to be some sort of shrine measuring about 8 ft wide and deep, 20 ft tall, and is just standing by itself in an empty lot. It has a virgin Mary in it, and a mail slot?! The first time i took a picture of it, it turned out all ghostly. I think it was just condensation on the lens, but i had to post it up for you superstitious people out there. If anyone knows what this is, let me know please!



New Canal setup.




Other than that, things have been pretty good around here. Feeling good, trying to avoid getting sick, and getting anxious for mountain biking!



Went out for a road ride with Dan and Brian on Sunday, it was raining the whole time, and Dan took a spill on some black ice in a valley. He was a bit brush burned but ok, and Brian then went down shortly after unbeknownst to us. He was fine. On the was home i put in a good TT effort with a tailwind for part of the 8 mile ride back from Eden, smashed my FTP by 20 watts after 3 hours of riding, and got home in 18 minutes.


Now for some President's Day relaxation.





Later!