Roads Are Scary, We Stay Off Them

The recent hubbub at Critical Mass (paired with some magnificently asinine comments on Seattlest Matt's post) reminded Seattlest of why we prefer to keep our bikes as far away from roads, cars, and people as possible. But sometimes getting out to actual dirt isn't a reality. This past Monday, after a lazy weekend and looking forward to taking Tuesday off from work, we set out around our neighborhood in the Central District for a little evening "urban" riding--avoiding the roads as much as possible, these urban rides seek out places with interesting architecture and concrete thingamabobs perfectly built for bike shenanigans. We find it a far less expensive mechanism than the red sports car for trying to recapture our youth...