Still healing.

Hi Folks,

Jean - congratulations on the new ride! Also thanks for the info on the cord mounted LEDs. It sounds like these are worth checking out.

I had a spooky but beautiful ride home last night. After a warm, very still day it went cool in the evening, leaving very dense, localised patches of mist, sometimes just 100 yards or so. Riding through these was like something out of an old ghost story. From a distance, some of the patches had layers like tendrils creeping out of the darkness. In some places I almost had to stop because the mist was so thick.

Cool.

Have a good weekend,

Ed

Nice cool day and a great ride in this morning, I did have a strange thing happen, it started to sprinkle and I looked up and couldn't find a cloud in the sky. It was raining, but there were no clouds, figure that out. It stopped after a few minutes but that was strange. The was a lot of debris on the side of the road from the past few days of rain, but the forcast is looking up, it's supposed to be a nice weekend.

On my commute home last night a driver of a "Vermont Pure Spring Water" truck told me to "Get the f+++ off the road."

I hope the water is more pure than his mouth.

Other than that, a beautiful ride home.

The temp into work was 8F, no wind, really nice. First time I've ridden my mountain bike in about 1.5 to 2 years. Those knobbies sure add resistance and hum to the ride. My nokian studded tires should be in today, that will make me feel a bit more secure on the ice.

The ride in this morning was nice. The roads were still wet (on the southshore) and plenty of leaves. The temp was 44F and the skys were just starting to clear.
I just shortened my commute distance, so the ride now takes just about 30 min. (8.5 miles). This way I can commute pretty much every day.

I dont post much, but I read the commut forum every day. Its nice to see there are several of you who post on a regular basis. Its good to see mrfix and Jean, both from mass. I am also, I commute in the Taunton/New Bedford area.

Take Care and keep up the good post.
Frank

I suppose the rejoinder is "get the f+++ back to Vermont." :p
Is there a way to report drivers for abusive behavior? I would think the company might frown on this sort of thing.

Paul

That happens here quite often. Normally when there is a cold front pushing up against the west side of the Continental Divide with a lot of out-flow type wind associated with the front. Very common in places like Browning, MT which lies just east of Glacier National Park. In the winter, they can have clear skies and get 4 inches of snow!

Hey NZC7inMT, In your signiture line, are those MTB tracks? Looks cool. Thanks.

Well, our second day of clear skies, of course that came with cooler temps. It was about 16F/-8C on my ride in this morning. I had a great ride in tho, and my feet managed to stay warm (that's my only weak spot). I was wearing my Lake MX300 (or what ever) winter bike boots.

Grrrrrreaaat ride in today.

After weeks of waiting, I picked up the parts to repair the bike I crashed back in September - new shifters, cables & housings etc. They managed to get me a really good deal that saved me at least £20 on the price of the shifters! Also had a new headset fitted by the LBS.

All fitted yesterday ready for today's ride on a damp grey miserable November monday morning. Except it was so good to get her running again in top condition that I didn't notice.

Cheers,

Ed

The first cold morning of the winter: 24-degrees and dry, no wind (except for the 18mph average, self-induced). It was absolutely perfect. I was a bit disappointed that my water-bottle did not freeze.

Great ride in this morning. It was cold but luckily I got some warmer riding
gloves last week so I was set. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy the cold weather
commutes but I really do enjoy them. Can't wait to ride home

Steve

The weather is really starting to get VERY NICE, cool temps and mostly clear skies are appearing more and more frequently. I'm still healing from hernia surgery, but it's coming along nicely. I am looking forward to commuting again!

34 F (1 C) Wore my coat and gloves; travelled over some frost -- made me feel winter was really on the way. Glorious sun, beautiful view of the Capitol over my shoulder.

Paul

yup, definitely a c-c-cold one in DC - coldest of the year by a mile and I wasn't sure exactly how much clothing I needed - left the house with tights and a couple of layers but stopped after a mile to put my botties on over my shoes to keep my toes from freezing and also put a jacket on - after that I had a nice toasty ride into work!

It was cold (about 40F) and a little breezy. I used a flashing tail light for the first time since around March. But not a bad ride at all. Tonight I'll have to use my Road Toad headlight.


BTW, I've got some 26x1.75 Continental Top Touring tires on order. I've used 700x32 Top Touring tires for my touring bike, and though they are heavy they are also very puncture resistant. The generic hybrid tires on my commuter have had a couple punctures, but now that the dark/cold season has set in, I'd like more protection from unwanted flats.

It was a nippy 17F (-8C) when I headed out this morning. There was not a cloud in the sky. And this was the first morning with black ice. We had lots of rain last week and there was still a lot of standing water on the ground.

Looking forward to winter and the first snows.

Been ridin' but no timin' for postin'.

Today, chilly and nice but not as chilly as first thought. I'm still sweating buckets 30 minutes after taking my shower!!!

Fanulous ride - temp just on freezing point, but brisk following wind, so I could enjoy the sunrise and the clear blue sky. There was one 50yd stretch of road where a large puddle at the side had been splashed over the road by traffic. It had then frozen and made me rather nervous. The wind is forecast to reduce by this afternoon so it shouldnt be too bad going home.

I do want to post a thank-you to all the car drivers that have thoughtfully swept away most of the leaves and pine-needles from the roadways. It is nice to be able to roll down the hills with a little more confidence at night. I love this time of year, no sweat, not too cold, and no serious ice yet. Great commuting conditions.

Beautiful ride in this morning. Overcast conditions kept the temperature down to a reasonable level. The Ocean was pretty stirred up, too.

Hey Chris, I watched Finding Nemo the other day with my son, it made me think of Y'all there Down Under. Have you seen it yet? Ritz. Still not commuting yet. Soon!

Last night's ride was nice but I was SLOW. Lack of the summertime tailwind knocked my speeds down by 3-4 MPH.

Nice ride today, finally the temps are back to what one would expect for this time a year. 10-12 degrees warmer today than it was the last two weeks. Of course I finally got myself setup for cold riding, with new wool jersey, tights, sweater and hat from the fine folks at the Rivendell Bicycle Works. As an aside, I have to say that I am really digging the philosophy of the Rivendell folks. The practical biking, their emphasis on reliability over newness and the avoidance of a specialized biking "uniform" gels exactly with how I feel. Also I'm almost paralyzed with bike lust over a tour equipped Atlantis. :D

ANYWAY, today was why I love biking in the fall, I was comfortable in my tights and sweater, the sky was overcast but not so you would think the apocalypse has arrived. Plenty of beautiful leaves still around, a bit of wind to blow them about. A few other people out, most of whom seemed to be enjoying being outside as much as I was.

Had a good ride in to work today, even though it's been spitting drizzle for most of the day here in the NYC area, it actually stopped in the late afternoon, enough for me to have a dry ride home, albeit in my rain gear anyway..

In honor of veteran's day, I completely forgot to put my US flag on my bike, I kept telling myself last night to remember to pick up the flag on the way out so I can stick it in my panniers but I forgot!!! D'oh!

Jay

Never seen it. In fact, I honestly can't remember the last movie (assuming that's what it is) that I actually saw.

Commute was a little warmer than I would have liked today, with the usual idiots out there - and there seems to be a problem with my back wheel. Must get that checked out.

Nice ride today on wet roads from last nights rain, 35 degrees no ice, I haven't installed the studded tires yet, I've been trying to hold off as long as possible. It's forcasted to warm up as the day goes on, it should be a great ride home.

Nice ride today. Good weather and the last of the leaves seem to be clearing away.

Cheers,

Ed

Near the end of my ride, a large truck was following me. I felt a strange kinship as the truck driver and I both kept upshifting from the light.