Up at 5 as usual when wifey says, "your not riding today are you".

We are going into town tonight for dinner and a festival and she is worried, (rightfully), that the extra hour of bike commuting will prevent us from getting into the restaurant we plan on dining.

This is called building up equity, eh?

That is pretty much what a doctor would do, only with more expensive tape. Toes and fingers are difficult to tell if they are broken, dislocated or just sprained. Your choices are obvious. Or as the kids say, "What evaaaah".

Today was a pleasant enough ride, but very humid, I was drenched when I got to work. We have been having rain basically, at some point, every day for 2 weeks. And it is warm, in the mid-eighties for temps.

About the toe... Be sure you've got blood flow to the end of it. Sounds painful! Mend well.

This morning was one of those rides where everything feels in harmony. The bike rode smooth, my body felt great, and I hit every green light right on. My bike and I were one. Before leaving this morning, I had to change out the front brake cable and housing plus change the rear tube. Maybe that helped build the bond this morning. I didn't expect to feel all that great this morning -- I had a late night softball game and went to bed at midnight (not good when you have to be up at 5 AM).

Spoken like a man who knows what it's like to screw up, then cash in those points! (can I get a witness?) ;)

amen, brother, amen.

This is a pre-commute report.

Should be interesting!

Two words -- SPD FLIPPERS!!!

Church, brother -- hallelujah!!!

ROFL

Have wifey pick you up... that way you at least get in 1/2 the ride... going to dinner tomorrow myself... 21st anniversary... she is picking me up. Something of a tradition. I did not own a car when we dated... way back when. :D

I gave blood last week and have been dragging on my commune and training rides all week.

Been posting my miles over on bikejournal.com with the Bike Forums team: We have steadily moved up and are now in 16th place. Today was the best cycling weather of the week, mostly sunny & about 71F. Saw lots of wildlife this morning. & also rode a ways with another commuter. We chatted a bit about our new bikes before he had to turn off.

Had to work over tonite . But still a good ride to work and home . Have a good nite .

You might remember the radar I posted yesterday. I waited out the worst of it, then left for home. Got wet but not drippingly so. It was pleasant.

This morning I was hunting down a cyclist who's tracks I saw on the dry parts of the trail. Took me about 3 miles but I spotted him and realized I was reeling him in like a little fish. Turned out to be my next door neighbor who was also commuting. We did the rest of the ride together. Got rained on a little bit just as I was arriving at the office.

More thunder storms this afternoon, apparently. Attaching Faraday cage to the Peugeot...

77 °F dry bulb, 68 °F dew point. both of those figures will only increase as the day wears on. nice day for a sweat!

40 degrees and not a cloud in the sky this morning. May hit seventy degrees for the ride home. Not too shabby!

The American Dance Festival is on Duke's campus for 6 weeks every summer, and just started yesterday.
Lots of folks bring their bikes, and this morning, I arrived at my building to discover 6 bikes I had never
seen before locked up outside. I was a little annoyed that 'my spot' was taken on the handrail, but at least
it was a fixie - a pretty sweet-looking Centurion conversion. Maybe I can make some riding buddies with
some hot dancers... :rolleyes:

Partial commute today because I had to return a rental car to the airport, which is closer to my office than it is to my house. It took me about 30 minutes to figure out how to get out of the airport complex to the nearby bike trail. That was quite frustrating. I saw a duck with 14 (!) little fuzzy ducklings crossing the trail, that was fun. Then my chain fell off, and again, and again. I finally got it to work but my cleat on my shoe somehow got loose and I could clip in only on one pedal. Luckily I was only a few miles from work, so I just rode slowly and made it, but late.

Is it the weekend yet?

Have you considered donating platelets? It takes a bit longer but you get to keep all your red blood cells and they still give you all the cookies you can eat.

My commute was very pleasant. I swapped saddles and put new tape on the bars last night, so the Daily Bike looks like a brand new machine.

Last night's commute home made a reverse windsock out of me. Whichever direction I turned, I faced a gale-force headwind. I felt like I had just ridden Everest (in which case I want the t-shirt). Come to think of it, there were a few tornado warnings last night...

Just started my commute this week, 16-20 miles one way. The longer oath is all these little windy trails through montgomery country north of DC-though pretty and relaxing, I think with all this rain and mud they will soon be the death of me. I didn't want to turn my beloved and only back into a communting behemoth, so I opted for a chrome courier bag, which has the added benefits of making me feel really cool. I still have more commuting gear to buy, but the ride is the best part of my job.

I commute to my internship everyday, it is no impressive feat as it is only about 2 miles away, however that 2 miles is in downtown boston, so despite the lack of distance, there are plenty of scares. It's a fun fast ride, filled with lots of crafty maneuvers to keep entertained. The best part about commuting is that it makes going to and coming from work so much better. Sometimes I forget how I ever took the train. Kudos too all bicycle commuters.

Oh and to be on topic, the commute today was great, no scares, just speed, lots of fun sprints with my new clipless set up.

A 2 mile commute in Boston is probably a bit like a video game. :)

Thunder storms avoided me this afternoon. Lots of people out on the trail. I dinged my bell coming up behind a couple of little kids and the mother thanked me. (Karma points? I dunno...)

It's humid as $(@* here. For Vermont, at least. Dewpoint was over 70 degrees. I was fine until I got home and then I started to melt. Jumped into the shower just to cool off.

The commute home was better, and longer than usual because I added 10 miles to get to and from the company picnic.

When I was about a mile from home, a kid on a beat-up BMX bike was riding beside me, and said, "Hey, Miss! You wanna race?" I said that he looked pretty fast, but that I'd race him to the next stop sign.

On your mark, get set, go! He was fast, and he won. A whole porchful of people were cheering us (him, probably) on.

Little moments like that just don't happen when you drive to work!