Somebody in my condo stole MY bike rack spot. GRRR. I even adjusted the whole rack so I could lean my bike up against the wall. Went on a ride yetserday only to find the shiny new bike occupying the space formerly inhabiterd by my trusty old Jamis. Oh well.

Nice commute in this am, missed the rain. Oiled up my chain over the weekend so it was a smooth and quiet ride.

It was a nice extended ride in this morning on my folder with the hot new BMX freestyle tires. I reduced tire pressures to 50 psi and they seemed to roll faster... or maybe I was just feeling loose and strong after yesterday morning's ride... or the planets are in alignment. Anyway, I missed the rain and arrived at work relatively dry.

Its going to be HOT this week -- mid 80s for most of my rides home, according to the weather psychics.

Had a fine ride in this morning, much more peaceful than last friday's BTWD crowds (funny thing, though -- I only ran into them on the way too work... not so much heading home).

Water level was HIGH in the river, but the towpath was in good enough shape. Wish I could have said the same for the Mount Vernon Trail on Friday Afternoon -- the park police had 'closed' a section which might have been underwater at some point during the day.

Took my son for a pleasure ride this weekend -- and discovered that he can't possibly be mine: He likes riding slowly and looking at the scenery. It was a strange experience.

Left work 15 min early cause I heard it was gonna storm. it was crazy windy. Right downtown Indy I was crossing a busy street and watching traffic, looked back down and suddenly I was in about 3" of sand about 20 ft wide. I still aint sure why I didnt crash. I rode pretty hard but it was so windy I did not save much time and I did get rained on a bit. But by the time I got my tires aired up for the morning there was heavy storms, tornado warnings and high winds. I made it by 5 minutes or I would have had to stop somewhere.

lovely today!
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Good commute, though mine is short. Averaged 15.1 on my way to work and 15.8 on my way home. I work in a warehouse and stand 9 hours a day, so the verve of my ride home was a little unexpected!

Soon I think I'll invest in either a brooks B-17, or a few pairs of those under-athletic-shorts style cycling shorts. I didn't feel like wearing my regular Canari spandex for commuting!

I was experimenting tonight, pushing a slightly bigger gear than normal and trying to maintain the same cadence. I thought that I was just fooling around and I turned in my third best time overall for the route.

My average speed is still down in the 14's which isn't bad considering I ride through about a 3/4 mile long stretch of packed gravel in a construction zone - I slow down for that quite a bit. I'm hoping to get my average up into the 15's and beyond on a regular basis once that section is resurfaced.

Took my Big Dummy to work since my 240D is in the shop. 13 miles in 1 hour and 10 minutes there and it took me 1 hour to get home. My wife was making spaghetti so I may have hurried a little on the way home.

It was in the low 60's today - perfect commuting weather. I think I'm starting to get used to the hills. I only had to use the granny gear once. :)

Rode in my favorite morning temps at 72 F ( 22 C). Back to warm air riding, and staying in mostly high gears coming up the back side of hills, except those hills that end in a red light. The logic of putting a red light at the bottom of a hill mostly defies my understandings. Everything goes fast in the warm air.

Nice.

Say, that's not a nice thing to call your wife. :P

65F / 18C and another headwind howling off Lake Champlain this morning. Still enjoying the new Soho. I put toe clips on her yesterday and now I don't have any more pedal slipping issues. Plus I can get more power to the ground.

A few days ago I posted about some guy riding an unusual 'bent, almost horizontal. His story is in today's newspaper. He's competitive. Pretty fast, too! Here's a Link.

Last night pouring rain, high winds and then hail.

This morning flat tire.

Must not be my week.

45F, sunny, dry, very nice

Got a nice push home last night...humid coming in this am.

Warmest morning commute of the year so far with temps in the low 70s. The ride was tougher than I anticipated because of a stiff headwind most of the way, but still made decent time. Temps are supposed to hit 95 F this afternoon, hottest since late summer or early autumn here. I've been hungry as all get out this morning so ate lunch early (11:15). Guess my body is trying to catch up with all the miles I rode over the weekend. So how come my weight was up when I checked the scales this morning?

maybe you have gained muscle. i only dropped like 2 lbs since i started commuting but my clothes have definately gotten bigger and people are telling me i have lost weight.

i am on my 4th week of commuting and its getting harder. not in terms of physically but mentally. i guess its the boredom stage. i just need to get over this.

Had an early meeting, so I rode in 45 minutes earlier, starting at 6:15 rather than 7:00. Huge difference in traffic volume (as I would have expected), but it's still too early for me to want to do that every day. Actually, on the trails, there were more dog walkers than usual; I guess that's the trade-off for quieter streets. Chilly at 5C, cloudy, very little wind.

same here, i am up one pound since i started commuting but down one belt notch. i never liked the scale it doesn't reflect the full picture.

Nice commute and starting at the other end today... sunny warm and the best thing is I am not stuck in the hospital.

Had some adventures last night that could have turned ugly but will be okay and feel like building bikes for little girls which is the order of the day.

I'm going on 10 months commuting now, I mix up my route as much as I can. Sometimes I just zone out and ride, sometimes I pay attention to what my body is doing, sometimes I just watch my speed average.. when I get bored, I take a new side street or something.

My friend met me near my apartment today and we rode the opposite direction from work to go to our local Bike to Work day event. A local restaurant catered breakfast and they had a bike shop out there tuning up bikes. Very low key but fun. Then we rode to work. The only downside is I am still getting used to these MKS Touring Lite pedals. They have sharp ridges on them for grip and when I dismount poorly, my calf hits the pedals and I get huge scrapes. Almost drew blood. :(

My commute was great for the first 10 miles, light headwind, cloudy, 48 degrees. Around mile 10 I ended up with a flat. Started pumping the tire, when the valve adapter for my bike pump cracked in half (I am going to have to carry a spare or two now). Made a quick phone call and had a family member bring me the last few miles to the office.

thanks. working on a new route on the map now. that way i can mix it up a bit.

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Humid and rain, but other than that it was fun and bit dirty commute ;) as long I got my lunch with me I am happy ;) lol.