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Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 19782421)
Yesterday morning I almost got right hooked and also I almost got backed into by an inattentive driver. This morning I decided to take my alternate route which bypasses the segment with the worst traffic. This route goes through Inwood Hill Park, involves an extremely steep climb, and takes me over the Henry Hudson Bridge which offers a spectacular view. In the park I encountered a sign that said my path was closed and I should take the lower path. I didn't know that route nor how to use it to get to the bridge. I ended up doing an even harder climb and getting lost. And near the summit, my rear tire went flat. Funny, I was just thinking it was a long time since I've had a flat. So I stopped to fix it. The park was a virgin forest until the 1930s and hasn't been changed much since then. It's also very empty, and I wondered how safe I was alone in the woods, fixing a flat. Well I didn't see anyone good or bad. Sweat was dripping off my face as I did the repair. I found my way back to the street and continued on my normal route with the bad traffic. Total time lost for getting lost and fixing the flat was 30 minutes.
https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/inwood-hill-park Sounds like an interesting area/park to explore. Never knew that there was a salt marsh there. |
Originally Posted by wphamilton
(Post 19784426)
Last few days, people wanting to Cat-6 me. It's weird - long grey hair, cargo shorts t-shirt and tennis shoes on a heavy fixed gear with a big pack strapped on back, handlebars way up high, how would it prove something by "racing" me on a MUP? It's not like I rigged up that way to go fast :roflmao2:
I don't pay much attention - I figure Cat 6 on a MUP mainly proves that you don't race, nor ever ride with fast people in general. But yesterday a guy passes me after I'm waiting on a pedestrian, and actually twists back and hollers "come on, Let's go", waving his arm, and then stands on his pedals! 3,100 commutes on the Greenway, and I think that's a first. As I hit the MUP I noticed a guy coming up about 100 yards behind me. He was tucked down on aero bars and moving at a decent clip. I decided that as long as I was a bit pressed for time, I'd use this guy as an excuse to pick up my pace. I set a goal to not let him pass me. We weren't really racing. He probably wasn't even paying much attention to me. But I managed to stay ahead of him for over 8 miles before I turned off the MUP to head towards the client's building. We averaged just a couple ticks below 20 mph the whole time. The closest he ever got was about 20 yards behind me. I made it to the client's office 10 minutes quicker than normal, so I was left with plenty of time to change my clothes. The only problem was I'd ridden so hard that I needed that extra 10 minutes to sit and catch my breath. :lol: |
Originally Posted by Tundra_Man
(Post 19785482)
I kind of had the opposite happen thing happen today. I was riding from our company's location to a client about 10 miles away. I had a meeting scheduled and while I left early enough to arrive at the meeting on time, I wasn't going to have a lot of extra minutes to change clothes.
As I hit the MUP I noticed a guy coming up about 100 yards behind me. He was tucked down on aero bars and moving at a decent clip. I decided that as long as I was a bit pressed for time, I'd use this guy as an excuse to pick up my pace. I set a goal to not let him pass me. We weren't really racing. He probably wasn't even paying much attention to me. But I managed to stay ahead of him for over 8 miles before I turned off the MUP to head towards the client's building. We averaged just a couple ticks below 20 mph the whole time. The closest he ever got was about 20 yards behind me. I made it to the client's office 10 minutes quicker than normal, so I was left with plenty of time to change my clothes. The only problem was I'd ridden so hard that I needed that extra 10 minutes to sit and catch my breath. :lol: |
Originally Posted by wphamilton
(Post 19785505)
Drafting, or playing rabbit is another thing, a game I like to play also. But overtly, with agitated demeanor, challenging me to race with him? I don't get the point of it, an old Fred type on a loaded down single speed, on the MUP, why?
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Wow. good luck [MENTION=190611]joeyduck[/MENTION] with the upcoming surgery. You seem to be very self-aware: stagnant recovery, general health, etc.
Commutes are still smoky as heck. It's supposed to rain Sunday which should push some of this smoke down into the ground. I've never been so happy for a rainy summer weekend! |
Originally Posted by ptempel
(Post 19785129)
Well, at least you discovered a new route? :) At first I was thinking of the hill area that the Metropolitan Museum Cloisters is on. But looking up the Inwood area shows that you were at the very northern tip of Manhattan.
https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/inwood-hill-park Sounds like an interesting area/park to explore. Never knew that there was a salt marsh there. Thanks for the words of support; but don't fret I am getting along fine and it takes a lot to take me down. Last night the smoke finally cleared here on the coast and our view was restored. It also rained in the evening which worked perfectly since it waited to being until after we fed the kids on the patio at the island pub. But the air smelled so fresh and it was so cool relative to the previous few weeks. Have a great week riding friends. |
A very nice uneventful commute this am with mostly clear skies and the sun coming up.
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First time commuting by bike this morning in a month. Work and the weather has just been too much, but things seem to be settling down now from the summer rush and I realized this weekend a.) how much of a bad mood I've been in lately and b.) what I should be doing to rectify that. I didn't seem to lose any time or find the commute particularly difficult. There was one instance when a merging car onto the highway did not appear to see me approaching on the shoulder, but there wasn't anyone behind me so I took the lane (hoping that the movement would go further to announce my presence than evidently the two headlights, headlamp, and white jersey had done so far) and that worked out. I also had a completely clear ride through the sketchiest part of my route- a three-lane highway was empty while I had to ride the 0.7 miles to turn off to work.
Hopefully I can get three rides in this week, as the weekend is shaping up to be particularly stressful. |
Foggy, very humid and 59 degrees this morning, but not a bad commute for number 352 in a row. Took my road bike. Rolled past the 4k mile mark on the odometer on the way in. Only took 24.5 months to put that many miles on it, which is more miles than I put on my previous road bike in 6 years. I really like my (not so) new (anymore) road bike.
Said "hi" to the mayor this morning despite the fact that on Friday he slashed a project for a MUP expansion from the 2018 budget. |
I am back to work after a week off. No riding while I was gone save for a trip to return a RedBox movie last night - a whopping 2+ miles.
Warm and humid this morning, but a good ride. Except I did have a slow motion fall. I needed to get on the sidewalk to access the MUP. A truck was blocking the sidewalk ramp. I thought I could squeeze beside the truck but couldn't make the turn due to the curb still being too high. I didn't get a foot unclipped and just fell over. It was more of a roll and didn't hurt at all. I then had to unclip while laying down, got back up onto the sidewalk, and rode off. The driver of the truck probably never saw me do it as he would have been looking the other way for a break in traffic. Welcome back to the bike commute. |
Two clear, sunny, not-too-hot days this weekend. I saw some evidence of the flash floods we had Thursday-Friday. Now it's back to overcast, humid, and generally blah for the work week. Suits my mood this morning. Still, I beat the rain to work (except for half a dozen drops, what's up with that!).
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Very foggy and muggy this morning. The weather guessers have been calling for all-day rain the last 4 days, but it always seems to miss us. We'll see if I get wet going home today!
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Back on the bike after a week's vacation. Great to be back on the bike - be greater if it wasn't riding to work!
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Howdy
Hola, I recently (beginning of June) returned to bike commuting to work after being away from cycling since 2009 following an injury. My daily commute is 5.3 miles each way.
This morning was overcast and a bit damp (it was drizzling) but still a nice quiet ride to start out the week with. |
Chilly enough for long sleeves (about 10C/50F), and a bit hazy from the BC fires (but not nearly as bad as others are getting). Really quiet on the roads thanks to summer holidays. There's a couple lights where I sometimes have to cross on a red because my bike doesn't trigger the sensor, and there's no cars around to trigger it for me.
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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.
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The forest fire smoke cleared up this weekend, so the ride was great and the air was fresh and cool and clear again! Awesome.
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Originally Posted by liampboyle
(Post 19790919)
Hola, I recently (beginning of June) returned to bike commuting to work after being away from cycling since 2009 following an injury. My daily commute is 5.3 miles each way.
This morning was overcast and a bit damp (it was drizzling) but still a nice quiet ride to start out the week with. |
Originally Posted by mgw4jc
(Post 19791309)
Howdy to you too! Welcome to the thread and back to bike commuting. Keep it up!
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Originally Posted by joeyduck
(Post 19790275)
I really enjoyed walking around the Cloisters. My sister lived near Audubon and 190th for years and it was nice to walk about there.
Thanks for the words of support; but don't fret I am getting along fine and it takes a lot to take me down. Last night the smoke finally cleared here on the coast and our view was restored. It also rained in the evening which worked perfectly since it waited to being until after we fed the kids on the patio at the island pub. But the air smelled so fresh and it was so cool relative to the previous few weeks. Have a great week riding friends. 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...
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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.
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Originally Posted by timvan_78
(Post 19791251)
The forest fire smoke cleared up this weekend, so the ride was great and the air was fresh and cool and clear again! Awesome.
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Originally Posted by Jadesfire
(Post 19790518)
I realized this weekend a.) how much of a bad mood I've been in lately and b.) what I should be doing to rectify that. I didn't seem to lose any time or find the commute particularly difficult.
Hopefully I can get three rides in this week, as the weekend is shaping up to be particularly stressful. Hope your weekend goes better than you expect. |
Originally Posted by NewATBikeComute
(Post 19792429)
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. |
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