Ok my commute

Well this morning I had it out with my first Edmonton driver. Just riding to work and going through a small one lane construction zone. Also the sidewalk was closed. Well after we get through the guy (in his 40's) behind me in his minivan starts yelling at me as he drives by. So I throw my hands in the air at him. (No fingers mind you) So the guy lock up his front tires and swerves at the curb as to cut me off. I'm a bit back so I just coast by him. So He speeds back up and starts driving beside me and yells at me to have respect for people. I'm thinking "I'm the one just trying to ride to work" So I starting yelling back, I couldn't hold it in anymore. So he swerves at the curb again but this time try's to get out of his door and starts yell at me to stop and asks why I being such a ***** and not getting off my bike. Again he gets back in his MINIVAN and rolls up beside me again yelling at me to stop so he can try to fight me. I simply tell him I'm just going to work and i can't stop. After a second he says me to and peels off.

So after he is gone and I get to the next light I feel that I'm just shaking.... haha. Also I start thinking dam getting a plate number might have been nice. So I continue my ride to work and when I get there and minivan is in the parking lot next to the building and it's the same color as the guy's from earlier. I walk over and grab the plate number but I don't think it's his.

So Now I get to think about if said "driver" will be back on the ride home or tomorrow morning. And if I should have any plans for him....

Ah, a smooth and easy ride today. Actually, there was one thing. A fire truck was blocking 2/3 of the road, forcing everyone to make a detour onto a side street, including me. There were about 20 cars lined up waiting for the light to change, but I filtered all the way up to the front and caught the green as I was still rolling. I sprinted for two blocks, looked back and saw that the first car in the line was holding up everyone else by waiting to make a left turn. Free and clear, I sailed on and out of sight.

There was this driver who was honking me for taking a lane, but I'm used to ignoring stuff like that. I waved when he passed me and I hope he saw when I pulled past him...

Otherwise, it was OK. I finally put more air into my tires and I think I was going faster for it.
I fasted yesterday and then went 40kmph down Avenue... Probably not wise. I was drained when I only got halfway down Avenue. I turned off and took the side streets at a more relaxed pace.

You went riding while fasting?!

No. Yesterday I fasted (24hr). Well, Sat 9pm to Sun 9pm or so. Today I rode.

Supposed to be warm and sunny today. Cool and misty so far. Nice fast ride.

Wow. That guy has some serious issues. :twitchy:

Yeah what a good start to the week....:(

Ah, ok. Me too...

Surprisingly, i felt pretty darn good this morning. That day without food/water may have done some physical (and spiritual ;)) good.

Carry mace and use liberally?

I might think about that. This is the first time I really had a driver go off on me. I can just hope the commute will go good the rest of the week.

No ride today, first missed ride in months. My rr. hub is being worked on, couldn't stand the noise any longer and dropped it off on Friday. Hopefully it's servicable, if not, hello Chris King classic mtb hubs..... (pipe dream, I know). My mechanic (Bill at Spokes Etc) put my tire/cassette on a loaner wheel and said I could pick up the bike but I was stuck in Baltimore and not able to get there before they closed. Should be back on it tomorrow and ride out what looks to be a great remainder of the week.

I did not feel like riding the train this morning. Instead rode from the trail head park to work. Decent 23 mile ride. Gorgeous morning and I had fresh legs for the first time in months due to taking the weekend off from riding. Woo hoo!
First morning in warmers for quite sometime.

On Sunday the race bike got a wash and lube, plus I fixed a balky brake caliper. Met my buddy for our standard prework tempo ride. Perfect temperature, no wind, and end of season fitness meant for a fast ride this morning.

Cool and sunny this morning. TV said the temp was about 52 when I left home. There was a little "bite" in the air. I almost stopped to put the wind vest on. Glad I didn't because once I was out and got the engine warmed up it would have been to much.

It is nice to actually feel that "bite" in the air. Autumn in just around the corner. :)

The skies have cleared despite predictions ... ready to fly!

Ran out to Target at lunchtime for an errand, and the bike rack was full! Managed to snag a spot hanging off the end.

AWESOME! I bought some clips for my pedals this weekend and today was my first ride with them on. I love 'em! My commute to and from work was a breeze today, even with the 102* temp.

Fastest time home so far. Managed to average over 17mph and total time was 32 minutes! Also managed to slide in between weather patterns, as it started raining again about 20 minutes after I got home!

Forgot my helmet so I went back for that. Realized I forgot my bike shoes and said, "**** it!" and rode home on Candys wearing Skechers. That's the 2nd time I forgot to switch shoes at the end of the day and just left them at the office rather than go back to the office and change.

ride home was good
I just might be able to do this every day this week

Nice ride home. Warm and sunny. Spent the aftermath loading station wagon full of junk for a dump run tomorrow am. If I get some more work done at home tonight for my job, I can drive to the dump and then back home and bike in. Otherwise, will just drive to the office from the dump.

Nice ride in for me. Still chilly, but lovely weather. Left early, so traffic was light.

So, I've said before, the section near work is notable for the polite ( sometimes too polite ) drivers. Tonight,.... one of them decided to be the exception. the road isn't exactly wide, but the full size cars ( and pickup trucks! ) managed to give me 2-4 feet, how come the dink in the Toyota Echo couldn't manage 9 inches?

Bad move sunshine, I got your number, and I saw which company car park you came out of!

Tomorrow, print out appropriate rules, and leave them under wiper with short note. :notamused:

Rode to a remote meeting instead of regular workplace today. A pleasant surprised today on a ride that included a 3-mile jaunt across a major valley + expressway + railroad combo. If I remember correctly, the road I took (Eglinton Ave E, for Torontonians) used to have the rightmost lane reserved for buses, taxis and carpoolers at rush hour, which, legally speaking, forced cyclists into the middle lane... not a pleasant place to be. I even started a BF thread to discuss what cyclists should do in such a situation.

Well, a year later there seem to be new signs on which welcome motorcycles and bicycles (yay) into the reserved lane. Not a huge improvement, since car drivers in general ignore this designation, but an important one from a legal standpoint. Also it seemed to me that the rightmost lane has been widened, which allows for comforable lane sharing, even with buses.

This is great news because there are no nearby alternative routes across that major barrier.