This morning was perfect time to ride. Cool and calm with good visibility. I was able to get out of the house earlier than usual to take a nice detour on the way to work. I wore my great new Cal Cycling Team l/s jersey and when I came in the door, the guard gave me a "Go Bears!"

I'm still breaking in a new pair of PI mountain bike shoes. They were inexpensive and have a good walking surface so I'm hoping they work out as commute shoes. Still a little stiff, not like my Sidis, but then they were about $100 cheaper.

another tough morning to go to work
-34 c with a west wind

two things that got me thru it

footwarmers, kept my toes toasty warm

http://www.grabberwarmers.com/footwarmer.htm

the weather next week will 20 to 30 degrees warmer

http://www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/fo...ity_e.html?YYC

29F & clear at 6AM, there were reports of black ice & accidents so I drove in nice & easy. It was so nice by lunchtime (sunny & 36F) that I rode back to work on my Torelli. Enjoyed the sunshine & light traffic. There were still some icy patches on the bike trail by St Martin's College but I got by without going down. Looking forward to a nice 3 day weekend. Don

Hey all, I think this is my first post on this, because at my former location, I only rode to work occasionally, so I never bothered bragging.

Now I've gotten rid of my car and I live in Denver about 4 miles from downtown. We've had some snow, and I've been riding to and from work everyday for the last two weeks.

It's been pretty chilly some days, snowing some others... and well, it's so much better than riding in a car. I encourage any other part time riders to destroy their cars like I did... riding a bike takes on new meaning when you've got no other option.

Regarding super-cold commutes: Hey, as long as you're comfortable, having fun, and don't get frostbite, keep riding!

My evening commute was great. Some slushy stuff had frozen on the trail and gave me a loud and crunchy ride for a couple of miles. The pedestrians hear me coming!

The crunchy stuff went away and I had mostly-dry pavement for the rest of my ride home. Am I addicted to winter riding? I was aiming for frozen puddles.

I had a bad headwind but I pushed through it. I've noticed my strength has improved a lot over the last few weeks. I'm cruising on an old heavy MTB at the same speeds I was cruising on my road bike. I hope my fitness level stays the same. I'll be super-fast in the spring.

I haven't had any super-cold commutes... yet. :)

Yesterday I biked in the slushy new snow. The temp was hovering around 32F/0C. I got to work with two items I had forgotten the previous commute: Badass-style ski goggles and my HID light. Gotta love those HID lights.

I was slipping around way too much, especially on the way to work before the roads were plowed. I really need to get studded tires. Thanks vtjim for the suggestions you PM'd me.

Great ride this morning
Northern Lights, 21km/h tail wind, 17c warmer than my last ride in to work... it doesn't get much better than this! (OK it'll be better than this in June, but for now this is great).

My New Winter Cycling Blog: "Frozen Bike"

nice to be back on the bike. it's a brisk 464 °R out there, with light flurries that created a slick spot, at a turn near the office, on which i nearly fell. also some ice near the house that nearly brought me down. i wish i could find studded tires in the 27" size!

This was the coldest day I've ridden to work yet, I believe. The Bank thermometer said -2F, which is childs play compared to some of you. I was well dressed, and the temp didn't bother me too much. I'm sure I can go much colder.

On the other hand, my bike was giving me grief. I switched wheels out last night and forgot that the rear cog on the new wheelset was set up for a different chainline (singlespeed). I noticed this about a mile into the commute when my chain derailed. I put it back on and it came off again after about 20 meters. So I turned around, zipped back home and put on the other wheel. This also involved readjusting the brakes due to differences in rim width.

On my way again. The ride up 5th avenue is uphill for about 2-3 miles. There was a slight headwind, but the bike was pedaling like there was a 20mph headwind. First gues was brakes were rubbing. Stopped, dialed out the adjuster on the levers, and checked the pads. They were both sitting about about an 8th inch from the rim (front wheel and bottom bracket both spin fine as well). Continued. Still hard pedaling. Stopped again, held the back end up and spun rear wheel, it seemed to spin fine - no brake rubbing. But, just in case, I undid the quick release and just ran with front brakes. The bike was still pedaling like the bearings were freezing up. At this point, anymore hassles were going to make me late, so I grunted it out. It felt like someone subtracted 3 teeth from my rear cog, and my legs have not burned so bad from a ride in a long time.

Now the bike is outside in the rack. Ride home is about 85% downhill. So, I'll see whats up with all this then. Visions of frozen bearings and snapping axles are filling my head. Really, I don't care, I just want to know what the deal is...

Rant over, forgive me ;)

10F degrees. Light snow. Nice ride!

BikerTeen, you'll be hard core if you ride tomorrow. ;) Don't have any exposed skin though.

5F degrees-no traffic. I love working on holidays. I do need to buy some thicker gloves though.

Augggghhhhhh!!!! I accidentally left my light battery on the charger for three days straight. It looks like the battery is trashed. Auggggggghhhhhh!!!!

Anyone have a money tree I can borrow?

-35 C (-46 with the wind chill) this morning at 6:15 AM when I went to work. Had to keep the
cadence pretty high to keep the old internal heater stoked :D

Apparently it's going up to -2 C tomorrow though! There's been some weird weather this year....

It wasn't even freezing today... although I did question why I was riding to work on MLK day. Ride home was gross and smoggy. If you live in Denver, please don't drive the rest of the week.

Friday's floods plus Monday's sudden cold caused my shifter cable to freeze. No matter -- mash up hills; spin down hills. A day of singlespeed riding was an interesting challenge.

Paul

Good ride to and from work today. A little bit on the cold side. It was about 5 F. Rode the SS today. In all, still a good ride. Have a good night.

This evening's ride was chilly, but I dressed appropriately and stayed roasty-toasty. Tomorrow (now today's) morning ride is going to be one worth paying attention to: a low of 11-16F, with winds at 5-10mph. I'll be riding at 10-15mph, so my windchills will range from -10F to -28F.

-3c this morning. Rain/freezing rain. VERY slippery! Thankful for whats left of my studs.
Snow & -14 this afternoon (I can hear the autobody guys snickering now!)

One of the coldest of the season. Perspiration was wicking out of my gloves and fleece bottoms and forming an amusing layer of frost.

Saw one deer.

"FrozenBike", we're in that cold that went over you earlier. Supposed to get even colder! Nice avatar. :)

Temps are in F...

I squirted WD-40 into my shifter cable housing last night and left the bike to dry, upside down, indoors. It worked -- all the moisture from last week's flooding was gone, and I got to enjoy all gears on a brisk (13 F / -10 C) morning.

Paul

The news said it 4f when I left the house, but as I rode by the bank,
their thermo read -1f. It was colder yesterday. I must remember that weathermen are for entertainment purposes only. The ride was good, slight headwind, couldn't tell what the equivalent wind chill was, but I was overdressed up top. Rode the SS again, but today thought about riding the Diamond back Full Susp. next time it snows. The wind makes me miss gears some days...

tad nippy 11F/-11C. Still can't compete with canucks....nor do I want to. I dressed with all I owned and it was enough. Like Paul I was worried about cables, gears and hub freezing after riding in last weeks downpour. My bike spent the weekend in it's train station bike box and performed flawlessly. I was surprised especially with the hub.

Excellent ride today.....Temp is 1C and light rain. I almost forgot what to wear when it is around zero.

15 F & clear. Freewheel froze up on me halfway though the ride. Forgot that it was wet out on the last commute & then temps plummeted. Had to stop and warm it up in my hands & blowing on it. It took a few minutes but it worked. I pretended to ride a fixy for the last couple of miles so that I wouldn't lose pawl engagement again. Hopefully it'll be ok for the ride home. Gotta remember to lube/flush it tonight.

It was just fine, thanks for asking. 10F, 2F windchill. No problem. After 40 min my toes were cold but nothing a nice warm shower couldn't fix. All I had on was wool socks and well ventilated summer cycling shoes (me = idiot). Happy as a frickin clam. I'm banking on 30's tonight and 40's tomorrow. God I love St Louis. If you don't like the weather, stick around for a few days, it'll change.