Bicycling

I'm giving Strava a shot again, anyone else use it here? Nobody I know offsite does, but if ya'll want to see uninteresting maps of my rides to the library and back, you totally could.

My parents gave me an Osprey Radial backpack for late-january-christmas. It's pretty rad. It doesn't have ports to run a hydration hose through, but I'm not sure I'll need one anymore. Now I'll have regular access to public water fountains for refilling bottles.

I'm also moving over to a new pannier setup, thanks to my sister. Haven't had the occasion to load them up yet, but it'll be nice having bags that are quick to remove from the bike.

Juggling

Progress is slow, yet hope is not abandoned.

Clothing

I'm strongly considering saying fuck it, fuck pants, I'm done with cotton, if I'm not on the clock I'm not wearing 'em. So now I'm knee deep in tabs of hiking pants who's stretch properties apparently enter noneuclidean space and oh I found some fancy "commuting" cyclist apparel that is apparently made with woven magic and that go for $150 a pop.

And so, I'm slowly narrowing in on a question: what's the closest thing I can find to tights that are socially acceptable to wear outside of the house? Cycling bibs come close. Something slightly less skin tight and sans chamois.