[SDCBC] Show and learn on this weekend's rides.

[Robert Leone]

Dear SDCBCers:
	On this weekend's various rides I --

1. Rode southbound Pershing -- perfectly fine on a weekend morning if 
you watch your back, but just THINKING about weekday morning rush hour 
with those sightlines and the nonsensical "ride past the offramp 
entrance to the right of the rightbound traffic, dismount and hope 
someone heading onto the freeway at breakneck speed doesn't run you over 
while you try to walk because someone in the city doesn't believe in 
those 'Right Turn Lane -- Yield to Bikes' signs TWICE" merges scared mor 
more than the last time I rode on Paific Highway southbound past the 
Barratt St merge.

2. Experienced, and finally was able to enunciate, the hazsards caused 
by the discountinuity between the bike path signage and the Silver 
Strand Signals. For example, say you come to a stop sign. You stop, you 
look both ways, you go. Meanwhile, as you just start on your 
acceleeration from a stop some left turning motorist is concentrating on 
his or her acceleration from a stop in obedience to the green arrowed 
traffic signal. Both cyclists and motorists would have to be psychic to 
get those yields, stop signs and light-based signals right and still not 
endanger each other.

3. Shared the joy of vibrations along Harbor Drive northbound from 
Cleveland St in National City on up to the big overpass just south of 
the convention center. In particular there seemed to be really rough 
patches by the 42nd St Naval Station entrance, the gates of NASSCO norht 
for about three blocks and right about the intersection with Sigsbee 
Street. Did I miss any extra rough spots? And yeah, I was on the bike 
with the cushy 26x1.75 tires.

4. Snagged the last ham and swish cheese quiche of the day at the 
Brickyard, along with a double Espresso con panna. yum.

5. Discussed T-shirt designs, but in retrospect I think reflective 
sashes and/or belts or leg bands might be better for the bike advocacy 
slogans. They'd fit more people, anyway.

Robert Leone

Thanks to everyone on the Sunday Ride and Learn!