A cool 35 this morning. Wore the same as yesterday when it was ten degrees warmer. Added a fleece hot and ankle high hiking boots. Stayed cool. Traffic was very light this morning making for a pleasant ride. Should be 50 for the ride home so it will be long sleeve shirt and shorts.

Was 56F and a little foggy in NJ (Leonia and Ft Lee) this morning. Had to contend with heavy traffic up Ft Lee Road. The GWB traffic was backed up almost to where Rt 80 ends and 95 begins. I ended up parking in the Marriott parking lot on the other side of Rt 95. This was because the off ramp was jammed up going the other direction to Leonia. Not sure what the story was. But a simple accident on Rt 95 or the bridge can jam things up pretty easily. I've only heard about a lane closure going the other direction and bus terminal maintenance:

Port Authority of NY & NJ - Alerts & Advisories - George Washington Bridge

This is another reason to cyclecommute. You get to see cars and trucks taking a half hour to go 1 mile while you cycle past them with a smile on your face. :thumb: Well, maybe not all smiles since I needed to yell at a motorist trying to make two lanes on a single lane road and forcing me on the sidewalk to pass. But you get the idea...

Wicked fun ride in this morning, mostly because 10+mph tailwind. I tried to enjoy it and not think about the ride home

it got chilly. it was 39 this morning when i left home, my first sub-40 ride in a LONG time.

it was nice and refreshing, but the 15mph north wind i was riding straight into was less pleasant.

33 degrees this morning. Pretty chilly, but we didn't get the hard freeze as predicted so it could have been worse.

For some reason traffic was really backed up. I passed long lines of cars as I rode by on the MUP next to the road. The drivers looked at me like they were sorry I was out riding on such a cold morning. I looked at them sorry they were sitting motionless in their cars.

At the client's office where I've been working for the past year they handed out updated parking passes for the ramp across the street. As I was turning in my old one I asked if they have to pay to rent spaces for each pass they issue, and was told "yes." I offered to go without one because I never drive and as a result never use the parking ramp. For some reason they were really hesitant to not give me one, and finally insisted I take it, "Just in case."

Raining, 55F. Supposed to get 4". Power out at work, so hung out a couple hours then turned around and rode home.

Sucked.

Had to bring a crockpot full of butternut squash casserole to an Office potluck, so my GF drove me. I've felt antsy and keyed up all day.

Two weeks since my little surgery, first day without naproxen, two weeks til commuting again.

They probably lose the space if no one takes it.

People probably figure that SD can have blizzards and temperatures that fall to 20-below. I am sure the average bear cannot imagine anyone riding a bike in that.

Nice ride here in SW Ohio this morning as I approached the limit of what can be done in shorts--38F.

This morning's garb was a light jacket, ear protection, thin full-finger gloves and toe covers. The legs took forever to feel comfy--at least three miles before I felt they were even loose. And, I never felt safe to push them by standing on the pedals or mashing in any way shape or form. Mostly, kept it in spin mode. Even after 20 miles, I was approaching 100RPM to hold my speed.

Another cool morning, 4C/39F, clear and no breeze or rain so a nice 11km ride in to work. Actually, I said that the sky was clear but it was hard to tell at 6:30am, being dark and all.

Part of today's ride was along a 1km, unlit, dirt road that is adjacent to a lake on one side and a large wooded area that essentially connects with forest south of the city. It was still dark at about 7:15 as I was riding along this road when in front of me, about 100m/yd away, I saw 2 or 3 large black objects at the side of the path. I start making noises because they could be bears (there have been a lot of them in the city this year) and they slowly move off the path into the woods and as I pass by where they were, I notice 2 of them on a side trail and one of them called out to me, "Good morning", oh, dog walkers and their dog, never mind.

Her driving that bad?

Couldn't resist :lol:

Another sub 40 ride. Changed jackets and wore one less layer than yesterday. Getting this temp range figured out finally. No wind this morning but it's supposed to pick up to 15 this afternoon.

Overcast skies kept it warmer overnight and I had a nice 57F morning. No jacket or gloves needed for that; just the short sleeve shirt. I left a bit early and added a couple of miles for 16 total. I'll hit 130 miles for the week after the ride home and may yet get a for fun ride in tomorrow or Sunday morning.

I almost hit a runner today. I've seen this guy several times before and we usually say hi or good morning. But it was still pretty dark this morning and a car had just passed me, blocking my view of him. He saw me and hopped off the road as he usually does for cars anyway. I saw him at the last second, swerved away a little, and said, "Sorry!" He waved and replied, "No problem!"

Had a flat on my way to work yesterday. While I can't be completely sure... it may have something to do with this large (almost cartoon-ish) freaking nail!!! :foo:


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Saw my breath for the first time this year....not sure I'm ready for this.

That nail looks like it's just a cosmetic issue.

I've really missed my commute for three days attending a convention on fusing Big Data with machine learning. Four days actually but I snuck in a half day at work, mainly to get one last bike ride in before the Summit. It was a really great series of presentations by the way https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...exis+hpcc+2016 on the chance anyone is interested in the session videos.

My road bike's headlight from Amazon was waiting for me at home, now installed just over the fork crown because I suspect I'll be riding in early come Monday.

If I did any kind of consistent traveling for work, I think I would probably get a folding bike to bring with me on planes.

I wonder what TSA would say if you just unfolded it at the gate when you deboarded to ride through the airport on...

Hit a squirrel today! He decided to dive out of the brush and under my tires with no time to react. All I could do was make sure not to panic stop and maintain control of the bike. I don't think there was anything I could do, but it still sucks.

For sure but it would be extravagant in my case. I don't have a really good excuse for not riding to this one, only about 20 miles from home by bike, mainly I was pretty sure that I couldn't have wheeled my commuter up to my room in that particular hotel. A folder would have been awesome.

Fall weather in KC, and my commute was awsome. Been on Single Speed lately so that I wont relax when I climb hills.

I hope the nail was on the way home and not on the way to work. The roads in KC are not great.

I had to put Tuffy liners in both of my bikes.. knock on wood so flats in 3-4 weeks!

Quite a head wind and was already tired. Spent the last four days rebuilding a bathroom. Think I'll only ride M-Tue and Thu-Fri for the rest of the year.

Weird morning. The partially full moon in a perfectly clear sky threw so much light that it was almost as bright as an overcast day at 6AM, when it's usually pitch black. Warm too. Mid-60's.

A nice, comfortable 57F for this morning. Mist hanging over some fields looked cool.

I went for group rec ride on Saturday - first time in a long time. I got a bit over 40 miles in - my longest in a long time.

Forgot to pack my belt in my clothes bag, so today I'm going full-on gansta business casual.
#pantsontheground

70F this morning, clear sky and a nearly full moon. Perfect weather for riding! I think I was averaging about 16 MPH on the ebike coming in to work. On one of the last descents, however, I was able to hit 30 MPH for just a second or two. Broke 900 miles on the odometer.

Nice ride this morning!
 

This morning was, like many others have said, weird. It was about 40F, and pretty warm. The moon was really bright, and my usb-charge light lasted the whole time (yay!). I've had problems with the light crapping out on me mid-ride, so I finally bought a tiny battery powered backup, which has already come in handy.

I wore my shorts with chamois, legwarmers, long sleeved wicking shirt, wool neck gaiter, earband, and skullcap under my helmet. And my typical fingerless cycling gloves. I wear wool socks with regular tennis shoes--one day, I vow I will be cool enough for clipless pedals and cleats. Til then, I'm just a pedal stomper.

I really enjoyed the ride. I have a new Brooks saddle (B 17 Imperial S) that I have put about 90 miles on so far. It rides like a dream. I coated the underside with Proofide when I got it, and have kept it dry. Just a little Proofide on the top surface of the leather. The saddle is black, as are my shorts, so I don't have to worry about staining the leather. I upgraded from the comfort gel saddle and terribly short seatpost I've had on my bike for the past 10 years (only about 2 years of active riding in that time, though). Having my tuchis stable really makes a difference with climbing. It's certainly the finest leather my butt has ever perched on.

I get on the trail at 5:45, and get to work about 6:20 (7 miles, all trails. Mostly concrete, the last 2 miles are gravel). I have been doing this since August, and I can't believe I waited almost 10 years since I commuted by bike last. What an amazing way to live.

Stayed up too late last night, so of course I overslept this morning. Slow start leaving the house, but fast ride in on my road bike! I love that bike - I should ride it more often to work. Commuting bike needs a new chain, among other things. Absolutely great autumn weather today - I will savor the ride home.

50F and raining. 7" of rain since Thursday. Probably just get an inch or a bit less today.

ps-> fingerless gloves, raincoat, shortsleeve t-shirt, shorts, shoes/socks (was considering sandals for superior drainage but the insulation from the socks is nice). I wonder about the raincoat vs longsleeve smartwool. But it was raining a lot so the shirt would get soaked and heavy pretty quickly vs the raincoat that really didn't bleed through much.