Finally! Switching to the summer commuter bike!
06-02-17, 08:42 PM
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Finally! Switching to the summer commuter bike!
It's been a long wet fall/winter/spring in the Pacific Northwest. I've finally had a few rides on my road bike! I plan to commute with it the majority of the time from now until mid September. It's such a fun ride. So light and nimble in comparison the to the e-bike I've been commuting on for several months. It's great not to have to pack so much gear. Shorts, a light jacket in the morning, and a sweat wicking shirt - no layers, no rain gear, no full finger gloves, no balaclava, no blah, blah, blah... I'm thankful that the e-bike did an excellent job of getting me through the lousy weather - but, it's these types of days that got me into bike commuting in the first place!
I wish you could all have a Pacific Northwest summer... but, you would have to pay for it... with 9 months of rain.
I wish you could all have a Pacific Northwest summer... but, you would have to pay for it... with 9 months of rain.
06-03-17, 08:15 AM
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It's been a long wet fall/winter/spring in the Pacific Northwest. I've finally had a few rides on my road bike! I plan to commute withit the majority of the time from now until mid September [four months].
It's such a fun ride. So light and nimble in comparison the to the e-bike I've been commuting on for several months. It's great not to have to pack so much gear. Shorts, a light jacket in the morning, and a sweat wicking shirt - no layers, no rain gear, no full finger gloves, no balaclava, no blah, blah, blah... I'm thankful that the e-bike did an excellent job of getting me through the lousy weather - but, it's these typesof days that got me into bike commuting in the first place!
I wish you could all have a PacificNorthwest summer... but, you would have to pay for it... with 9 months of rain.
It's such a fun ride. So light and nimble in comparison the to the e-bike I've been commuting on for several months. It's great not to have to pack so much gear. Shorts, a light jacket in the morning, and a sweat wicking shirt - no layers, no rain gear, no full finger gloves, no balaclava, no blah, blah, blah... I'm thankful that the e-bike did an excellent job of getting me through the lousy weather - but, it's these typesof days that got me into bike commuting in the first place!
I wish you could all have a PacificNorthwest summer... but, you would have to pay for it... with 9 months of rain.
Does a near-perfect weather place exist?...Personally the only weather I don’t like to ride in is rain, and no rain would bea desert. That said, I really like riding in all seasons, even winter. So my near perfect weather would present the best of all seasons, without the extremes, and I already live here.
Nice, albeit short Spring with beautiful blossoms and that first few weeks ofrelief from Winter; glorious summer; cool crispy Autumn with colorful foliage;and even a bracing, and challenging Winter, but not one impossible to ride in.
Nice, albeit short Spring with beautiful blossoms and that first few weeks ofrelief from Winter; glorious summer; cool crispy Autumn with colorful foliage;and even a bracing, and challenging Winter, but not one impossible to ride in.
Just sayin'
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06-05-17, 10:30 AM
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I like to joke that it rains once a year in Seattle, for nine months. But seriously, I've been there a few times, and I find it to be pleasant. We were there in January a couple of years ago, and it was unusually dry and cold. We rode bikes in 30-somethingº weather, and we had a really nice time.
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06-05-17, 10:37 AM
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I like to joke that it rains once a year in Seattle, for nine months. But seriously, I've been there a few times, and I find it to be pleasant. We were there in January a couple of years ago, and it was unusually dry and cold. We rode bikes in 30-somethingº weather, and we had a really nice time.
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Not sure which would be better for me. I don't like the cold, anything below 60, although the summers here are pretty warm. It's going to be 113-116 degree temps all next week, but it's a dry heat 
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I got 400 miles in this week. Just a little light misting a couple of times, but no real rain. Did I go a whole week without even packing rain pants?
I dug the rain bike out today for a chance of rain, but again, just a few random sprinkles, not enough to pull the rain jacket out of the backpack.
I have a new chain and a new cassette for the rain bike. I'm hoping to give it a good summer tune-up, then put it away for a few months
Unfortunately, another week of rain in the forecast, and I was hoping for a few dry days this weekend
I dug the rain bike out today for a chance of rain, but again, just a few random sprinkles, not enough to pull the rain jacket out of the backpack.
I have a new chain and a new cassette for the rain bike. I'm hoping to give it a good summer tune-up, then put it away for a few months
Unfortunately, another week of rain in the forecast, and I was hoping for a few dry days this weekend
