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Big Ron 06-30-09 05:23 AM

Exceptional ride!! 66F, Humidity has dropped to tolerable levels. Traffic was light, I guess due to the holiday week. I dropped a car this AM too!! First time for that - he was driving down the road at ~ 20mph on a flat tire - but none the less, I passed his ass, and even though I got caught at a red light light and then had an uphill stretch, he followed but was never able to overtake me again for ~2 miles before he finally turned off. I win!!

Big_e 06-30-09 05:26 AM

Dark as usual. I rode my Next Street Cruiser in today. A slow but comfy ride. For a cruiser it climbs hills pretty good which is great 'cause I have 2 big ones on the way home.
Ernest

ModoVincere 06-30-09 05:37 AM

Dark and actually a bit chilly. 67F with pretty low humidity can feel a bit chilly when you are used to mid to upper 70's and humidity that makes it feel like you can swim in the air.

making 06-30-09 05:51 AM

Nice, about 70 degrees. Kinda windy but a beautiful morning.

vtjim 06-30-09 05:59 AM

Pleasant. Low 60sF. Not much (if any) wind. I saw a lot of cyclists going north but only one woman on a hybrid going south. I also saw a squirrel walking on the ground near a tree, and a black cat nearby eyeballing the squirrel. I made some noises to distract the cat and alert the squirrel. :p

starla 06-30-09 06:38 AM

Mid 70s. A little humid but I am not complaining. This will probably be the last coolish morning I get in Texas so I'm grateful I got to enjoy it. Plus a mild tailwind...I am ecstatic...

duckbill 06-30-09 06:53 AM

Last day of June and I had to take 5 minutes to change a tube before setting out this morning. I normally am pretty good at dodging glass but it was raining on my way home yesterday with big puddles on the road so spotting the glass was impossible. I thought the bike was a little sluggish those last few blocks.
Many of you faithful record keepers have been saying how hot and wet it has been in your area well here is my story for the last 30 days.
Average 7:00 AM temperature: 12.5* C, (54.5* F).
Average daytime high: 22* C, (71.5* F).
Number of days traveled in the rain, 10.
Kilometers traveled by Marinoni bicycle, 314.
Having peace of mind and being able to drink beer without gaining any weight,
Priceless.

harpdog 06-30-09 07:08 AM

Two weeks off work (with a lot of rides - just about every day). It was 63F and very pleasant. The only thing about work that I missed were the commutes!

Rico_SPD 06-30-09 07:14 AM

Wasn't planning on it, but I had to...
 
The transmission on my wife's car (2000 Neon) decided to die. So, rather than leave her and our 3yo daughter at home all day without a car, I decided to ride in today. Our office doesn't have a shower facility so I rode to the nearest bus stop and got off a couple of blocks from work. I plan on riding the 7 miles home tonight.

I made it to work on time, but I wish I had a different reason for riding today than a dead transmission...

Tigerprawn 06-30-09 07:26 AM

Great ride to work this morning. I rolled out of bed rather lazily and felt sluggish. Doesn't help that my girlfriend was sound asleep.

However, once I got the bike downstairs and took a deep breath of air I was good to go and feel great at work.

jdmitch 06-30-09 07:35 AM

Back to work this week, back to riding today. Great weather, traffic wasn't bad.

jpdesjar 06-30-09 07:47 AM

It was a misty one this morning but enjoyable. I have been running more recently so it's nice to ride on the off days to work different muscles. The ourys get a little slick when wet so I was trying to keep my hands dry by wiping them on my shorts. My fiance' is off for the summer since she teaches so getting going in the morning has been a little challenging especially with all of the grey and mist but I am managing just fine.

DataJunkie 06-30-09 08:20 AM

I had to come into the office one last time. Apparently, this is my final commute.
It was topped off with an idiot passing me on the left (he was going straight) while I was taking a left. Tis a move I have never encountered before. I went into sprint mode to catch the idiot.... to do what I have no idea.
Jerk sped away after he noticed me giving chase.
Ah well. A fitting end. :p

dygituljunky 06-30-09 08:22 AM

Pleasant but about 10-20 minutes slower than usual. I had to keep rearranging the bag of groceries.

I went shopping near work and had only one way to get groceries home, my own power. :-D And I didn't break the eggs!

On the other hand, part of my commute is logging my miles on bikejournal but it seems to be broken this morning. 1:05:00 for 9.25 mi.

Ka_Jun 06-30-09 09:01 AM

1st commute in a month and a half. Was up until 1AM setting up the new rig, a Novara Buzz V, just the way I want it. Holy crap, I was so anal. Have to tweak the brake levers & the seat, but otherwise, it was a nice run in. Raining, saw two other guys commuting. It's good to be back.

kgriffioen 06-30-09 09:32 AM

Pretty good tailwind this morning. My average speed for the 16 mile ride in was 19.6 mph, fastest ever for me. Should even out with ride home though.

I drove my car to work only one time in June. Very pleased with that.

HardyWeinberg 06-30-09 09:41 AM

only 70 min door-to-door today; my almost-8yr-old shaved 16 min off the 1st leg, to his summer camp, going from 48 min last week (which he was repeating precisely day-to-day) to 32 min today. I'm speechless.

melkman 06-30-09 09:51 AM

i saw two dirty diapers and a leopard print thong in the road today.

Gamecoug 06-30-09 10:02 AM

Great. My first time going a second consecutive day. My mph average is down a little, but i feel good.

caloso 06-30-09 10:13 AM

Very mellow this morning.

canyoneagle 06-30-09 10:16 AM

Second morning this year without a jacket. Nice - high 60's, VERY windy up on the bench, quiet in town. Traffic seemed really low key today. Great ride in. It'll be a sweaty ride home - mid 90's, but it will feel ALOT hotter than that in the Rocky Mountain sunshine.

pharasz 06-30-09 10:34 AM

Yesterday the weatherman said 80% chance of rain today. Just as I left the house, it started to sprinkle and it was a full on rain for about a mile and half. It is 80 degrees at 80% humidity in FL at 6:30 AM this time of year, so the rain felt good. And the fenders work great. And the waterproof panniers really were. And a tailwind the whole way. The tailwind plus the "car suck" from the freight train cars whooshing by at 65 MPH on the highway pushed me up to 27 MPH at one point. Ah, yah can't beat it.

BA Commuter 06-30-09 02:59 PM

It was very wet on the way home. We had an outburst right before I left. I checked the radar on Wunderground and saw a small window of opportunity.

I must say, the LL Bean rain pants kept me dry on my 5 miles commute without getting sweaty.

starla 06-30-09 05:08 PM

82º with cloudy skies. Very nice.

con 06-30-09 05:38 PM

Cool costal overcast this am on the ride up the hill to work.

Sunny with a cool off shore breeze and in the 70's for my ride home in a few minutes.

I feel sorry for people that hate their commute :D

Matt1972 06-30-09 05:53 PM

I didn''t have time to ride in this morning, so I just drove from my girlfriend's house to work. The "CHG OIL" and "LO FUEL" lights are on- but I'll be biking the rest of this week, come hell or high water, so I'm not too concerned. My Sony 10MP Cybershot camera arrived from Dell, so I'll be able to take photos of my commute routes- both the pretty one and the pretty ugly one:)

Luddite 06-30-09 09:09 PM

22+km commute. Windy in the afternoon.

Nerdanel 06-30-09 11:15 PM

Rode 3 miles in (to the subway) and 17 miles home through Hollywood, Griffith Park, Glendale, Burbank, and Toluca Lake. I'm happy.

fletchh 07-01-09 04:27 AM

It was a good ride in, 60 F (17 C). Traffic is still light, but heavier today, than yesterday. Yesterday afternoon was the first time that I did not have cars behind me trying to merge left into heavy traffic on
one of the roads I use. I missed the daily sparing and horns blowing. I never know if they are blowing at me or if people in the left are blowing at the ones trying to merge. Anyway a first. It was rainy, but it
did not rain on my ride. Either way with warm weather, I don't pay much attention to rain. It's those cold dark mornings that make me pay attention to precipitation.

Big_e 07-01-09 05:21 AM

Great ride in today! Dark as usual but it felt alittle cool. Better than last week anyways. I rode my Schwinn LeTour and I had forgotten how fast she can be. I hardly broke a sweat.
I stopped at the the donut shop before going in to work.
Ernest


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