6 days in a roll of commuting .Good ride to work and home . Have a good nite .

It was late, late, late: approaching 2am and I was concerned about the bars closing (although it's proabably safer than when the schools are letting out), so I took a more circuitous route home from the Capitol. Down Capitol Mall to Front Street to the Sac. River Trail. No moon and not much traffic on the adjacent I-5, so the trail was black except for my own little tunnel of light. My own little world for a mile or two.

Home safely. And that's really all that counts.

ha ha! You go girl!

I brought one of our cars in for service at the shop in Falls Church that morning, so I rode the Custis/WO&D trails after work to pick it up. It was a great trip until I had to spend fifteen minutes in the unairconditioned waiting room. That was a lot harder than the 6 mile ride.

Lots of cold beer afterward, though!

Paul

A couple days ago, I forgot my keys at work. Fortunately, the building manager had a spare key.

After reading the "Thrown out of Subway" thread, I decided to bring my bike inside a grocery store on my way to work. So I get in the store and it has these little turning "barrier". Too much trouble, I'll just go to the other store. Besides feeling a bit odd, it worked great! I bought some new panniers (Arkel T-42). Open slightly and throw the stuff in. Plus it's easier to pack at the cashier and no need for plastic bags. Grocery shopping made easy. I had vision of dozens of people shopping with their bikes inside.

Got a mirror as well. A mountain Myrricle. I have bar-end shifters so I attached the mirror to the bars with a seatpost light mount. Works nicely though I need a better clamp. The mirror tends to slide down on rough pavement.

Edit: It's very hot lately. I don't mind on my commute but I work night shift so I don't get any decent sleep at home. Since I work long hours (but not many days :) ), I thought I might as well bring a matress at work and sleep in the basement.

70F degrees but like riding through a steam bath. I was dripping when I got to work. First time that's happened. Right now the humidity is at 87%.

With any luck that tropical storm will blow through and I'll get a few rain-rides this week. Looks like highs are only supposed to be in the 60Fs on Thursday and Friday. What wild swings we've been having here.

Awesome commute this am. Very little wind and 15C although a little humid at 88%. I am glad I could get back on the bike after a weekend of boating and waterskiing and attempting to wakeboard. Seems I forgot how since last year. I need the week to recover from the weekend.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Easy relaxing ride in today. Temps in high 70's with some humidity. Thunderstorms are on the horizon for this afternoon.

Things have really heated up. Commute was very pleasant but will be another cooker on the way home. My weekly mileage has really dropped off, no more nooner rides, keeping the commute to minimum mileage. Heat wave should be over by the end of the week....hopefully

Fantastic commute this morning. Around 55-60F, slight tailwind most of the way until it turned around and became a headwind for the last 2 miles. No traffic issues, plenty of courteous drivers, and even with the full Monday load (laptop + associated gear, clothes, shoes etc) the legs were feeling strong and I powered up the hills. I spent some time on the weekend giving whole drivetrain a good tune and clean - could really feel the difference!

air was 70 °F, dewpoint 70 °F. don't need a weatherman to calculate the relative humidity! you gotta love arlene...if i didn't know i was in michigan i would swear the pineapple express had arrived. riding in warm, light rain was actually fine; it was the 10-knot headwind that got to me after a while. but it is still the best way to start the day!

Forty-four degrees and partly cloudy skies on the way in. Heading for seventy degrees this afternoon. Nice ride in!

Going home for lunch, I was threatened vehicularly by a *!$@%#^ police officer.

Good thing I don't own a U-lock, I'd be in the *#$%#&$ slammer right now.

&@*^!@&#^*ers! [/vent]

Back to the commute after 2 wks vacation. Full load in the panniers and I picked up a construction staple in the rear tire. At least I was close to a nice shady spot to change the tube. Glad to be back in the saddle at any price.

Rode the Super-POS into work. I was pulling it out of the garage when Mrs. Caloso was loading the twins in the van to take to her dad and stepmother's house. She said, "Nice beater!"

I tell ya', I can't get no respect! No respect at all!

Good ride to work and home. Some rain on the way to work.
It clear up before I got out of work tonite . Have a good nite .

Rode home in the rain but it was still HOT but better than snow :rolleyes:

Awesome ride home today. Slightest head wind, with temps around 70 degrees - sensational stuff. This is why I ride a bike.

Ugh. Another 85% humidity morning ride. It was beginning to sprinkle just as I left the house and I thought I'd have a comfortable trip, but it was not to be. Rain stopped after a couple of miles.

There's light at the end of the tunnel though. It's going to cool down starting today.

And I'm not so sure, but I almost wish it would snow. :p

Had a really nice ride in today. Working on my second straight day of commuting. Trying to get a whole week in, which hasn't happened ever. Weather is pleasant, low 70's, no wind and traffic was light.

rode most of the way today, blew off the train. Very humid. Expected afternoon temps to be in the mid 90's with similar humidity. Train is starting to sound pretty good. Don't know if I've got another 20+ in the legs at those temps. We'll see

yesterday's south wind turned to the west and picked up steam during the day - blew me off the road a couple of times. this morning it is 74 °F (dew point is 65 °F) and skies are fair. there was a red sky this morning, though, and this sailor needs no more warning than that to pack his shell, just in case he wants to be somewhat drier on the way home.

Good Commute today....Rain all the way in and 14C ta-boot. I nearly got hit today by a minivan mom who was in too much of a hurry to look both ways before turning left from a parking lot. Good thing one of the two of us was paying attention. I just had that feeling she wasn't going to look at me before proceeding to turn left across my lane of traffic. You should have seen the look on her face as I slammed on my brakes and she started to go and then saw me. Wow. I am sure she had to go home to change her underwear. Thank goodness for my defensive cycling skills; I don't think I look very good as a hood ornament.

Nice commute this morning. High 50s/low 60s, no real wind to speak of, and my legs were feeling strong. I ride the roadie this morning - shoes and laptop were already at the office, so a small backpack was plenty big enough to fit clothes and lunch. If the weather is nice this afternoon, I think I might just have to take the long way home!