Me too. I don't mind stopping to take off layers nearly as much as I do stopping to put them on.

^ and the good times just don't end. it was 57 degrees and blue sunny skies once again this morning. what the hell is going on?

one of these days old man winter is just gonna rear his ugly head and b!itch-slap us back into reality.

my mantra this morning was "my headwind is someone elses tailwind..."

hoping that i get a tailwind on the way home tonite

Turned out to be a nice afternoon, i wasn't expecting much with this mornings coldness and thick wet fog, 45f a little sun, mostly overcast though, not bad about to head on home

No commute today due to the stat holiday, but I did a bit of shopping for some commuting gear. The Turbo Morph pump I ordered was in at the LBS. I finally got a pair of wind / rain pants, which I really could have used yesterday. A few pairs of polypro liner socks, since wearing cotton socks under my heavier polypro socks didn't work so well yesterday. Some felt / foil sole liners for my SPD shoes.

One word. WINDY! At one point on my commute I was going downhill with the wind at my back for once. I maxed out my gearing and felt no wind at all. Then a moment later the wind changed direction suddenly and it was like riding into a wall! I crawled upwind as if it was a mountain. Thankfully the winds had died down a bit by the evening when I came home.

Screwy time of the year. Cold enough in the morning to need to cover your ears and break out warm gloves and a medium jack. Short sleeve for the way home. Still beats January. Was still a good ride.

Stat holiday today so no commute. Decided to clean and lube the chain today instead as it was getting a little noisy. Runs nice and quiet now.

Great commute at 35F and sunny with no wind. I got probably the highest average speed that I ever had with the trike on this trip in since I've started commuting with it. That's probably due to the fact that once I got onto State St, 2 of the lights that are always red were actually green, which was pretty nice. About 1/2 of my commute I was stuck in the middle chain ring on the crank. I have to figure out why exactly this happens and how to prevent it. I know it only happens in the cold weather and this isn't the only time that it's happened either. I also have that one certain gear that is still squeaking, even though I oiled the chain and derailleur last night.

gorgeous ride in today. Cold (37F) but clear, sunny and dry. My neighbor swapped out his road bike for a mountain bike with loaded-down panniers. Tough it took forever to get in today, we chatted and puttered (at least I did) at relaxing pace of 15mph. Didn't need to hit the shower at the gym when I got to my office for a change. Looking forward to cutting out early putting in some miles in this afternoon.

Almost felt warm 36f nice and crisp, no fog calm wind.

-2C/29F, which feels a lot warmer than -7C. Sluggish today for some reason.

34F and sunny

-11C and icy on the way in, but my studded tires had excellent grip. My clipless shoes aren't big enough for the thicker insoles and 2 pairs of socks, so my feet got cold on the way in. On the way back I wore one pair and my feet were better. I used my rain shell as a windbreaker in the morning, but it trapped too much moisture.

-7C for the trip home. Last weekend I got an Outdoor Research Gorilla Balaclava. Its far too warm for current temps, so I added some velcro strips to my thin stretch balaclava so I can use the removable facemask from the Gorrila with it. Worked great as I could undo one side and let it dangle when I got too warm or was at a stop light.

My 2w Blaze headline is completely inadequate for spotting clumps of snow in the road that really should be avoided. On the way in the trip was 55min, in the daylight I was able to make the return trip in 46min.

Good commute this afternoon at 61F and sunny with winds from the NNW @ 7mph. The wind was mainly crosswinds, but when I got onto Berkshire Ave it seemed to slow me down a bit. Had a diesel pickup truck in the lane next to me hold back once the light turned green and then gun it to fill the air with black smoke. I'm not sure what he was trying to prove, but it was kinda silly.

38 and damp when I left so it felt cold. Wore balaclava for first time and was glad of it. My lighter gloves with glove liners were almost not enough. If morning temps drop much more I'll have to switch to the heavier gloves.

But I zooooomed to work this morning. No traffic to speak of. Encountered yet another construction sign in the bike lane rather than on the shoulder. Unfortunately I couldn't move it myself b/c the sandbag was way too heavy.

Looks like light traffic this afternoon too so hoping to get out of work a bit early for a nice ride home for the weekend.

A week ago Friday............Dark and bloody.
About half a mile from home, I hit a sharp piece of metal with my rear tire. Tube exploded, bike fishtailed, I lost control and went over the bars, landed right shoulder down in the gutter in front of a bus stop crowded with high school students. I got up, collected myself and my scattered belongings including my Specialized Tarmac. Both Mavic Ksyriums were too bent up to roll, so I started walking home carrying the bike. I got home 15 mins later, got dressed and drove to work.
Right around lunch time the pain started to kick in.
1) right knee swollen like a cantalope
2) road rash on right hip, right shoulder, and right elbow
3) bruised or broken ribs on right side making deep breaths painful
4) right calf sore and stretched

And I did ALL this by myself! No cars, no pedestrians, no peleton....just me, my bike, and a hunk of metal.

Upon further inspection, the rear wheel had a hole punched all the way through it by the hunk of metal.

I have had better commutes...including the day I got a ticket for track standing at a red light!

First time commuting by bike to my new workplace. 12Km each way.
Just fitted fenders and lights to my budget citybike (BTWin Vitamin, a singlespeed chainstore bike that goes for 79Eur, to which I fitted a selfbuilt wheel with a Nexus Inter-8 IGH, dynohub, decent tires and V-brakes). The frame is hi-ten steel and feels like it's made from uranium.
Was greeted by a fellow bike commuter, felt so good beating the traffic jams, will repeat but next time wearing other clothes because I arrived all flushed and sweaty. Took 35min when by car it takes 45-60min (yeah, the traffic really is that bad).

Ouch! Here's to hoping that you're feeling better, and have better luck on your next commute.

I think this is the end of the unseasonbly warm weather, next week back to cold commutes. Very dark ride but still having lighting problems. Good news is that the DIY lights are actually bright enough, too bad the connectors on the Everready are junk. Can't take the road vibration.

Rear lights are so bright I think they atract drivers like moths. Quite a few close passes.

yeah, last day for the year I would guess where it was well into the 50s. Missed the rain this morning by a few minutes. Tried out my new light (Colleen recommended) MG P-Rocket. Let's hope it holds up better than the P7s I had before.

45 in the morning, 60 coming home. Kinda cold on the way in, especially my sensitive finger. But going home it was too warm for what I was wearing.

I had to buy a taillight for the ride home. I thought to put it on my bike after using it as a Halloween prop (a skeleton's beating heart) but then didn't actually do it. I had the headlight at least.

Rode home last night.
Cold and damp. Sure can feel winter creeping in.

No commute today but got a really nice 20 mile ride in.

went for casual ride to newcastle harbour which ended up a 47klm ride,averaged 22 kph and fastest speed was 52kph on a downhill on the way home