Sad day for my commuting routine. Informed by building management that though they have showers and lockers in the building, the lockers are only to be used for no more than an hour or so each day by those working out. (In the non-existent workout facilities.) Existing locks will be cut off and contents donated at noon. WTF? So apparently the lockers are only to be used by those who don't um....use them.

so you can use them, just not overnight?

sorry to hear that. saw a squirrel yesterday doing a cartoon-like slow crawl across the rd in front of me. I heard a car coming up from behind and shouted: "better hurry up squirrel" and then it ran across safely. pretty funny

if you had this choice again, after reflecting on it, would you make the same choice? what would the result have been if you didn't clear the gate?

I sometimes remember the cautionary material I got with my chain saw. the stuff about complacency after working for a while. meaning: you start off real cautious but then after a while you lose that caution and get complacent and more likely to make an error in judgement

I blame it on the squirrel!

About to head out, it's my first time biking to work so I'm pretty excited. It's nice and cloudy, so it should be nice. I'm looking forward to it!

I took the long route to work today for the second time. It's more scenic and pleasant, but it includes climbing some very steep hills and also carrying my bike up some long stairs. It's quite a workout. Before I got to the hills, I thought, oh, this won't be so bad. But man, those hills are hard!

There are some really fit people jogging and cycling and doing other things on my route.

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A view of the river with the marina up ahead and the George Washington Bridge in the distant background.

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Inwood Hill Park which is a nearly untouched forest in Manhattan! This is where the steep hills are.

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That was the previous (read: yesterday's) rule. Today it changed to no more than an hour.:foo::mad:

Be sure to tell us how it went! :thumb:

It was great! Low traffic, great scenery and it didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would. I live about a mile and a half away from my work, so I ended up getting there 30 minutes early. Part of my ride was uphill and it killed my legs so I think it's going to be awhile before I'm completely used to this.

Not bad...yesterday, when I drove to work, it was 63* and crisp/cool for August. Today muggy and sticky but still nice to get out and ride in to work...

a warm but very humid morning. Big storm clouds shadowed me the whole way in. Knew it was close by the way the wind picked up. Head wind of course. Depending on the forecast the rain moves through by early after or not until 5. Road my touring bike with full fenders and brought the raincoat just in case.

Warm and extremely humid this morning, like every morning this summer. A layer of fog/clouds was hanging about 10' above the ground the entire way to work. Threat of afternoon thunderstorms is supposedly much lower today, so I rode one of my bikes without fenders. Temperatures are climbing again, and heat indexes are supposed to be 100+ in the afternoons for the rest of the week.

About 3 miles from home yesterday I see 2 tow trucks, and a police car with lights flashing stopped on the road up ahead. Just off the side of the road in a field was a large dump truck laying on its side. It was on a curve, but not a sharp one. It was gone this morning, but from what I can tell he must have gotten his right wheels off the road and found some soft ground that tipped him over.

I kinda wanted to stop and get a picture, but the police man waving traffic through may have gotten annoyed. I didn't see an ambulance nor could I identify who may have been driving. He may have already been taken somewhere.

Another muggy morning. Going with the squirrel theme, I had one dart in front of me this morning. I was inches from hitting him.

Warm, humid, and another heat warning today: there have been several this summer, which is unusual but perhaps unexpected given global warming. However, at least the nights, over the past couple of weeks, have been cool so the morning ride is in reasonable conditions.

Beautiful sunny morning. For our local cycling advocacy group, I stopped at one of the intersections along the way and counted cyclists and pedestrians for 30 minutes (another member joined me and continued for another hour until 9am). I'm going to do this again tomorrow morning at another corner. We're trying to gather data with which to argue for more cycling infrastructure and also to compare figures from year to year.

Have a great day!

Don't leave us hanging! How many were there?

LOL, for the 30 minutes while I was there, it was only about a dozen. My partner was keeping the records as she was staying for the additional hour. Not as many as I thought but who knows if we were too late or if the heat is deterring some. She said the numbers were small compared with other locations on Monday and Tuesday.

Well the cool down was definitely an anomaly, a co worker just said it's stinkin' hot - good description. Humidity is 200% (I know, that's not possible). August in Indiana!

that skunk I've been keeping an eye on every morning, milling about just off the side of the road, was lying squished on the pavement this morning.

Deer.. lots of them and the new "bikes May Use Full Lane" sign posted in the most useless location ever.
I would wager no motorist will ever see it, much less understand the intent/reason behind it being there.

(bike lane suddenly ends because of a utility pole, on a 5 lane 45mph (suggested minimum) state highway)

It was humid but overall a tranquil ride.

Great! Welcome to the club. Your legs will get used to it (kinda.) Just keep it up until it becomes a habit. Game on :)

Hot and humid. We have been under heat advisory for some time now. The morning commutes are not that bad with temperatures in the 80s. But the evening commutes are a beating with temperatures at 100+. On top of that we have high humidity right now. Tonight I probably will make a small detour via my favorite beer garden to make sure to get enough hydration...:beer:

Humid but fairly cool with the wind. Going to be a scorcher on the way home. Supposed to rain tomorrow.. I think I'll put my bathing suit on and ride in!

I thought we might be in for a cooler morning because last night the temp was down to 80 at 8pm and breezy. But not so much as it was about 75 this morning and the same 99% humidity it has been the past several weeks.

School will be starting soon and adding traffic. It has been nice having that much less for the summer.

Hot and humid here as well. The big excitement on my commute this morning was a rare front-tire flat. I probably get 5 rear flats for every one in the front. My bike felt kind of funny going around a corner, like the tires were slipping. Noticed it again on the next corner and realized that the front tire was getting very low on pressure. I couldn't find any glass, wire or other suspicious items in the tire but went ahead and replaced the tube with my spare. It's certainly a slow leak and those are usually the hardest to find.

almost makes me want to move back home

& maybe fisherman sandals?

Another very humid morning commute. Add a strong headwind, and I was pretty sweaty by the time I arrived at work. Heat index should be around 110-degrees (F) for the ride home, but I will have a nice tailwind. Cold front comes through tonight, which should bring cooler temps and lower humidity... for a while anyway.

Left the house late 'cause I was feeling sluggish this morning, and wearing long pants because for some reason I thought it wouldn't be that bad. Well it was already hot and that hill that usually doesn't bother me, bothered me. It's this really nice hill though, long and gentle with a bike lane, so I can just go at my own pace and not get stressed out by cars passing too close. Can't wait for autumn, I think riding this route on a chilly morning is going to be lovely.

My kinda commute from last night: our team was having a CX clinic, I biked the 16 miles to the park during rush-hour. It was a steamy 90F afternoon, sweat running off the bill of my cap.

My time at the CX clinic was mostly changing two flats (grrr).

The ride home was the exciting part, lighting was starting to flash as we wrapped up the clinic. I met a new team member that was riding home to the same area as me and he didn't know the route well, so we rode together. I was riding hard, I'm a little freaked out about lightning. I was setting a high pace (and on CX tires), he was riding my wheel for the draft. At one point I dropped him (and he's a Cat 2 rider... recovering from an injury). About a mile from splitting off, the skies opened up, it was sheets of rain. I was soaked to the bone in no time. It felt good, it's been so hot. The ride home reminded me of many crazy, stormy rides to/from the office.

I miss my daily commutes and posting here. I still get tons of rides and miles, but I'm turning into a fair-weather rider.