Originally Posted by
Doohickie
I have a work schedule where I work 4-5 days a week (every other Friday off). Since September I've been averaging riding to work every day of the week except one, when I have off-site meetings that I haven't worked through how to ride to (yet). Anyway, aside from that day which is usually Wednesday, I've been riding every day of the week.
Except this week.
Monday was a combination of severe weather, and I had to stop on the way home from work to pick up flooring I'm putting down in my living room (from a place very near my office), so I decided to drive. The thunderstorms were supposed to end Monday night, but I awoke to the sound of thunder on Tuesday. I got lazy and stayed in bed a little longer since I won't ride my bike in a t-storm. By the time I got ready for work (and by then too late to ride), the storm had cleared off and I could have ridden after all. Today is that day when I have off-site meetings.
Tomorrow I plan to ride; in fact I couldn't ask for better weather- sunny with 50-degree temps in the morning and a high in the 70s, with light winds. But then Friday I have off. I plan to ride, but not to work.
So where I've usually been riding every day except one, this week I'm only riding one day.
I'm a little worried that with the colder weather coming in, I'll get lazy and give up riding for the winter. Help me, BF Buddies! Inspire me to ride!
I'm having the same problem (rode on Monday, but not since).
I don't know how long your commute is, but on days you can't bring yourself to ride, can you drive part of the way, and ride the last few miles?
I sometimes do that. My full commute is 16.5 miles one-way. I can park 3.5 miles from work, or 2 miles if I'm really feeling lazy. If I do the 2 mile ride, I almost consider it a time-trial
However, those plans didn't help me yesterday or today, I drove the entire way. I am weak.