My first day commuting this week: Nice to be back riding again after a busy weekend with the grandkids. Heavy overcast today but the weatherman had predicted rain overnight & early morning with gradual clearing. I decided my personal forcast was for no rain with gradual clearing so I rode my Grand Jubile (no fenders) & hedged my bets by also wearing my rain jacket. It never rained and by lunchtime there was some blue sky showing. I rode out to meet a friend for lunch and realized I had forgotten to bring a lock so I left my bike half hidden behind the entry pillar of the restaurant & undid the skewers to make it hard on anybody who might try to ride it off. When I came out I had forgotten this until I lifted & swung my bike around to mount when both wheels fell out! Front sailed out about 4 feet. Pretty embarassing but nobody was around except my friend. This afternoon I rode home in sunshine but now (5:45 PM) the wind came up, it has clouded up & we're starting to get that rain that was predicted earlier. Pretty good commute.

The ride home was the same as the commute in. The only change was the wind at my back. More snow for tomorrow! :(

Good ride home last night. A little humid, but traffic was light and I had a small tailwind.

Ride in this morning was pretty good. weather was nice.

Third commute in a row! Perfect spring weather. 68 degrees, slight cross wind. Overcast, but no rain.

I'm hooked.

Ugh! what with an intense game of football on Monday and a red hot "training" ride last night, this morning's commute was hard work. My legs felt like they had bags of sand tied to them... All this activity must be doing some good

Cheers,

Ed

Caloso,

It's always cool to see the raptors to their thing. I'm fortunate to see many Osprey hunting above the Potomac on my commutes and a few weeks ago I was lucky enough to have a mature Bald Eagle (with a fish in its talons) fly directly over my head on its way home. I regularly see: Cooper's Hawks, Red Tails, and Red Shouldered Hawks here in the shadow of the Nation's Capitol. Pretty amazing. Just one of the many benefits of bike commuting that most people miss out on. Other than that I've been off of the bike for a few days as I pulled a muscle in my neck during a workout making it too painful to ride. I hope to be back on the bike by next week at the latest.

Another heavily overcast morning, but it seems to have cleared up now which was the same pattern as yesterday. Which is nice, as I been taking the long way home these days :D

I Saw a huge raptor flying off a tree not too far away from me today. I believe it is the one I often see on this one tree, but today was the first time I have seen it flying. It wa huge! I s'pose I should put in some effort to figure out what kind of bird it is.

with a new bag holder at the back now i don't have to carry my thing on my back again. There are 2 car drivers that are not happy with me this week not because I block their way but because I am using a bicycle. I just ignore them. Hope gas prices increase 100 % and make them suffer. What a bunch of jerk.

Heavy clouds this morning, gradually clearing to partly sunny this afternoon. Lots of other commuters out today, my count was 14 for the day, evenly distributed morning, lunchtime & afternoon. Don

I decided to take a scenic route and got a commute full of adventure! I didn't know commuting could be tranquil. Most of the trails that join streets were uncharted. Some roads on the map were actually "private roads" and everyone waved as I pedaled thru :D

It was so fun, I decided to take a 2nd scenic route back. The last 5 miles are along my old commute route...compared to deer and bunnies, the last 5 miles was jarring with cars wizzing by etc.

If the Rolf Vector narrow rims would do about a total of .5 miles on gravel, I'd go that route everyday. Anyone know how much toll light gravel takes on rims?

Hang in there summer's com'n

13 degrees C this morning -- coolest commute of 2004 so far, but I did leave 30 minutes earlier this morning. Traffic about the same as always, well nothing much ever changes on the morning commute route. About the most exciting thing is the temperature.

Good ride home last night. Pretty warm and humid. Supposed to rain today again but I doubt it. The weatherman had been wrong all week about the rain.

Ride in this morning was ok. Nice and quiet and nothing unusual.

19F/-7C on my thermometer this morning when I headed out the door. Dense ICE FOG all the way in. Visibility around 1/8th of a mile. Dressed in full winter gear this morning with the exception of the balaclava. I have a new set of "heavy" weight tights that kept my legs nice and toasty.

It is an interesting experience to ride in heavy fog. Your hearing seems to become more acute. I heard birds this morning that I don't remember ever hearing before.


I'm trying, I'm trying... :D

I finally got back on the commuter this morning, after nursing a knee injury for the past couple of weeks. The knee feels great, and the ride felt great too. Springtime is here in the northeast: 60 degrees and sunny with a pretty stiff breeze. My new 700 X 25 Detonators are a big improvement over my Hutchinsons (700 X 23 Excels).

I was a little clumsy leaving the house because of all of the time off, but I will get my routine down again.

Cold rain (39F/4C) this morning. Is it just me or are drivers more polite in this kind of weather. :)

I think you have something here, same story for me with drivers on my ride in... 16miles... in the rain... 39F... ahem... Well, at least it should be dry for the ride home... knock on wood. :)

Back to sun in the a.m. ride in today. Warmer as well, with bug fluffy scenic clouds floating overhead. Some wind, but not too strong strangely less people out on what is easily the nice morning ride so far this week. Still saw a good 1/2 dozen other commuters, and I'm sure there would be plenty more if I actually left at a decent hour :)

I was out of lunch fixings at home, so I took a little lunch hour ride to get some take out. Good fun that was, really comfortable temps around 1pm, the wind seems to have kick up a bit more and I even saw another rider on the streets!

Temps in the low 40s (F) and rianing on the commute home. I found it quite refreshing!

The past two days have had high humidity and 80-84F/28-29C. Lots of sweat on the trip home and some fast times. Tonight it was 48F/9C with a cold breeze. Much slower trip, maybe I should have stopped & put my windbreaker on. Leaves are exploding in size now. I can't wait for the next rainy day to try out my new SealSkinz gloves.

43F with fog off our lake for a few blocks around home but then clear sky & sunshine all day. When I came home it was 73F. Don

hi everybody..i'm new here, love to be around with people who love bicycle

I'm from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I ride to work 20miles everyday, to tell yer the truth bike to work is not really in our culture so I'm having this hard time gaining some respect from other motorist...

for today it was wonderful day on the street and pavement (damn early 6.30am)

Yep. They seem to be better behaved in what passes for "winter" around here, although it never quite gets that cold. For all the talk about how much people supposedly like warmer climates, I'm yet to meet anyone who actually does.

Couldn't ask for a better ride in this morning. 70 degrees, low humidity, clear, and a slight tailwind too. I recently re-installed my panniers and am not sure how that's going to workout. The bike is akward handling and it may actually add time to my commute in terms of packing and unpacking. I think I'll go back to the backpack system next week even though my back gets hot and sweaty in the heat.

wet ride home last night. There was a small rain storm that i got caught in. Did not have time to get the rain gear on.

Today's ride home looks to be a wet one. Hopefulley today I have time to get the rain suit on.

Wet ride this morning. My boss almost clipped me as she zipped past me while traffic was oncoming. I have a water resistant jacket, but find that by the time I'm to the office, I'm wet anyway. Luckily, I couln't find my backpack this morning so my clothes were dry in the plastic bag I carried with me.

SO, I have now added some new things to buy. Shoe covers, a better rain jacket, and some sort of water resistant pants.

Despite being cold and wet, I was still happier than I've been in the car listening to some crappy morning show on the radio! Looking forward to the ride home.

58F with light rain and no wind, it was refreshing. I came in early so I was off the streets before most on the rain stunned drivers made it onto the streets. Thanks to my Ortleib pannier and my rain shell both my clothes and I reached work dry.

27F/-2.5C for the trip in this morning. Light winds. This area has had record low temperatures for the past 2 days running. Warm enough to drop the fleece and thermal socks today. :)

magnuscaleb, I can't image what it must be like to commute in Kuala Lumpur. Good luck and welcome to BikeForums.

Well, it was in the upper 30's F again this morning but at least it was dry for my ride in this morning. The sun is trying very hard to peek out from the clouds, but we are going to be below normal in temps for the next number of days. It should be in the mid 40's for my lunch cruise and I'm hoping for 50's for my ride home. It's all still good though, I'm just ready for some warm weather.

Nicest day all week, sunny with a few fluffy white clouds on the horizon, High temp should be around 74F