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Routines, but not Rituals...
For me, it has to be routines. But they're mostly done the night before.
Check weather and determine riding gear for am and pm Select bike based on weather/Pump tires Charge lights Make/pack lunch Pack clothing needed at work Pack any sundry items needed to carry Lay out am riding clothes In the morning, coffee and muffin, ablutions, dress and ride in... |
Originally Posted by Digger Goreman
(Post 21170408)
Blow a kiss to my sleeping wife as I leave....
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I'm a full time teleworker now. Before that I was a hard core year round bike commuter for 11 years. The main ritual was checking the weather the night before and the morning of my commute. One of my more memorable winter commutes was, as I called it, my boulder ride. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a1ff6513a7.jpg
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Originally Posted by wipekitty
(Post 21170704)
Commuting rituals...for me, it's more like a mad dash to get out of the house in one piece.
Laundry didn't get put away. Where is it?! Got to pack lunch, add more to lunch bag. Will it fit? Where's my belt? No, no, the other one! Geez, the weather report sounds cold, winter wear's still stored, where's my warmers? Dang, shoes are still too wet. Wasn't planning on that. Oh, yeah, spare pair's in the closet. 15 minutes later than normal, I headed out the door. Maybe I DO have a routine, it's just so, routine, I never paid attention to it. Once I'm on the road, it's a bit more relaxed! |
^so I realize that this is mostly written in jest. And we all misplace something from time to time, right?
But what the heck have you been doing for the past month as colder weather approaches? Rotate your storage from warm weather to cool weather gear prominence? Take inventory? Mend worn items? What do you do 90 days before an important event? 60 days? A month? In the days prior? And what do you do after dinner the night before a ride? Planning is everything, the plan is nothing. - Dwight Eisenhower |
Commuting rituals?
Originally Posted by Phil_gretz
(Post 21177706)
^so I realize that this is mostly written in jest. And we all misplace something from time to time, right?
But what the heck have you been doing for the past month as colder weather approaches? Rotate your storage from warm weather to cool weather gear prominence? Take inventory? Mend worn items? What do you do 90 days before an important event? 60 days? A month? In the days prior? And what do you do after dinner the night before a ride? Planning is everything, the plan is nothing. - Dwight Eisenhower
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 21154667)
"Winter is right around the corner"
On several threads, I have posted my slogan for winter riding, “Gear and Gumption,” obviously mostly clothing. For me, it takes a while to make the transition between warm and cold and vice versa…. As for the bicycle, the definitive transition to winter is mounting the studded tires, early in December, and removal signals winter is over, usually in late March.
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 20985659)
As a cycle commuter with convenient Commuter Rail alternative, I check Weather.com forecasts starting five days prior.
On the day of a ride, if it looks questionable I check current Doppler to decide, and depending on the conditions if I ride in the rain I use my beater road bike.
Originally Posted by BluesDawg
(Post 17539887)
I am now registered. No idea yet where I'll stay, how I'll get there or whether my wife will be able to go, but I'm in.
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 17540026)
As a veteran of four Fifty-Plus Annual Rides, I had made up this (updated) Preparation Schedule for myself as a working professional with a family:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 13386020)
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I don’t really have any special after dinner rituals, but I did post about this gathering after dinner the night before the Third Annual Fifty-Plus Ride in 2011.
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 12909161)
…At the table shot, I'm in the striped collared shirt against the wall, and clockwise are Irwin against the wall, Freedomrider, John, and rtool.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c9725802cc.jpg Our pleasant waitress insisted on clearing the table but allowed me to finish my pasta plate down to the last millligam of carbs. We didn't have pie, because we weren't sure what kind would go with beer (just John, rtool, and me). :D
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
(Post 12906899)
… I left off my last report as we were having a lively discussion about our cycling lifestyles at my motel on Friday night. Unfortunately everyone suddenly got very tired when I offered to show my mileage training graphs, so we dispersed for the night.
I found the downside to staying at a motel before a ride is watching movies until 12:30 AM. |
Originally Posted by Phil_gretz
(Post 21177706)
^so I realize that this is mostly written in jest. And we all misplace something from time to time, right?
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