A fresh sprinkling of snow this morning. What a peaceful ride along the bike path. I still have the slicks on!

Ride in ok.
Ride home started out with weird braking sensation pulling the bike left under me. Kept checking tires, rims, brakes, quick realease nada..
Then I found it.. The left half of the fork was almost completely cracked. Only about 1/2" total of metal around the thing hadn't split yet. First sag ride since I moved to texas :( Thankfully it happened this week since it is my wifes vacation week. I just replaced that brake cable and wire a week ago I shoudl have noticed if there was a crack.. hm
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Had some idiot in a g35(go figure) honk at me today.

Other than that the commute to work was smooth, slight headwind. The ride back home was fantastic, about 50 degrees. 14 miles total.

Just a bit of excitement tonight as a ninja blew by me on the right (I'm in the bike lane), whizzed back into the bike lane inches from me to avoid a parked car, then cut left to cross two lanes and get in the left turn lane. Where he stopped to wait for the light. :twitchy:

Didn't ride in yesterday.. it was in the 30's and raining. Then felt bad for not riding in when I got to work..

I did ride in this morning.. 32°F but atleast it was dry. It was wonderful!

A toasty 21 degrees this am :-)

-R

Still relatively warm here in Burlington. Around 30F and a light headwind. This morning I measured the distance and found the MUP-construction detour adds about a half mile to my ride. Oh noes! :p

Strong tailwind today. I took the long way to work and I also expect to take a ride at lunch. For the ride home I expect a headwind.

22 degrees when I left at 10 til 8. Good times! I've also found me a nice new route to work with no hills which is quite a find in Knoxville!

Cold ride in to work this morning. I don't know the exact temperature because the National Weather Service web site is not functioning here today, but I'm guessing it was about 26F. It might have just felt colder due to higher humidity than usual -- there was a very heavy frost as well.

My new REI Tempest tights were very comfortable in those temps, although they have a tendency to slide down because they don't have a waist strap. My fingers were a little cold, and I should have worn my warmer gloves. It was a little hard dressing this morning because it is supposed to warm up a lot this afternoon (mid-50s), and I didn't want to overdo it and get too hot on my commute home.

I had to drive yesterday, which was a real bummer because the weather was ideal for commuting. However, I had a dentist appointment at noon, which would have required about a 2.5 hour lunch break if I took my bike.

I took a new route today and incorporated some trails which cut out a lot of traffic riding it was a lot of fun, I may ride this route again tomorrow. My toes were a bit chilly when I arrived at work but they warmed up pretty quickly. Riding trails fixed with cross tires is a lot of fun.

Whew! Busy morning here in the salt mines so far.

Commute was good: 26F/~-3C I guess, clear and calm. Light traffic, too (even for 5:15-ish). Good morning to size up a few adjustments to my cold-weather gear (glove liners, different sock combination). Fingers still get a bit cold on the tips, but I think this bodes well for my comfort once winter properly arrives (last winter was OK, but I had some seriously cold hands at times).

Three inches of fresh powdery snow. I got to make the first tracks in about two of the five miles of my commute. Not looking forward to tommorrow as cold front will drop temps into single digits F and the snow will be all rutted.

It was awesome just because I got to do it! Theres something about the days I get to ride in! So awesome! Also, I set a personal best of 26 minutes even with a heavier than normal backpack today!

nice going!
how long is your commute?

Balmy, mid 50's with a nice tailwind that made up for the fact that I left late. I almost ran over a pure-white possum that failed to heed my warnings to change course, then my light's battery ran out, about 1 block from my destination.

All in all, cant complain - especially since I have a charger at work that'll get me enough juice back to get home.

38 when I left the house. That's cool for SW Florida but I loved it. The ride in was a struggle, you know one of those days when you just couldn't get a good rythem. Took 10 minutes longer than normal but it was still better than driving.

Wurg. I just wasn't feeling it this morning, my legs felt sluggish and my speed was way down. S'what I get for missing breakfast this morning, I suppose. The ride home should be better.

40F, cloudy, but no real precip or puddles.

A strange commute day.

Instead of the normal 7.5 mile commute, I had a breakfast meeting. I rode 9 miles to that, with a strong wind behind me (20 mph, gusting to 30) and balmy temps in the upper 50s. Then I rode 6.5 miles to the office after breakfast... right into the teeth of the wind. What a workout.

The wind is predicted to shift by the time I leave for home so that once again I'll have a strong wind at my back. So I got that goin' for me.

pushy headwind (read: my ears were flippin' COLD so I stopped and put on my winter hat). Perfect layers for today's relatively warm DC area ride: thermal top, fleece vest (nice to keep the arms not feeling bulky) and a windbreaker as the top layer. Light-medium weight gloves. Perfect amount--not cold, only broke a mild sweat.

Nice and sunny finally after a week of fog/rain/mist.

LOL. 5 miles.

mine is 5.5 but i extended it a bit this morning...nothing to laugh at

33 degrees and sleeting. Wasn't so bad.