BE-UTIFUL! Probably about 62 with no wind. First day I've been able to ride without my windproof jacket. Oak Ridge, TN...Hwy 58.

28F this morning. Nice and sunny though. Good ride. Flocks of geese in a local watershed area.

On Friday I stopped and interacted with a kitty who was sunning itself on the trail pavement. Friendly little guy.

great day to ride, mid to upper 40's but a little cold on the bare legs. Weekend riding was superb! Ride home should be warm. My bike is crying real tears as it needs a rebuild.

Cycled with my wife and son to their school, then on to my work. Comfortable and sunny. Happy trails!

The ride in this morning was great, rode the first time last week and it felt good to be back in the saddle. Low 40F's with no wind. More traffic than what I remembered from last week but then again, at 4:30-5:30 in the morning traffic is still lacking. Made good time, 11 miles in a little under an hour and arrived at work wide awake and ready to take on the world. Now I'm sitting in my office looking at my bike and *****ing at the clock to hurry up and hit 3:30 so I can hop on it again.

Contrary to what seems to be the norm this morning the commute was excellent. Clear without any wind and -1C. It must really be spring because the ice on Wascana Lake broke up and melted with the heavy wind over the weekend. Friday was a little bit of a chore on the way home....my wife brought my two daughters ( 1 and 2 years) down with the carrier (she had errands to do) and I was going to bike home with the girls in tow. The kids weren't exactly impressed. I get about 3 km from home, hit a pot hole and the rear tire is flat in seconds. "q the screaming babes". I didn't realize I needed to check air pressure a lot more often on my new hibrid than on my old MTB. The pressure in the front was down to 40 psi so I imagine the back one wasn't much different. It should be up around 90 to 100. Anyways, a trip to the lbs for some tools on Saturday and I was back on the road with a lesson learned.

I hope everone had a great weekend.

Sunny but cool and a bit breezy this morning, but being Canadian I don't even notice until it's -20c with two feet of snow and polar bears lying across the bike lane (hehehe). It was the cagers who must have been hibernating all winter and finally founf their car that were the ptoblem this morning: four close-calls including one b*t*h who veered right into my bike lane, missing me by about three inches as she sped 20km/h over the limit (at least) and then up ahead of me she did it again. Wasn't like her crappy little car was wide or anything, but I'll guarantee she was on either on the phone, doing her makeup, drinking coffee or eating breakfast all while being late for work. I almost wish there HAD been a transit strike like they were promising but averted yesterday. With more cars on the road they wouldn't be able to drive fast.

Perfectly uneventful ride to the office this morning. Just the way I like it.

My first day riding in more than a week. I took a break to let my Achilles tendinitis heal. I could feel it was still not 100%, but I've made some changes to my set up to see if I can take the stress off a bit, and I've been stretching, as well as doing calf strengthening exercises. So, I hope that keeps it healthy.

The ride in was beautiful. It's light by 5:30 now, so I've got to start earlier -- even at 6:30, I was starting to feel a little too warmed by the sun, and it only gets hotter from here.

AND I'M RIDING AGAIN!!!!

About a mile and a half into my morning ride, as I mashed down hard on an uphill after a traffic light, I heard a loud crack. The spider had broken. I walked the bike back home and drove in, arriving late and tired. I'm hoping my bike shop will be able to fix it quickly, as rain is expected later this week and my backup bike lacks fenders. There is some concern that this spider may not be available in the US and it will not be practical to adapt a local one.

Paul

Nice commute. 30F light west winds. Should be around 60F for the ride home.

Very nice ride in today, crisp and cool (60F).
Beginning to think I need to add some more AM miles - I have a route that takes me
from 10.1 to 13.5 but it's an ugly slog. 33 minutes just isn't enough time on the bike
before work starts :-)

One bad thing about this time of year, at least in my area- the pine forests of the Southeast US;
is the damn pine tree pollen that coats everything with a thick layer of sneezy greenish-yellow powder.

You can see huge clouds of the stuff billowing out of the trees when a strong gust of wind blows through.
I have to spend thirty minutes blowing my nose and putting in eyedrops when I get to work in the morning.

Just had to vent...
thanks.

Gorgeous weather on the way home tonight but man, if I don't end up with a slow-leak
flat on the rear tire it's through pure dumb luck. There were three new patches of glass that
appeared since the weekend, all in merge areas and all of 'em I didn't see until it was too
late due to preoccupation with traffic.

Whats that mantra for small aircraft pilots? "operate, navigate, communicate" Seems
applicable somehow ..

Good ride to work and home. Took my new lock and chain
today . Great weather today . I hope it stays the hole week . Have a good nite .

Good ride in this morning. It was supposed to be raining and windy and cool. Well it was actually dry, calm and warm! Still supposed to maybe get some rain today. We'll wait and see what happens

That post made my eyes water. Sounds uncomfortable.

27F this morning. Clear skies & dry, so no ice worries. A good commute.

Yesterday afternoon I had to ride into a 20-25MPH headwind. Builds character, I guess.

Quiet ride in this morning, after I repaired & regreased the rear wheel bearings and freehub mechanism last night. They suddenly took to making the most godawful din.

Cheers,

Ed

My 63 year old neighbor asked if he could ride with me into work this morning (he works downtown too). He did just fine. I don't know if he will do it all the time, but now he knows it is possible.

Happy trails!

Did I dress wrong for the weather!! 38F/4C Wore light gloves,shorts and light top. I froze my butt offf. Luckily I had a vest in the bag. I really needed tights, jacket and medium gloves. I need to look at the weather guys at night. All and all it was a good ride, sun was shining, some wind, lots of flowers. Ride home will be great as I'm already dressed for the mid 50F.

My neighbours are all around the 40 year mark in age. I don't think I have ever seen any of them riding a bike. I can only imagine what they think. Our house is probably known as the house on the corner where that nutcase lives who bikes to work every day when he has a perfectly good vehicle in the garage. Maybe he can't afford the gas.........Of course it is all speculation on my part as to what they think.

Anyways, anyone who would have commuted with me this morning would understand one of the many reasons why I commute by bike. It was zero celcius, calm and overcast; absolutely perfect.

lotsa y'all mentioning birds on your rides. there is this one stormwater detention pond i pass on the way in, where a red-winged blackbird always says "oak-a-leeee" as i ride past.

today there was a gusty wind from the east, turning southeast, which made things challenging. i would almost prefer a steady headwind, rather than the sudden, shearing crosswinds that make holding one's line difficult. and on a two-lane, no-paved-shoulder road dotted with frisky commuters and the occasional tractor-trailer rig, holding one's line is rather important.

Low 40's today but clear skies. Got off to a good start and went at a moderate pace. A few miles from work I popped a drive side spoke. Second one in two weeks. Can't really complain to much because I'm 230lbs right now and at least I not driving.

Missed an opportunity to be zen this morning. A Camry passed me on a fairly narrow stretch of Freeport Road this morning. There's no shoulder there (the white line is right on the edge of the pavement) so I rode in the right wheel track to give myself a few feet of bailout room. The Camry driver pulled up and yelled "Get off the road!"). I guess she thought I was slowing her down but she found the time to match my speed and yell at me before accelerating.

I brought my hand up to give her a friendly wave but since it was cold I kept 4 of my 5 fingers curled up.

The commute was good. After starting out late this morning (night meetings last night) I got in my normal commute route. I was going to take a long route, but I messed around too much getting ready.
The commute was quicker as I added tires better suited for the road on my MTB. I made it in, but didn't LOVE the ride in. I think I needed a cup of coffee before taking off.