Did not ride in today. Actually, I've been off the bike since Friday, which might be my longest stretch in a year. We were up in Tahoe for the long weekend. I took my POS mtb but never got around to riding it. On the other hand, I did a lot of hiking with the family and some trail running with the dog, so my legs are going to be super strong this week.

Rode to work this afternoon as Tropical Storm Cindy was closing in on the city. I saw only one other cyclist on the road, a co-worker of mine who was heading home. I was running earlier in the day under light showers, and I was the only one outside, it seemed. Truthfully, the weather was not that bad. I don't understand the fear of being rained on. Is there a name for that?

I'll ride home in a couple of hours. Probably will see some heavier precip, but I like rain rides. That's what fenders are for!

Big thunderstorm across the river on the way home, and the folks going the other way were soaked throught, but somehow it decided to give me a break. Two airplanes attempting to land at National Airport thought better of it and continued on their way, tucking their wheels back up as they climbed. I will give Tree Trunk's affirmation a try tomorrow, thanks.

I’ve been trying to squeeze more miles in where I can. I started commuting July 19th last year. At the 6th month point I was at exactly 1000 miles. I took to many days off during spring semester so now I need 300 more miles to reach 2000 for the year… I already set my goal for 3000 next year, but I need to concentrate on finishing this one out strong.

I have added 2 miles each way to my commute. I gave my brother a bike to entice him and me out a couple evenings. My whole family was in town for the 4th so I squeezed in 35 miles with them. But I only work 3 days this week and 4 next and I won’t be able to get any miles in this weekend. So next weekend the weather needs to cooperate because I have to ride a century!

Oh yeah, today’s commute was awesome! My fastest non-wind aided commute at 19.5mph! Not a cloud in the sky, no wind, and only 60F. It was great!

I told myself that I wasn’t going to push it on the way home so I stayed off of my aero bars and caught a lot of wind and basically took it easy. Then with 4 miles to go I looked at my average speed… and the race was on. I dropped into a tuck, which is good for 2mph and I managed to pull my 16.9mph up to a 17.6mph average. So much for taking it easy.

overcast and cool, damp, moderate tailwind. ahh! no better way to start the day! the motorists were well-behaved, too, and no 18-wheelers either. more more more said the biker...

It took all my will power to stop riding when I got to the office this morning. I need a new job bad.

Fifty-two beautiful degrees and a slight tail wind on the way in. Dusted a guy on a squeaky ten-speed, so that made my morning!

65F/19C: cool, calm, and absolutely gorgeous for riding a bike. I'm actually feeling sorry for folks who can't conceive of getting to work without their car. None so blind as those who won't see.

Had a near-miss today. A car was speeding, failed to stop at a stopsign, and had to slam on the brakes
to avoid hitting me. I was riding an '83 Motobecane that I picked up recently, but hadn't replaced all the
cables yet. I saw the guy speeding by the stopsign, and I squeezed the front brake and the cable snapped!
I was like, "oh s***!" and I just mashed the pedals and sped by, a few feet from the front of the car.
Thrilling, but I don't want to do that again. Gotta stop by the LBS on the way home from work...
I'm such an idiot - should've replaced that cable a long time ago. This just isn't my week...

Beautiful weather here in Calgary this morning. Don't know what the temperature is, and don't care. However I had the most embarassing spill ever today - tried to roll a curb right in front of my house, did it too fast and too far forward on the bike to lift the front wheel and ended up getting thrown off. Glad the neighborhood kids didn't see that - some of them can pull some very nice wheelies. Now there's dirt on the ass-portion of my obnoxiously colored cycling jacket. I'm also developing a sentiment that seems uncommon everywhere but here - I actually want my commute to be longer. 15 minutes just isn't enough. Too bad there aren't any more scenic areas along the way (I already go through all the ones I can).

I am so incredibly jealous of you! I love Tahoe and would love to be hiking, etc., too! Glad you had a good time!

LOL! I hope you feel the same way when winter comes around...

Just remember that there's no law that requires you to take the most direct route!

7 Miles in hot & humid Tallahassee. After sitting at a desk all day, it's 20 or so minutes of bliss!!!

Dark. Hot. Humid. Lots of bugs. Bugs are a great motivator. You don't need to buy a fancy trainer. Just bike at night with no bug repellant. That'll get you motivated.

Cool, 60, cloudy, slight (5-10 mph) headwind. Body is still chilled.

Brisk, windy, drizzle and clouds. The wind kept my average speed down. It took a while to get "in the groove". Played racquetball last night and was a little tuckered out. Recovered after a couple of miles and the rest was cake.

good morning a wet one I may add.

I was getting tired of lousy weather and decided to ride regardless unless a tornado flood ...

I was up at 6 am and it was cloudy and cool no wind no rain so Ride I did, well about 2 miles out it started to pour and didnt stop untill now 9am est.

full Fenders are COOL!!! im nice and clean.

the rain was not a cold rain so it was refreshing to ride in.

have a great day

"John"

Cloudy and cooler than usual after TS Cindy blew through last night.
A light mist seemed to be falling but I didn't get wet, just got on my glasses.
I expected to find a few traffic lights not working because of power outages but didn't come across any and no fallen trees or branches in the road.
I hope the ride home is as uneventful.

John J.
Lately when I think my commute was not so good I look at yours. Your the guy in the proverb with no feet.
You are getting all the weather we are just missing down here. It's almost raining here but not quite. I have been waiting for the heavy rains for a week. Nada..

One hour later in than yesterday and ten degrees warmer. Ugh. I really dislike hot weather riding!

Forgot to add that a deer ran out in front of me today (10 feet away). It really made me glad I rode today. It occurred just when I was really starting to feel down about the ride in.

On another note, it was 59 when I left the apartment at 5:30 am. When I head home at 4, it will be mid 80's and super humid.

fastest time of the summer this morning! Forgot my watch at work this afternoon, so I'll never know how my pm time compared. The rain held off, and I didn't get hit by a car, so things are good. I'm so glad that I'm a bike commuter in trying times like this.

7 Miles in hot & humid Tallahassee. After sitting at a desk all day, it's 20 or so minutes of bliss!!! (AGAIN!!) Some like it hot - but Dennis may spoil the weekend...

They need to fix that.

Nice ride in to work today through quiet residential city streets then out into the country on the bike path to a two lane main street. I was just turning right onto the bike path at a signal next to an entrance road to the college where I work when a (what else?) SUV cut me off, nearly forcing me into the light post. The offending vehicle ambled on down the road and I kept it in sight from my view on the path. When I saw it pull into the metro station lot and park, I decided to have a friendly chat with the driver, mostly just out of curiosity. The calm young woman was going through her purse, but rolled down the window and smiled. I asked if she had seen me back at the signal and she replied cheerfully, “Yes, I saw you. You weren't turning right were you? I signaled.” Fortunately I had been turning right as the large wheel cut across the entrance to the path, otherwise I would have been careening off the side of her vehicle. Her signaling was a moot point in that it all occurred behind me. “I was over into the lane.” Matter of disagreement, but I could see there was no use pressing a point, when she said, “that's dangerous there; they need to fix that.” Probably the last chance to fix that was papa's decision not to wear a condom. She was pleasant enough, though oblivious, no harm done and it was still a nice ride.

early 70's Schwinn Super Sport fixed gear....Belleville, Illinois