Today was an odd commute. Saw one bike commuter at my halfway point with nothing reflective/lighting except for a little arm band with a few blinking LEDs. I don't think I would have even seem them except I was waving my helmet light about watching for bunnies. Probably headed off to school and I hate to say this but I was actually thinking they probably should have been up in the bike path 2ft away which leads all the way to school with only 3-4 intersections (no driveways). Later at about the 3/4 point I looked in my left rear view and saw what I thought was a bike coming up from behind.
I was doing a pretty good 24 at the time and they were keeping about even but they were between the left tire mark and the middle of the lane while I was in the right tire mark. Kind of like how motorcycles travel when they are close except we were at least 100ft apart *shrug* I hit the overpass which heads over 635 pretty hard and they stayed with me. Everytime I looked back though it seemed they weren't pedaling. I kept my eye on my mirror for a bit and they weren't pedaling at all. I turned off after they had been following me for a few miles and looked back as they passed by and no pedaling motion? It was pretty dark so I couldn't make much out perhaps someone got an electric or really quite gas assist. Either that or the best coasting bike ever!
I made it in 1:25 which is really good for me. I averaged a heart rate of 104 on the ride so I wasn't pushing it but everything seemed to flow really well.

Very humid this morning, but wasn't too warm yet. However, It's probably going to be hella hot for the ride home... What a way to kick off september.

:-(

Good ride in today. It was chilly, but not too bad and I made it to work on time, even though I left a bit late.

Great commute in this morning. First one on the new Brooks B17. SOOOO much more comfy than the pos I was using.

I was grumpy all the way in. First day back after an awesome weekend camping trip, and I'm expecting a not-fun day today.

"Winterized" the bike this weekend. That includes: mounting fenders, lights, bottle cages (to hold battery for light), general cleaning, application of WD-40 to all bolt heads as rust preventative, and brake adjustment. I also clean/lube chain and check the tires for wear. I'll ride my slicks until snow is predicted then change to CX tires, I'll also probably have to replace chainring/chain/cassette in the Spring.

Other than that, it was a nice ride in this morning. Cool and dry with tons of energy (I've actually been getting to bed on time), was at work by 6:07. Just ordered a hitch for our new suv and will soon order the rack. Soon I will ride directly to the car in the afternoons, throw the bike on the rack, and head out to pick up our son who'll soon be at the babysitter. I don't see why I won't be able to continue commuting.

Nice cool weather this morning, and I get the sunrise view on the lake now that winter is fast approaching. Excellent time going into a headwind.

Of course, its supposed to be 90 degrees this afternoon. :wtf: :eek:

Not too bad. Humidity was down for Houston. LOTS of bugs along the bayou/mup today! I didn't eat any of them, though!

Not too humid today in North Carolina.

I can't get the hang of this new helmet-mounted mirror. I don't see what possible advantage it can bring me. Not sure how patient with it I'm going to be.

Great ride coming back off the long weekend. My back was sore from all the labour my wife had me doing this weekend and i think the ride really loosened it up and made it feel better.

Gah! 3C today on the way in. I had to wear a jacket. Boooooo!

Yeah, those electric bikes can go pretty fast and they are quiet. I keep flirting with the idea of getting a conversion kit for one of my bikes just to try them out but more than likely no. That would defeat the whole purpose of why I started bicycling in the first place which is to exercise and lose weight. They do look like fun though!
Ernest

Bah, tail light is gone (Cateye LD1000). Must have fallen off Thursday night; the L bracket it was screwed to fractured from all the vibration on the gravel roads I ride. I'll look out for it on the way home. If it's not along the road, time to buy a 2nd SuperFlash and build a rack for them.

It was a nice ride this morning, about 60*F (perfect). First day of school craziness was going on, plus bridge construction had traffic only going one way (not my way) and there was enough traffic that I didn't want to try to sneak across the bridge. So I had to go on the 2.5 mile detour, then go to the grocery store and back, going by an intersection the cops were controlling due to all the extra traffic from the school and detour traffic coming together on one intersection.

Anyway, no problems, just extra miles, and that's a good thing on a morning like this.

Will probably be a very long day today so I brought my lights and blinkies. Sigh.

Other than that, a very pleasant ride in to work.

Got about 5 miles into my 15 mile commute to lower downtown Denver and noticed a clanking sound when I would hit bumps on the trail. Looked back and noticed that I had either lost weight bearing bolt or it had sheared off. Either way, with >25lbs of load on, I had to turn back & drive in. :( GRRR!!!

Cold (low 40s) and foggy. Had to wipe my glasses around the halfway point. School starts tomorrow, ams will then include riding w/ 7yr old on his new 20" rig to his school.

The beginning of my 10th full week of commuting, today was a beautiful way to start the new week:

1) I made it to the gym in 15 minutes rather than the "usual" 17+ minutes.
2) I swam 30 laps in the pool, up from 20 last week.
3) Weighed one pound less than I did last week. (I am losing about 1.25 lbs/week. 12 overall)
4) My average speed was up nearly 1 full MPH.

Life is good.

Ride safe.

Was dreading the return of the general studentry to campus and the surrounding area and the beginning of schools in the area as I rode in this AM. I left a bit later than normal so I missed much of the traffic but still noticed a significant increase in both the quantity and temperament of the cars passing me.
Was my first commute on my Jamis Aurora which made the ride much more pleasant than my Trek 7300FX but will still require a bit of getting used to. Beautiful day, enjoyable ride, so far, so good!

Today marks the second time I ran a red in a cop's presence. Maybe I'm just lucky or the cops don't care...

Unbelievably good weather! Warm temps, low humidity.

90 degrees today, but not so bad because I made the correct decision and took the Lakefront path home. The cooling breeze of traveling at a steady 20-22 mph more than made up for having to watch for the idiots.


I also switched from a hybrid to the Aurora, and now I could never go back :thumb:

mornings
 

Can't say enough about the early mornings with no cars while busting down the back roads to work. Yeah, I've almost hit deer, coyote, and turkeys, but the morning is usually so still. Some times I can feel the temperature differences based on the terrain. Warmer in the swampy lowlands, and cooler on the hills. Every day I swear I'm going to stop and take a picture. But the pedals keep going updownupdownupdownupdown.

Life is way too freakin short to miss out on this action! :thumb::giver::speedy::commute:

It felt so good today to be back on my regular commute. After a stressful day at work it also felt good to just wind down and relax on the ride home. So happy im back on the saddle!!!

Very nice. Temp was reasonable. Humidity was as well. I was on vacation last week and hardly got to ride at all. I was having withdrawals. :lol:

Very nice ride this morning. You know those days after you have a recovery day and you can tell how much stronger you are already? One of those! :) I'm currently riding 10 miles each way. Starting tomorrow, I'm going for 10 in the morning and 16 in the afternoon. No longer until it cools down a little. 96 is much better than 106, but still damned hot.