Great weather for my ride this morning. About 46 degrees and I got the layering just right. The roads were still a little wet from the 4 consecutive days of rain we just had (which meant I got a wet butt) but not wet enough to be a problem. I felt like I made excellent time too.

Had a suicidal woman walk out in front of me when I was ~5' from her and closing. Hit the brakes and swerved behind her. She never broke stride and probably wasn't aware of me. I'm guessing she started celebrating St. Patrick's day early.

Second of the year and most probably the beginning of regular commuting from here to Oct/Nov.

Sweet ride, 22km, -4C, wind on port quarter. Got a good start at 0550 and was impressed how significantly fewer cars there were than last year's average departure time of @0610.

A lot of people use only their ears, not their eyes, to check for traffic. That works if the only moving vehicles are motor vehicles. For bikes, not so much. And she may have been wearing earphones. When I wear headphones, I look carefully and repeatedly. But no one asks me what I do.

Beautiful clear day, warming up, perfect. What stinks is that I had to drive :(.

had a good ride in this morning, it was sunny and fairly warm
an impatient driver did speed around to pass me and then stopped at the red light and she pulled over to the side of the road obstructing my path...ggrrrrr...i guess i should expect people to be driving faster and more erratically due to the nice weather

Warm, about 60. I rode my hybrid for the first time since December- I finally got my recalled Shimano cranks replaced and got the bike back Saturday. It was also sporting new fenders and Origin8 Space Bar handlebars. It flew along pretty well.

Upper 30s when I left this morning. Light rain, some moderate side-wind which was unusual. Light traffic, so didn't see many cars. Saw the Bainbridge ferry pull in. I try to beat it since the unloading traffic really messes up the signal timing - but on the other hand I got to see the parade of motorcycles, cars and lots of bikes unloading. Leaving work early today so I can prep a huge Irish meal. So I get to ride home in the middle of the day in what looks to be *gasp* Sunshine!

The weather dudes have put out another dense fog advisory for tomorrow. What really sucks about this is that the afternoon weather is beautiful and I'm in a cage going home instead of on my bike!

upper 30s tomorrow morning and maybe over 60 at mid-day, cooler and windy for the ride home. if I can figure out the clothing and other personal logistics I might make my first commute to the new office during a real work-day. naturally I have not planned ahead and have absolutely nothing here. whatever I want I'll have to bring with me.

I commuted for the first time today, and it was superb! I'm not sure how this evening will go, with significantly increased traffic, but I don't forsee any big problems. I'm a little excited to do this nice 5-mile ride every day (5 miles each way).

FYI: when I bike commute I offset my hours to avoid the worst traffic - so I leave at 4:00

SAFE HOME! Assume nothing / expect everything.

Had a nice ride in today. 60's with little wind. Things are changing now, 15 mph headwinds and rain. Should be interesting ride home. 30 miles and I get to eat supper. Ye-Ha!

Nice ride in and because of the good weather I took 3 hours off and rode over to a park and hiked in the woods. It is 81 degrees right now.

What's your commute?- where to where? Should I look for you on my rides into Boston and back to Newton?

The Boston area weather is getting downright spring like. Not warm, creepy all-of-a-sudden-it's-summer kind of spring, which we often have, but a slow crawl up the thermometer. In the morning it's still a touch on the cool side- there are even little hidden patches of particularly gnarly snow or ice- but by the afternoon it's getting almost comfy!

Nice ride in this morning and a very enjoyable ride home tonight.

I used to live in Dedham! That's one ROUGH commute you have, especially when it starts getting cold.

Too nice to go straight home so I dodged a bunch of tipsy people wearing bright green, then followed a messenger dancing around traffic up to Central Park. He turned off and I went into the park and enjoyed the early signs of spring. This is why I ride.

The ride home was nice, even though there was a stiff headwind. I think it was almost 80 degrees.

I caught up to another rider at a light and we rode together for probably a couple miles which was pretty cool.

Riding my hybrid again for the commute was sweet. It has index shifting, which my other bike doesn't have, so it's kind of sweet to ride it. I put on the Origin8 Space Bar over the weekend and... well, I didn't tighten up the stem all the way. So by the time I got to work, they were drooping a bit; not so bad that it was obvious they had moved, but I was feeling it in my wrists. I checked the bar before leaving and saw I could lean on it and move it so I tightened it up before setting out.

This bike is truly a great commuter.

buzzman - we moved so now I commute from Maynard to Natick - downhill there - uphill home - UGH

I'm commuting vicariously today through the rest of the week :( due to familial duties !!

Next week may be better :)

You've made my day (night?). I've managed to miss only 3 days of bike commuting this winter due to weather and this was a tough winter up here- but I feel like the Rodney Dangerfield of bikers- "I don't get no respect." People that know me are so used to me biking every where that I don't get quite as much attention for it as I used to- and I used to claim it didn't matter- now I realize it does! So thanks, yes, it is a ROUGH commute- especially when it starts getting cold. But the truth is I love it.:love:

Now comes the time when bikers start appearing every where on my commute and I wonder why the seas don't part as I come riding along!- I want to wear a sign that says, "I rode all winter. Get out of my way!":lol: Unfortunately, it earns me no special privileges so I appreciate your comment.

To anyone that commuted all winter in a snowy, windy, icy, bitter, salty, sandy, potholed, slushy, slippery, freezing, dark, mess- BRAVO!!!! WE did it! And now it's almost spring!

:beer:

I rode a 60-year-old bike to work today :)

Sweet. I've commuted on 14-, 24-, 25-, & 43-year old cycles.

Missed the past two days riding due to a cold and sore throat. Was I sick from riding in the rain on Saturday and Sunday with temps about 40 F? Hard to say, but those were miserable rides. My cold was still lingering this morning, but the weather is supposed to be so nice today that I couldn't pass up riding. It's supposed to be sunny and calm with a high near 70 F.

It was a foggy ride in 30 F (-1 C). The traffic was light, but in some areas I couldn't tell the difference from cars or street lights. My light was reflecting back, and my glasses appeared steamed, but it was the fog. Somewhat of an annoying feeling. At least it was warm. I also was covered in a film of wet, as was
everything on the bike. Normal for fog.