Mid 30F temps this morning. The trail has turned to mashed potatoes. Not easy to ride on. The good news is that it's supposed to be in the 50s today, and I'm guessing the trail will clear off, hopefully before my ride home.

Bad headwind but I was going so slowly in the soupy snow that it didn't matter.

Super warm! 9 C, and even a little sunny. Feels like summer to me. I sure didn't need my long underwear. This has to be some kind of record for January.

warm and foggy in DC Too warm for a poly top and wind vest. I'm thinking it's in the low 50's??

what balto charlie said.

warm, rainy, yesterday's fog mostly lifted (it was thick last night, though). supposedly a deep freeze either this afternoon or evening. sigh...

Yesterday on the way home was probably one of my rougher commutes so far. It was about 37F and pouring rain. The streets were pretty flooded in some places (6 inches deep in some spots). I had on running shoes and wool socks. They were full of water within 45 seconds of leaving work. Then my legs got drenched, too. I thought of stopping somewhere and wringing things out or calling someone for a ride, but I decided to just book it home. I made it, nothing froze, and it felt pretty good.

Today was great, a little icy, but nice. Tomorrow it's supposed to be below 0F in the morning.

With 60 degree weather dropping rapidly, predictably we had an actual tornado last night . . . in January . . . geesh, shades of "Day After". Today is a tricky commute day. 40's and rainy turning to 20's by evening, which means ice. Yuck. I started bringing an extra pair of socks and gloves for the ride home because I am totally soaked after 40 min in the rain on the way in. Just too much water out there. This is with neoprene booties and rain gear. Not looking forward to putting on soaked tights and shoes, which will eventually dampen my socks . . . wet in freezing weather . . . not good. I'd rather have it cold and dry.

My reward was a comment from a guy in the locker room as I was rinsing the road grime off my jacket and pants, "Pretty rough weather to ride you bike in" . . . "No, not really . . . " SCOOOOOOOOORE!!!

supposed to be in the 60's here today! This morning it was so foggy I couldn't even see off the bridge. Couldn't see the city, anything. Creepy. As in zombie movie creepy.

3C this morning, with a max of 8C this afternoon... Wet commute, Glad I have fenders, but it's clear I need to make mudflaps now. Some patches of water were 1-2 inches thick, and made a splashy mess on my pants. I know my drivetrain is getting much more water then it's supposed to..

Anyhow, was nice to have no ice for once, so I put the pressure in my tires and brought them to 40PSI (up from 20PSI). WHAT a difference does it make. I miss summer for the fast rides.

I'd take a whole year fo 10C if I could get rid of winter.

37F with a few clouds and no wind when I left at 6AM. There were a few icey patches on the way in and it felt colder as I got closer to work. Checked when I arrived & it was down to 33F. By lunchtime it was only up to 35F and only hit the forecast 41F late this afternoon. Don

Well the ride home was one of the best in a few months.....68F and no fog

I left my sport jacket at work today and rode home in a short sleeve shirt. I'll wear it home tomorrow night when it is supposed to turn cooler. Nice spring weather.

Paul

In Iowa City - a toasty 8F with a 25mph W wind. Plus patches of glare ice left over from our thunderstorms (in January!) yesterday - the runoff froze solid. So I actually walked the bike in some parts - I don't have studded tires. This is fairly cold weather for this area.

Morning's commute was crazy, in a fun way. Started out around 35F. Raining.

About 5 miles into the ride, it was snowing. A wet, heavy snow that was starting to accumulate as thin slush on the trail.

By the time I got to work (6.5 miles total) it was snowing hard (same wet sloppy stuff) and the snow had accumulated all over my bottom bracket, front calipers, legs, and helmet. :D

I felt a little sheepish dripping water all the way to my desk but hey, it beats driving.

New personal record: -39C (-38F), windchill -52C (-62F):eek: I must be insane... when I checked the temp I was wishing it was 1 degree colder so I could say I rode in -40C.

I cheated & used toe warmers today with my new boots (call it toe insurance). Toasty warm. My fingers were cold for about a 5 minute streatch then warmed up as I started to generate heat by riding.

A lot of people don't understand so I've started a "blog" (Frozen Bike) to journal my experiences / explain my insanity etc.

Spring weather continues with an April Shower (tm) -- 22 MPH (19 KT) gusting to 31 MPH (27 KT). It was 49 F / 9 C, so I would have been hot in my raincoat had I not left my sport jacket at the office last night. Quite a bit of minor flooding, including a 40 foot (12 m) hub-deep pond.

Paul

...drip!

I doff my hat to you, sir. :) (Or madam, as the case may be)

well I wish I had kayaked to work. Deep puddles/ponds Feet were completly soaked, I'll have to repack the bearings but at least I wasn't in a traffic jam.....I have to keep telling myself that. Swim on

wow!!! how far do you ride in those conditions. Just living in those conditions is tough enough.

left my bike at work last night because I had a late meeting. I got just as wet waiting for the bus this morning as I would have if I had ridden.

BRRRRRRRR! And to think that my shutoff was 35 degrees and below! I'm such a wimp!

It was 10F, -4F windchill. But sunny bright and beautiful. I went in a little late, hoping the sun would melt some ice. Only patches of ice, and not on the turns. I humbly have to say I finally got my clothing right, I was nice and comfy. I also thawed my bike out for about 20 min so I had at least 4 gears but the rear der was freezing up toward the end. I was working on how to breath through my neoprene face mask without fogging up my glasses. There is a bigger space for my nose than mouth so I found if I breathed in through the mouth and exhaled forcefully through the nose, then there was enough wind to clear my glasses. It's the details that makes the commute! ps--I'm also a believer in Thinsulate. New Thinsulate lobster gloves work great in -4F!!! I wouldn't have believed it looking at how thin they are.

Wow, I'm in awe. I thought I was a stud riding in -4F! You get bragging rights for the day!!!

Sir. But you can call me stupid like everyone else :)

My commute is 11.5 to 12.5km (7-8miles) each way. Sometimes I wonder what made my ansestors settle here. They went from Russia to Mexico, then decided to move here! Why they couldn't have stopped somewhere in California I don't know!

Actually, you're probably just a whole lot smarter than I am :)

I thought I'd pack it in at about -10c... then -20c... then I really wondered if I could handle -30c... now I wish it was 1 degree colder so I could say I did -40c. It's really just a personal challenge thing. I'm to slow to ride with Lance or anyone 1/2 as fast, so I have to compete in a less popular event :)