Tuesday evening was the team's first Spinning class of the winter. The class went okay. I did not feel awful afterward. During the class was a different matter. Not so much in terms of fitness but I could really feel the 5-6 extra lbs of blubber that I have been carrying around. I would get out of the saddle and my fat would follow a split second later when the gravitational forces let go, allowing the lard fly upward uncontrollably. My butt was jiggly and wiggly. It was a mentally disturbing evening.

Allow me to make one other observation from the class. Consider this a cycling tip with the added bonus of being a fashion tip as well. You might call it "Straight Eye for the Cyclist Guy". On today's episode we offer a tip to Mr Bag E. Shorts. When a pair of cycling shorts become baggy it is time to buy a new pair. This lycra material that is all the rage with cyclists these days, is actually made to stretch. Believe it, or not. Unlike jeans, there are no "relaxed fit" cycling shorts. And, there is no need for your shorts to have a scosh more room in the rear. Keep those shorts nice and clingy Mr Bag E Shorts. You will look like a new man.

While on the subject of shorts, Mr Bag E. Shorts was also the dreaded Mr C Thru Shorts. Good god! In fairness to Mr C Thru, I have several pairs of shorts that also are threadbare in the most unfortunate of places. We all have owned shorts like this and once in a while you screw up and wear the wrong pair on a much too public ride. But, I remember these same shorts on Mr C Thru last year. I can be an understanding guy. Shorts are expensive and it can be difficult to throw away an otherwise perfectly good shorts. But please, if you must hold on to these eyesores, only wear them on solo rides or trainer workouts.