Some guy swerved into the bike lane this morning to turn right, he stopped right in front of me, slight bit of room on the right between the construction cones that were also in the bike lane *doh*, i braked and started to swerve, but it looked like he was going to mash the gas and go for it, but then he braked again, so ended up hitting his car a little... It was slow because I was in the process of stopping, so no damage to either of us, maybe some tire rubber on his white prius.. but that's better than me being hurt or dead

Other than that, not a bad ride, but I was feeling slower than usual.

Missed last two days, out of town for training for work. But the last day I rode, I cut over to a MUPS in a park, nicer route, and there is this ahole trying to sell what is obviously a stolen bike to anyone who walks by.
Why do I assume it's stolen, too nice of bike for the look of the guy trying to sell it, where he was trying to sell it, and he kept calling the panniers saddle bags and a few other things.
I was going to call it in but being the park was in the city of Buffalo, I knew the cops would never do anything.

It was warm today - 50 degrees! Actually, I was too warm on the way in and sweated up a storm. Saw a 3-car accident that had apparently taken place just before I got there, at a signalized bike crossing (suspect the bike ahead of me triggered the light to cross and autos were not prepared to stop as usual).

Got honked at for the first time in...years...for doing nothing but riding! Amazing! Heading eastbound on a three lane street downtown. Lane to the right is right turn only, middle lane straight only and left lane straight or left turns. Left turners blocking left lane, I'm in middle lane going straight, and right turn lane was packed with autos/buses waiting to get onto the freeway (it's like this pretty much every single day). Car in front of me (a TransAm no less) was going very slow trying to move into the packed right turn only lane. She moves over and at the same time I hear this loud "honkkkkk!" and a minivan purposefully comes veerrrrrry close to hitting my rear wheel as he moves into the turn lane. WTF? I slowed down and came up to his window and asked, "Was that for ME?" He gesticulated wildly with both hands, tossing his head around and yelled back, I think, "Yes you!" I shrugged and rode off, laughing. It was funny because the TransAm had caused the slowdown, not to mention the CARS and BUSES in the lane and the fact he waited until the LAST SECOND to merge into the turn lane. But you know, it's all the bicyclist's fault.

That is my favorite part about riding. Junk food with out the guilt!

I know exactly how you feel. I leave about 6 Am and most of my commute is rural. I get way to excited when I see another bike which isn't very often.


BTW I like your sig

It rained during my ride for PT, on the way to work, and back from work. I'm so glad I have a bunch of dry t-shirts and shorts at work and home.

Followed the same car through two lights this morning. In both cases, the driver pulled so far forward that the sensor either didn't detect her at all or started its countdown to green then reverted to red, presumably concluding that whatever had passed over the sensor had moved on. I had to go push the pedestrian button or we'd both still be there. I actually got her to roll down the window so I could explain the traffic lights to her. Guess her husband usually drives?

mid-80s both ways. Ah, Fall.

HA! I still have the guilt...I'm definitely getting in better shape, but it's pretty slow going.

Of course, it's only been two months and, while I haven't had any weight loss, my GF says my legs look better and my waist is getting smaller...Honestly, though, I'd trade the shrinking waist for a shrinking gut :)

Interesting one today.

1) Found three random pumpkins in the middle of the woods on the rail trail. No houses anywhere close, and not broken. Hmm. I arranged them and went on my way.

2) Found a poached deer. The season (bow) doesn't start 'till tomorrow, so it's definitely illegal. I found a leg on Wednesday morning, but my HID caught the eyes this morning. The head was cut off with a saw, the antlers were carved off of the head, and the carcass was skinned. I sent pictures to the DEC tip line along with my contact information.

3) Found a T-Mobile Sidekick that had been thrown out of someones car. Still had the SD card, and I also found the battery. The screen was missing, but I taped the battery on and hooked it up to a USB connector. Boom. Pictures of some thug wannabe posing with pursed lips, gold chains, and an argyle sweater. Judging by the looks of his pad, he's still probably at mom and dads. About 30 "Myspace" angle pictures and a Chappelle theme that screams "I'm Rich *****" when the phone is flipped open.

overall was great in the morning and afternoon.

but at night, i had a little accident, and my rear gear thing got misaligned, so i sit down and took my time to readjust it to be able to go home, else i'll be stranded, it wasn't shifting properly, and missing the gear transfers.

...then a ***** comes over and complains i'm making too much noise

i was like WTF, this is a public place (subway station), not a freaking library, if you want to study in peace and quiet, you shouldn't do it in a subway station anyways.... sigh...

i'll assume she was waiting for a ride from the boyfriend or whatever.

so i resume with my bike adjustment, and got all up and running again shortly after.

The ride home was HOT.

I'm used to riding to work at 0530, when it's 30 degrees outside; then riding home at 1800, when it's about 50 degrees.

Today, I picked up what was supposed to be a half shift, and ended up leaving at 1300. It was 70 degrees outside. I totally forgot to take off my thermals. Needless to say, I left a trail of clothes behind me as I entered the house.

I started vacation today but realized I'd forgotten to take care of a few things at the office. So, after my wife and I took a nice road ride together, I decided to in head to the office on my road bike. Didn't need to take all my normal stuff so didn't need the cargo capacity of my commuter. The lighter bike, lighter traffic and lack of need for lights of a mid-morning commute was really enjoyable. That, the georgeous day (sunny and mid-70s with no wind) and not needing to change into work clothes (I wasn't there THAT long), made it quite enjoyable. OK, knowing I wouldn't be going back in for 10 days didn't hurt either.

Any ride that doesn't end in me working is a good ride. Good for you!

Outstanding ride home from work today. Left at 3pm and rode 26 miles home with 20 of those miles all single and double track. Life is good!

My commute was cold & dark but an amazing view of Orion in a cloudless sky. Saturday is great with no traffic...it was windy and in my face though...Murphy's Law states that the wind will have changed direction by 180 degrees and be in my face on the way home too !

Lorcán.

every silver lining has a cloud
 

i fortunately live close to where i work as a welder in west yorkshire, uk. 2.3 miles so i ride most days. as i leave the house i have a nice stretch of level road so get the old sturmey archer aw into 3rd and cruise at 17mph then freewheel down the hill with some speed bumps, brooks b66 saddle to thank going over these! then its onto the B6136, a fast road with some hills which had a lovely smooth surface till it was resurfaced with that horrible grit, every time a car speeds by its like being shot with a blunderbuss! when will councils realise the coarse gravel they use lessens the surface contact and actually decreases grip? don't see formula 1 tracks with that surface! the road takes a sweeping downhill bend which is good for 30mph on a still day followed by a small uphill section under the motorway bridge, into 1st and a nice climb then it levels off but slightly downhill around ferrybridge power station and goes back to a smooth surface, hit the power again! now it takes a gamble to get a gap in the traffic to get on the opposite path as running the gauntlet of the A162 turn on further ahead is no junction for the cyclist! before the deadly junction is a railway bridge where you can't see the path under it because of a slight rise in the path. my hopes rise, is he going to be there? i power on then see him under the bridge, same place every morning- that ******* with the dog! the ignorant sod gives a look of defiance and walks in the middle of the path and glares at me even though i slow down. swear he has a key in his back, every morning, same time same place, the bottleneck just before the railway underpass, like clockwork, if i set off earlier hes at the worse bottleneck around the waste recycling site after the bridge by the side of the A162 slip road junction near work. an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, the dark cloud to my silver lining of a morning commute. maybe the dark mornings coming in will make him walk the dog later, otherwise something must give, i won't change careers, he seems healthy for his age, how many years has the dog got left?

matt

Today was my first commute on my new Long Haul Trucker, so I'll have to try very hard to describe it without resorting to 'OMG OMG OMG!! *squeeee!!*'

It was so nice to ride a bike that's fast and quiet and strong! The saddle fits me perfectly, the bike is completely silent, the ride is smooth, and it's just plain awesome.

It was a good ride, warmer than usual and hardly any traffic. I saw another bike commuter, so I rang my brand new Hello Kitty bell at her. I got a ring back.

For the last leg of the trip, a straight shot from the state highway to my building, I decided to get down in the drops and sprint. WHEEEE!!! I know that the Trucker isn't built to be fast or meant to be a racing bike, but compared to my old hybrid, it's a rocket! No wonder my Trucker-riding brother always dropped me like a bad habit whenever we tried to ride together!

Anyway, just imagine me doing the happy dance and counting down the hours until I can ride home (11 hrs. 40 min.!).

WOW I guess you like it huh? :love: Congratulations on the new bike.

This week I commuted on both weekends. It actually was really great because there was much less traffic to deal with.

What make/model was the hybrid? I'm just curious because I'm also considering moving from a hybrid to something else.

It was a K2 T-Nine Crosswind, $400 from REI. Very good entry-level bike...not so good daily commuter and weekend trailer-puller.

The ride home was much more relaxed than the ride in. I was trying to get a feel for my new Serious Bike (that's its name, I guess, since I've been referring to it as Serious Bike since I picked it up), trying out hand positions and fiddling with the bar end shifters. I spent a good portion of the ride down in the drops. I've never had a bike with drop bars before, and being in the drops is surprisingly comfortable for me!

The only downside to the ride was the darkness creeping in. This is probably going to be my last week commuting on the MUP...after that, it'll be all street and all dark both ways.

Woo Hoo ...28,000th post!

*drats, 27,990*

Congrats on the new bike, girljen.

Took it easy on the ride in this morning; I took the plunge at the weekend and converted the SS to a fixie. I'm still not completely comfortable riding it, I guess it takes a while to get used to it. It definitely makes for smoother pedaling though.

I love my commute and today was no different than most days.

I jump on my bike at home and ride approximately 1.5 km to the bus stop at Mount Coolum. Fold up the Dahon and get on the bus which takes me to Noosa Heads. Unfold the bike, and ride allong the Noosa River for about 8 km to Tewantin.

Picture a bloke dressed ready for the office riding a bright red Dahon Curve, passing all the would-be fitness freaks dressed as if they're European professional cycle racers panting and weazing on their new Canondalswho have only ridden about as far as what I have. Money can't buy you happiness like that look on there face when you say good morning.

Got to work after a nice quiet ride - love riding in for 5:30. Hardly any traffic and quiet. Saw three rabbits.

Lunchroom smells like the night cleaning crew were smoking inside and tried to cover it with spray.

Check the schedule to see who else is working... 12:30-9:00 Seven hours early for my shift. The other supervisor who is on apologised to me? said I could work a split shift. Heck with that, had a nice quiet ride home as well.

Oh well, only 6km each way and I didn't do too much on the weekend.