Originally Posted by mgw4jc

First sub-freezing ride since last winter: 31F when I left. But I did like that it was light when I left at 7am.

I stopped along the way for this photo.

Originally Posted by tarwheel

Another beautiful day, with morning temps in the upper 30s and afternoon high supposed to reach about 70. First afternoon commute in the dark in quite a while yesterday, and I don't like it. Traffic is much heavier on my commute route in the afternoons, and once daylight savings ends I am riding in the dark most of the way home among lots of cars and trucks. I was lit up like a Christmas tree, however, with 3 taillights and 2 headlights.

Got my first look at my new commuter-touring frame, which I ordered through my local bike shop. It's a Soma Saga in British Racing green. I'm going to have it built up with parts from two different bikes, changing my "stable" around. My current touring bike, a Bob Jackson, will become my main commuter, and I'll be swapping the triple crankset and derailleurs from it to the Saga, as well as the 36-spoke wheels. The BJ will be rebuilt with a compact double crank and derailleurs from my current main commuter, a Gunnar Crosshairs, which I plan to sell. My reasons for switching is the Bob Jackson does not not have enough clearance for the larger tires and fenders I want for touring. However, the BJ is a great bike and will make a great commuter -- which is what I originally got it for -- and it fits me much better than the Gunnar. The Gunnar has to go because I don't have the garage space, or parts, for another bike.

Originally Posted by tarwheel

Wowzer, it's getting dark early now! I knew it would change once DST ended, but didn't remember it getting dark so early by now. It's essentially dark by 5:30 pm and we still have another 6 weeks until the shortest day of the year. I'm just glad that I replaced my main headlight a few weeks ago.