Yesterday morning's blusteriness calmed down some, but I did get a decent tailwind pushing me home to a 18mph average speed. I was home 3-5 minutes faster than normal. Woohoo!

65F and 90% humidity feels like a summer morning. I'm back to just shorts and a t-shirt for the ride. Still windy too. We're getting some much needed rain, but so far I've only ridden on the wet streets. That may change at 5pm today though.

32F this morning and virtually no wind which is highly unusual for Oklahoma. Got a slightly late start out the door, about 15 minutes after my normal departure time. Not sure if it was just my imagination or what, but there did seem to be a few extra cars on the road. My winter gear kept me very warm, so that was money well spent. Glad to be back in the saddle!

More rain/snow, ice and harsh head wind this morning. At least today's client office was only half the distance from yesterday's.

43F, clear, little wind - back to boring which is fine with me!

Cool as I stepped outside this morning. Spitting snow/rain the entire ride. Nothing to get wet by though. Had a minivan I didn't recognize pass and give me a tap on the horn after he got by. A regular caught me as I was going through a small but very tight S curve, sat behind me and as we came out of the second turn he got beside me, revved his engine and chirped the tires. I laughed and he waved as he pulled in front. Then as I was approaching my left turn onto a bike path a car came up and slowed way down to stay behind me so I could move over so I signaled my intent and slid over enough to the left so he could pass as I turned. Nice to have some courtesy out there. Looking like rain for my ride home. This time I did pack the MC Hammer rain pants.

This morning was beautiful! 18F, clear, only a little windy. I was slightly overdressed but didn't care. First time breaking out my Columbia Omni-Heat winter boots (I have been riding with my summer hiking boots, but figured this morning would be just too cold). I wore the Columbia boots with one pair of Darn Tough wool socks, and my feet were delightfully warm the whole way.

Similar to yesterday temp wise but no rain. Only wet roads. However, I fully expect to get wet later on. Wringing your clothing to get the extra water out kind of wet. :) Its supposed to go up to 60F later on so its nice to have warm temps at least. Will need to take it easy and go slower on the Ft Lee Rd downhill like yesterday. Speaking of going slower, I recently replaced my brake pads with the good old Kool Stop salmon ones.

http://www.koolstop.com/images/ks-c2sa_sm.jpg

They still rock and will stay with them. Swissstop are nice but are more expen$ive.

Mid-30's this morning, with a windchill into the upper 20's. Had a fairly strong headwind for the first 1/3 of the commute, but once I turned south it became a crosswind... which was definitely better.

I have decided to drive the past two days. I want to make sure I stay healthy. We had 10-20 mph winds and .25" of rain yesterday. I think today when I would be riding home it would be a thunderstorm with strong winds and .53" of rain through out the evening.

Seriously foggy this morning. My headlights just illuminated a cloud of fog in front of me, barely showed me where I was riding at all. An animal ran across the road in front of me, and I have no idea what it was.

Quite cool (1°C = 33.8 F), but pleasantly uneventful, apart from a donkey on a muscle car who honked at me, before using a gas station as a shortcut to avoid to stop at a traffic light. I ignored him.

I'm starting to think about realizing user pmcadamis' "poor man pogies" showed on http://www.bikeforums.net/10253149-post31.html with a couple ziplock plastic bags to cut down on wind chill.




Stats 2016
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Commute ratio (November): [19/30]

Near Misses: 0

Idiots met: 1

SCR score for today's commute:
- AM: 16+1-0 = 17
- PM: 16+0-0 = 16

SCR total score for 2016:
9

Can't say I enjoyed having a drafter/tailgater for 6 miles in the dark. I suppose I could have just motioned for him to pass.

Another bicyclist? Strange that he didn't pull alongside to chat...

It was supposed to stop raining overnight. But when my alarm went off, I thought I heard rainy sounds. I went downstairs and opened the back door, and, sure enough, it was raining. So I wore my rain jacket... totally unnecessarily. It had stopped raining by the time I left, a half hour later. :notamused:

I flatted again on the rear this morning. Ugh. I have to ditch my Blackburn Air Stick. It's just not efficient enough.


I'm thinking that I need to keep a floor pump in my office at work. I've needed to top off after repairs at least three times over the last year and a half. Having a pump here would remove that worry.


Anyhow, a nice spirited ride otherwise. There'll be a headwind this afternoon, so I'm glad that I took a racing bike today.

26 degrees but was absolutely perfect. Wore the balaclava and two layers at the bottom, three up to top and wool socks. Looking forward to snow!

Beautiful ride today after two rainy days, with sunny skies and mild temperatures. I had to be careful, however, to avoid slipping on wet leaves. I left my car at the dealer last night for its annual inspection, so I had to ride today regardless. I'm appreciating every bike commute these days since I'm retiring at the end of January.

Moose Mitts is back in business - Home!

Windy! And it's a crosswind so I'll get it again going home. The temp was a decent 37F but 28F with the windchill... windchill, that thing again!

The forecast said the rain wouldn't start until after 6pm, but the big green mass on the radar decided to arrive early - 4:55 to be exact. I think this was the first commute in rain the entire way. Definitely the first time in rain and darkness. Lucky for me it was still 65F, so not bad - especially since I had no jacket. The main thing I didn't like about it was the visibility being lower. My glasses were splattered enough that I just slid them down my nose a bit and peered between them and the edge of my helmet. My helmet does have a short visor too, which I feel helps.

This morning I had an appointment a few miles further away than my office, so I rode there for 17 miles. Then went back to the office for an additional 5+ miles. A big 22+ miles to start off the day.

I'm off work tomorrow - so today is my Friday!

Tired of the wet. Rained yesterday and the temps are just above freezing. Sanding trucks were out this morning since it was hovering around 32 degrees. Glad I put the studs on last night. Headed out in light flurries which became hit or miss over the miles. Nice ride overall. Hopefully the sun reappears some day.

I find it interesting the mental shifts that take place when you commute regularly. At first it's like this big mission you're undertaking. Moves to not such a big deal to ride, then the weather takes on less importance to finally commuting is just what you do. For coworkers it went from "you rode your bike to work? in an are you crazy voice, eventually switching to "why didn't you ride today?". On bad weather days it's still the "are you crazy?" comments but figure that will change by the end of this winter.

wet roads and wet leaves but great ride.
 

@tarwheel congrats on the retirement...


I rode today after a strong storm moved across the state last night.. Warning for wind gusts up to 50mph last night.


We have much cooler temps today and the sun is back. 42F this morning. I felt good and it did me good to be on the bike again. :D

40F and clear(-ish) when I left the house. In the home stretch of the commute there seemed to be something like frost/black ice on the pavement but no traction issues.

28F this morning, with surprisingly clear skies and brilliant stars. Wind was very slight, but not bothersome in the least. I could feel the cold, and was tempted to sleep in some and just drive, but decided against it. Had to stop at Walmart on the way to grab a frozen box of breakfast and lunch. Other than that the 10-mile ride to work was uneventful, just as it should be.

First below-freezing commute of the season for me this morning. Also my first commute in 2 weeks since I was off last week, had some heavy rains, etc. My bike computer got as low as 30°F at one point during the commute.

Unfortunately I'm about 200-300 miles off my commute and total annual miles compared to this time last year. I probably won't match last year's end-of-year numbers unless I do some big recreational rides this month, which is also unlikely.

So I guess the ~3,500 mile/year and ~2,500 commuting miles per year is about my limit that I can physically handle. If I ever move closer to work, I'll probably commute more often, but the total commute miles will likely end up being less. Oh well, such is life.

Wow, [MENTION=301784]PatrickGSR94[/MENTION], it's colder in Tennessee than in New York.

Don't think the cold front has reached you just yet. :innocent: Also that was at 6 AM this morning. Highs are in the 50's right now.

May I say 45F at 3pm feels a lot colder than 40F at 6am

That's a good idea.. i bought a pair, they make a huge difference..you can even toss a couple of the chemical heat pouches in if you want to.. your hands will stay very toasty.

A very nice uneventful commute in today. The temp was 33f degrees when I left the house this am. It was my first ride this week, even though I worked all week and I am ready for a weekend. They have had construction in my office since Wednesday this week and it is very noisy. Not riding and being irritated is not a good combination.

Coldest commute of the season so far. Around 25F as I left the house, but minimal winds at least. My toes started to get a little cold by the end, but otherwise a nice, quite commute. Should be sunny and 45F for the ride home!