Brainstorm

When I think of all the things I could—and probably should—be thinking about (like ending world hunger, solving the global climate change crisis, or what it would take to be a better husband and father) and compare that to what I do tend to occupy my mind with (like what it would take to lose five pounds, whether to buy that wool jersey on eBay, or how to adjust my bike saddle so I’m neither sliding forward nor crushing my nuts), I get sort of depressed. I’m certainly not living up to my potential (whatever that means)—but at the same time, ruminating over that is certainly also an example of the same sort of mindless mental activity I think I ought to eschew.

Take, for instance, my one big thought for today, which has to do, not surprisingly with the very event I have already expended far too much brainpower fussing over: the Taco Truck Time Trial.

I went over to Dutch Bike Seattle to meet the owners in person and to take a first-hand look at the Conference Bike, and my brainstorm—or call it a “drizzle,” anyway, although it was pouring outside when I got there—is to include it, on Saturday, as an integral part of the race.

It holds seven riders, so what racers will have to do, is team up into groups of that size, and then, one group after another, as their staggered time trial start, will ride the CoBi down the block and back before individuals set out on their own bikes for the rest of the race.

This will clump riders into groups of a nice size, but will also stretch out the groups sufficiently that they won’t all arrive at the taco trucks simultaneously. Might make for some funny teamwork, too.

My only concern is logistics; if there are too many groups, it could take a while.

But if I keep thinking about it, maybe I can solve that, too.