that's interesting, i will have to give that a go, thanks

Bit damp the last few days; the spring seems to consist of alternately very hot days and drizzle.

Still, the fixed gear is going OK; I've got used to it now so I feel a lot more confident.

That said, I was going to ride the other bike this morning for varoius reasons, but when I got it out of the shed the front tyre was flat. Didn't have time to fix it, so I rode the fixie anyway.

The ride home was surprisingly smooth. Very little wind. It was quite nice, actually.

Have to try that dish soap trick tomorrow. Can't pull the baklava over my nose without serious fog problem.

Ride today was quite nice despite it being cold enough to deposit frost on the cars. Didn't wear the baklava just the warm beanie. Chilled my cheeks pretty good. Pulled my head in my jacket collar like a turtle. :lol:

Scared the hell out of a Kinder care bus driver. Half blocking the bike lane with the bus and had to duck the side mirror Bus had no kids on it and I screamed to "get out of the bike lane" as I came up on the door. Heard her yelp! :roflmao2:

Ride home was quite nice. Lighter traffic then normal in a couple spots.

Hooooooooooooooooo Ya. Ride home was definitely much better. Firstly, there were loads of cyclists out, and I'm not sure why. It felt pretty random. Nice to pass by them, though.

Secondly, I was actually able to keep up with traffic a good portion of the time. Might have something to do with how much of it there was today, but I'll take my victories where I can. :D

Feeling good!

Home to Berkeley to meet a client, about 8 miles and cold. I stopped halfway to get breakfast. After meeting client I rode BART to Concord where I loaded bike in partners van and we headed off to Bethel Island. Stopped for breakfast #2 on the way. Rode bike from Bethel Island to Pittsburg, about 36 miles the way I went. Met partner again and we did some work in Concord. Rode his van back to BART and got off at McArthur Station and rode home (stopping at Whole Foods for two pints of Damnation Ale) about 5 miles.

About a 49 mile commute today. Lots of eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, grits, cheese, and lemonade. :)

Today was beautiful!

Record cold yesterday morning 44 F and it only got up to 65 F for a high and there wasn't a cloud in the sky, now this is riding weather.

It's dark when I head out in the mornings. Kinda warm about upper 50's. I rode the Gary Fisher mtb and sported my new visi-bag . It worked great! Real roomy and can be seen by headlights from faraway. Makes me go faster too! :D
Ernest

First frost and freeze this morning in my part of Carolina, with a low of 30F. However, it actually felt warmer than the past few mornings because there was no wind for a change. It has been very windy all week until today. I had a very pleasant ride to work and dressed perfectly for the cold -- I was warm but barely broke a sweat. Yesterday afternoon was another story. Even though the temperature was fairly warm yesterday afternoon (55F), it felt much colder due to a stiff NW wind that I fought all the way home.

Cold, high 20s, dark clear skies, no wind. It was beautiful. I stayed warm... except my feet. I'm gonna try to find some wool socks... or get rid of the clipless until spring.

I had a driver give me the thumbs-up on the bridge. Overall, a good ride.

The bed was waaaaaay too warm and cozy this morning. Slept late and drove to work this morning. *ack* Well, there is still tomorrow.

Slow! Well, slow for me. Stayed up way too late last night. Had a bit too much beer. Still a bit jet lagged (from New Zealand - 17 hour difference). So it all caught up to me this morning. Dragged myself along at 13MPH most of the way. 15 if the tailwind hit me right. :o

I saw exactly one person on the 5 miles of MUP. A trail-regular who walks a lot. Temps in the upper 20sF. Dry.

Nippy out, but was pretty comfortable except my shirt wouldn't stay tucked so cold air got to my back. And I should have worn the glove liners. Cold digits. Should be a much warmer ride home though.

yup! I stay in st. petersburg right across the bridge, and this has been the best week for commuting EVER! :)

Definitely cool all week long, about freezing in the am and about 50 in the pm. I've had a rash of problems this week.

Flat Tues am.
Lost a support rod for front rack. A critical part of my DIY light setup.
Flat Wed pm Replaced rear tire, an IRC with about 5k on it. Never flatted before, now two in a row. Replace with a Conti 4 season Grand Prix.
Forgot my odometer today, so didn't get to watch it roll over to 4000.
More then the usual number of close passes on every ride this week, I've been getting a bit paranoid. Make that more paranoid. I know they're out to get me.:twitchy:

Supposed to be a nice ride home later, already looknig forward to it.

Awesome commute, it was -3 and i dressed perfectly, just a tad cold until i warmed up and then mmmm comfortable.

First post!

Anyway, it was a cold, but sunny morning after a mostly rain and snow mixed day yesterday. I hit a patch of slick road tar and fell pretty hard right in front of a line of cars. Just got some mild brush burn and my neck is a little sore, but I roughed up my bike a bit. I know the handlebars are bent, and I think I might have bent my front wheel a bit.

Hopefully it won't be too bad of a fix.

Was 32 degrees F when I got up this morning but probably near 40 by the time I hit the road. Beautiful day, wasn't windy like it has been the past two days. Been trying out my winter clothing; I wore mittens with liners but had to switch to gloves after a couple miles, hands were too hot. My wife keeps nagging me about getting a living will and trying to jinx me. She is concerned that I'll be trying to ride this winter when the roads are unsafe and although I intend to ride through the winter I'm not going to ride when the roads are iced or otherwise dangerous.

Great ride, first in about 3-4 weeks due to marathon training/completing and equipment issues. Finally have the commuter set up and working, today was its first ride actually (I know, I'll post pics soon).

Met a guy who takes 98% of the same route as me, so now I may have found a commuting buddy and some new people with which to start riding on the weekends come spring.

it was hard to get out of my cozy bed also but i managed to get going about a half hour earlier than i normally would and i am glad because i enjoyed the ride more with less traffic and all, i didn't feel as rushed

Cold this morning (35 when I left) and there was frost on cars as I went past. The ride was pretty comfortable since there wasn't much wind.

I'm getting some lined wind-pants to replace the sweat-pants over my cycling shorts. I may need to get a pair of spandex shorts for under them. Joy.

Such a beautiful ride today...60 degrees and not a cloud in the sky, very little wind...I threw in a couple extra miles just to take it all in. I wish it was like this all year round. Past week has been pretty cold though, but with my windbreaker, a t-shirt, and my compression shirt, plus just a pair of jeans I have been fine. Coldest weather has been 35 and rainy.

Weird commute today. My wife normally does daycare drop off but she has the day off. I got up early, dressed The Kid and took her to day care by car...even tho the day care is about a mile from my building. Drove home, changed, and biked to work.

This afternoon we're taking The Kid to Christmas pictures. My wife is picking me up here at work, we're driving to the pictures, then coming back here where she will drop me off so that I can ride home again.

It's an addiction, I swear.

So I take it you are going to drive those days? How is driving a car on icy roads any different? My wife is doing the same thing to me, but in central Kentucky it doesn't get too bad, although we definitely have our icy days from jan-march. I have just convinced her that if it is too dangerous to drive, then I won't bike, but otherwise stay outta my way!