Bike bought

Last night I ordered my bike at Belmont Wheelworks. Thanks to everyone who provided great advice. It does seem alarming that I spent about as much on accessories as on the bike itself, but since I went for a relatively low-end model (Trek 7200) and I needed one of everything (not having ridden in years) I suppose that was to be expected.

In the end, the reason I went for the 7200 instead of the 7000 was the front suspension. This is New England, there will be road surface irregularities.

And I got: a helmet, front and rear lights, a reflective vest, a mirror, a kickstand, a patch kit, a pump, full fenders, a carrying rack, a pannier (?) bag, a lock, and an anti-quick-release kit.

I should be able to pick it up after yom tov and once Tani's done with school I can start riding to work!

Bike bought

Last night I ordered my bike at Belmont Wheelworks. Thanks to everyone who provided great advice. It does seem alarming that I spent about as much on accessories as on the bike itself, but since I went for a relatively low-end model (Trek 7200) and I needed one of everything (not having ridden in years) I suppose that was to be expected.

In the end, the reason I went for the 7200 instead of the 7000 was the front suspension. This is New England, there will be road surface irregularities.

And I got: a helmet, front and rear lights, a reflective vest, a mirror, a kickstand, a patch kit, a pump, full fenders, a carrying rack, a pannier (?) bag, a lock, and an anti-quick-release kit.

I should be able to pick it up after yom tov and once Tani's done with school I can start riding to work!

Today's NYT puzzle

( Spoilers, of course, for Fri June 6 NYT puzzle )

Today's NYT puzzle

( Spoilers, of course, for Fri June 6 NYT puzzle )

It actually came in handy....

A while back I decided it would be prudent to load my cell phone with the non-emergency phone numbers of the police departments of each town and city in which I usually find myself. So I have entries for PD-Boston, PD-Brookline, PD-Cambridge, etc. It took about 5 minutes to find and enter them all. (The impetus for this was that too often I found myself seeing something like a car parked at a fire hydrant where I wanted to call it in but didn't have the number, and it wasn't a 911-worthy emergency.)

The other day I was driving on Rte. 9 and there was debris blocking one lane of the road. Once I got past it, I pulled off to the side and called the Newton PD to report it. Just as I'd planned!

So I've decided to suggest this to my friends. In fact, to make it easy for you, here are the numbers in my phone:

PD Boston    617-343-4200
PD Brookline 617-730-2222
PD Cambridge 617-349-3300
PD Newton    617-796-2100
PD Watertown 617-972-6500

It actually came in handy....

A while back I decided it would be prudent to load my cell phone with the non-emergency phone numbers of the police departments of each town and city in which I usually find myself. So I have entries for PD-Boston, PD-Brookline, PD-Cambridge, etc. It took about 5 minutes to find and enter them all. (The impetus for this was that too often I found myself seeing something like a car parked at a fire hydrant where I wanted to call it in but didn't have the number, and it wasn't a 911-worthy emergency.)

The other day I was driving on Rte. 9 and there was debris blocking one lane of the road. Once I got past it, I pulled off to the side and called the Newton PD to report it. Just as I'd planned!

So I've decided to suggest this to my friends. In fact, to make it easy for you, here are the numbers in my phone:

PD Boston    617-343-4200
PD Brookline 617-730-2222
PD Cambridge 617-349-3300
PD Newton    617-796-2100
PD Watertown 617-972-6500

49 for 49!

Whoo-hoo! Remembered to count each night of the Omer!

49 for 49!

Whoo-hoo! Remembered to count each night of the Omer!