I rode again today, this being the eighth time in nine days I rode. That's a lot better than the two out of five average I was running for a long time.

The forest fire smoke cleared up this weekend, so the ride was great and the air was fresh and cool and clear again! Awesome.

Howdy to you too! Welcome to the thread and back to bike commuting. Keep it up!

Thank you. I've used a bicycle as a primary form of transportation ever since high school (I'm "middle aged" now), I forgot how much I missed it.

Will have to bring my son up there again. Maybe one day on the last week of this month. I took the whole week off so we can do some day trips like that with him before he goes to kindergarten.

Glad to hear that you're doing ok with the doc. Hope to hear a ride report from you since the smoke cleared, soon. ;)

Really nice ride in from home today at around 73F. This indirectly reminds me that I need to call the mechanic about my car. The driver side seat rail support broke in the front. So the seat now flips back when you accelerate. :rolleyes: HOLD ON TO THAT THERE STEERING WHEEL! WAAA HOO! :D Seriously, it is fairly dangerous so I need to get it replaced. With an old 1999 Audi and 150k miles on the odometer, I get to have "interesting" repair items like this one come up...

8 degrees celsius and almost time for gloves when biking early mornings. Lovely morning ride though. Much more bike commuters out now that holidays ended for most Swedes. On the way home there was 'traffic jams' by bikes due to lots of commuting bikers. Better to take the longer route home, less bikes, nicer ride. My Peugeot PR 10 puts a smile on my face everyday still.

Thanks for sending it to Edmonton. For a few hours yesterday evening, the air quality was at it's maximum warning level, but by this morning it had dissipated quite a bit. I don't envy those of you close to the source.

Cycling is also part of what keeps my head on straight; I was in some sort of funk all weekend, but soo much happier after riding before/after work today.

Hope your weekend goes better than you expect.

Thanks. I can always hope it won't be the cluster I'm expecting. But it was a nice ride today, even including the big rainstorm I got stuck in for about half of my ride home :lol:. I don't normally enjoy riding in the rain, but I found myself laughing out loud at the situation today. Maybe I'm changing my position on that one.

A very nice uneventful commute this morning with mostly cloudy skies.

Lucky you! I got drenched! The first mile or so was just cloudy so I kept going. Then a few raindrops and then a steady drizzle. I had a windcheater in my backpack but I was already wet, so saw no point in stopping to put it on.
On a positive note, the Timbuk2 backpack kept my office clothes nice and dry!
Now I am hoping my shoes dry out a little before the ride back home

73F + 73F dew point + 99% humidity = SWEAT!

But I would still rather ride than drive.

At least you get a little breeze down hill? Similar conditions here. Was 70F but just rained earlier in the morning. So pretty muggy but I'll definately take the cool temp. Also rode in from home again today. Am avoiding my crappy car with the broken seat. So bike it is! :thumb: Will be taking it to the mechanic on Thursday.

It's amazing that fire in Victoria is sending smoke to Edmonton over 1,200 km away!

I'm taking a break from the bike today. Walking helps me stretch.

Forecast was for rain later on today. I woke up to a light rain already falling. Took the hybrid with fenders.

I'll be curious if the rain gets heavier later today or if the system just showed up early.

Actually, there are fires all over BC. There are some within 500 km of Edmonton, near Banff, and around Kamloops, which is about 600 km away as the crow flies.

Being this far away means that the smoke doesn't last long - nice and clear today. Chilly (10C/50F) and a little breezy, wished I had gloves at first, but then I turned and the wind was behind me and the chill didn't bother me anymore.

A co-worker commented this morning, "I see you swam in to work in this humidity." That about nailed it, dark overcast, damp, but not drizzling (yet).


Then to top it off the gym where I shower didn't have towel service this morning. That's a luxury, sure, but if they'd just emailed the users' mailing list, I could have brought my emergency towel. As it was, I ended up wiping myself with the sodden jersey. Bleah.

And just when I think I've seen it all... a guy passed me this morning and he was standing on the pedals, because his bike had no seat. On purpose. There was a pipe affixed to the seatpost going horizontally front to back. OK, whatever

There's an old guy on my route who rides a lever bike. He has to stand on the levers and press down on them alternately. I see him almost every day, often both morning and evening. I get the impression he is retired and rides up and down the river all day long. There is no place for him to sit on his bike.

I once ran into him in the bike shop on Dyckman St which is the northern end of the Hudson River Greenway. Next time I run into him, I'll see if I can spark a conversation.

50F, trending toward blue sky!

I woke up at 4:15 to the sound of rain falling. That's when my alarm usually goes off; but today it was set for 4:40 so I went back to sleep. When I got up at 4:40 the rain had stopped, and I got to the station more or less dry (as dry as you can expect in August).

Quiet commute this morning, which was nice as I actually have to travel some very high traffic streets. Made the entire commute to work in just 24 minutes (5.3 miles).

I see a guy on one of those bikes from time to time on our MUP. It looks like an eliptical machine on wheels. I suppose it's a good solution for someone with a tailbone issue that can't sit in conventional saddles.

For someone like me, it just looks like too much work. :lol:

For some, too much work is just the right amount. Don't you have people think you're either crazy or Superman for riding a BICYCLE all the way to work? And back? Like every day?

I agree. I was just jabbing at myself for being lazier than that guy.

OK, now that's ridiculous. And you ride across the tundra!

It's like those stand-up paddle boards... like trying to kayak on a surfboard, but harder and slower than a kayak and none of the thrill of a surfboard. I don't get it.

I ride a bike so that I can sit on my ass while exercising. I paddle in a kayak or canoe so that I can sit on my ass while exercising. I work as a computer programmer so I can sit on my ass while working. There's a theme here...

Sorry you got drenched! That is unfortunate.

Though today was another nice uneventful commute. I took a different route in as I was thinking I was going to make a stop at the house that sells vegetables but I realized along my ride that 6:10 in the am might be a little early to stop at the house. I will stop on my ride home today to see if she has tomatoes and cucumbers.

Almost got run over by a deer this morning. I guess I spooked it as it was foraging on the side of the road and it started to turn left into me. Just as I was having a flash of going OTB and breaking a collarbone it swerved back to the right and disappeared into the woods.
And then the three-lane highway I have to travel on for a short distance was unusually busy for 5:50 in the morning and I lost my nerve and walked along the side. Which I understand is arguably more dangerous, but I just was not comfortable riding that stretch today.
On the plus side, a headwind + light rain + darkness + wildlife encounters made me feel like a real cyclist this morning :). Y'all have a good day!