Yesterday I got my first bike commuting flat 3 miles from home. Luckily, I didn’t fall or anything. I was a good boy scout and had everything it takes to fix it right there, but the replacement tube went flat as well within a half mile. It was old and I couldn’t pump it up enough. I’m really glad my wife was home and could pick me up. There may be nothing sadder than a grown man walking his bike home. I even had my backpack on for extra elementary school flashbacks. If I have gotten jumped for my lunch money under the 635 bridge, my spirit would have been crushed for weeks.

Everything is now fixed and I’m researching tougher road tires. Apparently the tires that come on bikes are meant for weekend rides once or twice a month...

I started riding to the office because I was fortunate to find a house close to work and my commute is about 3 miles each way. I didn’t start riding in until the beginning of the year so I’m one of the new guys. I had just finished up school in December and for graduation my parents wanted to get me a present so I asked for a bike, they were quite surprised by my request. I got the bike from Richardson Bike Mart, I was quite nervous about buying the bike since I had not ridden on one since I was in middle school, but the staff there was very helpful and nice...

Over the past 6 months, the RD2 team has been bitten by the cycling bug. It all started when we hired the quiet and unassuming Mark Hurd. Mark is a fantastic coder and information architect with a mountain biking and cyclocross alter ego. Almost immediately after he started work, Mark began making the 10-mile journey from his apartment in Far north Plano to the nearest Dart station. I was intrigued and began spending my weekends getting my old bike in shape and taking it out for test rides...