i am just responding so i can crab about wiping out on ice.
i ripped not only my fancy work dress pants (i have so few of them that actually are appropriate for work and i can bike in them), but also my favorite pair of long underwear got a hole in them because an ice chunk when through and cut me down to my knee cap. that will heal, but new long undies are in order.
my right knee didn't get any blood shed, but it hurts worse!
silly ice under freshly fallen snow on 10th and main! so pretty out, but hidden ice.

they said my message was too short, but there is nothing else to say besides i am happy no cars were around. i did make it to work. my boss thinks i am a freak for biking in the winter. it is a public service i don't drive.

great weather again today (don't mean to brag, just glad spring is here!)

woke up late so only took the 5mile route.

Biking makes you notice things you never would if you were in a car. In San Jose people pile their yard clippings and such in the street and the city comes by and picks it up. Today I saw a pile of yard clippings with a cardboard sign on it that said "FREE". I thought about taking them, but they wouldn't fit in my trunk bag.

I also say a dude mowing his lawn with a cast on one foot and crutches. Push lawnmower 6 inches, hobble 6 inches, rinse repeat. That's going to take him all day. If I had a broken leg and the lawn needed to be mowed, I'd find some way to trick my friends into doing it while I drink a beer and "supervise".

anyway, was a good ride....counting the minutes 'til quittin time.

Cold and wet, but I still made good time.

Slow, windy, cold, hip still a bit sore, excellent ride !!
Glad i didn't wait another moment to get back on the bike.
Felt so good on test ride this morning, i decided to switch lights over to fixed gear for ride today - glad i did. 12 miles of Zen-like riding.
Enjoy and be safe.

Hey it makes up for the crazy drivers and keeps us motivated. Yesterday's whoop from that guy made me feel better. Good think my husband wasn't in that line of traffic

Unusually windy yesterday & today, had trouble staying above 15mph with the headwind. I began posting my miles on bikejournal.com last week. Bike Forums has a team & in just 1 week we have moved from 33rd to 27th place.

Good ride to work and home ,but still cold & alot of mud . But still a good ride .Have a good nite .

Got lucky and the wind switched directions on the way home so I had th wind at my back. Great ride home, warm and traffic was near non-existant.

Ride in was slow, felt a little sluggish for some reason. High tempature today is supposed to get to 54F. WOOT!

40K headwind on the ride home last night and a 40K tailwind this am. It's all good. Temp is -10C with some light snow. Spring can arrive any day now.....have a great day!

Light rain and cooler than yesterday (37°F). Going to have to order some rain booties if this keeps up. Happy trails!

Big tail wind this morning, the kind where you feel no air in the face when you moving at 20 mph. The temps were in the mid 30s and I saw three other people out on bikes this monring. One of them works here at my company, on another end of the campus. It is a great day to be riding.

Identical riding here in S'toon.
Took a slow-motion fall due to ice ruts under the snow that I didn't see. The smoothest fall I've ever had. I think if anyone had seen it, it would have looked like I just decided to take a rest & lie down for a while

About 2/3 into my ride I heard a "ting" sound. Thought my rear derailuer nocked a pice of ice... turned out to be a broken spoke Wheel got progressively worse. By the time I got to work it was rubbing on the fender through about 1/3 of a revolution... don't want to risk further damage by riding it home.

I don't have a spoke wrench or extra spoke with me, so I'll try to courier my wheel to the LBS & have them fix it & send it back for the ride home... we'll see if they pass the test

Nice conditions today, but I was weak. Temp 35 degress little to no wind. Riding the 12 spd. Looking forward to the ride home, hoping for winds from the south.

This attitude makes no sense. It's absolutely typical, but still makes no sense. Yeah, boss, sure. I'm the person that's delaying you. All those cars in front of you? They're not delaying you. Me and my 42cm-wide bike, we're impeding you.

pleasant 30 °F morning, a little sunny even. now it's grey, but still dry, which is great. winter retains her grip but i am beginning to find some wiggle room.

Good ride this morning. Pleasant temps but it's still arm-warmer+base-layer+leg-warmer weather. That's what passes for winter in SoCal. Earlier in the winter I actually had to wear a vest, headband, and long-fingered gloves for a couple weeks. Brrrr. I actually prefer the cooler temps to what's just around the corner. 5 months of heat and smog...

Got waved at by an attractive blonde in a Subaru Outback, that's always a plus. Grepping my memory to try and figure out if it might've been someone I know. Coulda been a friend's sister, but only if she got a new car recently...

Other than that, and the crossing guard/security-guy next to the indian casino who said "Highly motivated!" as I rode by, ("Uhhh, ok. Thanks dude."), it was a pretty uneventful commute. Looking like I might get rained on, on the way home. That will suck, but I have a rain-slicker stashed in my desk-drawer...

Edit: It didn't rain.

-Trevor

Must be something in the air, but yesterday Mrs. Caloso gave me two bike related compliments:

1) She said she appreciated that I rode my bike into work and that I was doing a public service by keeping a car off the road. She was noticing how congested downtown had gotten and how it's hardly worth driving even if you have a parking lot right next to work.

2) She asked me why I was reading a bike repair manual. I said that I thought my rear hub might be going out and I was going to see if it was something I could attempt to fix myself. She said, I admire that you're always trying to learn something new.

Wow. I tell you, I appreciate being appreciated. I've been walking around smiling all day.

good ride home, rode fast and far. good weather, motorists behaved.

EDIT: I just remembered, I pulled up to a stoplight and saw the passenger in a silver dodge magnum rolling a blunt. I don't do drugs, but I know what a blunt is. haha

I had a good ride to work and home . But not a good day at work . To much work and no help . But stil a good ride. Have a good nite .

Watching what people do in their cars is very entertaining
Today's commute was excellent both ways...a black cloud followed...just as I got to my car, it started pouring...good timing.

Great ride home last night! Wish most of my commutes was like that. Tempature was a nice 54F, no wind and clear skies. Traffic was not to bad and I made most of the lights. I think I had to stop for only two redlights.

Ride in this morning was pretty good. Cool with a tempature around 28F. I took my time coming in again this morning and relaxed. Made for a good ride. High today is supposed to get to 58.

First ride since Feb. 8 due to a rotten stinkin' cold that wouldn't go away. Felt great to be back on the bike, -4 C and no wind. Nice to hear the Nokians singing on the pavement, and I actually looked for ice to ride on instead of going around it. Lots of icey spots due to warm melt yesterday +4 C and cold freeze last night (-5 C), but no problemo with the studs!

Wonderful ride in, sunny and cool (35°F). Hope everyone has a great weekend. (Can you say Endorphin release?)

Great ride today - the first morning that was warm enough to ride without a jacket.

A pity about the stupid driver that tried to undertake me at the lights in order to save about 0.002 seconds. Managed to make them abandon the manouvre and see sense about 1/2 way through the turn, using the traditional two fingered salute...

Have a nice weekend,

Cheers,

Ed