Grumpy this morning.

About 3/4 mile from my building I stood up out of the saddle to get some power on the hill and felt something pop in my lower abdomen. I've had 4 hernias; this felt exactly like one. :( Still in some pain now but hoping it'll pass (they have in the past).

When I opened my clothes locker this morning there was a note saying that the lockers are for day use only and any items left in the locker after 12/19 will be donated to charity.

Like so many companies lately, my employer says it wants to be "green" and "eco-friendly". Hey, how about making it simpler to bike-commute? :mad:

Itsjustb, that SUCKS! I hope you haven't gotten another hernia, and your employer can just stuff it. Seriously. I hope you get a tailwind on the way home.

My ride in was cold. I lost my mittens last night, so I just had the cloth gloves that I wear under the mittens. Brrrrr.

The ride home last night was brisk.

The ride in today was cool (still refusing to use the word "cold" here). It was 32 degrees but I was well prepared.

I'm putting toe-clips on today and will give them a good test on the ride home.

Oh, that sucks!

I had a rolling chat with another commuter a couple of days ago on the way down the greenway. She told me someone stole her much-used balaclava.

I told her someplace, there's a perverts' club in NYC with a really narrow focus, and a guy at this week's meeting going, "Oh my god, look, you guys, I got one..."

Like many others, this is my last commuting day for the week. It was cold this morning (16F), clear and no wind to speak of. Again by the time I got into the office my four layers on top were completely soaked with sweat (except my wicking base layer of course). I need to figure out a way to vent a bit better I guess. The temp could be near 40F for the ride home, which will be nice.

Happy Thanksgiving all!!

my first ride in three weeks (wife had a baby girl, I've been too tired to ride). what a treat it is to have above zero temps in November, I was sweating buckets by the time I got to work.

Cold but beautiful stars. The strut that ties my panier rack to the seat post broke during the ride. I didn't notice it until I got to work. The bike felt off-balance and my gears were shifting on their own because the rack rotated back onto the derauliur (sp? - whatever the f it is called). I should pay more attention.

Holy crap, it's raining in Phoenix. I got to hastily prepare for a wet ride, which meant packing a towel and putting my backpack in an "emergency poncho" (empty trash bag). Fired up the blinky, and I was off to the races.

I knew I missed the rain. This was one of the most satisfying commutes I've ever had.

Took the trailer and about a months worth of clothes to work this AM. Cool enough down by the river to ice a small pond over and ice in my 'stache.
Ordered some Schwalbe studded tires last night. Some don't believe they need them around Denver but I feel better since I also wander when on night shift in all parts of the city.

Trailer had a flat when I got to work. Goat head...of course! Not sure how long it was flat but might explain why my last 2 miles was a bit tougher than usual...

Cold! Fast(ish)

I'd been leaving my pants in the office and putting them on when I get here. This morning I went to the bathroom to change w/ my pannier of clothes and forgot to grab the pants. Fortunately nobody really here today so I could dash back in my underwear and grab them. Whew. Most of my morning will be on a conference call so it's not like clothing is that essential anyway, but I am prepared for anything now.

Just to prove that I do read other's posts....

habernac...congrats on the baby!!!! (having had 6 kids I can relate to that being tired!)

At my work, they changed the locker policy to the same as yours a couple of years ago (though no mention of charity). I would have started commuting all the way to work sooner had I known that they make a few exceptions--one of which is for bike commuters (I learned of it from the only other regular commuter). I chose a full-height locker close to the showers and put a combo lock on it. Might be worth asking (and noting the overall benefits of cycling--reduced parking pressure, traffic, pollution, the whole spiel...). Ya never know. And if you're so inclined, make an issue of it. :D (and good luck with physical thing)

My commute today? From my warm bed to the computer (using use-or-lose today and Friday). I did have to struggle into my fuzzy slippers, though. :rolleyes:

You had the perfect chance to live the dream: To attend a conference call while not wearing pants!

Thanks folks for the moral support.

I spoke to the guy who runs our fitness centers and they have the same policy--they make exceptions for bike commuters. Whew!

He's asked me to reduce my stuff down to one locker (I currently use two half-height lockers). His request is reasonable, I guess, but I'm still coping with having reduced from 3 to 2 when I moved to this building. Add the fact that my lockers were free in the old building and I have to pay $8/month now and overall I'm not happy.

Monday I start looking for lockers elsewhere in this building.

:twitchy:

I just want to say that tonight I plan on going on a grueling pre-Thanksgiving training ride until I pretty much am about to pass out from exhaustion. That should take away any feelings of guilt from tomorrow's planned indulgences.

Nice, I am riding after work and running a 4 mile race tomorrow morning so I should be fine eating extra pie and drinking a few brews

It was frosty - at least relative to Florida - which is to say I only thought it was cold. But hey, i found a vise-grip tool in the bike lane so yet another benefit to cycling :thumb:.This afternoon's commute looks to be done in 65 degree weather - sublime.

May first official commute
 

Today was my first official commute!
27deg when I left, I need something for my feet...everything else was good. I need to tweak my route to eliminate a few hills hopefully. Taking stuff to work in order to lighten the load is a beautiful idea, worked perfect for me! Riding in the dark and quiet at 4:30am is really neat/scary riding through the country.

50deg on the way back home, not a cloud in the sky. Thinking about how things went today...not a whole lot to adjust, just minor things. I work 4 day weeks so Im thinking Tues/Thurs for the commute.

This is totally doable!:thumb:

4SEVEN3, officially welcome! I think tweaking the little things is one of the things I like best about it (I'm so ridiculous about it that I have a set order of motion for taking off my shoes and socks at work).

And I am certainly of the one of the sherpa trip aficionados--often I do a leisurely Saturday morning Beverly Hillbillies run to the office before setting sail for the day. It lets me run light and fast all week. :D

The sides of the roads were full of ice this morning. I rode VERY carefully, as I have yet to put my studded tires on.

ROFL! Me too! Otherwise I do stupid things. Mind like a steel sieve, ya know? :lol:

Ride in was fine, decided to put wald baskets on, but I tried to use zip ties to keep it on the rack. The problem came in when my feet kept hitting the baskets, I lost one just as I reached my destination, the other was hanging on by one zip-tie. Soooo I ran into a store and bought some heavy duty zip-ties and re-attached them farther back on the rack. When I took off again I barely had enough room for my feet to pass the baskets, but they stayed on for the ride home.

As for the ride it was chilly, right at 32 degrees F. But the skies were clear and the ground was dry so I can't complain too much. I know that I want to invest in a Balaclava soon...the lower part of my face hurt when I got home.

First commute in perhaps a month, and the first to my new apartment. 23 miles, mostly in the dark. I got chased by a dog on a pitch-black road - I couldn't see it, but I could hear very well that it was about half a foot behind me.

My MiNewt got a workout, since this was my first commute in the dark. The battery started to wear out a few miles from home, but it lasted all the way through locking the bike up in the garage.

I had a great commute today (0 degrees C). Can you believe I still have my slicks on in Calgary?!? There is just one small ice patch I have to be careful riding over. The knobbies will go on this weekend. I am dreading the day when there will be too much snow and ice for a fair weather commuter like me to cycle to work. Right now I enjoy riding on a cycle path parallel to the freeway and seeing the hundreds of cars crawling along slower than me! I do not look forward to joining them! But that will only be for a few months of terrible winter weather and then I will be free again. I found two heavy duty hammers on the road today! Bonus.