Good ride to work & home . Had some fog on the way home .
But still a good ride . Have a good nite .

it was -21 C out my door this morning, hello winter!
the city was plowing my pathway this afternoon,

-22C, no wind this morning.
This is the first Winter for me to try bike commuting (also my coldest riding temp. to-date). No problems really... my toes were starting to get just a bit cool by the time I got to work, my ski goggles fogged up at about the 1/2 way point, found it easier withouth them & just put up with ice on my eyelashes. I actually find myself hoping for colder & colder temps so I can achieve a new low each day :) (sorry, pun was actually intended)

Today (Tue, 12/07) 34 F/1 C - damp, foggy...drizzle was over. Wind from the North-Northwest 7mph

I was biking home on Friday after work, approaching a left turn. There was a Lexus SUV stopped at the stop sign. They had the stop sign; I did not. I was coming down a small hill some 50 yards back, so I was coasting at 15-20 mph. I signaled my intention to turn left in front of them. As I was completing my turn, the driver side window goes down on the SUV; two young guys (my bedroom furniture is older than these kids) scream, "sidewalk!". There was a look of anger in the driver's eyes...wow! I simply kept biking - half smiling. A part of me was simply thankful I wasn't run down or shot at.

Pouring rain this morning -- I let my wife talk me out of riding. She said it's hard enough for people to see me in the dark and the rain makes it worse. OK, she may be right. I reminded her that she's still freaked about last night. I got home so late she put the kids in the van and went out to look for me. They found me right after I had patched my punctured tube and left Walgreens. Yep, I made the mistake of bragging to a coworker yesterday at lunch that I hadn't had a flat on my commuter bike for over a year. That also means I hadn't check the patch kit I had in my commuter bag. The rubber cement was used up. I had to walk the bike 2 miles to the Walgreens and buy a jar of rubber cement. The rear tire had caught a large and sharp shard of glass. The cut was so fine that it took me 15 minutes of pumping the tube just to find the cut. My family and I missed our orientation appointment at the County Animal Shelter, something my daughter was really looking forward to (so was I).

Nice warm weather last night, though. I could have picked a worse night to get a flat.

Steady light rain, not too cold. Still wondering what it is about rain that makes drivers act so strangely. I'm sure you all know what I mean.

Got my 7th flat of the year, but like the last one, close enough to work to get there before it was totally flat. Much easier to fix in the relative comfort of my office. It seems like there is so much more glass on the roadways this year, and when it's wet, it's very difficult to see. At least I'm confident that my spare tube, patch kit, and pump are in good order.

[esprit de escalier] you reply back "scrapyard!" [/esprit] i'm glad no collision occurred.

today it is in the mid-forties (fahrenheit) and raining cats and dogs. oh and rather windy at that. for some reason i experimented with wearing rain pants instead of just letting my skin get all wet. certainly it isn't cold; i will probably not wear them on the way home.

Ah, winter in the southland: humid and warm (65°F). Thunderstorms today, hope they are gone before the ride home. Rode with my son ( he on his new bike, Giant Boulder SE) to his school. Life is good!

I just don't get the bikes on sidewalks mentality. Luckily most people where I live accept the fact that bikes use the roadways. I feel for all of you that get harrassed about it.

Lots of rain this AM. Kinda sucked but it was nice to see the interstates look like parking lots.
Last nights commute was interesting. Had to catch the 5:00 train to meet a buddy. Ride time to train 23 min, gave myself 28 min to ride. However my bike had a rear flat before I started. Immediately went to work fixing flat...6.5 minutes, rode like a beast and pulled into my bike box as the train was unloading passengers. I was sweating like pig, light still on my helmet as I ran into the train. The next train wasn't coming for another 45 min. Sweet. Charlie

Chilly today, ~44 F. New gloves with full fingers made me super happy this morning.

Everybody be careful out there, it's FLAT season!

A light rain this morning. Took me 30 seconds to reinstall my SKS Raceblades and I was out the door. I took a fairly circuitous route to work this morning to enjoy the weather and I hope to do the same on the way home tonight.

Unfortunately I did not ride today. Although I did get to work at home for the morning, have breakfast with my family and spend the morning with my 2 year old. It will be a short afternoon in the office so I will take the minivan. I was kinda hoping I could bike given it is -25C this morning. I would kind of like to know what I am made of. I am sure I will have another chance.

About 60% water, which freezes at 0C. Stay inside! ;) Spoken like a true desert wimp.

Stay inside any time it is below zero? The fun is just beginning at zero. Nothing is better than a day off when it is -10C with fresh powder. Especially when it is just in time for Christmas. It will really put you in the spirit. I can just hear the sleds whisling down the one hill in Regina. You can watch your kids slide for days on the same go. Next up....lets try downhill biking. I've only seen it done once; but I swear I saw it....really. :D

Had to leave my bike at home yesterday so I could mail the grandkid's Christmas presents. but it was 41F at 6AM today & I rode in to work between showers on very wet roads which left lots of road grime on my bike. The air grew noticeably colder as I proceeded eastwards. Don

"two young guys (my bedroom furniture is older than these kids)"
A perfect description that resonates with me. I still miss our bedroom furniture (that my wife's parents handed down to us when we were new marrieds). We passed it to my son who is very appreciative & hopefully will pass it on to his kids.

Wow, yesterday was something! Dense fog and drizzle, condensing on my glasses in the dark in the morning, on the way home, 30 MPH headwinds with gusts to 50 MPH. I'll take rain/snow/slush anyday. That was killer, my legs and lungs were screaming (but it felt good when I stopped :) )
A guy in a pickup flagged me down for directions, about 4/5 through my ride. I talked with him for several minutes, as I was really dogged out and he flagged me just before the nastiest hill on the trip.
But no matter how bad the conditions, I feel 300% better the whole day on days when I ride.

-20C (-28C wind chill), clear sky, only passed by 3 or 4 cars, stopped to clear the ice off my eyelashes once (gave up on the goggles - need to try something else), toes a bit cool.... hey, maybe I can actually do this ice-biking thing.... then again it could still cool down another 15-20C so who knows!

Good ride in this morning. Tempature was around 43F. Dry and a whole lot less windy then yesterday. The rest of the week should be pretty decent for riding. When I pulled into the garage at work, I noticed that my bike is a mess. It needs a good cleaning and a little lovin!

40F degrees! Very strange season here in Vermont. Last night I stripped my roadie of its lights and moved them to my ratty MTB. The trail has some sloppy ice on it from recent light storms. I need big tires with actual tread on them. :)

I'm ordering studs today I think.

Not quite as cold here. Only -15c without any wind. So what do you where on your feet? I find mine are getting cold and it isn't even your typical Saskatchewan winter day yet. It was a perfect commute thought. A light dusting of snow and no wind....

Horizontal rain, 30mph headwinds, soccer moms and little-league dads splashing water on you as they speed by, comatose, in their warm, comfy, musac-playing SUV's. The kind of weather that let's you know you're alive!! Yeah, baby!!

Wet and windy. I only wish I'd left the house sooner so I could have taken a longer route.