The routine this week is a bit different for me. My wife's work had a fire at the office, so she's working in Union this week while they clean the office out, and her office is near my work. This means I carpool in with her and ride my folder to her office at the end of the day, 4.5 miles up a gentle uphill.

http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...-Comcast-Union

Faaaaast.
:speedy:

I was just moping along at 15 or 16MPH and saw something dark in my mirror. Turned to look behind me, and someone was reeling me in. He picked a bad day. I was feeling energetic and testosterone-laden, so I dialed my guads up to 400W and pushed the poor Liquid to 20MPH. Stayed there for the next 5 miles except when slowing for the occasional trail user and stop sign. I caught glimpses of my attacker but by the time I left the MUP I hadn't seen him in a mile or so.

Other than that, a perfectly normal commute. :rolleyes: 60F, no wind. Sunny.

normal commute this morning, although a bit humid. caught up to two guys commuting together, but I made my normal route turn just before I reached them - on second thought, I should have just modified my route so I could chat a bit - seems rare I encounter anyone, but it is getting more frequent as of late.

it was not fun. I was driving. To NY (White Plains) to interview someone for my company. left the house at 5:10am and just got here about 1/2 hour ago. interview is at 10am. There was supposed to be 2 or 3 interviews, but only one lined up, so the trip was kinda a waste, but this guy has the most promise, so we will see. I am hoping to get back home to MA in time to go for a ride tonight.

Woke up late this morning. Seriously considered bumming a ride. Instead I got my tired ass through a quick shower and managed to make it to work on time.

Legs were a bit fatigued this morning. Headwind didn't Help.

Will hopefully be better this afternoon

Left at a little after 3am to get to work and get stuff done before 7. Wow were the roads ever quiet.
My n4zou inspired light worked great and has a nice wide beam lighting up the whole road and side of the road. I even cut in half an old P3 heat sink to help cool down the dual LEDS. So far almost 100 miles and it is still in one piece, which is amazing given my tinkering skills.

flat on way in this morning
 

Hey 77midget, I used to live in Yonkers and once biked to my college in Harrison North of White Plains. On my way home my seat broke and my Mom had to come rescue me. Glad you made it on the roadways OK - see you when you get back.

My bike commute in this morning was OK - but I got a flat. The tube had a pin hole right at the seem. Glad I had put NEW tubes 2 days ago. Yeesh. What happened to quality control. Fortuntely and quite luckily it happened near a remote gas station on 117, so after I put the OLD tube back in, I was able to pump it up to full pressure. I carry a pump of course and a patch kit but replacing the tube and using an electric pump was no nice. I guess I used about 15 minutes. I was still 40 minutes early to work after my 17 mile ride, giving me enough time to wash-up, and change. I just patched the old tube - so that's ready for next time.

Anybody travel with 2 tubes?

2 tubes, glue and glueless patch kit as well as a spare tire. When the bead seperated wide and long from my tire 15 miles from work a boot could have got me limping home but with a new tire I was off to work like nothing happened. Heck I even have a spare 700c and 20" tube (my wifes bikes) that I pretty much leave on my bike.

Commute in felt slow this morning. Actually was a bit faster than yesterday, but didn't feel as fast. Wierd.

Finally resolved the clipping in problem I was having yesterday by touching up the rear clip on the new pedals so that it matched the "ramp" on the rear of my SPD cleats (with which they are supposed to be compatible). As it was, the rear clip made contact just ahead of the ramp on the cleat. Filing a slight round-over on the edge solved it.

great ride in
legs felt good, i ran four miles or so last night so that may have helped things
need to lube the chain tonight starting to get a little dry and squeaky

Hey Kotts! Just read your signature! Nice job on the weight loss! I'm 49 ans am in better shape than I was at 30. I wish I was 30 though ... :-)

For the rider who carries a spare tire! WooHoo! Kudos man!

outstanding, glad to be here. Came about 5 foot from a cop car going about 100 mph. Glad he seen me and I seen him.

I have two headlights and one is strobe. Really it was not that scary, there were two cars coming toward me on a four lane (2 each way) city street. Due to bumps and stuff I take the inside of the slow lane. He was just flying up behind the two cars coming toward me, crossed the double yellow and flew by those two cars. I seen him in plenty of time to ditch on the sidewalk, but he seen me and stayed over. Not as bad as it sounds, but it coulda been.

I got maybe 3 hours of sleep last night. I am tired. The commute didn't suffer at all, which was nice.

i commuted computerless. No speed, no time no distance... omg that's boring i need my data! I left my computer in my back pocket and ran it through the wash which apparently is bad for them.

Totaly awsome. First, I met a couple on the trolley who were vacationing from England, and had ridden thier tandem all the way from Vancouver B.C. Then on the way to the store where I buy my lunch on the way in I passed six other bike commuters - the most I have seen yet. Three were comming the opposite direction on the other side, the other three were comming the opposit direction on my side. Wasn't bad for me as those last three were all on the sidewalk %^(.

When I got to the grocery, there were already three bikes chained up outside.

Last night's commute home got off to a bad start. First, I noticed that one of the bolts holding my toe clips was missing (when did that happen?); then, less then ten minutes into my ride, I roll over some railroad tracks and I hear something fall off and hit the ground. Turns out it was my rear blinkie; the mount broke off due to metal fatigue. Managed to retrieve the light, stuffed it into my pannier, and rode the rest of the way home without further problems. Now I have scrounge up a bolt, washer and nut for my toe clip and "borrow" the reflector clamp from my wife's bike. *sigh*

Great! The for as hot as it has been getting in the afternoons the mornings are beautiful. I wasnt nearly as worried going through the gnarly roundabout we have buy work either.

Geez! The Traffic!

Last night at one point I had more the dozen riders in view, this was on a stretch of pathway where I could see maybe a 100 yards.

Then this morning, came round a corner to find a guy weaving across into my lane,
"What are you doing? Oh!" Behind him an attractive young lady was walking up the path, heavily tanned, belly button ring, stiletto heels,.... and a Bikini!

This is on an overcast morning, little chilly, by the river, in the industrial area. After a few blinks and a WTF under my breath, noticed the guys standing by the cars parked the other side of the pathway barrier, and all the professional photo equipment. Aha! There is some new bank work around there, with picturesque rocks that make a nice view, if you don't zoom out and show the surroundings! :rolleyes: Don't see that everyday.

Gorgeous sunny morning, 50sF. Fast ride.

I only have computers on my road bikes. Neither the Fuji nor the BD have one and it's kinda nice to not know and not care about speed during the commute. I don't need to know distance...that data should be etched in one's brain for anything but a brand new route. Same goes for time...it's gonna be close to the same every day unless something happens like a flat...and knowing how late you are doesn't make you any less late. ;)

Saw the same guy sleeping on the bench this morning. Took it easy on the way in, didn't see any other commuters.

Raining here... took the car to the bus today... I miss the bike today.

Right now, I'm one of those riders. Stretching it, I'm 5'10" and yesterday weighed in at 213 (that's down from 225+). I have another 40+ pounds to go.

I was a bit tired this morning. I rode 53 miles yesterday (17 on the commute, 36 on a group ride). Went to bed late, couldn't get up at my normal early time ... left at about 7:00. That meant more traffic than normal. 69 degrees and humid, legs took a bit to loosen up.