Yeah, it was nice here in NY too. Morning temperature in the 60s (up from 30s yesterday, crazy...) fluffy clouds, blue sky

Adam

26F. Caged. due to kids' eye exams. Definitely slower w/ 2 kids in a car than either kid (at either of their locations) in/on bikes. Probably faster than both kids on bikes though.

Ride home last night was ugly. My main route (diaganol hwy between boulder and longmont) was chunky crud all the way home. On top of that my light battery died about 2 miles from home (run time is way down at the colder temps). I was please to see another commuter despite the terrible conditions (he passed me).

This morning was much better. The road was scraped clean (some packed snow and ice, some bare pavement). Temp was about 10F and it wasn't too bad. My toes were a little cold by the time I arrived at work.

I'll be happy when I can get back on my road bike (using my winter beater now with Nokian Mount and Ground tires).

Paul

uh got bad news for everyone up north. it's freezing here in Atlanta. 43 this morning and 43 now. if anything it was colder this afternoon on my ride home than going into work. brrrr... ride home was tough with headwind from the north all the way home. easily added 5 minutes to the ride. ugh. it's promising to get into the 20's this weekend. enjoy your nice weather while you can up there cause it's coming back at ya.

I recently bought THIS jersey. It has the United States Universal Vehicle Code, §11-1205 printed on the sleeve for getting cops and other folks up to speed regarding our place on the roadway.



Don't hate on yourself. Sometimes it's just not worth the hassle talking reason to a cop.

I thought my morning commute was good, but that was before I rode home! Saw as many commuters this evening as I did throughout the summer. Something about a 60F day in December in NY made the ride home really cordial. The moon was incredible!

weather was fine. stopped raining as soon as i stepped out of the house . minor mishap though. got wiped off my bike by a large tree branch that i guess had been partially broken off by a truck. it was quite dark and i didn't see it dangling over the side of the road until my helmet light hit it at the last minute. had just enuf time to think "?!", then bang. went down pretty hard but no damage done.

ordered my first pair of studded tires. hope they arrive before the snow!

First bike commute since coming back from vacation. Uneventful, although I had to work late and therefore traffic was relatively light.

Nice I like the jersey!

That is what court is for, to defend yourself, but never to a cop...it can get ugly trust me! Just ask the guy who got tasered while still riding his bicycle on the road in a straight line by a cop who was apparently on his way to a 4 hour old burglary call, because his cruiser broke down and was driving a cruiser where the speedometer was not functional. The cyclist was with his kid too. Sick.

bikegeek57 - thanks for the warning. I've got some more reflective tape for my ski pants (soon to be winter bike pants) so I'll be ready

I've started measuring my commute based on the wildlife I see along the bike path. Yesterday was fantastic. Two jackrabbits on the golf course I ride past (always some cottontails along the way, but the big rabbits are rare), a road-runner in some shrub brush, and a Harris Hawk in a tree. Nice.

I done skipped the train!

Total Mono-Modal commute today. I left the house at 6:25 rather than 6:40. Arrived at work at 7:20 rather than 7:35.

Ony five minutes extra to ride a real non-folding road bike rather than my dahon? Awesome!

I'm even less tired after 16 miles o/w on my panasonic than I usually am after 3.5 + 1.5 miles o/w with the train/26" folder. Totally invigorated, even.

Not to mention the beach route and the just-past-full morning moon (had it in the sights of my old toy tasco last night), clear orange sunrise... ahh...

I'm a convert! Wonder if I can keep this up. I think that since the train station is east of me, while work is to the west, I'll make the call based on the weather and the wind speed/direction. Nice to have options.

23, snow, and wind. Welcome, Winter.

Pretty nice. Left the house with 5C and a bit of headwind. But SUNNY!!! Got cutoff by an SUV in Brooklyn right next to my house. 50 minutes later 1 block from work in Midtown Manhattan I pass the same SUV, smile and wave, as i pass him while he stands in traffic.

Yup. Agreed. But it's cold again today in NY No complaints though, as long as it's sunny

A.

Cold, cold, and more cold. My computer was telling me this when I got here.


good thing I bought some full finger gloves last night



Other then that there was a Fedex truck that got a little close for comfort but all in all a good ride.

wretched morning. Couldn't get anybody in the house moving. 29F. My hands hurt by the time I was passing the house after dropping 8 yr old. So I stopped in for some glove liners.

Then a flat. I took my coffee cup out of the bottle cage before laying the bike down, but it tipped over anyway on the frozen turf and emptied out. Argh.

Tried to do as much work on the flat as I could in the glove liners, kinda maintain circulation in my fingers, but it was awkward. Usually I can patch a flat w/o pulling the wheel but this morning nothing was working and I wound up replacing the tube, which I definitely hate to do on a sunny day.

Anyway, no injuries or destroyed parts or anything but it was a slow sluggish cold morning and I got into work late.

37F and misty. Actually a perfect morning for a long, leisurely ride. Unfortunately I was running a bit late, so I came directly into work. Had a pleasant and safe ride, despite the stop sign runners (gold MB), the blackberry checkers (black BMW), and the cellphone talkers (black VW, silver pickup, blue minivan).

Chilly, misty, lovely!

It's been in the low 30's in the morning around here. I'm a little frustrated that I've felt slow this week. I'm not tired or sick, but the OD says I'm slowing down. I guess the lower temps has affected my speed!

Low 30s. Some snow expected but not expected to accumulate. Cold and my legs felt unusually weak, but still better than driving.

27 degrees this morning at 6:30am. Lows here in Bend on Monday and Tuesday morning are to be near 4 degrees. This may be curtains for awhile.

After seeing those posts about low temps for the ride in, I'm sorry to report I'm one of a bunch of wuses here in North Florida. It was cold and wet; hard to believe it was in the '50's. How can we call this cold? I had on a bunch of layers and wound up cutting the ride home short accepting a ride part way. I'm still working on my list of excuses. But, I'll be ready when it dips below 40, as BF is my witness! (although, I still haven't worked out the right pair of gloves problem yet)

BRRRRR!!! 20 degrees this am and 30 degrees for the ride home. The good thing is I got off early. It was wierd riding home in the day light again. I tried some ski goggles to try and be able to wear a face mask without all the fogging of my glasses. This worked but the goggle crush my nose and the mask suffocates me on the hills. Anyone got any advice on a way to keep my face warm without fogging up my glasses? I would love to hear it. Yes I have tried "Cat Crap" on my lenses and they still fog up.

12/06/09 falling on ice SUCKS (going slow), still rode to work.
Lesson learned: make wide turns not normal turns.
Must research studded and/or zip ties.