Wearing the same clothes each day while cycling can lead to fungal infections. Roadie cyclists tell me this. It's not that I don't change clothes, but I tend to ride all through the day. Sweat builds up. Constant friction on your legs leads to chafing. Cotton retains moisture. They make synthetic padded shorts for a reason. I guess I learned the hard way. And I am stubborn so I kept riding. This led to a leg infection causing a rash all over my thigh. I finally just had to stop riding for a couple weeks.
I spent the last couple weeks really kind of feeling down and miserable. Riding my bike is the one thing that makes me happy and I had to sit home instead. Putting cream on my rash, ugh. I guess I could have done other stuff. I tried long walks but it wasn't the same. I want to travel by bike!
I had a few rides this week, gradually building up miles...I mean kilometers :). Well today I finally had a good long ride. I don't know where everybody else was on this beautiful summer day so I just went out solo this afternoon. I began by returning a book to the Little Free Library down the street. I had just finished NIght by Elie Wiesel and decided to exchange it for another book. I love just taking chances like this. I picked up Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow, which was later made into a musical. I haven't seen the musical but the book looked interesting. I'll read it once I'm finished with book I'm currently reading (Kafka By the Shore by Haruki Murakami).
I headed down to Bidwell Park for a bit. It's not the quietest place but I have to admit I was hoping to run into another lonely cyclist as it's a busy park. I rode to Gallagher Beach on the Outer Harbor afterward. So, I love that they have bike racks and a bike repair station but I really wish they would move the port-a-potties.
No swimming allowed but people are ignoring the signs. Good.
I stopped at Electric Avenue for a small pitcher of PBR and to play some pinball. Now, pinball is making a bit of a comeback here after largely disappearing from our bars over the last 20 years. When I lived in Pittsburgh from 2004-2008 there were still plenty of new and old pinball machines. There is a sudden influx of new machines here lately, which is great. But a lot of people seem to be put off by the older ones. They are so used to the pristine condition of the new games and think that anything older is not playable. But this is what most pinball machines were like before they disappeared from this city at the end of the 20th century. Sometimes there are flaws. I'm not talking about complete breakdowns such as broken flippers and bumpers. That's unacceptable. But sometimes one flipper is slightly weaker. You learn to play off the strengths and weaknesses of an individual table.Sometimes this is just part of the game. Besides, these games are just three for a buck. The new games are usually a dollar each.
I played WWF Royal Rumble, Spider-Man and Black Belt. The first two were decent, but pretty standard. I have to say I really liked Black Belt, a machine from the mid-80s. It had an unusual setup, with a circular ramp in the middle that included a reverse flipper, hitting the ball downward onto an awaiting ramp. At just a quarter per game, I hope to return to play it some more.
I don't know how they come up with this stuff, but this website put out a list of the best dive bars in upstate New York and Electric Avenue came in at number 30:
I went home to make some food before going back out. Paranoid about any further cycling related infections I took a shower and changed clothes. I then headed back out to ride to the closing parade of the annual week and a half long Infringement Festival. The parade was led by our local marching band, Brass Pro and the Waterfront Revivalists.
This was such an awesome day to ride. Summer's not over yet!
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