It was a comfortable 2C/36F ride in and by the time I arrived, I wondered if I should have ditched my tights as I was really warm. It was a beautiful weekend with sun, limited wind/breeze and temperatures of 21C/70F and 22C/72F respectively. A lot of people were out on their bikes and enjoying the warmth (and glad that the last of the snow is finally going). Today is only supposed to go up to 8C/46F with a bit of rain but the next couple of days are expected to be better.

Got out my touring bike, Kona Sutra, the one I normally commute on and went for an 18km ride yesterday. I was sore when I got up this morning but used it again today anyway. I'm sore now as I sit here but that will disappear as I use it more. Did I shrink in height over the winter? The saddle seems too high: I'll adjust it slightly before I headout home this afternoon.

First ride in the rain for the year. Wasn't too heavy but the wind was worse as it was right in my face. Rode the old horse today.. think it might be replaced this year seems smaller than the Trek.

Tuesday of last week, my wife was driving in Manhattan, and a driver of another car rear-ended her and wrecked her car. It's a total loss. My wife is just fine. The police had a tow truck bring the car to a garage in East Harlem. On Friday, I put panniers on my Volpe and attached a big milk crate to the rear rack. I rode to the garage to pick up whatever things we needed from the car while it waits for an appraisal and a trip to the junk yard. From there, I went to work in the Bronx. Total miles was 14 as usual, but the route was totally different from my normal route. The bike was heavily loaded, and it was top heavy, so I had to balance in very carefully. The load slowed me a little but not much, and I was perfectly comfortable. The weather was lovely.

Here is the route I took. The car was a 1998 Honda Civic DX hatchback with 240,000 miles on it. It served us well for many years.

Wrecked car:



Laden bicycle:





Path along the Harlem River (between Manhattan and the Bronx).

Glad to hear the wife is OK noglider, I bet you made some people wonder why you had jumper cables and ice scrapers with you on your bicycle.

Today was the first ride to work for me where it was cooler inside than outside.

Happy to hear your wife is okay #noglider .

Rain this morning, so I took the bus most of the way to work (although I still had 3.5-miles of riding in the rain). Warm (mid-60's) and a little windy. Still a chance of rain for the evening commute, but I'll likely ride the entire way home.

65F and sunny. Too hot for long sleeves! Will be into the 80s at quitting time. Today and tomorrow.

Also, 25mm tubeless tires with CF fork-steerer-stem-bars pretty similar on brutal chipseal to 28mm tires w/ tubes, steel fork, aluminum stem & bars

The only notable thing on this morning's commute was that I figured out while toodling along and fussing with the barrel adjusters, that it was the mismatched derailleur capacity that was keeping my bike from shifting well. A pink dragon could have passed in front of me and I'd never have noticed, I was basically tuned out listening to a podcast.

It was a beautiful day to ride through the rumpled hills of Northern Delaware. I rode my favorite commuter, my drop bar Trek 930 mountain bike. On the way in, I took the bus and rode 2 1/2 miles from the busr stop to my office in my street clothes. On the way back, I changed into shorts and rode the full 9 1/2 miles. It was windy and lots of hills, but fun.

The commute was nice though the roads were wet due to the rain. I left forty minutes later than usual as I was waiting for the rain to stop. There is much more traffic on the road at that time. I had three 18-wheelers pass me. I see a few cars on most days. I prefer the earlier leaving time.

And an empty cake box!!! Where's my piece?

Yes, glad to hear your wife is ok.

Nice ride in this morning. A comfortable 50F, clear, no noticeable wind.

I took the slightly longer route which includes a MUP. At first I was lost in thought but then started to look around at how green everything has become for spring.

50-ish, too. My first ride of the year without even a windbreaker/jacket, AND I rode in shorts. Felt liberating and I flew in. Whoo Hoo!!!

Today's commute was nice and sunny but cool (still???!!!), -2C/28F. There was some dampness in the air so I had to stop to put my Buff on as a cap and later in the ride, my hands were feeling a bit cold (just wearing DeFeet wool gloves over them).

However, I did pass a highschool age kid riding his longboard with just a t-shirt on top, WOW!!!

Nice, but I wonder when we're going to see temperatures like that on morning rides in, #jealous !

Yesterday afternoon, I couldn't wait for nice temperatures so I rode home in shorts in 4C/39F temps, it wasn't comfortable at first but I got used to it before long.

Overslept by an hour and a half today, forgot to set the alarm. I'm surprised I didn't wake up early on my own though. I usually do. So, I must have been more tired than usual...especially since I didn't awake until the sun came up.

I'd ridden three straight days, and felt a bit fatigued on the ride home last night. It was warmer than usual too, about 82 or 3 degrees. Made good time though. Both rides were fast. I'm running now at close to my mid-summer pace. So, this should be a good year.

It's all relative and I've been pretty chilly at that 45-50° that ya'll are so happy about. And I was in Florida last week, getting jealous of them riding to work in that 72° sunshine. I know that there are drawbacks just about anywhere but I am so looking forward to mornings like that.

Totally uneventful commute, warm 53F, no - I'm mean none, zip, zilch, zero, nada - wind. Ahhhhh...

Another uneventful commute. After Saturday's 56 mile ride, 15 seemed like a cake walk. Finally got to go with just shorts and jersey in the morning, but did add arm warmers. It was about 59 degrees. Unfortunately I felt faster than I actually was.

One interesting thing to note is that there is one place that used to be a 4-way stop where I cross a state highway, but it's now a full signalized intersection with separate left turn arrows. I always go straight across. So now if I catch the green, I don't have to stop at all where I had to before. In the mornings I used to always pull into a gas station driveway right after that 4-way stop, for a quick break, but now if I make the green light it's all downhill so I don't feel like stopping!

That now makes 2 places on my commute that used to be stop signs but are now traffic signals, on which I can continue without even slowing down if I happen to get the green light.

Nice [MENTION=301784]PatrickGSR94[/MENTION].

One of my traffic lights seems to be more responsive to me and my bike and turns to green faster (last year, I often waited with no change and then just went through a red when there was no visible traffic). Strangely enough, and perhaps it is not really a coincidence after all, it is outside one of the businesses in town that have contracts to install and maintain traffic signals.

Cooler and overcast this morning. They were originally forecasting thunderstorms this afternoon/evening, but it looks like those have moved to tomorrow.

I rode into work on Friday and left my bike at work. Last night (Monday), I rode home. The day had been warm and not very windy, but I left after 7pm, and by then, the wind had picked up. It was shifty, so sometimes it was a headwind and sometimes a tail wind.

The people on the path really irritated me. I started thinking I want winter to come back. I hope part of the problem is that people aren't used to using the path. But some of them may continue to walk on the wrong side for the rest of the warm months. On much of the Greenway, there are SEPARATE paths. One is for cycling and skating, and the other is for jogging and walking. A lot of walkers and joggers use the bike portion. I'm fine with that as long as they use it as a highway, i.e. keep right except to pass. Too many people were walking on the left side. There was one group that really irritated me. I stopped in front of them because I didn't want to pass them on their left or their right, as I had no idea if or when they would shift over to the other side. I said, "I have no idea what you're doing and gestured for them to switch sides." One guy said, "It doesn't matter." I said, "Most people walk on that side." He said, "It doesn't matter." I understand people don't like being told what to do, especially by strangers. But come on, how about we cooperate? Being predictable is best for everyone. But this thought doesn't occur to people. Argh!

55F and sunny, short sleeves, shorts, sandals, excellent! Again due to get above 85 today. Riding at lunchtime to a dentist appointment, hope I am not too sweaty to stay upright in the chair when I get there (w/o sliding off the foot end).

Oh yeah, one of the other lights on my route also appears to have been adjusted and now does much better at detecting me when no one else is on my side of the intersection.

My commute used to have 2 lights only, now has 5, but 2 of those replaced stop signs and one was adjusted, so all in all it's been a positive change!

It always amazes me how little thought people give to the situation they are in. Just take a look and use common sense. Arghh.