Another typical commute this morning & yesterday. It's only 3.4 miles round trip, so not much to say usually. I'm finally getting my routine & bag packing pretty well refined.

Last night, I took the SC3 grocery shopping; small load. There was a lady in there who was so fat, she had a collapsible stool in her shopping cart so that she could sit down anywhere for a break. She sat down about every 3 minutes. She blocked half the deli counter. Made me feel really glad I road the 4.9 miles there. The ride back was very tough, with the extra 10 lbs. or so and the 30+ mph gusting headwind.

I did manage to crack 30 mph once, downhill, which is no easy feat on that bike.

drew3: Get the computer. You'll enjoy it. I'm an engineer too. What happens is that the first week, you'll use the computer all the time on your commute. Then, you'll have all these nice reference points in your head, and you won't use it any more for the commute. I only use mine now on non-commuting trips when I want to know some stats.

My average commuting speed is about 14 mph. The ride in takes 8-9 minutes. The ride home takes 6-7 minutes. (a bit more downhil and usually a more favorable wind) Top speed is usually around 21 mph.

rumrunn6: It sounds like all your hard work is paying off. Nice! Keep it up.

I feel bad for you Canucks who are still getting snow. It has been in the 70s here for the last week or so. No possibility of snow. You're tougher than us, as a result though.