I refer to ice as "faster than snow, less rolling resistance, better traction". With studded tires it is a blast.! :)

I am not refered to as "normal" either. :rolleyes:

Maybe I'll have to try something like that. It would be nice if they had a way to latch them all the way artound the rack. I've only had a bag fall off twice in about 15 months of daily use. One time was what happened in my post, the other time I know I didn't get it all the way on.

32F & clear at 6AM today. Had a quiet ride in with & got my layers right with just a heavy sweater over my work clothes & booties over my bike shoes. Later we had sunshine & 57F so I put a few more miles on the Torelli for my afternoon commute.

Good ride to work and home. Have a good nite .

Sun shine, blue skies 57F for the return trip. Nice ride

Good ride home yesterday, clear sunny skies and temps in the high 30's. Slight headwind.

Ride in this morning was ok, tempature right around 24F slight tailwind and light traffic. Still feeling sluggish on my rides. I guess I have to get used to the new bike, or get back in to shape from not riding so long!

18F/-8C to start the day. black ice is sloooowly leaving the pavement but snow remains on the single track. Our weather lately resembles Jeckyll and Hyde, upper 40's for the ride home lately, not complaining mind you just pointing out the drastic temp swings. over 30 degree difference

After emigrating to Perth, Australia for some heat and after spending the last 4 years driving 110 miles / 3.5 hrs per day I have a new job. I cycled the 18k to work for the first time this morning and it was wonderful. Just wanted to tell the world.

Rain and 35°F. Almost took a spill on some uneven pavement, but righted the stead and pedaled on. Made it 9 miles, then took the rail the rest of the way in becasue my feet were getting wet and very cold. Saturday should be sunny and a high of 61°F!. Happy trails!

20 some degrees this morning as I got back on the bike for the first time in a couple of weeks. First time I've had to ride around snow and ice patches, but its not too difficult on my short ride. Just have too look further ahead and anticipate problems better than on clear streets. Fortunately most of the road debris and crud was frozen in ice so traffic lanes were cleaner than usual.

Ugg. I had an ugly exchange with a teenager who was obviously late for high school and took exception to my coming to a full stop and trackstand at a stop sign. Had the whole Get off the road, you ******, etc., etc., blah blah blah.

WTF? I said, "Kid, I'm not the reason you're late." Well, that really pissed him off. More expletives.

Oh, and then about 2 miles after that, I came across a grade school kid riding on the sidewalk with his helmet strapped to his handlebars. God help him if he runs into the teenager from above....

I did my first commute this morning into the Santa Ana wind. It wasn't too bad actually. I just kept my hands on the drops and watched my heart rate monitor to avoid the psychological impact of the wind pushing me around. My commute time was only 7 minutes more than usual (14 miles).

Wow your old commute sucked...big time! cycling to work will be a breeze after your last commute

Lots of riding today, including a trip into the centre of Oxford - which reminded me how much I used not to enjoy that when it was a regular part of my routine. Pedestrians all over the street, including one of the scurges of this town, a walking tour right in the middle of the road. I could not resist asking the guide, politely but so that his group could hear, to conduct the tour on the pavement.

On the plus side the trip took in a favourite bike shop ;) - it turns out that replacement bearing cartriges are available to repair the headset on my Dawes racer. Last night I discovered that it was in very poor condition.

Cheers,

Ed

Congrats!
:beer:

34 F and foggy this morning. Really foggy. I drove yesterday because of the fog, but as soon as I left my neighborhood it was clear. It was really foggy this morning, so I was hoping for more clearing when I rode out of my neighborhood but it didn't happen. Thick all the way in and nerve-wracking in some spots. I managed to make it without getting hit by a truck, but I hate it when visibility is so poor. Supposed to be 55 F and sunny by the time I head home.

Good for you. I could not imagine having to do 11 miles let alone 110.

Today was the first time I ever commuted on a fixed gear. It was awesome! I wasn't expecting much from it, but I love it. Felt surprisingly relaxing to do 9 miles in the morning and 5 in the evening.

36F with thin high clouds & a big 1/2 moon shining down at 6AM today. Enjoyed a quiet ride out South Bay road & when I turned onto Martin Way I could see a blinkie about 3 blocks away. I was gaining steadily & could see it was 2 bikes now, then on a dark stretch where the road passed over a wetland, saw another rider right in front of me on a mt bike, dressed in dark clothing & no lights or reflectors showing. I passed him & caught the other riders as they turned toward St Peter's Hospital. While I was waiting for the red light, lightless rider arrived. My Spanish was as bad as his English but I convinced him to accept one of my blinkies & clip it to his hip pocket. He smiled & thanked me then turned right & rode off to work, but now visible.

Wow! Talk about a good deed. Hope he'll use it regularly...

mmmmm lets see, 120mm of rain in the last 24 hrs...plenty of flooded roads/paths, trees fallen and traffic lights out, top temp of 15C. It was a bloody great commute! All the wimpy cages and masses of school kids were having days off because roads were blocked due to floods (or they were sick :rolleyes: ). I had a head wind this morning and I'm hoping for a tail wind tonight. More heavy rains expected so it'll be fun wooshing through puddles and dodging objects washed into the path :D

Good ride(s)today. Been commuting kinda sporadically over the winter, and am trying to get back into the routine. So I got my stuff together and got to bed early for a good night's sleep. Was up plenty early so I wasn't in a rush, and the earlier I leave the less of a hassle traffic is. Nice mix of trance that just happened to pop-up on random play together with the snow-covered mountains and early morning light, made for a surreal ride across the Santa Ana River wash into San Berdoo from Redlands.

On the return home I took a route I've never taken before, through some not-so-nice areas of N. San Bernardino and the middle of downtown, 'cause I needed to stop at a bike shop that was way outta the way if I took my normal route. The new route was a nice change of pace. Might do it again. Forgot to check mileage to see if there's a difference. Time-wise I think it was a little longer, but the headwind could've accounted for part of that.

-Trevor

Fabulous commute today...bit of a rush going in as I had a meeting and only did my minimum 7 miles. I did 20 miles going home though and it felt like an early spring day. I actually didn't have to put on 4 layers. Managed to average 18mph for the 20 miles on my pannier equipped commuter (bike + racks + fenders + lights + water bottle and pump + panniers and contents = 51lbs.). Not a light bike by any means but I like it just the same...

Good ride to work and home. Tried the railbed to work today. But it was still icy. So were some of the bridges on the way to work. I hope tomorrow the traffic thins out some. Have a good night.

Thanks for the responses, It feels so good to be cycling to work especially mostly on cycle paths. I thought it would be relaxing but I'll have to learn to curb my competitive nature and not try to keep up with the fast guys