18 degrees after windchill 17 miles 15-25mph gusts headwind, made for a slow ride

Cold again but no wind today: 18F/-8C

Prediction of snow Friday afternoon, might need an early departure from work to beat it.

I wonder how best to handle the snow tomorrow...

Today was pretty nice, but my fingers were tingly by the time I arrived at work. Hand warmers, maybe?

Brr. On the way home yesterday I got a puncture when I was ~3/4 of a mile from home...on my most hated road (no shoulder, high volume of cars, and narrow lanes...I'm sure I piss people off routinely). I didn't completely flat out and was able to limp on back home without stopping, though once I got off of the main road I was tying to put as much of my weight forward as I could.
Didn't ride today - it's a gym day (plus after yesterday, I felt entitled to sit in a heated car). Wife dropped me off a few blocks from work, so I had a pleasantly chilly ~mile walk down to my favorite coffee shop and back to the office.

Handwarmers might get too hot. I used two pairs of gloves yesterday. I have some thin knit ones I put on first then the more wind proof ones over top and my digits kept pretty warm, but not too hot. Let us know about the snow!

Uhh... ride over it?! I had planned to work from home today and glad I did - I get to miss riding on 5" of new snow. If it's just snow and not ice, traction is no problem. But it's incredibly slow and hard work.

We're looking at ice pellets and possibly snow this evening, but more likely just rain and sleet.If we do get snow, even a tiny dusting that sticks on the ground and looks white, our traffic will lose any semblance of order, snarl up and slow to a stop, with the unwary spinning out of control on open stretches and on hills. It's a circus.

Sill I'm really hoping it does turn to snow and not freezing rain. I can handle 0.1 inch of snow but that rain is cold!

20F and a light tailwind. Easiest ride I've had so far this year. Got about 1" of fresh snow yesterday afternoon and during the ride home last night the footprints and tracks from other bikes on the MUP made lots of icy ruts to really slow me down. 1" isn't enough for them to plow so I was worried they'd be even worse by this morning, but to my surprise they softened up and I hardly noticed them.

Had a guy on a fat bike pass me and give me advice that I'd ride faster if I had wider tires. Ummm... ok, thanks. I'm riding kind of slow because I'm in my work clothes and don't want to completely sweat them up. :)

Was 28F this morning and a good ride in today. Yesterday was colder, around 15F and more windy. They closed the GWB yesterday morning to put calcium chloride over the ice on the south sidewalk. So I took my alternate route down to the Weehawken ferry and paid the $10 to ride it. Was still a decent commute despite the cold and windy conditions. Only minor complaint is my toes going numb again. But it was toward the end when going uptown after the ferry.

The NYC area is supposed to get its first real snow storm Friday night into Saturday morning. Might be 8-12 inches or so. Might be making a snowman with my son if it does happen. ;)

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EDIT: Snow will be Friday evening...

Crazy cold ride home with some wind. I thought it was supposed to get near 40 by the afternoon, but it was 31 when I left the office.

Had one guy honk for no reason as he passed in the left lane just before I turned right. It was not a friendly honk, but I had not held him up in the slightest. I did make it through a yellow light just before where he had to stop, which was good because it held off traffic while I slogged it up a hill. Then after the hill the light changed and he came on by and passed, so I don't know what that honk was about.

I'm now 5 for 5 for this month and year so far, but I'm afraid my streak may be at an end. The rest of the week is supposed to be nasty. Rain today and 33 deg. Rain tomorrow and 40 deg. Possibly snow on Friday. I'm not doing 31 miles in that, heck no. Next week will be more sun, upper 40's into the 50's, so I'll be back at it next week.

Cold, slush and snow.. overall not bad though. Figuring out where I should ride is interesting. If there's no cars along the side can ride in the thin layer but if there is a car can't ride in the thick slush and have to go over to the car tracks. Drivers have been fairly cooperative though. Not sure on riding tomorrow/Friday starting demo on a bathroom and need to save some energy.

trying to get back into the gym and have done some running and lifting this week going to do an indoor triathlon Friday. Seemed fun and a little weird so I figured I would try it. My upper body was seriously neglected last year with a lot of riding... I hope to do some crosstraining to increas my overall strength/ health plus they are calling for snow today and friday and it has been super cold all week.

Driving the CIVIC all week :)

it's been busy commuting the last few days. Last night I was riding in a pack of about 7 or 8. I took a different route (10 th ave) this AM (dropping off library books) and it was busy as well. Lots of cyclists--lots of blinky lights.

Oh lordy what a night...totally unrelated to my commute: DC area was absolutely paralyzed by a 1" snowfall that quickly turned to ice on many roads.

Did not know if I would make it in this morning but I needed to be at work early and here I am. All in all not too bad considering the chaos of last night. 25F/-4C with icy side streets, heavily slated main roads, and the MUP was covered in a light fluff which was not bad to ride in other than the extra leg work.

A very nice uneventful commute in this morning. The temp was 20f degrees with clear skies and they weather people mentioned a wind chill factor. The roads were dry and free of any snow or ice so it is bicycle time for me!

Great ride to work this morning with temps in the upper 20s and a beautiful sunrise. Unfortunately, I was scared away from riding yesterday due to forecasts calling for afternoon snow, which never materialized. That's alright though because my legs were all the fresher today. I also got to park in my "new" parking place at work for the first time. I've actually had the space for the past 1-1/2 years but I was letting my daughter use it. However, she just moved into a new apartment with indoor parking, so she no longer needs my spot. I'm going to hang onto it at least through the winter since it only costs me $15/month. With all of the rain we've had here the last three years, I may just hang onto it indefinitely.

Forecasters are calling for more snow, sleet and freezing rain tonight, tomorrow and Saturday. Our local forecasters have a history of really exaggerating and blowing winter forecasts involving snow and ice, so I'm not totally convinced that the storm will do anything other than rain. Regardless, it looks like today will be my last commute of this work week. The real bummer is that I'm probably going to have to cancel a trip this weekend that we had planned for months. My wife and I were planning to join several other couples on a "snowshoeing" trip in West Virginia this weekend, which happens to be near the center of the storm predicted to hit the Eastern US starting tomorrow. Current forecasts are calling for 12-24" or more of snow, and we would have to be driving through the storm to reach our destination -- a 6.5 hour drive under ideal conditions. What really sucks is that we will be stuck paying for the house we rented, whether we use it or not, but sometimes you just have to cut your losses.

No snow here either :( just a bit of rain on the commute home but not enough to be especially uncomfortable. It's enough weather that I haven't seen another cyclist this week, but lots of deer. They always seem to come out more in the more unpleasant weather.

Someone mentioned his theory that the second deer always follows with enough gap for a car to scoot through, (never heard that before) so I kept track this morning. Easily amused I guess. There were five groups of deer. The first crossed in a group of six, more of a stampede than darting across. The next two were singles, no one followed so that technically counts as a "gap". The fourth was one on the side, another on the other side deeper in the forest and neither one crossed. That always makes me nervous because you'd think they'd want to be together and one or the other would dart across to the other, but mostly they don't. The last was another big group, with one right in the middle of the path as I approached. She balked left then went right, and none followed her but moved back in the woods. As one can imagine, I don't try to dodge the deer - I slow down and sometimes call out, waiting for them to decide what they're going to do. It seems more or less random to me; maybe I'll keep track and see if any real pattern emerges.

Lots of thunder and lightning this morning, rain, 34°F. I'm glad I did NOT ride, although sad to break my streak going since September. Oh well. Grandmama used to say that if it thunders 3 times in winter that it's going to snow. Looks like that may be the case as they're forecasting 3-6" of white stuff for tomorrow. Might be getting a snow day!

22F with an extremely light tail wind on the way to work this morning. Went to the company office today so 8 miles each way. Pretty easy ride.

Had a cross-country skier pop out of the woods and startle me. He wasn't anywhere near where I would hit him, it just wasn't what I expected to see.

Noticed one 1/4 mile stretch of sidewalk that had nearly 2' of snow drifted over it, with a few tracks of the unfortunate who had trudged through it. There would be no way anyone in a wheelchair could use it, and due to the way the street was constructed (four lane major artery with a median) there was no easy way for pedestrians to cross the street to walk on the other side. There aren't any buildings on this stretch, just vacant lots for sale so I'm guessing the owners aren't around much to maintain the walks. Our city has an ordinance that sidewalks have to be clear of snow and ice 48 hours after a snowfall, so when I got to work I emailed the city to let them know that this stretch still needs to be plowed out. That was my big excitement for the morning.

The reason I drove got canceled. Missed a ride for nothing. :mad:

I wanted to ride on Tuesday, but I was concerned about getting up too early and having a too-long day, since I had an evening rehearsal. It was the coldest day so far, so I skipped it. If I wasn't going to have a long day, I think it would have gone OK now that I know how to dress for cold weather.

I cycle-commuted yesterday (Wednesday), and it was fantastic. It was still cold enough to keep a lot of people off my route, so I had it to myself at the northern half. The weather report lied once again about the winds. I swear, I'm thinking of putting a weather station on my roof so I can have true reports of the wind direction and speed. Expecting no wind, I had strong headwinds in the morning. I had a tail wind in the evening; it was mild, but I was grateful for it.

The cold days we have had so far have been bright and sunny. This is so much better than the typical dark and cloudy day with high humidity and low air pressure. I love my new jacket and ski helmet. They have transformed cold weather cycling for me. I don't know my new low temperature limit. I suspect it's 15ºF and maybe lower.

We are due for snow on Saturday, and it might start Friday (tomorrow) evening. I'm thinking of putting the snow tires on and riding to work for the fun of it. If we do get a good snowfall, I'll play in the snow with my new tires on Saturday.

I forgot to mention my headlight. It is such a joy to be able to see well and to know my headlight will keep on working no matter how long or far I ride. I put a B&M dynamo-powered headlight on my new commuter bike, and last night was the first night using it. I really like dynamo lights a heck of a lot more than battery lights.

I'm a NYC commuter also, I'm interested to know what snow tires you'll be using. I've got some the choice between 35c marathon winters or a 2.35 ardent for my MTB. Not sure which to go with for Monday yet.

Looks like I won't be doing any riding for a while. It is sleeting and snowing here now and expected to continue thru Saturday. Roads are already white and treacherous, very icy, not fluffy powder. Unless we get a significant warmup over the next few days, our roads are likely to be terrible for a while.

No snow, no ice just a lot of wet this morning. I took my faring bike just in case so I didn't really notice the rain just above freezing, except for my ankles. I should have rolled up the cuffs on my jeans. I don't think we'll actually see much of the snow storm until overnight.

It's been a week of cold mornings and mild afternoons, not much different today except that this morning the pre-dawn sky was crystal clear for the first time this week. I took my hands off the handlebar and sat up straight, taking every opportunity to look up and see the five visible planets in a clear arc across the sky.

Good morning, fellow commuters-

I've been commuting for about nine months now and learned a lot from this forum early on. I thought it might be time to join.

This morning's commute was beautiful. Cold but clear, and the sunrise was a spray of blues and oranges.