Originally Posted by
tarwheel
- You "commute" to group rides on weekends rather than drive to the starting location.
- You arrive at the starting location for a group ride and are the only one to show up because the forecast called for a 50% chance of rain.
- [strike]Your solo rides are at a faster pace than group rides because you're in so much better shape than the weekend-only riders.[/strike]
- You've got several bikes so you can just grab one of the backups if your main commuter has a flat or other mechanical issue.
- You ride more miles on your bike annually (monthly, weekly) than your car or truck.
- You only have to change the oil in your car/truck once a year, whether it needs it or not.
Most of this applies to me, except that I'm still slow in spite of all the miles I ride.
Originally Posted by
Bud Bent
It reached 100 degrees here before 11:00 am yesterday. It stayed over 100 degrees until after 8:00pm. In the middle of my ride home at 4:00 pm, it was 109 degrees (officially at NOAA; my bike computer was reading 118). My sandals got so hot they were burning my toes. Whenever I grabbed the bike's brake levers, they burned my fingers. I can't say that it was as much fun as my ride home usually is. So did I ride to work today? Of course. This afternoon's forecast? 110 degrees. I can hardly wait.
As scroca pointed out when I posted this in the "How was your commute today" thread, it fits for this thread, too.