Wish I had my camera, the U.S. Capitol dome shrouded in fog...next time. Beautiful ride in and I look forward to breaking in my fancy new fenders when rain comes.

First day back from two weeks of vacation. :cry: I was thrashed by mother nature with a howling 30MPH headwind blowing off Lake Champlain. I hope it's still there when I ride home or I'm going to be a tad put out. In some places I was barely pushing 10MPH.

Not too cold though. 42F/6C. Just coming back from Germany & Austria, this talk about the metric system amuses me. Americans can't even figure out how to make (or use) a proper dollar coin. :D

And try being a pilot. Wind is in knots. Temperature is in C. Distance is nautical miles. If you fly an old airplane your airspeed is indicated in MPH but the GPS ground speed says knots. Direction can be either magnetic or true depending on how its delivered. :P

Had a decent ride today. Though it was foggy, it was 65 degrees. I brought coffee with me on the bike today, that was nice.

Steadily racking up the miles. I'm 4 months into it, loving every day.

28f Felt colder than that this morning though, first snow of the year didn't get much about 1/2" on most places, was a mix of wet slush and frozen slush under it, not a bad ride in though i over dressed and halfway had to pull off some clothing. Got to ride the new giant into work and it rides pretty nice, still getting used to not only the bar shifters but the fact that their friction as well. I had forgotten how much these knobbies hum at higher speeds in my head i was adding words the music they were playing:)

YAY white stuff!!!!:):)
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Great commute this morning at 43F and overcast with winds from the NNW @ 3mph. Ran my front PB light on strobe for the first time, and it seemed to work out well. No one pulled out in front of me or anything like that.

Got ready to leave for work this morning, and a thick fog had settled in since the time I got up. So I did some work from home on my computer and left after the sun had come up and the fog had cleared a bit. I detest riding in the fog because I need my eye glasses to see and they get all misted over. Unfortunately we are supposed to have the sort of weather tomorrow morning, so it looks like another late start. I've only got a 2 day workweek, so that will be it for my commuting this week. Hopefully I'll get in some long rec rides over the long holiday weekend.

Snowed about 5cm yesterday, the knobs on my 700x35 Marathon Winters just can't handle it so I took the bus. A shame because the snow was perfect for riding on the day before. Its supposed to snow about the same amount tomorrow so probably no riding until Wed / Thurs. I'm looking for a tire that can handle a little bit of loose snow, but the LBS won't have any in until after classes end for the semester.

Low 60's this morning. Uneventful ride, but enjoyable. I hope the commute home is just as nice. I may take the local hike and bike trail instead of the paved road home. Variety is always nice.

no bike commute for me this morning, it was 60 degrees when i woke up, which is insanely warm for a november morning in chicago, but the downside was that it was pouring cats and dogs with lightning and thunder in the area.

needless to say, i rode the train. the truly frustrating part: 3 hours later and the sun is now shining bright outside. i hate bad timing.

My first winter commute is over and I made it in one piece. -5C/22F today and the roads were pretty nice despite the first snow of the season on Friday. I was impressed that even the bike paths were plowed! I spent the weekend installing screws in a set of 27" Tioga Bloodhounds for todays ride. It was interesting, cornering at speed is a bit of a challenge but I didn't slip on any ice, even when I got cocky and intentionally rode over the ice. My rear fender has some clearance issues that I need to take care of today. The brake bridge is a little too close and a couple of screws rub the fender mount.

I kicked my front fender while trackstanding at a light today too... I'm glad I built that front fender out of an old tire, a plastic one would have shattered. I straightened out the wire beads and put the fender stays back together and kept riding.

My clothing choices were great, the Costco base layer top fit a little loose, even after I took my friends advice and went down one size to a medium, but it was nice and warm. I could have used a face mask, but I couldn't find the one I used to take snowboarding. It's probably packed with my snowboard.

1st commute w/ marathon winters, very happy so far

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I guess I can't complain. Low 50's F, damp but my new Pearl iZumi windbreaker made the ride pleasant.

About 50F, which is nice but not as nice as the fact that it was not raining. You can count the number of days the last month without rain on one hand. So a dry day is a good day.

Went on my first commute since July. I moved to Marysville, CA and my new commute is 12.1 miles. I was beat like an old rug when I arrived an hour and fifteen minutes after starting. I was expecting much better time and was really disappointed that Googlemaps claimed a faster time than I did. The wind relentlessly slowed me down.

First commute in a month. Was away on a business trip, home for two days, and then a week on vacation with the family. This is a good week to get back into as there's not much traffic on the road.

52F and mostly cloudy with winds from the S @ 4mph. Prevented what could have possibly been a sideswipe accident this afternoon. I came to a stop light and was the first one at the line. At this intersection the right lane is very wide. You can turn left, go straight, or turn right in this particular lane. I was in the center of the lane because I was planning to go straight. An SUV squeezed to the right of me pulling up the the stop line. I kinda knew something didn't seem right when he didn't turn right when it was clear and there was no "no turn on red" sign. I figured he was going to go straight and sideswipe me in doing so. Maybe he thought I was gonna turn left even though I was centered in the lane. When the light turned green, I waiting for him to do his move, and sure enough, he went straight. :rolleyes: I'm glad I waited and didn't assume he was turning right, or I'm sure I would have been hit. :mad: Besides that, it was a great commute home this afternoon.

walked :(

Very cold. Mid teens, icy, and a light dusting of snow.

Way home was much better though.

wow. warm as heck and a tailwind on the 17 mile ride home. 17 miles home on a folder in 1:05 without even pushing it at all! Days like today are why I commute on a bike.

I wish someone had posted that sign outside of my front door. Freezing rain last night, cars in the ditch all over town. Great conditions for ice biking, though, and I flew to school today on smooth, solid ice, with no traffic on the MUP. Get to school, and it turns out that class was canceled, due to the ice storm. So I fly back home and, still caught up in the joy of the ride, I forget that I'm not wearing studded shoes as I dismount the bike.

14 miles of cranking hard and laughing at the poor motorists sliding all over the road and playing bumper cars, and I eat ***** in my driveway. A justified karmic smackdown for being too smug, I guess.

The temp was near freezing tonight, but I had clear skies and a quartering tailwind for most of the ride. A little more drama on tonight's ride than other rides. Less than a mile from the house an SUV was about to pull out of a convenience store in front of me, but noticed me in time to stop and avoid a near miss. A few miles later at one of the traffic circles I must navigate a car buzzed through in front of me. Missed me by about two feet, I don't think she ever saw me. And a few miles later while taking an overpass over the railroad when I crossed one of the seams between the bridge and roadway the vibration caused the mount for my large rear taillight to break off. A circled back to retrieve the light thinking it had just fallen off, but it was busted up and then I noticed the mount was gone too. I had got monies worth, it was about 3-4 years old.

It was a warm ride in at almost 50 F (10 C). Shorts all the way this morning, and no doubt going home as well. Although, waiting for the sword of damocles to fall is
disconcerting.

It's damp and warm here in NYC, but I'm not riding in anytime soon. I still can't bend my hand fully after my last accident. The swelling went down at least.

I can't figure out how to dress in this warm weather. Habit has me putting long johns on and then I heat up on the way in. Anyway another great morning AND I had a bike commuting dream last night for the first time.

Yesterday the forecasters said there "might be a little patchy fog" and it was like pea soup. I had to delay leaving for work by 90 minutes. Last night they predicted the fog would be heavy this morning, so I slept late by 30 minutes. Guess what? No fog at all, not a single pea's worth. So I had to rush around to get to work on time. I made it though.

Still a good headwind this morning, but not 30MPH like yesterday. More like 20. 52F / 11C though. Unseasonably warm, not that I'm complaining. Yesterday I flew home with a great tailwind. Like!

An unseasonably warm ride this morning, 50F. It felt like spring--damp air, birds chirping, and fairly light out. The whole commute was uneventful, no run-ins with angry or crazy drivers, which unfortunately seems to be the norm these days.

Changed my username to match my blog on a whim, btw. This used to be phillyskyline.

awesome commute home yesterday. Slight tailwind, hit all the lights green and was feeling strong. Averaged a personal best speed (for commuting) of 19MPH.

I am having a hard time believing it is almost Thanksgiving. Boston temp at 6:30 this morning was 60F. Rode in shorts and s SS jersey--crazy. It's supposed to get even warmer this afternoon. Wish I had time to get a long ride in after work.

31f Not a fun morning, i didn't believe the forecaster that there would be snow, and there's about 1.5 to 2" of heavy wet snow. I was making pretty good time until about half way where some asshat plowed through a slush puddle right next to me sending a tidal wave of slush and snow over me, which knocked me over before i knew what hit me, from that point on it was a slow ride. Supposed to be getting some cold air in this morning and they say the temps will drop, supposedly it will low 20's to high teens by the time i go home this after noon.

Pretty much perfect

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