So I'm back living in NYC, working in Brooklyn and living uptown in Manhattan, which means a daily bridge commute over either the Manhattan Bridge or the Brooklyn Bridge.

I love the ride over the bridge and I've crossed a lot of bridges by bike but I can't recall the last time I had to do it regularly as part of my commute. As I was up there today in the wind and the rain I was wondering how do regular bridge commuters deal with even more severe conditions.

For example, the other night just as I arrived home a wall of thunderstorms came hurling through and I was glad I was on this side of the bridge. Do you wait them out? Have you ridden over a bridge like that in a storm?

Keep in mind I am literally an every day commuter. In snowy Boston, even this year, I didn't miss many days. And I ride in pretty nasty stuff commuting or on tours. But somehow the bridge feels like a commitment- once you start riding over...well, you know...