Crank

Made it to work on Day 1 of bike commuting. I think I left the house at 9:30. I got to campus at 10:45. In my defense, partway through the ride I discovered that I had indeed cross-threaded my right pedal, so I had to do some finagling and only powered up with my left leg after that. The crank's about 2/3 stripped, so I guess I'll be shopping for a new crank soon. Meanwhile, I discovered that most of the bike shops in the area are closed on Mondays. So, yeah. Maybe I'll be riding Froinlavin tomorrow.

This is a funny commute. The first half is extremely urban, winding through Albany. The second half is pastoral. I may be able to ride one leg through a cemetery. It's not flat, but it's not too terrible.

I locked my bike up to the "faculty and staff parking only" sign. I will start bringing it in to my office soon, though, probably once I can get the second desk cleared out of here.

But one thing at a time. HR appointment first, etc etc.

Route home was fine

Followed Google's directions, and there were bike lanes that aren't indicated on either teh Goog's maps or the new BikeAlbanyMap.

Not that I'm complaining.

Pedal stayed on but made disconcerting clicking noises/feelings.

It was rainy so I tried to smile a lot and look like I was having fun. Hey, I was!