BillH, I think we've all been there. I'm glad he didn't throw it into reverse....

This morning is absolutely gorgeous. It hurts to come into the office. Just kills me.

Man, yesterday it got up to 60F/16C, now at mid day today and the current temp is
20F/-7C. None the less I still had a nice ride in this morning. I'm about to head out for lunch for a cruise, the sun is shining. I've had a taste of spring and now I'm ready. Oh, I took my studded tire off yesterday... I hope that isn't an omen.

Finally back on the commuter this week, after spending most of this year so far out of the country. It was a nice feeling... though my legs are definitely aware of the lack of riding lately!

Spring for sure today. I left my coat at home and enjoyed the warm breeze. Rhere were several people out there riding in shorts.

Paul

What a beautiful day! Portland's supposed to be sunny for the rest of this week. My commute started out alright, although biking when you need to #2 kinda sucks. Not to mention that dead raccoon from last week is still on the road *ick*.

My new drivetrain should be showing up this week, and I'm gonna be helping my roomie with his bike for the triathalon coming up. I'm pretty excited :B

Snow is compacting, it is still a chore getting my bike to the basement at work but if the snow stays away not for much longer. Sick of snow. On the plus side, tonight was warm, 44F/7C, and I could spin fast for the first time in months. It felt good to get my winter tank up to decent speeds.

53F & partly cloudy at 6AM today, 64 & sunny with some clouds this afternoon. I wore only a sweater this morning & was much to hot, left it at work & rode home in short sleeves.

I went to work it was 60f and when I came home it was about 30f . Still a good commute . Have a good nite .

Things didn't really go to plan yesterday. Half-way through the ride to work and there were horrendous crunching noises coming from the front wheel bearing. Then a tiny piece of trim from inside my STI shifter came loose so that the rear brakes were jammed on. Both problems were sorted eventually yesterday evening, but the wheel bearing thing is becoming a bugbear.

Today's ride was lovely :)

Cheers,

Ed

wet & cold

come on spring, hurry up already!

Today was a little unusual in the commute department. Yesterday morning I took my grandfather to the hospital and kept his minivan for the day so he didn't have to pay parking; since I ride by where my grandpa lives I dropped the van off this morning and finished my commute from there. When I got to work I had a voice mail from my grandma saying she saw me drop the van off and continued to tear a strip off me about riding my bike when it is snowing and people are having trouble walking. She finished off by telling me I should be more careful than to take chances riding biking when it is weather like today. Today is -3 with a slight tailwind and just enough snow on the ground to make the ride eternally peaceful. Sorry Grandma but I just gotta. I probably shouldn't tell her I crashed today. Studded tires are great but they aren't invincible. A skiff of snow on top of uneven ice makes for an interesting ride on the bike path. The roads were just fine though.

Overall, another great commute; even with the tongue lashing.

yuck.

One word: Wind

Make that five words: A whole lot of wind

What she said. Spring has left, was here but a day. It's all my fault as temps reached 70F/21C yesterday I swapped out my knobbies for the slick. They felt soooo nice after a winter of crude. Well today brought 33F/1C and rain, now changing to snow. Well, I guess I'll put back the knobbies for a few more weeks.

Quite interesting. Rode in 42 F / 6 C in a warm rain and 22 mph/36 kph wind. As I rolled into the office garage, the temperature had dropped 5 degrees and the rain was turning to snow. Out my window, visibility is now almost nothing in heavy snow,and the temperature is approaching the freezing point. It is quite a view out there -- rather like a large snow globe. Being from New England, I'm always happy to see snow.

Paul

I'll 2nd the Atlanta commute: Wind

Great commute in. Mid 40's and clear besides some fog the last mile. I also met up with a fellow commuter that I have not seen since last fall. Our workplaces are pretty close and when the timing was right we used to meet up in the same spot 2 or 3 times a week. It turns out that I hadn't seen him for several months because he had a mountain biking accident last fall and ended up with a broken back. He is just now getting back on the bike and starting to commute again. I just figured that I hadn't seen him because his work schedule had changed. It was good to see him and I'm glad he's back at it.

nate

Very nice. No shouting matches, no nasty confrontations. The only thing remarkable occurred at this one intersection near home that is almost always deserted, like 99.9999999% of the time there are no cars. It's a T-intersection with a downhill to the T so I've developed the habit of just zooming downhill and leaning into the left hand turn. Nope, not this morning. I set up for my turn and a car approaches the intersection at the exact speed and distance as me. So I screech to a halt. Oh well. At least there was good line of sight in order to stop in time.

I picked a hell of a week to make my return to commuting, I'd been off the bike since the end of October due to a groin injury. Warm but wet this morning with a steady downpour and temps in the low 50's. My new Performance commuter jacket kept me nice and dry, although my lower body was soaked within the first 100 yards or so. I'm a little hesitant, however, since the temps are now in the high 20's with gusting winds and heavy, wet snow.

PaulH--are you planning on riding home in this? I don't have studded tires and am a little concerned with ice/snow, although it looks to be melting on the street.

Today is one of those days when you wonder why doesn't everyone ride to work. Absolutely gorgeous again. 50s this morning, high 70s for the ride home.

Last night on the way home, some old lady in the passenger seat yelled out the window "You're suppost to stop at the stop signs!". I just waved.

mjw16 --

Yes. Then again, I have studded tires. However, I don't expect I will really need them today.

Looking out my window, there do appear to be a few slick patches.
However, most streets are perfectly clear. I would anticipate that traffic will melt these patches by evening commute time. I think it will be a piece of cake for you, unless you have headwinds.

Paul

48F & wet, heavy fog at 6AM heading for 67F & Sunny. Took an extra hour at lunch time to check out a demonstration at the captitol building today & expect to enjoy an extra long ride on my commute back to work through the sunshine. Don

Perfect ride in this afternoon - temp around 70, just enough headwind to keep from overheating on sprints. Enjoyed greatly!! May come at a price. Forcast for ride home (2am) is possible showers (not so bad) and a screamin headwind (25-35 mph). Hope they are wrong about the headwind, but not a big deal. Still glad to be riding.
Enjoy every ride!!

Morning commute was great, in the low 40's. Just before I left work to head home the rain changed to sleet, with stiff winds. The temps kept falling and the sleet turned to snow. Things froze up so I had a single-speed ride. Thank God for disc brakes in this kind of stuff. This storm is supposed to give us another 4 to 8 inches of white stuff.
Spring can come any day now.

Absolutely beautiful! Sunny and in the 50s this morning. I just had to extend the ride this morning and ride up through the groves of oak trees by our local golf course. I got to work and...just....had to fight...the urge to...keep...going! It was really hard not to just make it a 3 or 4 hour ride. It was in the 70s on the ride home and equally as gorgeous..

Sunny misty and beautiful. Flowers everywhere in Bellevue..they're way ahead of my home-town. Went to Clyde beach for lunch...so many flowers...everywhere.

Cold today onthe way to work and home ,But still a good
ride . Have a good nite .

Paul H,

You were right. The road/trail conditions weren't bad, except for scattered icy/snow patches under the overpasses and on the wooden bridges . However, that wind was fierce, especially crossing the 14th st bridge-had to lean into it pretty good. Once I got on the MV trail it turned into a a tailwind which was a nice change from the typical headwind I encounter on my afternoon ride home. My new 700x28 Randonneaurs provided better traction than anticipated. I, however, whimped out today--too cold and my legs are feeling the affect of 4 months off of the bike.

I'm a wuss. But getting stuck on a Metro platform because of some power problem was no fun. Plus, tourists are back in town (ACC b-ball tournament starts tomorrow in DC-GO HEELS!), thus plenty of reasons to avoid the Metro and get back on the bike.