More on School Pride: Crossing Paths with a Crossrunner

Odometer: 1461 miles and headed for winter storage

It’s been a terribly long time since I posted, but I have a good excuse – I’ve been out on my scooter! I’ve put another 500 miles on since my last post, including a few hundred miles on the secondary highway between home and the office.

With the turn to cold weather, though, I fear that scootering for 2009 is over. I’ve learned the importance of layering and found the best gloves for cold weather (Corazzo, we love you!). But more on that another time.

On a recent trip to Atlanta, I came across a real-life CrossRunner at the Georgia Tech bookstore. This beauty is an ES150, priced at $2,299 MSRP. It was displayed prominently in the lobby of Barnes and Noble, and ready for immediate sale. It’s not too late to get one for the college student in your life!

Scooting Hotlanta

I’m in Atlanta this week, and the scooters are in bloom. On the campus of Georgia Tech, students on scooters are literally everywhere – including nearly running me over on the sidewalk outside of Starbucks this morning. And they’re a hearty breed: last night we had dime-size hail, thunder, and lightning, but that did not deter the scooterists from being out on the road. A bright red scoter zipped by me, driver clad in the ever-fashionable lawn and leaf bag. Hats off to you, Mr. Hefty.

All of this is making me eager for spring. Let’s ride!