It was a glorious ride in for me this morning, temps were higher than usual and it's the first day this year I rode in without tights. Glad I did, too, since I had to remove some clothing half way as it was verrry nice. Right now there is that rarest of things for me, a tailwind on the way home. I ride towards the mountains in the afternoon and in our local micro-climate that usually means a headwind in the late afternoon. Today however, there must be some weather out east that is creating a wind that should zip me home. What a perfect day.

Beautiful weather, but I had to be driven to and from the subway yesterday and today instead of riding because my cat bit me good right before he died of heart failure, poor thing, and the bite is now infected. I'm supposed to hold my hand up in the air all the time, even while sleeping, which is a neat trick. It hurts like heck and I miss my cat.

sunny, blue skies and in the low 50's. The ride home should be in the 60's

I had a tail wind today so I went for the hill climb from hell. I don't usually ride up that hill on my commute because I am just trying to get around, but I was feeling inspired with my tailwind.

My first commute!
 

I just finished building up a road/commuter bike and today was my first try at commuting. The ride was a little over 5 miles. I live outside about 25 miles of town, so I drove to the outskirts of town and parked and biked from there. I got started a little after 7:00 AM and the ride took just under 30 minutes to get to work.

I'm not used to riding in traffic but it was light today and at that hour things went pretty well. One section of the ride I was on the sidewalk and came to a light where a lot of cars make right-hand turns. My route took me straight. I think I should have pressed the crosswalk button as we didn't automatically get a walk signal. My point is I should have kept to the road and just stayed in the right lane and let the cars planning on making the right turn get over into the turn lane.

Oh well, the afternoon ride started about 5:30 PM and I took a different route back to my truck. The road heading away from campus was narrower, only two lanes, and no bike lane. Cars were backed up from the light and I followed other bikers on the sidewalk. I got onto a large east-west road that was somewhat hilly, I kept to the sidewalk as there was not a bike lane. Reading over the rules of the road and looking through this forum, I probably should have bit the bullet and kept to the right lane. It took about 35 minutes to get back to the truck and the ride home. Doh! I should have packed some Gatorade.

I'm not used to glancing over my shoulder and I found the backpack I had was a little too heavy to swing around to look to the rear. I'll probably get a clip on mirror for my helmet. Also, I'm not comfortable moving over into traffic to get to the left-hand turn lane.

I'm in north central Florida and the weather was beautiful today! I hope to commute this way at least once or twice a week.

Been a great week even with some decent head winds on the way home a couple days. 60f in the morning just warm enough that I don't need a wind breaker. 80f for the ride home and 50% humidity. Doesn't get any better then that in GA.

Got a few new commuters that I have noticed this week. All but one are sidewalkers. I don't blame them on this one hill but most of them were making it hard on themselves by walking their bikes where they ripped up the side walk where they are installing right turn lanes. Blew by them at 25mph yelling "crosswalks kill! I hope they can stick with it and get off the walk. :thumb:

rode in via Comm Ave this morning. then had to get to an appointment about 1/2 way home then rode back to work then rode home via the bike path- gorgeous at 7:30pm but man, some of the joggers and walkers just won't give an inch. So strange to have to dodge onto the grass or into the dirt to get around some of them. so it goes...:rolleyes:

Nice ride in today... but last night I saw something that I never thought I would ever see. ELEPHANTS!!!! 3 of them hanging out at the side of the road. Big too! Apparently the circus is in town. Talk about a double take!!! They didn't give a crap about my bicycle... they were more interested in throwing some straw around. I assume that they were staked, but I didn't notice. Nice looking critters.

well i didn't see any elephants or any other circus animals but i did see a hot air balloon
the ride was very nice and sunny
i think i will meander around a bit after work...supposed to be 65 or so later on

Riding my bike is usually the best part of my day. The ride in was very lovely this morning, and now I'm faced with another 8 or 9 hour of being trapped in my drab cubicle. So depressing. The contrast is stark.

i feel ya man...we are in the same drab boat
i take frequent breaks to walk around and go look at my bike
:)

Same here.

This morning it was really, really, really pleasant. With temps in the 60s, I wore shorts, a t-shirt and my reflective vest. The sprinkles from last night's rain hadn't quite stopped and the ground was wet with lots of puddles. Thank goodness for fenders.

The temperature was perfect, the mist only added to the enjoyment. It was a great commute.

Mid 30sF, sunny, very light headwind. Not many people out this morning. Saw one rider going the other way. Passed another going my way.

Also saw Ceiling Cat. He ran from me, which isn't surprising, as I'm a devout follower of Basement Cat. :p

I saw a rider last night actually riding on the road with decent lane positioning. 90% of riders here use the sidewalk and the remaining 10% gutter hug. I wanted to wave, but then I thought i'd give the thumbs up but by the time i was passing him i ended up giving him the motorcyclist's downward Vee. How dorky is that? I'm glad no harley riders were around to take offense to that.

Elephants! How can anyone top that! I would like to say that a lion chased me to work or I rode over a python but the best I may see is a dog or cat.
Good ride in, 4 degrees C, too cold for Elephants or Lions. Overcast with a rain on the forcast so I did not see any other commuters this morning.

50F, perfect temp, no wind. I was later than usual and frazzled this morning, took the conscious decision to slow down, enjoy the ride in, kept it at 15mph and looked at the foliage, the calmness of the river. Good commute.

Had to come in early today, didn't eat before I left. I shouldn't skip that part of the morning routine again...

I have seen a LHT outside my office for a while now and I finally met the guy who owns it. Normally he gets there before me and is gone by the time I leave for the day.

warmer than yesterday, legs still feel heavy.

Foggy, Foggy, Foggy. To make it even more interesting are the number of people that simply refuse to turn their car head lights on in these conditions. Always baffles me.

Otherwise the ride in was fine, temps in the 50's, damp but not raining. The afternoon ride home should be much better.

As this is the last day of April my totals for the month are/were 17 out of 20 commutes on the bike!!

+1 on the weather, but saw no other riders. Springtime has hit but the MUP and nordic trails that I prefer in the summer are still in winter's grip with a variable mix of slushy snow, glare ice, and sticky mud; relegated to the road, where the 5 mile commute to work was a short 15 minutes! (as opposed to the winter trail ride which has taken as long as an hour!)

It's a gorgeous day today. The pollen isn't as bad as before, it's sunny, and it cooled down from record highs of like 88F to normal of about 60F. I rode in wearing cycling clothes for the first time and changed into my spare clothes. I knew they'd come in handy one day.

I rode in on my fixed gear bike for the first time, too. I'm feeling strong lately, and it was easier than I expected. The hills have gotten easier. I'm now wondering "where are the hard parts?" now. My fixed gear has a low gear (65 gear inches) so it's good for climbing. Descending is getting more comfortable, too, and I was able to spin like crazy without being uncomfortable. Also, I'm feeling more confident about controlling my speed. I have two caliper brakes in case I need them, and I rarely use them. But I'm no daredevil dummy.

To top it off, I brought my bike into the elevator and got into a conversation with a guy (whom I didn't know) about bike commuting and cycling. He and I will get together and ride at lunch some time. He comes from the opposite direction, so we can't commute together.

it's always nice to connect with a fellow bike commuter
there is only one other person that i know of that rides a bike to work in my building, but people ask about my rides all the time, especially during the colder months :)

The makeshift rack, out back, has 5 or 6 rigs I see regularly.

it's been so nice out lately!

a little cooler today but very comfortable and sunny. a nice bike path ride. the ride home was really nice. I even had a thought as I rode home at 8 pm of how all winter it would have been that dark at 4 pm and the wind I was riding into would have been freezing and I would have needed my balaclava pulled up over my face.

Nice that it was only a fleeting thought and not a reality.:p

So after work today we had our company picnic. I rode the bike over to that, played a few games of volleyball (we were up 12-6 in the game that would have put us in the championship round but lost 15-13), then rode home at about 8 pm. It was a beautiful evening so I set out for the river trail.

GNATS!!!!!!!

Gawd I hate 'em :notamused:

It still didn't ruin my ride home as the sun went down. Gorgeous :D