Cold & snow on the way to work and home .But still a good ride . I hope it get warm fo the weekend . Have a good nite .

Winter wonderland has returned to Maryland. As good a ride as I've had this winter. Trees laden with snow, no cars, single track woods full of deer, rabbit and fox footprints. As good as it gets. Y'all have a good weekend

Wow, I think I am going to make my goal of riding in at least once a month. I was able to get it done 3 times in January, but February was a bit of a challenge it has been too cold (for me) in the morning. This morning I bit the bullet, layered up and braved the elements. While it was not as bad as I imagined, it wasn't like riding in the summer.

There were 3 other bikers out this morning and no wind. The temps were in the low 20s. There was ice in my water bottle about 12 miles into the ride. I'm looking forward to the next month as the days become noticeably longer and warmer.

20s, light snow, just continually winter. so great to be out there (at least that's whart people say to me, they say "boy you're really out there, you know that?").

had some garbage thrown at me the other evening on the way home. clever fellow, too - he was driving a company truck! the manager was polite, said he'd "look into it".

the next person to add to this thread starts page 300. woo hoo!

Wednesday night I went down about 4 miles into my 13 mile commute. It was on a nice street that I've ridden before, and I'm pretty sure what happened was I was moving my left hand, hit a bump, and lost it while going around 18mph. It's unreal how quickly these things happen. Afterwards I rode home (slowly), took a shower, and drove to the ER for x-rays. No breaks, but I've a sore left hip, a sprained left shoulder, with the worst being sore ribs. The doc said the ribs could be broken but from what he saw on the x-rays he couldn't say if they were. Three people drove around me while I was still on the street until a lady stopped to check on me. A cop came by shortly and asked if I wanted an ambulance etc. With his car-centric mentality he asked "where's your car" to which I answered to his slight amazement "at home in the driveway". From what I could tell he fit the donut eating cop stereotype - the guy was huge! While I worked yesterday, today I'm off so I'm taking it easy and started taking Vicoden last night. People have said since that I should stop riding to work to which I reply "did you stop driving your car after you had an accident?"

Sorry about your crash. Glad to hear you're okay.

This morning I had the pleasure of passing a guy on an electric scooter. When I saw him up the road I thought that I might be able to catch up and get a nice draft. Well, I caught him a lot quicker than I expected. What a piece of junk. No wind, flat road, and it was blazing along at a scorching 12mph. I didn't even have to put it in the big ring to catch and drop him.

Sunny and warm, plus I didn't need to bring anything into work today as my wardrobe was all stocked up. I love riding in my road bike to work with an empty messenger bag. The only problem is that I'm just getting warmed up and I want to keep riding right on past my work.

Nice commute this morning (13F/-10C), over cast so no fancy sunrise. It was a nice lunch cruise too (with some sun), warmed up to 28F/-2C, should be a good ride home. I think I'll try a new route. Ahhhh... thank goodness for the weekend.

34F at 6AM, 63F this afternoon. 3 weeks of clear & dry weather is nice for the commute. Have a good weekend. Don

Ditto ollo and I'm lovi'n it.
Edited: One the way home, a large eagle swooped "down for the kill" about 20' off to my right. It seemed like his wingspan was as big as my bike....awesome site...Didn't see what sort of mouse he got...just kept moving.

Around -4 C this morning. I had to defrost the locks on the shed to liberate my bike!

With the appropriate attire, the ride was comfortable and the views accross the countryside on a frosty morning were great. Good riding.

Cheers,

Ed

Wet--heavy mist-- and cool (40°F). Ollo and vrkelley, I think we have your weather! (will send c.o.d. asap!) Happy trails!

Cool and crisp and clear.
Legs strong and quick, eyes shiny.
Summer can wait, thanks!

Nice commute this morning, a light dusting of snow, more daylight every day and it was around 17F/-8C. Should be a lunch cruise and ride home after work, but it's not going to warm up much. Bring on spring, I'm ready.

MapTester...the misty stuff arrived just as sent...well the great weather was nice while it lasted.

This has been a very snowy winter. I'm tired of dragging my bike through the snow to get it into the basement at work. I guess it is about time to put some flowers in my helmet.

43F with a light mist of rain for my ride onto work at 6AM today, quite a contrast to yesterday when I took a nice ride in the sunshine in shorts, jersey, sunglasses! (plus shoes & helmet of course). The sun was out at lunchtime but by this afternoon we were having showers again. Weatherman thinks we will be back into a warmer/dryer situation in just a few more days. Don

Rain on the way to work and snow on the way home.
But still a good ride . Have a good nite .

Light rain and headwinds on my way to campus this morning. Haven't bought my rain gear yet, so got a bit damp - but, found out my el cheapo $15 CCM trackpants are amazingly water resistant, and dry very quickly (~10 min). Pleasant surprise. No fenders though - the spans on the newly purchased full fender set are too short. Krikey. Wished I was back home with my family when the front wheel spray started hitting my face! I think I had a nice "cyclist butt" (dirt streak) when I arrived, as well.......

Ride home: overcast, about 10C, dry roads. MUCH better. I'll try to post some pics of the cherry trees in bloom in the commuter pics sticky......tomorrow, though.

Cheerio!

There was a dusting of snow on the path, and I was the first to cross it. At 27F, it was warm enough that I didn't have to worry about getting cold. I love quiet, early-morning rides across fresh snow!

I took it slow because today was my first day back on the bike after about a week off for being seek. And even then, I was only on the bike for a day or two after about a week off for being sick.

Last night's commute home was by far the toughest I've encountered. Headwind of 25mph w/ gusts up to 40. Sleet pelting me in the face the whole time.
At times I was almost at a standstill. Took me probably twice as long as normal to get home.

Nice ride in fresh snow. Roads were cleared, even had the occasional shoulder. The single track was untracked except for the fox footprints. This was a heavy snow as the trees were hanging low. My bike was coated with snow by the time I got to work. wish I had a digital pix for you guys. Didn't ride yesterday because of the forecast so I didn't experience what Nick rode through.

Great day for a cruise to work...somedays I just can't understand why anyone would rather drive a car rather than ride a bike. I mean really, why not experience the day. I think many Saskatchewanians must be suckers for punishment...like it is some right of passage to commute in a car and make it through a work day. I feel like I am on holidays every morning and evening.

Anyways, today is -15C with a slight wind. The high today is supposed to be -3c and tomorrow -1c. The ice and snow on bike paths and side roads should mostly be gone by the weekend due to the wonderful radiant heat from the sun.

A light dusting of snow last night. Cool, windy, and partly cloudy (32°F). Happy trails.

Based upon last friday's ride home, it seems I've fallen a little out of cycling shape over the winter. As I start back to riding more often it seems I'll have to work up to it. So this morning, I rode in from about 1/2 way. It was a good ride, the temps were in the mid 20's and there was no wind at all. I saw 4 other bikers out and about.

Major project at work finally winding down. Won't have to be on the road so much now. So finally am able to get back to bike commuting!

36F partly cloudy with a SW breeze.

Gawd I missed bike commuting! :D

Zin

Another dusting of snow here in the UK this morning. It seems winter is putting in a few long hours of effort after taking time off during January....

Cheers,

Ed

Perfect morning for a ride. Cool not cold with a high overcast that should burn off by noon. I was waved through a stop sign by a nice young woman in a Honda Accord this morning near my house. I've decided that part of my new attitude of gratitude is to accept these gestures when it's safe rather than getting all hyperlegalistic about who's got the actual right of way. Such a more pleasant feeling to give a friendly wave than to do all the pointing and yelling, "No! You go!"

This morning was nice... a few patches of fog here and there, and some pockets of cold air. I'd just completely overhauled my bike this past weekend, along with putting in new aero levers (I had old school cables in your face brake levers) and new griptape. 'Cept for the fact that I should replace my drivetrain, she rides like a dream.

Yesterday's commute home was quite interesting. An adolescent boy on his bike came behind me at a red light, and pulled ahead of me once the light turned green. He looked back at me, with a gesture to race on his face, along with an ugly scab above his lip (it looked inflicted). So I smiled at him, then he hops down in front of me, then I tell him "watch it, kid". This guy was trying to pedal so pathetically, I was coasting behind him. After 10 more seconds of that, I pulled ahead of him, and got way beyond him once we engaged the hill. I didn't see him again after that.

Anyway, that hill is one of the very reasons why I appreciate having a multispeed bike. Of course, there are a buncha hipsters out in Portland that like to ride on their fixies, as they call it, which I have nothing against, but I'd never ride a fixie to fit into their group. Not to mention there are quite a few cyclists out here who are into their multicolored spandex and $1000+ bikes, zipping past you during your commute, but I'm not into that (nor do I have that income). Okay, I'll shut up now.

Nice evening ride home on Monday. My commute is a steady desert (gradual) 800' climb in about 8 miles followed by a 3 mile flat run to the house. I rode into a lovely PM rainstorm near the top, but Red Rock Canyon was silhouetted in pre-dusk sunlight. Amazing!!!