Introducing: The Centurion

Riding this (slighty too small) 1984 Centurion Comp TA to a meeting at Torchy’s Tacos today. Why you ask?

While I love mountain biking in the Greenbelt, riding a bike on South Lamar, South 1st and South Congress is a little scary. Around downtown and around campus they drive at reasonable speeds and expect cyclists.

South of the river they treat the roads like thoroughfares.

So why again am I riding?
1. Starting tomorrow we are down to one car for awhile.
2. I could use some more daily exercise
3. I actually like the idea of riding my bike around town.
4. Maybe I’ll meet some other South Austin cyclists and start a benevolent bicycle gang.

So I ride.

(And mad props to Daniel Spenrath for his generosity in giving me the bike for gratis. Cleaned up nice didn’t it.)

*update: There are more hills in South Austin if you are riding a bike, than if you are driving your car.  I know it sounds crazy, but its true.  Well, its ‘truthiness’ anyway