45F, traffic was light and respectful. The legs were really getting tired by the time i got to work. Must be because I've been riding more miles this week.

Do you guys eat before your ride in the morning? I don't because my commute is short, but I'm thinking that I probably should at least take something to eat once I get there.

You are okay to eat after your short commute. If it were longer, I would suggest eating before your commute. Drink water before and/or during your ride regardless of when you eat though.

Nice thing about riding vs. running. I could never run after eating. I can ride all I want after eating!!! Haven't commuted this week due to various crappy reasons. I miss it dearly.

I never thought of it but your right. I often ride just after eating and it doesn't bother me.

36F with scattered clouds & a nearly full moon in the Western sky at 6AM today: Had a quiet ride in on dry roads. We had a beautiful, sunny Fall day & it was 56F on the way home. So nice I was almost taken out by a 20 something gal in a stickered Volvo (Save the Whales/Kerry Edwards/Hands Off my... etc). I was waiting for a red light & she waited in the oncoming left turn lane. On the green I pedaled out with the crosswalk on my right. Her squealing tires startled me as she accelerated & turned right at me! Aaach! I reacted a bit late but swerved left & braked to a stop to avoid her. Unbelievably, she widened her turn & continued right at me then managed to stop just in time to avoid knocking me into next week. I took a deep breath, gave her a shrug & pedaled on across the intersection. She was still sitting there laughing hysterically, whats up with that? One good thing, all the other motorists waited until I cleared the intersection & one of them shook his head & gave me a thumbs up.
This should keep me more alert for a week or two. (Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean "they" are really not out to get me) Don

Good ride today. Rode with cyclometer set to metric. It's funny to see 20 kowing full well I'm only going about 12mph or so :rolleyes:

Beautiful evening for a ride tonight. Full moon, clear sky, high 40's, no wind, what more could a girl wish for? I seemed to have more energy than usual this morning and evening on my rides too. Not quite sure why... Maybe the cooler temps are easier on the lungs?

"how could I possibly have bonked on a six mile ride when I'd had a latte and a cookie an hour before I started"

Sounds to me as though the latte and cookie could have caused you to crash. When you eat sugary foods it is usually a good idea to either start working out immediately thereafter or wait a couple of hours for the food to digest before heading out. Or eat foods naturally high in fructose that will give you a steady supply of energy without a "whiplash" effect.

Tonight was a Harvest Moon: low in the atmosphere and orange in color.

Nice ride in to work and home . nice moon tonite .
Rode the ss today . Have a nice day .

Traffic traffic traffic, rain rain rain. First three bad, last three good. I love riding in the rain. Though my brand new "waterproof-and-breathable" winter gloves let in so much water I could have let orphaned fish live in them til they found somewhere else to stay.

Now you've done it. You had to mention high 40's, and look what happened this morning! :D

Nice and cold! Mid-to-upper 20s on the trail this morning. The Winooski bridge was one long frosted-over deck of wood. Took it slow (road bike) and straight. No problems.

Terrific moonset before the sun started coming up. Going down over the Adirondacks and reflecting on Lake Champlain. If only I had a camera with me...

I'm having a bad patch at the moment. On Tuesday night I broke the chain on no.1 bike, last night the rear light attached to my bike bounced out of the bracket and suffered a severely cracked casing (the second light problem in a week). Fortunately it is still operational and I had the red blinky on my backpack anyway. Looks as if I shall be making a trip to the bike shop on Saturday...

Cheers,

Ed

Nice ride, but the temp (68°F) and humidity (heat index 75°) are getting old. I'll be happier when it is a bit cooler in the morning. Happy Trails!

Very nice sunny morning with 32F. Still my my shoes and gloves prove to be defficient, but I'm buying them this weekend, so no worries.

2nd day that I have to ride my bike with the trailer today. I won a couple of computers/servers and a 17inch screen in a charity auction @ work, to get rid of the old hardware. can't all fit in one trip. Last night I was comming back with 70lbs in my trailer, in the dark with my rear blinker and front light. Felt like I was riding a REAL SUV. :)

Full moon must have been affecting people yesterday! I nearly got creamed by three cars in a row driving in the bike lane...one was a cop, MORONS! Weather is hotter than hell still, 90% humidity and 85F! Wish it would cool down!

I went out to hop on my bike and there was a slight drizzle so I focused on that 40%. While I was loading my bike it started raining so I put my rain jacket on and when I started down the road the rain increased... but I stayed focused on that 40%! Mostly because I mounted my Nokians and fenders and wanted to give them a trial run.

1 1/2 miles into my commute the rain started coming down in sheets, the wind picked up and the lightning let loose! :eek: To #*!! with that 40%! I turned around, took a hot shower and drove to work!

Yeah I got rained on a bit this morning myself (okay, torrential downpour) and without fenders or rain gear too. It's above 50, so I don't mind getting wet. It looks like there is a chance for a dry commute home tonight though even though they're saying 68% chance of rain tonight. Who are they kidding with 68%, why not 69%. Dorks. Anyway, stay dry, and if you can't stay dry, stay warm.

Hello. This is my first post on this forum. Since I rode my bike to work today, I thought that I'd post to let everyone know how it went. Weather conditions were 48F and dark. It was dry and that is all I ask these days. There is about a 1 mile stretch of my commute that is undergoing some serious road construction and each day I anticipate it being smooth and paved. That road crew continues to let me down.They are taking their sweet time with it, but I guess it will be that much sweeter when they finally get it done. This seems to be a good forum and it is nice to see so many people that are so into commuting by bicycle.

nate

[QUOTE=Alphie
Sounds to me as though the latte and cookie could have caused you to crash. When you eat sugary foods it is usually a good idea to either start working out immediately thereafter or wait a couple of hours for the food to digest before heading out. Or eat foods naturally high in fructose that will give you a steady supply of energy without a "whiplash" effect.[/QUOTE]


:: carefully puts down candycorn ::

If I have to wait a couple of hours after sugary foods before I ride, I might as well hang up my bike now! :)

But, no, it's good advice - I just wasn't thinking about it. Thanks, Alphie!

Today's morning ride was nice - bright, sunny, warmish; headwind, but not too bad. Everything was sunny and beautiful when I entered my building for work, but by the time I made it up to the 16th floor Lake Michigan had turned into Lake Mordor. The wind will be with me on the way home tonight, and the padded tights I ordered showed up today, so I'm going to enjoy the hell out of the evening ride in about an hour.

Hullo Nate.

Ride home was heaven. Quiet roads, not a breath of wind and a major pig-out from the choclit vending machine gave me oodles of energy. For the first time in a while my Polar told me to cool it before my legs started screaming at me.

Nice.

lunchtime bike errands today. Seems like every week it gets easier and easier to ride my bike places I used to think I needed a car.

today is a great day to ride, 60F. can't beat it!

COLD COLD COLD

I knew it was cold when I opened the garage door. I knew more intimately how cold it was when I was doing 20 and my toes were going numb.

I knew the cold in the marrow of my bones when my manager had a 2 hour meeting immediately after I got to work, and I was unable to escape the air conditioning vent in my cube, while wearing sweaty lycra.

This morning's shower makes me wonder if I should go to confessional. 15 minutes just enjoying hot water. Is that a sin?

Patchy fog & 37F @ 6AM today, just wore my work clothes with a heavy wool sweater & had a nice ride in to work. It was 50F when I left work early for a doctor's appointment.

You're welcome. :) Experience has taught me about the dreaded sugar crash.

Unsettled weather in the Atl area today. Nice and warm though. Afternoon showers that cleared in time for the trip home. Beautiful "atmospheric" foggy nights and mornings the last few days.