This morning i wore, drum roll please........... sun glasses! At 6:45am :thumb:

Rode through dense fog for a mile or so on my ride in. Very very rare around here and I was thrilled. Reminded me of my hometown in SE WA state.
Nice ride around freezing with left over humidity and puddles from the rain yesterday.

Decent weather! But had to ride the offroader this morning, commuter needs back brake pads badly. Winters are hard on the bike - Need new pads, bottom bracket and rear hub wrenched on --- same as last Spring.

Cold and dreary, out. Didn't see anyone, and the roads seemed pretty clear. Enjoyable, though. I saw the sun coming up through a layer of cirrus clouds in my rear view mirror.

40F and wet wet wet, same as week before last (vacation last week woohoo). The rain did stop just before sunrise however, and the clouds budged, so it was actually sunny.

This is only my 2nd week of commuting, today I left earlier so the first part of the commute was in the dark. Headlight did a decent job, no problem riding in the dark. All was going well, I felt good, making good time, shaving a few minutes off last weeks times, then I got a flat. Luckily I had a spare tube, CO2 pump and tools so I was right back on the road.

All in all a great commute with a couple new variables thrown in for kicks.

it was breezy today
i saw a few other commuters too!
i got a little knog light and some socks delivered to me today

it's a good day

:)

Had a bit of fun at the expense of a motorist today. An older guy in an 80-something MB turbodiesel. A real granddad car.

He cut me off at 24th and Capitol and was gunning it west on Capitol. I gave him the palms up "WTF?" gesture. He then jogged over to L Street, which is my route to work. I ride this street every day and know the timing of the lights so I knew that even if he jammed it up to 40 or so, he'd still get stuck at the lights. I caught up to him at 21st Street and yelled "Hey! Are you late for work?"

He said something through the closed window, the light changed and he gunned it. I think he would have spun the wheels if he could have. But he couldn't.

I caught up with him at 19th Street and yelled "You're an excellent driver!" I think I was making him mad now. He gunned it again and shot off in a cloud of gray diesel smoke.

I caught up to him again at 15th and yelled "You're the Man, Dale Jr.!" and then started yelling to no one in particular "Everybody out of his way! He's late for work!"

He just stared straight ahead but I could tell he was pissed. Unfortunately, I couldn't catch him at 12th Street and he got away.

Good times!

OMG! This is SOOoooo FUNNY!

Classic.:roflmao2:

Day one of a doctor recommended 6 week layoff. :(

Cool story caloso. I once had the benefit of catching up to a rude driver as well, good times is right.

SIX WEEKS!?!? AGH!?!?

Get well soon!

Doohood...:lol:

I will admit its fun to watch the drivers get all worked up over their own stupidity, and its all fun and games until the cager with road rage runs you ***** over.

I caught up with a guy in a suburban last year and I nearly lost my life because of it. Not any more for me, I just let it go like water off a ducks back.

I'm not telling you to quick poking fun at bad drivers, but pick your battles because some people will kill you over a little road rage.

yeah, he was pushing it. another person could have lost his temper. everyone has their point of no return - just a matter of pushing far enough. my ex-wife knew mine, that's for sure. she was sadistic.

6 weeks is what the doc said. I'm hoping however with some pretty disciplined rehab to be back sooner but AGH!?! is right. Thanks for the wishes.

Eh. I doubt he would have deliberately run me over on a busy downtown street during the morning rush hour. It would have made him even later.

Yeah hang in there Daredevil. Stick to the PT schedule and don't try to be a hero.:)
Ernest

The ride home was smooth and uneventful. The little Flying Pigeon proves to be nimble through traffic and streets tore up by construction. There's road improvements being done all along my commute route. I figured I'd get more stares at my folder but most people just ignore me. I guess that's not too bad considering it can be a rough neighborhood.
Ernest

PS: LOL at Caloso :) You musta had some terrier in you today. Sometimes you just gotta grab the bear just to see what happens.

Today was my first commute on my lowracer http://www.flickr.com/photos/watson_house/3434741487/ . The ride was nice, a little wet but enjoyable. My new bike has a Rohloff hub and it is a joy to not really have to plan my shifting around stop signs, hills or anything at all. If I need a different gear I shift just in time and not before.

felt a little slow today due to yesterday's 100 mile road ride. Didn't feel any need to hammer on my way to work or on the way home. Recovery day for sure. Lovely ride home in the setting sun tonight along the Charles.

Rode the Flying Pigeon folder today. The morning ride was dark and quiet as usual. I guage how well my ride is by counting how many dogs notice me and start to bark. My front brake was dragging enough to squeal once in awhile. Almost every dog woke up to bark at me. Nothing else to report.
Ernest

Chilly and wet: 45F/7C and showers. I went with knickers and sleeveless T under my rain jacket opting to just let my feet get wet. They did. :D

After feeling a bit subpar the past few days, though, I was in fine fettle this AM. Some days I feel as though I am bowing in subjugation before the road--others I feel like it's mine. This morning I OWNED the road (aside from a few motorists bent on convincing me otherwise). Needless to say, I had a good ride...

Ride home last night was chilly 'cause I was dressed light. Goodmans' Hill Road does not own me, I own it! :D

Ride in today had to tweak my front derailer alignment - my adjustment when I got home last night was too much. Raised my drops a dad bit too last night and I think I got that right now. You know drops really don't have to be down at your ankles ...! :-)

Left the flag at home 'cause I want to look less dorky - hope I don't regret it. It always bought me more space and this morning someone came closer than I would have liked. Others of course continue to cross the double yellow line with ALL FOUR WHEELS and gun it. Such idiots. Last night one person got pulled over by a cop right after he did that. The cop waved to me as I passed them. I love cops! Thank you Sudbury and Maynard POLICE!! :D

Somehow the shower Gods heard me and the morning shower was at least 5 degrees warmer .... Yesss ...:thumb:

Wore my courier bag to carry my taxes - need to go at lunch.

30F. No wind. Sunny. Fun ride. At one point I was in a train of 6 cyclists. Very unusual. A semi-quick dude on an MTB in the lead, a couple of high school aged girls, an older guy on a hybrid who I was behind last week, and he makes a nice pace bike at 15MPH, and then we all got reeled in by a roadie pedalling at high cadance and in a hurry.

The roadie passed everyone, then the old guy and I passed the girls. The lead MTB guy left the MUP. The roadie dropped his water bottle and made a mess, but picked it up and carried on before we caught up.

I was fighting the urge to pass the old guy and hang with the roadie. I'm like a dog with squirrels. :o

Wet and cold. I wore shorts nonetheless, hoping that they'll dry out more quickly than my long pants (I currently have them hangin under the desk). Since the roads were so wet and I was riding slower than normal (to cut down on tire spray), my legs never really warmed up, they had that cold, burning sensation the entire ride. Even though I was completely soaked in the first 5 minutes, once I changed and warmed up, I am still happier to ride than take Metro. Hopefully Spring will return soon.

Funny story but now, me, I'd be hanging with the H.S. girls. I'm like that French skunk going after the B&W Kitty.

First commute - fantastic! I've been driving 5 miles to work for 12 months and it usually takes me 20 - 30 minutes depending on traffic. The City council has recently been spending money upgrading what it calls "core paths" which connect one suburb with the other. This means what used to be a 2 mile long muddy sheep track is now a 6 foot wide path surfaced with granite dust. That was all the encouragement I needed. Having resurrected my 97 Rockhopper and fitting smooth tyres and despite the persistent rain, today was the day. 25 minutes door to door. I really cant believe I didnt do it sooner.

http://www.mapmyride.com/route/gb/aberdeen/1161140450

Rode in the rain this morning. Not a big deal, but ended up getting a flat :mad: Had that fixed, but the wheel was really dirty. Looking forward to the return ride home :D

Forecast was for rain, this morning. BS. Rolled in, a bit warmer, uneventful, didn't see any other commuters, just a couple of joggers. Logged on and saw this.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09104/962719-100.stm

I passed right next to that area this morning. Creepy.

First morning commute above freezing today in Mpls - 36 degrees! And the street sweepers have been out on some of my streets, and that's a good thing. Uneventful 5.9 mile ride otherwise. Should break 60 degrees for the ride home!