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Today was very nice , I gained almost five minutes on an one-hour ride this morning, felt good to ride in fair weather, windy and cloudy and sort of impredictable, nice and not too warm, still ride in shorts.I left my workplace early , at 13:00, to be home in time to do the groceries for the weekend, and the sky had some beautiful dark grey rainclouds, but I made it home without a spat .
That made a total of about 140 kilometres this week ,wednesday was my day off. Next week wil be all about promoting the bicycle to ride to work in the city of Brussels,so I suppose there will be some interesting things going on , the least I can do is show the good example by riding my bike into town everyday. |
Today was very nice , I gained almost five minutes on an one-hour ride this morning, felt good to ride in fair weather, windy and cloudy and sort of impredictable, nice and not too warm, still ride in shorts.I left my workplace early , at 13:00, to be home in time to do the groceries for the weekend, and the sky had some beautiful dark grey rainclouds, but I made it home without a spat .
That made a total of about 140 kilometres this week ,wednesday was my day off. Next week wil be all about promoting the bicycle to ride to work in the city of Brussels,so I suppose there will be some interesting things going on , the least I can do is show the good example by riding my bike into town everyday. |
oops , that's two times !!! Sorry folks !
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Today's ride was great. Despite:
1) It was raining 2) A guy in a jacked pickup truck spewed a huge cloud of black smoke immediately after passing (this was a new one; i'll give him points for creativity) 3) I got yelled at (couldn't hear what was said) 4) Some clueless cager followed me (at 25mph) for at least a mile on a road with a 45mph speed limit (this means 50-55mph traffic speed), despite multiple opportunities to pass and me waving him past. A huge line of cars developed, likely causing: 5) Some guy yelled at me to pull over. But I had a 10mph tailwind! wheeeeeeeeeee |
Originally Posted by harpdog
(Post 8879694)
AAACK garg hack BLEEECH ate a bug.
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Easy commute today
Very lite traffic heading to work today. A little drizzle going down the hill by the canal. You could really feel a temperture change in the valley. The short stretch of Granger Rd going home today was crazy as always, but picking up the canal trail the rest of the way home keeps me happy. I have all next week off and am looking forward to Cleveland bicycle week. I'm going to try to make all the events I can. Should be alot of fun. Hope the weather is good.
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I was told, "Get on the sidewalk!" by a male passenger in a sport coupe. It didn't bother me, but I wish I had a portable loudspeaker so I could've said, "I'm not walking!" He must be new in town... Anyway, the weather was fine. I think I can put the balaclava away until October. I took the long way home (6 miles) just for a little more excercise. The full moon shining on Vineyard Sound, and the sound of ocean waves hitting the shore made it all worth it.
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I had a great week commuting. I ended up with 137 miles. It felt great!
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I had a great week commuting. I ended up with 137 miles. It felt great!
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First commute of 2009 was Thursday, and I also rode Friday. Let me tell you that the ride home at 11:00pm is.....dark! I am so thankful for halogen headlights, flashing taillights and most of all the helmet flasher. Most drivers are intimidated when they see the flasher.
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Beautiful ride this am home from work. About 40 degrees and the sun shining over the Chugach. Had the Chester Creek Trail mostly to myself. Did see two moose last night on my ride to work.
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I rode in the rain for the first time today. It wasn't raining when I left for work, it started near the end of my ride. My Nashbar rain jacket held up well, but the dang thing keeps the sweat in. The next chance I get, I'm buying a breathable one, probably from J&G.
I was too tired to take the long, flat way home, so I took the main drag, the one with the hills, |
Fast. I matched my own fastest time, averaging 13.5 mph including traffic control devices. I need to learn slow again so I don't kill myself with heatstroke this summer.
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Dark as always. Rode the Columbia Tourist in today. The weather is warm and lightly drizzling so it felt good. My old bike developed a couple of squeeks that I need to look into. Nothing to report.
Ernest |
37*F this morning, which was good as I was carrying an extra 20 lbs of things needed for the week.
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Picture perfect. Temps in 40s but the torn Hawaiian shirt made into a head sweat was perfect for a thin layer of warmth and then did a fine job to contain my sweat. Cheap running pants over the bike shorts, base layer under the day-glo windbreaker. The cagers were fine. At one traffic light I found a homemade screwdriver and picked it up, I paused before tossing it to see that a cager was watching me and waiting for me to get ride of whatever it was. I showed it to her and smiled and she smiled back and I tossed it tot he sidewalk. Hopefully the cagers learn that cyclist have all wheeled vehicles in mind when we help clean up the roadways.
I'm liking my old steel bike with steel wheels and many spokes. Still waiting for my 700c wheel to be fixed for my main-duty commuter. That wheel has to go and so I should shop. |
Yikes! -1 degrees C this morning with a frost warning in the area. Back to looking like a Ninja.
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I like the ninja look - when I was partially undressed I was down to my black base layer; bike shorts & headsweat and I liked the look.
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Epilogue:
Must've been the adrenaline keeping me from hurting too much. I rode home Friday with pretty much only elbow pain, but when I woke up Saturday morning, EVERYTHING was hurting. I think even my eyebrows were sore. I'm a little better today, but didn't ride in. I think I'll give it a go tomorrow. Yeesh. I guess my body doesn't bounce off asphalt like it did when I was 15. Sam :)
Originally Posted by MondoSam
(Post 8880517)
I took a BIG tumble this morning. I was on the Kelly Drive path and there's a big regatta going on. Lots of people, support vehicles, boats, TV crews etc. There was a metal speed bump (the kind that protects big heavy TV cables from being run over) and I decided to go around it instead of over it (I was traveling around 14 mph). Bad move. My wheels slipped on the cables (they were wet) and the bike went out from under me. I slammed into the ground (at least I know now that the SPD pedals actually do release quite well upon impact) and tumbled. In mid-tumble I did some sort of a flip and landed on my feet, Jackie Chan-style. It must've been quite a scene. My only injury is a badly scraped elbow. The chain fell off my bike, but after resetting it and running through the gears, checking brakes, wheel true, etc. I saw that the bike was absolutely fine. The panniers absorbed the impact, protecting the bike. One of the panniers is an Arkel Commuter, which is designed to hold laptops. The laptop is also fine (obviously, since I'm typing on it right now). Anyway, nice way to start the morning...
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I think I might start bringing a few days worth of clothes out once every two weeks or so...it would be nice to not carry a shirt, pants and shoes every day...
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Recovering from a virus. I'm easily-winded and felt overheated and sweaty before I even left the house this morning. I considered working from home, but I rode in anyway. High 30sF. No wind. Bright blue sky. The ride was okay but I forced myself to ride slowly to avoid taxing my lungs. Saw a big Siamese cat.
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There were a lot of bike commuters out this morning. I wasn't expecting that since most of the college kids have gone home for the summer. At one point I was a part of a convoy of about 10 or so cyclists. We took up the whole right lane. That lasted maybe 3 or 4 blocks before people started turning off onto different streets. That was pretty neat.
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I keep shoes and clothes. The shoes are easiest. Clothes are so changeable - I'm getting quite the selection going and started shopping for a set of nice looking plastic drawers. I also made a trip in by car yesterday to stock up food supplies.
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The ground was dry but the air was wet this morning- 100% humidity. Not exactly raining, more like a heavy mist. Kind of nice actually, but chance of thunderstorms this afternoon for the ride home, which kinda sucks. If it's just rain I'll ride, but if there's lightning in the air, I'll get a ride home from someone.
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Nice ride this morning. For once, I didn't go through the "I don't want to do this - yes I do - no I don't - yes I do" argument I just got on the bike and rode. Left about 10 minutes late, still got downtown on time.
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