Nice ride in, great weather, felt good! I failed to charge the battery for my light... 3 miles into my 13 mile commute it died... went the rest of the way with my backup 3LED. Good thing there isn't any traffic out here to worry about.

I'm hoping the Rain Gods will look down upon me today... They are calling for scattered showers which we could use to clean the roads... I just want it to be when I'm NOT biking!

just relentlessly sunny - very wonderful! as with madhouse, our roads and streets could use a good rinsing, which will come tomorrow (when i will be traveling to chicago).

this was my first winter as a bike commuter, and the coming of spring has never been sweeter! i know there will still be some foul weather in april, and even may, but the sense of having turned a corner is strong to the point of exhilaration.

chilly morning but mid 70's for the PM ride

Sunny but windy today. Last night there were a lot of ice floating on the St-Lawrence so I took the camera this morning but the ice was gone...

I began commuting last week and there's a guard dog chasing me at night. That dog used to be on leash or inside a fence... well he didn't chased me before anyway. I stopped by the shop this morning and told one of the employee. He was cooperative.

When I get a day off this week, I'll do some exploration. I need to find a better route around the freeways. Now I have to do a long detour and ride on a service road. I don't really enjoy that part.

i sorta miss my long commute.
it is only a few miles now and it used to be a solid 10 to work and 10 back and it was a good distance.
i want more exercise now. i am withdrawing.
i will just have to do more in the evenings and weekends.
so my commutes are easy now which is good, but the long commutes were good too.
i guess there is always a good side.

Gas was listed at $2.55 per gallon for the cheapest gas this morning; however, I still rarily see another bicycle commuter.

Cold ride in (for me anyway) but sunny; it should be warm tonight on the way home. It is supposed to be around 80 degrees today. I am noticing more bicycle racers out training in the morning and evening now that Spring is here.

Barb
my bicycle commute blog

Two great days in a row but wait today I sense the first hints of the pollen scourge. I think I'll try and get another ride in this evening.

It's a beautiful day today. I was actually joined by a dude for about 3/4 of a mile in Irvine, as he was coming from Corona del Mar. Good to see other commuters out there. I don't know why anyone would want to be caged on a day like today.

I've been riding to work here in Hawaii for 9 months, and yesterday I passed by somebody on a bike for the FIRST time. Boy the weather is much more pleasant if you leave home within an hour of sunrise. (either side :) )

A cool +12F this morning (was +1F earlier) with some crusty snow and ice on the
side of the road. All in all, a reasonably pleasant ride.

First commute of the year today & a new bike (Cannondale Comfort 400). 35F on the way in, 50F (with a headwind) on the way home. Found out that if you don't work out in the wintertime, you pay the price in the spring. Other than a little ice on the bike path though, it was a great ride.

82 degrees and really windy (mostly on the quarter) - good ride.
Severe weather warning this evening - hope it passes by midnight for ride home.
Fixed gears rock!!:)
Enjoy!

Headwind all the way (almost) home. My wife was meeting me today at the 7 mile mark (12 mile commute each way) to give me a break from the 4 mile uphill ride. A car turned into me missing me by inches as I yelled "Hey.... HEY" I jerked to the right and he stopped, I ended up going around him. A woman behind him stopped and asked if I was alright. Luckily it was onyl 1/4 mile to the waiting wife. However, Rear tire was flat as I put the bike in the truck - I must have hit a piece of glass on the shoulder as I avoided the car. Damn...... Still beats a day not commuting!!!!

High 70s on the ride home. A roadie pulled up beside me and we rode together for a few blocks until he turned right and I went left. That was interesting and unusual. Most of the time they'll nod or wave or just ignore me (and other commuters).

Headed down to the basement this morning to find a flat on the bike I'd planned to ride. Joy is being able to choose one of the others without worrying about studded tires. It's nice having lots of bikes.

40F and calm this morning. About 60 this afternoon. Had a whitetail deer run across in front of me this AM, with a truck about a hundred yards away heading toward both of us! All went well.

gorgeous sunny 35F on the way to work; and for the ride home.....got to wear SHORT sleeves (fresh air touching arms) for the first time since october, put some warmer stuff on at the top of the climb, and didn't have to use the lights at all, nope........tomorrow is actually, possibly going to be in the 60's, yippee....maybe time to get the shimano sandals back out...hmmm

Light traffic, 40F, cloudy with dry roads at 6AM yesterday & today. Sun breaks at lunchtime then rain in the afternoon. Seems like we are locked into a pattern here.

This morning: 64 F, SSE 6 mph, mostly cloudy
This afternoon: 75 F, SSW 14 mph, mostly sunny

Commuting through the cold and rainy winter is paying off. Blew past two different other cyclists in the last two mornings on my way to work. :D Always offer a cheery "Good Morning" and a smile. Yesterday I passed one, stopped at my regular break spot for the regular things, then blew past her again. Both were on mountain bikes with knobby ktires. It's very unusual for me to see any other cyclists heading in the same direction I am. Even though I've been assured by some of the cagers in the shop that they're out there.

This afternoon on the way home got signaled by a cop standing on the curb to slow it down as I was passing stopped traffic. Glad he didn't see me <5 minutes later winding it out on that down-hill. :D

My commute was GREAT!!!
It was my first FULL commute to work from home and now I'm all upset because I have to wait 8 hours to ride again.

Very nice commute on the way home last night. Wind at my back again! Clear skies and a tempature around 77F.

Ride in this morning was good. Windy, and it seemed dusty for some reason. There was a lot of dirt on the road and the cars kept kicking it up. Found out up the road was a street sweeper just sweeping the dirt from the curb out into the middle of the lane.

Awesome Ride this morning - Though I realized that when I got to work, my flashing light had fallen off the back of my rack trunk at some point on the ride. Another good reason to explain to my wife why I need to make another trip to my LBS. :D

Great ride this am.
Last night I took off the studded tires & put the semi-slicks back on (ahhhh!).

1st ride (ever) with clippless pedals (my new Crank Bros. Eggbeaters)! Tried them out on a short spin last night & didn't kill myself so I thought I'd try the commute with them. At the risk of jinxing myself... I didn't even fall! In some ways I wish I would have fallen... I know it's part of the clippless pedal club initiation that I have to fall over at least once at a stop light with witnesses... it would have been nice to get it over with during my morning commute when there are fewer people around. :)

Also my fastest ride of the year even though I'm fighting a bad cold. It helps that the snow & ice are gone.

The ball game was great Monday afternoon, our team won with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth. My Dad and I scored some great seats on the first level, enjoyed a hotdog and some lemonade. The ride home was nice and relaxing.

A storm front passed through yesterday and brought with it some very high winds. The ride in was a bit of a slalom course dodging all of the branches and debris that was moved around. The temps were in the low 30s and no wind. There were three others out on bikes this morning.

I had a good commute this morning and it helped that I got a decent air pump and fully inflated my knobbies for a faster, smoother ride. My legs thanked me too.
Great weather, a little on the cold side though but I made it into work 20 minutes early and I feel great!

I also got my first "Nice Pants!!" from a passing car this year.