rode new Access mountain bike in this morning for a shakedown. I'm not as stretched out on it as I am on my old Access. Need a longer stem. Other than that, it was a nice morning to ride. Sunny and about 32 degrees F. cheers

-16C this morning which should be the last of this cold spell. While i'm looking forward to this afternoon's above 0 forecast, i'm dreading what that's going to do to the roads.

Brrrr! 12f this morning. Removed the studded tires yesterday and back to 32mm road tires. Nice smooth ride again, but had to walk over a couple of icey patches. Looking forward to the forecasted 25 this afternoon.

i've been cutting my leave time down to the wire in order to maximize my wife's AM sleep.. but I ran out to the garage today, all set to ride only to find a flat Schwalbe Big Apple on the front of my dahon.

I had to drive my 21 MPG volvo wagon in. Lame. At least it allowed me to bring in my laptop and gear so that I can mix my student's rap song on Cubase during music club. That only makes two drives in the two weeks I've been commuting. Not bad!

30F and sunny, again. Great silhouette of Rainier, also like yesterday.

Oh yeah one thing, they swept the 4 lane speedway that is my home stretch last night, so sure enough a truck full of plateglass had it's load shatter somehow and I swerved out into the 40mph lane so the driver could dump out all his shrapnel in the bike lane. *********

windy and icy in spots
i really worked hard this morning
i am extra hungry

-4 F today. Should be the last really cold ride of the season. Was quite comfortable. Cheated again with warmers for the toes.

I hit a car this morning. He either ran a stop sign or stopped and pulled into the road without seeing me. He stopped in the middle of the freaking road right in front of me as soon as he saw me coming. He was coming from my right and turning left. I didn't want to try and avoid him on my left side, because if he panicked and gunned it to get out of my way he would have just run into me. I couldn't go right because he wasn't all the way out from the curb. All I could do was hit the brakes. I was going pretty slow by the time I hit his front fender, and left a pretty good dent in it with my hip, I think.

I yelled at him that he had a stop sign and he looked totally guilty like "wtf did I just do." I vented for a minute and then told him I was fine, and let him go. I wasn't hurt and the only problem with the bike is that the front wheel is very slightly out of true, but I took it into the shop anyway.

The rest of the ride was relatively uneventful.

Wow!

[sings] alllll night, alllll day, angels watchin' over me my lo-ord...

Glad you're OK!

Pretty nice week of riding for me--no collisions with automobles, and I only flipped a few people off.

Mild temps around 40-ishF/3-5C. Wildly bright moonlight earlier in the week gave way to overcast the past few mornings. And even though there are rain/snow showers possible this morning (I didn't see any), I think I find this last bit of winter wholely acceptable.

Bon weekend, everyone...

I needed a day off riding to recover. The weather complied. It's raining cats and dogs, so I drove today. My legs are thankful. I had ridden 220+ miles over the past week and my legs were feeling it. It's the first time I have driven to work in about 3 weeks, so I needed to restock supplies and take some laundry home anyway.

21*F, no wind. Left a little late as I had to drive my daughter to school first. Man, half hour later and drivers get crazy!

Had the video camera on and I hope I got this idiot woman who almost T-Boned me turning right, from the left lane no less, right in front of me.

Had my best time in this year so far though, probably due to trying to get away from the cagers.

LATE! Woke up at 6:35 and had to make a 7:06 Train 3.5 miles away!

Made it, but had no breakfast and minimal coffee. TGFA -- Thank God For Adrenalin!

Also, I was so late that I didn't even stop to put my gloves on-- even though they were right there in my messenger bag. Brrr. it was like 28 out.

I succumbed to (what I've self-diagnosed as) mild bronchitis and am working from home today. I decided to give my lungs a break. Been sucking cold dry air into them all week.

In other news, hydrocodone is the shiz.

It was a nice ride today, 30 F (-1 C). I am getting tired of the dark though, and that was made worse by day light savings time, which is idiotic. I had a flat going home on wednesday, the 3rd flat in 3 months. The first two were understandable, a nail, and a burst at the seam, but the last was a pin hole and no apparent reason for it. Those are the worst flats. I am also tired of dressing up to go out into the dark and cold. This is probably because I got a taste of shorts and t-shirt on monday.

Rode in this morning at 0C, man that's warm. I also inflated my studs to their max psi which made for a fast ride in this morning. I don't think i'll be taking them off anytime soon though.

First day back commuting in 3 years.

I forgot how much I love it! Why did I ever stop? The MTA here in NYC will no longer get any money from me.

This sunny Friday
End of week, beautiful out
I'm working from home

hey, be careful. that's not stuff to mess around with. Don't confuse it with Codeine. Hydrocodone is basically the same chemically as heroin. And it's definitely not intended for bronchitis! Just make sure you know what you're putting into your body and don't be a Joker, OK?

Gesundheit!

Cold! Rode into the site with my new Lone Peak trunk bag on the rack, a cup of coffee in one hand, and my ID in the other.

27F and sunny. Backlit Rainier silhouette again. There really is a difference between 27F and 30F.

Welcome back, chimpo!

Cool and beautiful this morning. The moon setting in the west, the sun rising in the east, and me and my bike right in the middle where we belong.

Walked into the building and a colleague noticed the clippy shoes and lycra: "Man! You're making all of us feel guilty!" Nah, it's just the way I like to get to work.

sunny ride and not too chilly
it's supposed to get up to 45º tomorrow so i am looking forward to a relaxed weekend ride
spring is in the air