10F, 2F with windchill.

Sluggish shifting

Cold extremities

Very little ice

Not a bad ride

Nearly got killed this morning because I violated one of the cardinal rules of vehicular cycling. I didn't take the lane when I needed to and when I approached a line of cars, I swung into the flow of traffic, nearly under the bumper of a Chevy Avalanche.

I cursed the Avalanche driver, but in hindsight, I realize that was just poor bike riding on my part.

Hope I have a safer ride home.

Sorry about that vtjim... didn't realize It would be so similar to yours. I wanted it to be me on my bike, but with the size restrictions it didn't look like much. I'll try to come up with something new when I get a chance.

No commute yesterday due to the MLK holiday. Good thing as we got hosed all day by wind & torrential rains, sometimes 1" per hour! Today, it was an unseasonably warm 55F at 6 AM with light wind & only intermittent heavy rain. I rode in to work between downpours. At my commute back home again at lunchtime there were even a few sun breaks, only had to contend with wet streets & standing water in a few places. Don

Today was -22F with the windchill, -2F without. I'd never ridden in weather that cold, and I wasn't prepared. The coldest I've ridden in is about 3 degrees, but with no wind. My car was towed and I had no choice but to ride. This would be the first day I'd ever even think of chickening out.

I actually overdressed, but that was better than the alternative. Halfway through my 5 miles into work, the real fear of frostbite kicked in. I had my Subzeros on, liners inside, but the cold was still really getting to my fingers. The only thing that really bothered me was my fingers, everything else was warm enough where I broke into a really mean sweat.

A few more minutes in, something else bothered me. Something ELSE felt a little tingly, and not in a good way. Ok, now I gotta fly. I couldn't tell if it was saddle numbness or the cold, and I really didn't want to stop to find out. The people on the way may have wondered what I was up to anyway.

On the last 3/4's of my ride I really wish I hadn't left my goggles at work. It was cold enough to keep my tear ducts frozen shut. Instead of my usual runny nose, when I'd blink, my eyelashes would stick.

I took the goggles home with me tonight.

Cold & windy Today on the way to work and home.
But road the ss so not a bad ride .
Have a good nite

-15, light snow falling on streets covered in ice from yesterday's freezing rain.

Fell once on a straight streatch. I got a little over-confident & got up to about 24km/h.... front tire snagged a bit of a rut with the rut or something. I felt it coming so it was a semi-controlled fall. My cheep Innova studs are officially worn out. I really don't think they were doing anything. I think I'll order the re-studding kit for now & get a pair of Nokians for next winter.

Up to 19 F / -8 C here, and it really feels warm by comparison. As we walked to the school bus stop, my six year old daughter agreed that it seemed much less cold than before. In fact, halfway through the ride to work, I unzipped my coat and let the wind cool me down.

Last commute for a while -- we leave tonight to ski Tremblant, in Canada. Much cooler there.

Paul



Paul

felt a lot warmer but still very cold. didn't check the temps , still way below freezing

19f this morning, and about 1.5 inches of new white stuff on ground. Rode in the cars tire trails most of the way, but glad I had the studded tire up front and occasional encounters with buried ice tried to deck me. Thinking of switching to a 16 cog in the back for snow, the 15 was a little tough towards the end today. Fun and quitet ride in, love how the bike sounds on the snow.

Not at all! Please, keep it. I was serious. We look like kindred spirits. :D

To my shock and horror, it was ABOVE ZERO this morning. 2F degrees. But I can't win: I had a 10-15MPH headwind. Brutal. I pushed through it though.

Definitely not the most enjoyable commute. Between the falling ice pellets driven by a 40K wind and the loose snow from the fresh 2 cm overnight combined with warmer temperatures at times I wished I had taken the bus. The funny part is that I actually prefer -25C to -5C because at least the snow is hard packed.

Tomorrow will be better.

18F with 20mph quartered winds. When going into the wind after ½ mile my balaclava froze to my beard! I only travel 3 miles in that direction, the remaining was with the wind mostly at my back. I made good time this morning… which was good because I left 15 minutes late.

I hope accuweather is correct and that wind will die down before the commute home!

Good lord, you are cold weather studs, you Warriors of the Frozen Tundra. I doff my helmet to you all.

Here in the capital of the Golden State, it's not golden but gray. Gray, gray, gray. My Cygo-Lite died this week and I've got the cheapie LED light on until I get the bright one fixed or replaced.

In Portland we went from the 20's F and an ice storm that pretty much shut down the city last weekend, to a high of 66 F yesterday. I rode in this morning at 5:30 am wearing a thin long sleeve jersey and I was sweating like crazy. Crazy weather.

nate

Freakin' cold here! It started to snow as I was approaching campus. I'm guessing there will be about 3 inches on the ground when I head home this evening.

The only thing that got me out of bed this morning was my bike commute . . . how bout THAT! Yes, my life is that boring. :)

Tonights commute is gonna suck. I'm switching to knobbies. It will help a little but still gonna suck

35 degrees F. No wind. Balmy by some standards I'm sure. My wife left at the same time in car. I passed her about a mile later in traffic. I love passing cars stuck in traffic. Makes my day.

Its the old endorphins - bit of an addiction this cycling.

I had absolutly no desire to bike after work today! It wasn't the weather, 20ish and no wind... Maybe the lack of sun, maybe the fact I knew my wife was in a growly mood. Whatever the reason, I just didn't have any fun. Tomorrow's another day! I'm taking my wife's van to be serviced tomorrow and buy some tools after work. Hopefully Friday will bring a better day of biking!

I left work at 5:30 - traffic was backed up everyhwere. I passed at least a gazillion cars. People were mad, upset, amused and jealous ("Gee, if I only had the guts I could be on my way, instead if sitting here, burning all this precious fossil fuel....)

I actually feel sorry for all those poor saps. Keep pedaling.....keep smiling....

Trying to adjust to living in the Tropics of Washington State: another 60F day with no rain. Pretty good for mid January. Had a quiet commute in this morning. It was really nice at lunchtime so I grabbed my Expedition Touring bike & rode back to work, unfortunately forgot to bring my patch kit, levers & pump, thus gauranteeing my 2nd flat of the new year. Since it was my rear tire & only 4 miles, I decided to just ride home flat & was surprised to be able to maintain 10-11 mph. Just had to be very careful on turns. Highlight of this disabled commute was when I slowly overtook & then passed a guy on a mountain bike. Don

Well I left my bike at work... wife picked me up. My excuse: worked late & had errands to run... not enough time to bike home in this weather, shower, then head out before the insurance shop closed. Truth is the last few rides have been pretty difficult. We had a warm spell with freezing rain followed by colder weather & snow, then more freezing rain. I'll take -39 over this any day!

The roads are a real mess... glare ice, bare in places, coverd with mushy snow in others, ice potholes (not sure what else to call it). All this combined with worn out studs and a lack of sleep... ultimately I think I just needed a little break.

I left the bike in the underground parkade at work... figured I might as well take advantage of not riding it & let it thaw out & dry off. I'll try again Friday... I miss my bike :(

It snowed last night. Just about an inch of extremely fluffy powder. Didn't even notice it on the bike. 15F degrees. Nice ride. Got a little too warm though.

Tomorrow morning may be the coldest ride of the season. Another Arctic cold front is coming through. Actually, looking at the temperature now, it has gone down about 5 degrees since I got to work. (10F now.)