Brutal morning commute with MBTA red line: delay of 25 mins due to medical emergency at Park St and then a disabled train at Broadway when my train is at Andrew đŸ™„
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I’m amazed how quiet it is on the redline train today (from Kendall - Fields Corner) - no loud music, no one screaming on the phone, no groups loudly chatting or obnoxiously laughing.
New MBTA red line train @ fields corner
Maybe it makes this rainy cold day better because it’s just such a rare thing
It’s a real commuter bike now!
Pros:
I don’t have to carry the backpack on my back so I don’t get as sweaty.
Cons:
Took a huge aero penalty. And it’s so fucking windy today.
Took a huge weight penalty. The rear rack + the heavier bag.
I don’t look as cool đŸ˜«.
A little wandering and exploration in Savin Hill in Dorchester. Not the Stabbing Hill any more. Great view of downtown Boston (should’ve stopped to snap a pic)
Gorgeous day for my morning commute
Wandered a bit in my neighborhood Popes Hill in Dorchester
#commute #bike #BikeInBoston #Dorchester #selfie #cycling #Boston
A little bit of mixed modes today:
Grabbed a blue bike at 4:43pm and rode to the Apple store in East Cambridge from Kendall.
At 4:57pm I got the iPad mini I ordered for Josh and grabbed another blue bike riding to Park St to catch the red line train.
At 5:10pm I was waiting for the train.
Literally no other mode of transportation could be this efficient and easy around the city.
Keytar Bear is in downtown crossing T this morning!! Even a few seconds of his music when the doors open on the train is delightful.
When I stepped out of the house: oh it’s not too cold, not too bad…
5 mins later: fucking hell take me back to the Caribbeans
New MBTA red line train #1922 this must be like new new
And I really need mud guards on my bike đŸ˜‘
Had a tour on the bike around the city after work today. What a beautiful day and I love my city (when weather is nice) đŸ¤£
Esplanade, Boylston St, Leather District
That made me think - Bay Village is the smallest neighborhood in Boston but it feels like Leather District is even smaller!
I seriously hurt some bro's ego yesterday on the way back from my spontaneous ride to Lexington. I had my commute bike (it's actually a gravel bike) with a backpack rack, my work backpack, and big heavy puncture proof tires. And I was in civilized clothes. Heavy and not aero at all.
Some bros on Mass Ave were riding aggressively and fast, I figured I would try to see if I could keep up with them. I had never followed them closely to draft behind them by keeping at least 3 feet away, sometimes dropping further behind. But after half a mile or a mile or so, the bro realized I was still keeping up (he looked back), and he decided to blow up on Mass Ave during rush hour between Alewife and Porter, and blew past a red light. He almost got hit by a car, it was nerve wrecking even to watch, and he got yelled at by his buddy. I realized he was doing very aggressive and dangerous things so I let them go.
Hilariously I caught them up at Mass Ave Bridge inbound đŸ˜‚ he was struggling on the inbound ascend and I could hear him talking with his buddy about me being as surprisingly fast as them, and what the hell they were doing đŸ˜‚ then they continued to ride aggressively, just to be stopped by cars all the time. And he took a long time to clip in. He took the traffic lane instead of bike lane, which was fine, but his buddy almost ran into the concrete barrier following him and had to unclip and slow down. Thank god they took the Southwest corridor at Mass Ave T station so I didn't have to witness some dumbass behaviors.
Maybe they're too young to realize their life is more important than their ego? đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚
No one but Josh Kraft :" traffic jams are caused by bike lanes I'm sure!!"
And also stupid and erratic driver behaviors too.
Omg these drivers are so dumb they can't keep the intersection clear (they just can't help themselves) and no one can move even on a green light so nobody is going anywhere and I have to bike around and in between cars because they're dumb fucks and block crosswalks too. Blame that on bike lanes Josh Kraft the dumbest mayor candidate ever.
Rant over.
Boston Globe even failed to mention the cyclist was on the SIDEWALK when he was murdered by the driver, who drove his Mercedes SUV directly onto the sidewalk. If there were events like MIT commencement, there'd be easily crowds of people on the sidewalk, and the driver would kill many pedestrians.
Is it too much to ask cars to stay on the road?
Edit: capital letters SIDEWALK
#biketoot #cycling #CambridgeMA #Boston #commute #bike
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/21/metro/cambridge-cyclist-crash-charges/