53F at 6AM today, cloudy but the streets were dry. Rode one of my older bikes & had fun getting used to the long SunTour stem Shifter levers. 68F this afternoon and not much traffic today.

Yesterday I got to ride in my first heavy rain. Actually when I got off of work it was only threatening rain, so I went over to a friend's to watch the new Trailer Park Boys. By the time it was over the rain had started, though not too bad. So from there, I crank it over to the bar where I had left my bulky rain suit.

The rain was now coming down pretty good but I was prepared as I was going to be, so I head for home. The only thing that got wet was my face and feet. Looks like I'll be getting those fenders after all. After the short trip home I found myself feeling the same as any other ride, "Over so soon?". I'll be looking into better rain gear immediately.

This morning was a great ride in; weather back to normal and dry. I hadn't been checking the air pressure in my tires like I should (basically I was just looking down at my bike tire to make sure it looked OK). I was about 15psi low so I pumped them back up. It made a noticeable difference and I'll definitely be checking my tires every other day or so from now on.

Well warmer today but REALY WINDY and OF COURSE it is a head wind the WHOLE way to work. Hopefully it is still there in the same direction this afternoon so I get the tailwind on the way home.

Anyone have aerobars on their commuter? Mine is a flatbar (click marin link for photo) with barends and I was thinking if I got another set of barends to put inside the shifters I could use them as little aerobars. Today to get a bit more aero I was grasping the bars inside the shift pods which actually worked very well but if I could extend a bit more it would be better.

Ha! Back in the saddle again, as the temp was a cool 6 C with water on the ground but none in the sky. My rear rack got a little splashed with water and dirt, but none made it to my back or front. I suppose riding on slicks helps reduce the amount of water that gets thrown in the air. Hopefully, it won't be raining on my way home.

Had a very nice ride to work this morning. It was in the upper 50s, cloudy, but not raining. Decided to try a new route to work today, a mile longer but relatively flat. Only took me an extra 2 minutes and I averaged almost 15mph :) Weather prediction is a strong 20mph wind this afternoon for my ride home, and of course it will be a head wind the whole way. Seems to be that way for the ride home a lot lately, but I still feel great when I get home. I need to get some nice sunglasses to block the wind in my eyes though.

Nice ride, but I had a run-in with an a-hole jogger on the Mt. Vernon bike trail in Alexandria, VA. The guy (about 65 years old) was running toward me, saw me coming, turned around and ran side by side with another woman to BLOCK THE TRAIL.... I said "passing on the left" about 3 times and he just ignored me. So finally the woman moved off the trail and as i slowly went by, he said "IF YOU WANT TO USE THE TRAIL, GET OFF *YOUR BIKE AND JOG"... so i stopped, and said "excuse me? I said on your left" and he went into a rant about people being deaf and not being able to hear when people say passing. I said "listen guy, i KNOW you're not deaf and you purposely blocked my passage just to be a jerk"... then he started MOVING TOWARD ME with these 2 dumbells he had in his hands. I'm not kidding. I was shaking mad for the next 30 minutes of the ride (fortunately I'm laid back so the frustration dissolved relatively quickly). I just can't believe it! Anybody have similar experiences or better yet, anybody ever run into this guy on the Mt. Vernon Bike Trail?

Is the official name REALLY officially the Mt Vernon Bike Trail? If so I would have asked him if he knew the name of the trail and suggest that maybe he should get a bike and ride. :D

Hehe. Actually, it's MULTI-use trail, with a big emphasis on MULTI-USE! I think I'll mount a super-soaker on my handlebars tonight. I'll be ready for him tomorrow. Muah-ha-ha!

Just the opposite here.
37F this am with 15 - 20 mph tailwind & a little drizzle, pushed me to work!
45F this aft w/ 15mph headwind, spotty drizzle, even 1/2 mile worth of sleet for good measure! Not too bad as I was dressed accordingly. The bike felt "light" after pushing the wind home.

I have aero bars on the bike i use mostly for triathlon (commute on about 30% of time) and like having them. Haven't put any on my fixed gear (usual commuter) yet, because i'm not sure i want quite such an agressive position.
You're idea to use barends farther in is excellent! Wish i had thought of that a long time ago. Probably put some on this weeekend - thanks for sharing the idea.

Nice ride in this morning; cool, only a slight hint that it had rained overnight, and, although I left a little late, I made up the time and arrived at the same time. It was the ride home that was so great though. Beautiful, sunny, a following wind, and temps in the mid 60's. I stopped near home to watch hunting Osprey on the Potomac, near the power plant, then took a leisurely ride around Old Town stopping at 5 Guys for a burger. I had been craving one all day, but just couldn't justify it as I've been starting to trim down for summer. So I compromised, bacon double cheeseburger, but no fries (I know....). Stuffed it in my backpack and ate it at home with pepperoncinis and a Pale Ale from from my favorite Pennsylvania microbrewery, then, a long nap on the couch--it was heaven... I've never thought of beer as a refreshing, post-ride treat. Usually it's water, Gatorade, maybe cold milk, but today that really hit the spot. Getting ready to top off my tires for tomorrow's ride. Although this week's been a bit of a struggle, I'm going for the all ride week (my commuting friend will owe me dinner if I make it-that's how we motivate eachother).

Good ride to work and home. There was a lot of bud on part of my ride today . But over all it was a good ride . have a good nite .

I didn't get rained on today but the leading edge of the trof was kicking up some headwind.

Today's the last commute day on my current ride. Taking tomorrow off work to go to Santa Cruz and pick up my NEWWWWW HOTNESSSSSS!!

1300 miles on the GT since last July when I started commuting (minus a 3 month break when my kid was brand-new and sleep dep led me to drop the biking). Six flats - four on the rear and two on the front. 15 pounds of body weight lost and lots of great rides gained. Hopefully someone on eBay will give it a good home, it's carried me well but I mus' be movin on up.

Too much bud and I'm likely to get lost. :eek:

The ride into work this morning was nice and slow. I woke up early enough to add a mile or so to my route and was able to stop by the store for a bottle of grape juice. Oh boy do I love some grape juice.

My legs were pretty sore however from the ride last night.

Once again my parade was rained on. Actually it was more of a rain/ice mix. It was clear out for the 45 minutes before I left for work, but it started raining the minute I stepped out the door dressed in my biking gear. Naturally the rain ended a few minutes after I got to work (in my car). I have lots of errands to run after work and little time, so I suppose I'll be able to get everything done faster if I have my car. There are some parcels to pick up, and I'm not even sure if they would have fit in my rack bag to begin with. Oh well. Maybe tomorrow it will clear up.

Today is -2C, windy, cloudy and a little snowy. The commute was pretty good. I jacked up the tire pressure to 100psi before I left so I rolled along pretty easily. Good thing because the wind was a little bit of a b**tch.

Have a great day!

sunny and cool, an honest spring day. felt good to be on the bike again after some traveling (went to d.c., had to smile at all the folks milling around farragut square with their pistas - wished i could have been riding one, right then).

Finally back in the saddle this week after 2 weeks off due to bronchitis. It feels great to be riding to work again, 26.5 miles round trip. Great base miles for weekend hammer rides with the spandex clad highly caffeinated boys, and for century rides this summer. Temps are on the cool side for us this time of year, but it's fine for riding. Ride on!

I had a nice commute today. Commute #4. Not much wind, low 50's was the morning temp. We are supposed to hit 73 degrees this afternoon, so I should have good ride home.

Yep, have aerobars on my tourer/commuter. Can't live without them, especially since I always seem to have a steady headwind coming from the west every morning when I ride to work. They're great.

cold and wet this morning still dark enough to have to use lights but can see the scenery around me now.

Just had a nice commute to the local Mexican restaurant. My taco salad turned out to be a little soupy but I had a nice conversation with a couple of kids coming out. One of them thought I was a civil engineer because of my reflective vest (they had career day today apparently).
So we exchange bicycle interests and they asked why I rode a bike since I was old enough to drive. I reminded them how fun it was and then I told them that I save a lot of money and I can spend it on toys. They seemed to understand that. The dad seemed to appreciate it as well.
I've really enjoyed all the doors that cycling seems to have opened with strangers. People may seem to think we're crazy but they seem fascinated by us none the less. And I don't really like people but it's hard to ignore the genuine interest.

Good ride to work, but when I came out to get on my bike my rear tire had a flat. So I went to fix it and the pump was broken. So I had to fix the pump before I had to fix the flat. It took me about 30 minutes to fix both. Overall a good ride. So tomorrow I think I will go to the lbs to get a pump. Have a good night.

chilly morn but nice ride. Too busy to post yesterday which was a good commute to work but one windy mother goin' home. Tonights return will be wet. Saw a bent yesterday. Don't see many of those in the AM commute

Come on rain...I dare you...That is my motto today. Weather report is calling for it but it hasn't rained during my commute since I bought fenders for my bike a month ago. So anyway the commute this morning was good, the wind was down (has been VERY windy here lately as it is every spring) and it wasn't raining yet...couple wet spots on the road but nothing falling.