Perfect weather on the commute in nice temps no wind. It was my first ride in a week because i was working out of town the week prior. I think i'm alittle sore (so hard to take it ez).

Ride into work was nice today. Mid 60's, clear, polite traffic, made decent time (for me). I was really strong on the biggest hill of the commute (right at the end, of course), so I was pretty happy. I've been doing my 30 mile round trip commute for about three weeks now, and I'm starting to see improvement. I thought I was going to have to swap out my cog for something a little easier, but I think I'll be able to get away without doing that.

Good commute today.

Tried riding with a hip pack instead of a messenger bag. Worked well and I stayed cooler.

Still mighty warm but not as brutally hot as the weekend. Drove the kids to camp, then biked from the drop off site to the office. Made good time (12 miles; 50 minutes). And the AC feels pretty good now I'm here!

Two asshats within maybe 200 yards today. The second one looked right at me, waved to me, then pulled out in front of me to make a left turn.

Hey Jen,
You weren't down on the Bear Creek Trail last Friday morning were you? I was taking photos of the creek from one of the bridges and was passed by a gal pulling a about a 2 year old child in a trailer.

I later passed her along the trail.

Today was my first commute ever. Guess I have to start someplace right - a new forum and a new lifestyle.

The temp was 55 and no wind. Beautiful clear skies. Going home will be a bit warmer though as it is in the 80's and I'll have a 15 mph headwind.

I don't have exact mileage but it appears to be about 12 miles one way and I made it in in 45 minutes. I guess I better pick up one of those little computers to start tracking all of this stuff.

It was my first commute today, also! First day at my new job, too. The morning was fine. There was some not-quite-heavy rain, but I had my rain gear and lights on, and cars gave me plenty of room. I arrived a little disheveled, but certainly presentable. The ride home was fine until I got some people behind me that just laid on the horn and shouted at me for a good while. They eventually passed me, and I gave them a friendly look and a ring of my bell. All in all, though, it was a very positive experience. I'm really looking forward to it.

This morning's ride in to the office was different. I encountered another bike rider on my way into the village at the middle of my ride. We got stopped at a light together and had a chance to talk for a little bit. He was riding for recreation and I told him I used to do that during my lunch hours but now ride twice a day.

Right there at the traffic light I saw a rainbow forming in the western sky. That meant I was headed into rain but the sight was beautiful just the same. Further down the road the rainbow got even more brilliant against a darkening sky. I stopped in a quiet side street to put on the waterproof cover on my pannier and pedaled into the rain. It was brief and not too heavy and had let up by the time I reached the office.

Closer to the office, I stopped for a traffic signal at the busiest intersection and was getting worried about a car creeping up on my left. Until it turned out to be a friend from work who lowered his passenger window to talk.

Today was a good commute... I was at a friend's house all day and didn't leave until about 9:30 so it was dark on my commute home. It was nice though, it was cool and there was hardly any traffic so I was able to share the main roads with the cars. Made for a nice comfortable ride.

I had my second commute ever to work today and absolutely loved it! I have a 3.2 mile commute to and from my workplace. I packed up my work clothes, a small towel, and some small toiletries for when I arrived. I took it at a leisurely 13-14 mph and when I got to work all I had to do was towel off my head from helmet hair and I was ready to go. I am thrilled to be part of the commuters out there doing this everyday.

Greg

Forecast today was for thunder showers and boy did it rain.... about two hours after I got to work. Stopped raining later and I rode home on dry roads. I have been living a charmed life re the rain; if the forecast is for rain and it's not a torrent I ride.
I don't see very many commuters on bikes here but with gas as high as it is I'm getting lots of inquiries. Someone commented how well they feel when they get to work after their ride; ditto to that.

Good to hear from all the new commuters!

Fun commutes today; nothing special just nice rides.

Odd thing though. Shortly after arriving at work, I got a terrible cold. Streaming nose etc. Then around lunchtime I started to feel a bit lousy, achy, and a bit 'spaced out'. Through the afternoon I started feeling a bit better and my nose dried up, and then by the time I left I felt fine again. Very weird - kind of a 6 hour bug!

Am I a sicko for enjoying the burning sensation of ICY HOT? It feels damn good. Yesterday morning I felt a slight pull in the right quad so I've been combating it with ICY HOT; it seems to be working. I did see 3 lighting strikes in the distance but overall it was a great ride with no rain.

I got passed up by another rider in the early morning in the trail. The dude was fast but I couldn't tell if he was a commuter or not. As soon as he past me I tried my best to keep up with him, he opened a wide gap but I kept him in viewing distance until he exited off the path. It got me to work quicker trying to pace him :)

Rode home yesterday with one of my co-workers. She commutes by bicycle every once in a while. I'm trying to encourage her to ride more. We got rained on but it was just a brief summer shower.

This morning it was a little bit foggy. Temperature around 60F. I reeled in a couple of guys on hybrids early in my ride, they stopped shortly after that to check out Lake Champlain, which was enveloped in fog. Eerie. :) Later, I caught up to another guy. I think it was the same guy I almost caught yesterday before I left the MUP. Also saw a 2 or 3 cyclists going the other way.

Sadly, one of the bolts holding my right brake lever sheared off in my driveway. Guess I'll have to try to extract it and get a new bolt. No idea how that could have happened. I tightened the other bolt so the lever is secure, more or less.

No bike today, I have to get my touring bike in for a tuneup after work and my wife will be picking me up. (It'd be tight to fit a full-frame bike and the folder in the car.)

I've seen other folders on my connute, but this is the first time I've seen another Dahon Curve. And it was the same exact on as mine - a Red D3. Coolness.

My second day doing the full ride to work (21 miles with some real hills). I have rident to the light rail (train) before which was a relatively flat 16 mile ride (about the same as my usual daily ride).

Wow! How exhilerating to ride all the way to work!

My only gripe is with city riding. The roads sure could use some improvment. I will have to look into different tires for my commuter bike. Right now I am using Cont 4season tires (700x23) and I am thinking I probably would find 700x25 a better ride for the city part of my commute. Only thing is, most of my ride is on country roads and the 700x23 probably is better for that.

I am going to try to ride in two or three days a week (yea, gas IS expensive!!!)

Bill

woke up to the sun this morning so the ride in was bright but not too warm, they are saying there is a chance of thunder showers this afternoon but we shall see...i took the day off from work yesterday but i managed to still ride and go for a run also, spent some time stretching and lifting weights too...it was a pampering day

Have not commuted since last Thursday, so I haven't felt much like a cyclist. But back on two wheels today, and feeling really good. Although my road rash, cuts and bruising have been healing nicely (thank you Tegaderm!) I've been having residual effects from the concussion I suffered in my accident on Friday the 13th. I've been woozy, dazey, irritable and clumsy (my motor skills took a hit), and I am unusually tired this morning. I've been really careful on the road, but I can't stay off the bike.

I put in some serious extra time at work since last Thursday (working pretty much through the weekend), so I am going to try and get caught up on my sleep tonight.

Here's to everyone having a wonderful commute today! :)

Today was my second commute. Cloudy and cool - around 60 when I left home.

I re-learned a valuable lesson this morning - don't mess with the bike the night before and not test ride it first before taking it in to work. I had installed an adjustable stem for the handlebars and now the whole front fork vibrates every time I hit a bump. I know I had that thing tight so I'll have to check it out before I leave tonight. I'm SO glad I tossed a couple of tools in the bag last night.

Rear flat again on the ride in. I'm flatting about once per month, and it's getting old. Debating whether to try Conti Gatorskins or just give in and run Armadillos (currently riding on Krylion Carbons).

63F. Clear sky.

Nice cool ride. Made decent time. I haven't really biked it in a week or so due to all the rain in this zone.

Crossing College at St George (Toronto), there must have been 20-25 bikers waiting at that light!

My rear wheel is squeaking again. I tried tightening the spokes and I thought it helped somewhat, but it was loud and squeaky. The university bike club has a tensionometer and it says what the optimal tension range for the spokes is supposed to be. Except my spokes are all over the place! Some are high and some are pretty low. I don't want to mess with it too much because I want to keep the wheel true... I might just wait for a spoke to give out.

Back on the bike today after not riding since last Tuesday, since I was on a golf trip with my father in law. Yesterday, needed to drop wife's car in for service, so she took my car to work and dropped me off, which was good, since we had bad thunder storms all day, and the commute home would have been through lightning. This morning was humid, but nice, and once I pedaled up a good breeze, all was right with the world. I think that this morning's commute put me over the 300 mile mark total for work commuting!! (just started a few weeks ago), so I am very happy with that. My goal of 1000 miles by the end of July is still in sight!

Grrrrrrr!!!!!!!! I'm getting tired of people wearing iPods (both bike riders and joggers/runners). If only they had the sense to stick to the far right, but nooooooooo, they take the middle of the path. You yell at them, ring your bell (my kids do), heck, you can even throw stones at them and they won't budge... Then there are the suicidal ones who when you yell them "on your right/left" they step out to the side you call... Some are so absorbed on the music they don't even know you've passed them!!!

One of these days I'm going to ram one at 20+mph and see if that sends a message...

>:(

The ride home yesterday was uphill into a headwind. Not the most fun commute. But I got home, and the weather was nice, so whatever.

This morning, I slid in right at the buzzer. I spent too long getting coffee.