Nice ride in this morning, pretty uneventful.

Bummer, no commuting for me for a while, on account of no job for me for a while. A spat of redundancies at my former employer took care of that. :crash:

Now, daytime leisure rides are a different story :D

My ride was pretty nice, made it to work in a little under an hour. (13 miles) Nice weather, not too hot in the morning.

61F and sunny at 7:00AM this morning. Made the 15.25 mile commute in a bit over 56 minutes on the single speed.

Was up late last night. Pretty tired this morning. I almost bailed out of the commute. Just didn't have the motivation. Would have preferred to take the "easy" way. But once I got out on the bike with the crisp morning air in my face and the sound of the wheels on the trail... my fatigue faded from my mind and I found my rhythm.

enjoyed the ride in, it was a bit grey and the roads were a little wet from the nighttime showers
had an awkward time with a bus that kept passing me and i kept passing him...

Absolutely beautiful. 60 degrees, the sun was just coming up, and there was mist in the air! Finally, some humidity! I saw a really cute kitty who must be new to the neighborhood, and then I saw a fox down at the park.

Then I got to work, and my boss asked me a few questions about bike commuting. He's thinking about getting a bike. Score!

Today is about the 5th time I've ridden to/from work on my new Mongoose XR-250 MTB since I bought it at Wal-mart two weeks ago. I have a 9 mile ride each way and this is something I started as a result of needing Total Knee Replacement surgery (later this year) and I can't do anything else for exercise! It's been in the high 70's in the morning and around 98-101 in the afternoons. Pretty hot but so far, I have no problems doing it. I wear my military issue Camelbak 100oz. Hydration system and you can bet I'm sucking down all that water by the time I get home! I can't believe what a joy it is to get out there and ride a bike! Reminds me of when I was kid! I ride motorcycles a lot but this is even better! I noticed yesterday was a turning point for me in terms of getting stronger because I noticed I can peddle longer, faster, and shaved 10 minutes off my ride home yesterday and my ride in this morning! (It's been taking me 1 hour each way) I don't know why I didn't do this before!

I look forward to talking to you all as time goes on!

"Keep the rubber side down!"

-GPSRanger

had the day off yesterday - no commute

today was absolutely beautiful in relation to last week - normal temps this week - looking forward to it!

had a good ride in here this morning. It was a bit cool, but muggy, as the humidity was already starting to ramp up. I managed to dodge the T-storms last night, but not sure that I will be lucky today. in the spirit of the above wildlife report, I saw 2 hawks, a deer, and the arse end of a fischer cat on the way in this morning, but I was on the road a tad earlier than normal, as I had a conference call with one of our UK offices.

Nice ride overall. I overslept today (forgot to set my alarm!), so it was getting pretty warm by the time I got to the office.

Tried out my new Arkel commuter, which arrived yesterday. Pretty nice overall, and I like the laptop pouch (so nice to get that sucker off my back!). I wish the locking mechanism played nicer with my rack, but I have a reasonable workaround and at some point will get a more compatible rack.

Lost a blinky though. Boo.

Doing good so far
 

:)Today is about the 5th time I've ridden to/from work on my new Mongoose XR-250 MTB since I bought it at Wal-mart two weeks ago. I have a 9 mile ride each way and this is something I started as a result of needing Total Knee Replacement surgery (later this year) and I can't do anything else for exercise! It's been in the high 70's in the morning and around 98-101 in the afternoons. Pretty hot but so far, I have no problems doing it. I wear my military issue Camelbak 100oz. Hydration system and you can bet I'm sucking down all that water by the time I get home! I can't believe what a joy it is to get out there and ride a bike! Reminds me of when I was kid! I ride motorcycles a lot but this is even better! I noticed yesterday was a turning point for me in terms of getting stronger because I noticed I can peddle longer, faster, and shaved 10 minutes off my ride home yesterday and my ride in this morning! (It's been taking me 1 hour each way) I don't know why I didn't do this before!

I look forward to talking to you all as time goes on!

"Keep the rubber side down!"

-GPSRanger

No commute yesterday--stayed home with a sick kid. This morning was absolutely perfect cycling weather: 60F, calm, brilliant blue sky. A lovely, lovely day.

Then my mellow got harshed by the self-centered jackhole who parked directly in front of the row of bike lockers, despite the large "NO PARKING" stenciled on the cement there. I was able to get my locker door opened and the bike inside. And I managed to stifle the urge to vandalize his car. Jerk.

This morning was AWEsome. Walked out the door basically into a cloud, it was so foggy. Had a nice slow ride in, laughed at the "Share The Road" sign that the construction workers placed IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FAWKING BIKE LINE to remind cagers to share the road with them. WTF? Rode a couple miles behind another commuter [not drafting, about 1/4 mile back], which was cool to see. Then when I was cooling off in the breezeway at work, another bike commuter stopped to chat. I had no idea there was anyone else commuting here, but apparently, there are two others, they're just way more discrete than I! Very cool.

Oh, and the sun came out in force for the last two miles of my ride, so I got to enjoy the "beautiful day" aspect of the ride, as well as the cool breeze part!

Can't wait till the ride home. This is my first day with no backpack, and panniers are WHERE IT'S AT. My back is a happy back.

Outstanding.

Took it easy on the way in. Tried to focus on the view, the trees. Cool out, nice.

I woke up and didn't want to ride my bike. i was out of it, took a shower without thinking (I shower at work after the commute, so this was a bonehead move).

But, I leave my car at work and had no choice. Weather was perfect, got me moving.

Got to the closet (read: car) and realize I left my key at home. My wonderful wife brought me a spare.

It all worked out.

Very nice day today, actually a bit cool this morning. I got an earlier start than usual and saw a lot more bikers on the way in, but I can't really say they were commuting -- maybe just out for fun. The MUP was covered with branches and sticks from last night's storm. I also rode through a lot of mud on a short unpaved trail. Since I bring my bike into my office, I like to keep it clean so no one will complain. Fortunately, the county has still not fixed the sidewalk near my building so I was able to ride through a large relatively "clean" puddle of water to clean my tires. It works for me!

Yesterday was the 3rd nice day this year in Seattle. I'm still kind of a bike n00b, and I normally work at home, but I had to go to a client's office. I felt ready to tackle the 15 miles each way around the north end of the lake, especially in the sun with a pleasant breeze. It was a very pretty ride and I didn't have to stop for CPR even once. Rode my Xtracycle, carrying a notebook computer bag and bag of clothes. Coming home was tough, and I'm sore today, but I'm glad I did it.

'Twas a fine ride in today. I left the jacket at home and rolled on down the road. Feels good, oh yeah...

the ride home was about as nice as the ride in. Great day.

Lovely weather this week--lower 60sF in the AM, upper 70sF in the afternoon.

My morning routine was discombobulated this morning. When I got home yesterday, I was going to do some minor maintenence but flopped out pretty early. Sooo, there I was up at 2:00AM replacing a chain and doing some odd tightenings. Even up so early, I was still going out the front door a few minutes late. Packed up, helmeted, fingerless gloved, and door locked behind me, I headed up the stairs toward the front door. I had the feeling I was forgetting something, and realized I was still wearing house slippers.

Duh. :D

wispy clouds! pink sky! :)

Nice weather heading down. Then I left the bike down there becuase it looks like rain. AGAIN!!! Grr.

Not the best ride home today. I took a different train home so I'd have a longer ride on the new folding bike. About a mile out from the train station, the bike started feeling wobbly. I pulled over and the rear tire was completely flat. It was fine when I left work.

I had with me a spare 16" tube, tire levers, and a seatpost pump. What I had forgotten is that the bike doesn't have quick-release wheels; it looks like I'll have to start carrying a wrench. I called a cab and tossed the folding bike in the trunk.

My commute today was great. Weather was in the high 70's and a slight eastern breeze. I took the long way back home from work though, and it added two miles on, but it was worth it, I kind of felt accomplished after it. Rode about 12 miles today.