Cycling Ramblings

After dodging intrusive questions from your mother in-law by stuffing your face with some of Idaho’s finest, I’m here to serve up a second helping of good stuff from the Potato State.

Recently, a former co-worker/auto part extraordinaire sent me this Instagram post that, unlike Alanis Morrisette’s song, is actually ironic. For those not in the know, 7-Eleven has a unique and fun place in car culture.  #carsof7eleven is all over your favorite social media.  According to Car and Driver,

Risk.  It’s the dirty word that’s always on your mind. You weigh risk almost every hour of every day without a second thought.  Those sketchy leftovers in the fridge get a careful sniff before you heat them up in the microwave.  You look both ways before you cross

As a fairly courteous, safe driver that loves BMW’s, I always use my turn signals.  I actually go out of my way to not drive like the entitled, stereotypical BMW driver.  As a cyclist who wants bicycles to become more popular and not hassle other road users, I go