Originally Posted by
mgw4jc
Warmest ride to work in several weeks: 40F.
Foggiest ride ever with visibility only about 100 yards at the beginning, maybe 1/4 mile at the end. All cars passed me safely, so I'm thinking my visibility must have been sufficient, but their taillights would disappear quickly into the soupiness.
No actual rain, but my tights, jacket and gloves were all quite damp by the time I got in. Unless we get torrential downpours, I hope to ride all week compared to just 3 times last week.
We have a roller coaster of highs forecast this week.
M: 60
T: 41
W: 74
T: 48
F: 47
Happy Monday everyone!
i used that phrase talking to a fellow bike commuter this morning. I think that best describes it roller coaster weather.
i rode under some trees and they dripped on me. It was so foggy and 37F for me. I felt like cars saw me pretty well. blinky front and headlight and on rear blinky coat, solid seatpost light, and blinky pannier.
Originally Posted by
tarwheel
First bike commute in two weeks due to a series of 4 winter storms here. We've still got snow covering yards and snow-plow piles on the sides of the street 5 days after our biggest snowstorm last Wednesday night. Temperatures have been mostly below freezing since then, so very little melting has occurred. I tried to ride on one of the greenways on Saturday and had to turn back after 2 miles because it was just too icy. The snow we got last week was very wet, and turned icy in the freezing temperatures, so it's not like riding through slush. Yesterday we had heavy freezing rain, which would have caused havoc if it had been a work day. There were a lot of wrecks early in the morning even though very few people were out driving. Hopefully the weather will get back closer to normal this week, but it's looking kind of sketchy with more "wintry mix" expected on Thursday.
It was a great ride other than my glasses fogging up. I was tempted to stop and take them off but they are prescription and did not really want the water hitting my face. cant ride tuesday but hoping to ride wednesday. I will probably not ride thurs (wintry mix) and friday leaving work early to go camping with my daughter.