Brrrr .... Cold shower when I got to work. The temp was about 26 F on my ride in but very comfortable with my gear. Unfortunately, the hot shower that usually warms me up at work was not up to snuff. Yesterday morning, the shower was running extremely hot and almost scalded me. Apparently it either burned out or the maintenance guys turned the thermostat way down.

Got buzzed for the first time on my commute home yesterday. I've had drivers pass close many times, but this was deliberate. First the driver honked at me several times, and then she passed so close that she almost nipped me. I don't know what her problem was because it's a 4-lane road with turn lane in the middle, plus the lanes are very wide, so she could have easily passed me with 2-3' feet clearance without leaving her lane.

^^^ Using the steering wheel is really hard for some drivers.

Low 30sF with a nice tailwind this morning. Saw bmike from Bike Forums riding the other way. I made a turn onto one road and saw another cyclist in my mirror but that's as close as it ever got. I slowly walked away from it.

Had some fun blasting over shallow, partly-frozen puddles of water.

It was about 31 degrees F when I made the ride, which wouldn't have been too bad except the winds continue to be an issue. The chill was pretty manageable except for my fingers. I need to shop for gloves which give better protection against this sort of persistent wind combined with freezing temperatures.

Head wind with blowing snow, minus 5 degrees Celsius. The salt is really hard on brake pads. I had to buy another set yesturday and hope to have time to install them today. January 27 2013 and I will turn sixty. I hope Roger Harry Daltrey was wrong.

Almost got hit by a deer last night on the way home! Three deer ran out into the road; the first got across no problem, the second one got a glancing blow from a car as it screeched to a halt --no ABS I guess-- I heard the sound of airborne hoofs against his windshield, but she landed okay and ran off. The third one saw all that and turned to run against traffic for a little while, running straight at me before turning back toward the sidewalk at nearly the last second. A little too exciting for my taste.

Part of my ride is on a canal towpath that is gradually turning to mud with this daily freeze-thaw cycle. I wish it would stay well to one side of 32 F for a while, either in the 40's the whole time or the 20's the whole time! If the path surface gets any softer, I'm out of luck.

Happy Birthday duckbill! I'll be a couple year behind you, and Daltrey aside, the Merrymen from Barbados are in their 70s, at least 2 or them, and they still put on a great show.

A better ride in this morning than yesterday. Warmer temps, no broken spokes, life is good. While I wait for a new wheel to come in for The Daily Grind (my Nishiki hybrid commuter), I'm riding The Dumpster Queen, the '83 Raleigh Marathon I rescued from a dumpster a little over a year ago. The ride feels totally different but the time was just about the same.

Last night was the maiden voyage for my Twofish Lockblock setup for my LED flashlight on the handlebars I use as a headlight. Gotta say, although I had a decent DIY solution for a couple months, the Twofish is a cut above for sure. Very nice product. Love it!!! It was generally just a good ride, too.

Good ride in this morning. Every morning's progressively cooler now since Monday's freaky 61*. I was kinda the first mile or so, but once I got warmed up, it was darned near perfect. 31 or so for the ride in, little wind. Had just about the best commute time in a while. Guess I'm getting my legs back after a couple weeks of not getting to ride around the holidays.

This morning was my first commute since late December. A combination of illness and lots of snow put me behind the wheel.

Temps were in the mid 20's with light wind when I headed out. Dang, it felt great to get back in the saddle. Now to lose those extra holiday pounds I put on.

Today is a day when I juggle my schedule (prove 'unreliable') to stay on my bike. Could only get a last min dental appt at 11:45 so I'm doing some combination of working from home/sick time rather than driving out for a long lunch. Noon is just the wrong time to bike in early or show up late with the other squeezes on my schedule early and late w/ respect to child drop-off/retrieval.

When they call those things jawbreakers, by the way, they mean it. Or at least tooth-scrapers.

chilly in boise this morning or maybe it was the double shift combined with riding home a 9 am on no sleep, either way got a nice treat from a fellow motorist, a partially eaten bagel thrown out the window which hit me, wtf thats never happened before golly gosh

Chilly on the ride home, had a woman following me in a truck for a good 5 or 6 minutes because she couldn't pass me safely. Got to a stop sign, she pulled up next to me and rolled her window down. Now, I'm thinking she's going to spew some garbage about how it's dark out, or how I shouldn't be riding on such a thin road, or whatever. Basically, I'm prepared for the worst, and I start thinking up comebacks before she even says a word.
Anyway, first thing she says is, "I'll tell you what! You were really cranking back there, nice job! You were moving!!"

I said "Thank you" and rode home with a giant grin on my face the whole way home.

another ride in on the usual commuter. Best thing about having a "winter bike" is wow! it feels good to ride the other bike once in a while. Only thing is I sprinted everywhere today cause it felt so good to be on this bike. Wondering what it would feel like to get out on my road bike?!

Back to the winter bike tomorrow- snow tomorrow night.

A good ride in at 20 F ( -6C). The temps are supposed to be mild this afternoon, ahead of the storm coming in tomorrow. I still have not seen a guess at accumulation.

20MPH headwind this morning, in the high 20sF. Not too bad though. Tomorrow's morning ride will be a lot colder. Down around zero F, plus wind. Time to dig out the balaclava and ski goggles. Springtime is over.

Thank you fletchh.

I wish the plow boys would get out earlier. It was a good work-out for this old man to push through the snow this morning.

Flurries. Local amount 2 to 4 cm. Local blowing snow. Wind west 30 km/h increasing to 50 gusting to 70 early this afternoon then becoming light late this afternoon. Temperature steady near minus 9.

sweet ride; nice and fast. cranked the tires up to MAX last night. expecting rain or snow for the late afternoon ride home. morning temps in the 20s but the ride home might be in the high 30s

13.4 miles
29.3 mph MAX speed (I remember the hill; the pedaling and the tuck)
14.1 mph AVRG speed (so incredibly unimpressed with this number)
57 minutes (not bad for studded touring tires)

I set out this morning and there were a few flurries visible in my headlight beam. The snow got heavier over the course of my train ride, and it was full-blown snowing when I got off the train at work. The 1.8 mile ride took about 25 minutes - On top of the snow, there was construction, two school buses, and some guy pulled over by a cop.

About half the people here haven't even made it into the office yet!

Woke up to big, fat, wet chunks of snow floating like lead to the ground. Wore the ski shell and had the following observations as I wend my way to work:

1. I forgot to put the visor on my helmet. You know, the visor that keeps the snow from hitting me in the eyes.
2. Big snow flakes hurt when they hit you in the eye.
3. Inhaling big, wet snowflakes is not as pleasant as it sounds.
4. Big, fat snowflakes tickle when they land in your ear.
5. If you ride w/ your tongue sticking out, you can catch a lot of snowflakes. Also, people look at you weird, as if riding a bike in the snow wasn't weird enough.
6. My waterproof ski jacket isn't waterproof anymore.
7. Snow will seek out your ankles and melt on them just to annoy you.

Maiden voyage on my new tires this morning after installing them last night. Just some cheapie 35mm tires from Nashbar. Rolled great though. I like 'em a lot so far.

Got them just in time, too. It appears that yesterday on the way home the sidewall on my old rear tire started to tear open. Crisis averted, though, with the new tires. I also took the time to thoroughly clean the drivetrain, relube the chain and clean off all the dirt from the bike. Also determined that the squeaking I've been hearing lately was from a loose bolt on my rear rack. It was a nice, quiet, and fast ride in to work this morning on a clean bike.

Today my Cascadia fenders are due to arrive via UPS. So they'll either be installed before I leave work, or bungeed to my rack/trunk somehow. Either way, by tomorrow morning I'll have fenders on my bike! Bring on the rain!!!

EKW when you put the fenders on - you may notice that each side is adjustable and depending on the adjustment will change how the fender is centered over the tire. I adjusted mine last night and also tightened a rack/fender bolt

Roger that, rumunn. Thanks for the advice, especially since it's not spelled out in the PDF instructions (which I've already downloaded from PB's website in anticipation of delivery). May be one of those things I'd just figure out trying to get them installed, but you may have also saved me some time/improved the quality of installation. Cheers!

Waffled on riding when I heard the weather forecast. North wind with temps in the teens. Decided to ride anyway. Riding into the north wind wasn't too much fun but if the wind direction doesn't change, it'll be at my back on the way home.

EKW - PM with other questions or do it in this thread - I'll stay connected to it

another bit of weirdness is the front end/edge of the rear fender. I put it fenders and 2 bikes and dealt with this attachment point differently with each. also the 2 fenders were slightly different. 1 bike got attached were with a bolt and no clip; the other used the clip and just a zip tie - no bolt. depending on your fender the front attachment point, down by the front derailer, has a clip. 1 fender had the clip attached and could not be removed. the other had the clip as an option to attach and use. I think for this attachment point each bike and fender combination may have different options - and your solution may not be mine.

I also found it necessary to use additional bolts that I had on my bike or in my shop. meaning the bolts that came with the kit may or may not be adequate for the installation on your bike.

one one bike I was able to use the rack's bolts to hold the fender stays but on the other bike I use separate holes in the drop outs and their own bolts

eh ... you'll see ... :-)