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So like, I think I was talking out of my butt. I didn't do this Mensa workout in less than 15 minute. I didn't actually time myself per se, but it just didn't feel that long. Having watched other people do it, it probably took me like 45 min to do. :) I honestly didn't sit there and try to figure it out though, it was either I knew it or not - in which case I just took the most likely guess.

I'm starting to get too careless on my bike. I've been really pre-occupied with my work stuff to deserve riding.

Sunday afternoon, while riding along a nice stretch of curved roads in Mississauga, it was a green light as I approached the intersection. Checking and making sure that there was no oncoming traffic on the opposite side, I proceeded to give it a little more gas to make the left. Stupid.

I didn't check if there were pedestrians, and sure enough, there was a girl of about 10-12 riding her bicycle across the street. Panic mode set in as she fixated on my bike, and started riding towards me. I braked, and veered behind her. It wasn't as scary as I make it, but still I wasn't paying attention, and some poor kid on her bike almost got hurt because of me. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

Then while following ms. toxin in her sister's NB (that's New Beetle, for all you non-VW owning peeps), I started looking at all these nice houses while basically riding her bumper. I was thinking to myself, "Dang, I better get this ASM and C stuff up to par, or else I'll never live here." Then I see out of the corner of my eye, traffic up ahead went to a dead stop! I panic braked, pulling in both clutch and front brake, while left foot is pounding downshifts while the right foot on the rear brakes. Infact, my stopping power was so sudden, that I actually did a rolling stoppie. Okay, they're fun when you meant to do one, but not at all nice when you're about to slam into the back of someone you know. By the way, a stoppie is like an endo on a BMX, but only this is for motorcycles. A normal stoppie just stops dead where you are, raising the back of the bike; pausing on the front wheel before dropping back down. A rolling stoppie allows you to actually ride on the front wheel while the rear is in the air.... It was close. I actually did a rolling stoppie, and then the bike dropped down, bounced on my back tire, skidded about 1 - 2 feet, before coming to a complete stop. Not frighteningly close, but close enough to make me concentrate on the road the rest of the way, without tailgating her. I'll have to try for that move again, when I mean to do it.

Anyhow, accident averted, and it's kinda good to know I can rely on the amazing brakes of my 929 to get me out of a jam. My initial concern was that the minivan behind me, who was also tailing a little close, wouldn't have time to stop, and hit me instead. Well, all's well that ends well, as he saw the stopped traffic before I did, and nothing came out of it, except a good story.

....and I was going to rant about how bad drivers are getting in T.O. Humble pie never tastes good, even if you're hungry. posted by losir at 3:08 PM