Day 2

 So what was Day 2 of 2026 like?

Cold, gray, windy.  A day of housekeeping. (Gotta start the new year right, right?) And a few very low-intensity miles, doing errands, on my bike.

I was the only cyclist I saw on a non-electric, non-motorized bike.  Was that a result of the weather? Or,  perhaps, many people are still away for the holidays: I didn’t see much traffic, even in normally- busy areas like Fordham Plaza. I hope it’s not part of a longer trend.  I’m not against assisted bikes, per se, but I believe they need to be better-regulated.

And most of the riders I saw are younger than I am.  People normally don’t switch from electric or motorized machines to pedal-only bicycles as they age.  Also, people who ride delivery bikes of any kind tend not to ride them for any other reason and stop riding if they get a job that doesn’t require it.

Then again, they might have a midlife “crisis” and return to, or stay on, two wheels and two pedals.  I can hope.