Fairly comfortable this morning. Humid but not obnoxiously so.

Yesterday afternoon I tried something new: I soaked my jersey in cold water. It felt nice for 3 or 4 miles but by the time I got home it was dry again.

Almost got run off the road last night by some idiot in a utility truck. We were approaching a RR crossing so I took the lane, and he wasnt happy about that at all. So he drives in the other lane around me and crosses the tracks and gets to the stop sign which is right across them. I obviously catch up to him and while approaching his right side, he starts driving off the right side of the road trying to run me into a ditch. I wasn't going fast and was able to stop, but this was the first time anybody has done something like this to me. I yelled and gave him the finger but he just took off. Wish I would have gotten his license plate number, but I was too busy braking and controlling my bike :(

Today's ride in was nice enough. But, last night, like luckysnafu, I had a middle finger incident.

I am on an access road, two lanes, one-way, with a wide paved shouldar. I am on in the middle of the paved shoulder, riding uphill when a car that is right next to me blows its horn and continues on, with the driver sticking his arm out the window giving me the finger. So, I reciprocated and he stopped his car, not even moving over to the shoulder...so I pull up next to them, the passenger has the window down, I look in and say, "Did I do something wrong? Why did you go honking your horn at me?" The passenger just looks stunned and embarressed. The thug driver won't make eye contact and pulls away yelling "You're going to get killed riding your bike like that." Idiot. Like what, 100% legal and visible? I think he just wanted to f#@k with someone. I think he was surprised that I wasn't afraid and stopped to talk.

Warmest evening commute yet this year. 115°F official temp, I recorded 115.6°F on my shaded bike thermometer on the busiest and most concrete sections of road. It wasn't the temperature that was so bad, but the 115°F 15mph headwind that requied extra effort, like riding into a massive hair dryer.

Al

I take a trail that cross the road in one spot, a T type intersection, its always a little dicey, because even when I have the signal, motorists are itching to turn right. A big 'ole special neon sign that indicates right turn on red is prohibited comes up (I guess they've had incidents in the past) but that doesn't stop the right turners from going away sometimes, so I'm always careful, go a little slower, make eye contact.

Today the guy in right turn lane is cool, he's waiting for me, I go for it - and nearly get creamed by somebody turning right from the straight lane beside him. I tell ya, expect the worst from motorists...

Nice ride in again today, a little steamy there at the end as the sun was gaining strength. Saw five other bike commuters today (that's my record so far in BTV) and they all got waves. I could hear one's knobby tires on an MTB from the other side of the road, and over traffic noise. I remember those days!

I was running a bit late this morning so did not leave the house till seconds after 8:05AM (work starts at 8:00!). Temps were warmer than yesterday probably mid to high 60's, humidity a bit lower. The commute whet fine but before I made it to work the sun came out. First time its done that as usually were have a nice marine layer in the morning. By the time I made it to work I was pretty warm and a little sweaty, but today I had the answer for that, baby powder. Once dry I put some on and feel like I just walked out of a shower.

Expected highs here in the high 70's today, the first heat wave of the summer.

I haven't been on here for a while. I just got off a weeks vacation that included allot of biking on our tandem. We're on day six of temps in the 90's and many more to come. That's fine with me, I can deal with the heat and humidity. I'll take it over our winters any day. I had a great commute in, I took the long way and added an extra 4 miles (making for a 12.5 mile commute). I just love that route, I take it often. I'll get a nice lunch run and take a long way home. Summer is just great! I'm in heaven!

Haven't ridden this week and probably won't. Here in San Jose, Ca. temps have been and are expected in the 90's al week. Don't get me wrong, I like to ride but I'm not gonna kill myself in the heat. :rolleyes: Instead I ride a little at night when it cools down.

I had the nicest ride since I started commuting a month ago! A storm went through before I got off work but the streets were already pretty dry and the temperature was in the low 80's, though more than 80 percent humidity. But it was ten degrees cooler than it usually is at 8 p.m. and it felt great! My heart didn't pound nearly as much as usual and my breathing was more in control. What a difference the temperature makes!

Good ride to work and home . Have a good nite .

Hot and humid with overcast skies and annoying wind. Otherwise, much better than being jammed onto a packed subway car.

Caught a few moments of this morning's Tour stage before heading out, watched the action on the summit of the Col de la Madelaine. Left about five minutes late, but made it to work in time. Third time commuting, and third time passing "yellow super safety biker" as I call him due to his overabundance of safety vest, flags, stickers and reflective pads. Had fun pretending I was at Paris-Roubaix as I took a section of cobblestones in Soho.

The ride home was more fun. Two serious sections of cobblestones on West Houston going to the West Side Bike Path (boy do I love my 'cross bike). Nice pace on the path, caught up to and talked with a guy riding the same bike as me. Spotted about four other 'cross bikes today. Stopped to watch some marine construction in Riverside park, then did a relaxing spin back to my apartment where my wife and I watched today's stage of the Tour.

A good ride today, but I think Alexandre Vinokourev had a tougher, yet more rewarding commute: He had to ride from Grenoble to Besancon over two beyond--category climbs at full intensity!!!

One of those strange random decisions on the way in tonight. I went the 'long' way around the lake so I could see the sun set on the water, and so was not on the usual path at the moment a police helicopter crashed on it.

Needless to say, I'm asking myself "Why" right now at work....

Whoa, so you could have been killed by a falling helicopter??? Crazy. Someone's looking out for you... ;)



My commute was frustrating this morning, as I hit every possible red light on the way there. It was as if I was 30 seconds out of sync with the world.

My commute was slow this morning. It had nothing to do with the beer and pizza I was consuming until 11 last night. :rolleyes:

Rain woke me up at 5 this morning but things had pretty much dried out by the time I left for work at 7.

I came up behind some old dude in a Land Yacht type of car. First he was just sitting in the road with his reverse lights on. (Red flag raised in my head.) Then as I was getting closer, the reverse lights went off and he slowly moved forward about 100 yards to a stop sign and sat there.

I came up behind him and waited ever so patiently. No other cars in sight. He must have been lost because he very. slowly. turned. right. Like: Slower than walking speed. I finally lost patience and went around him to make my left turn.

I think I'm dehydrated. Time for more water. :p

those always make me nervous, too.

this morning, at the ann arbor airport, we have 73 °F and 68 °F dew point; wind is faint, from the northeast. the airport weather is relevant because i ride right by it, every morning. thunderstorms are likely this afternoon. bring them on, i say!

You know it's going to be a hot commute when you're already sweating, and you're still in the basement unlocking your bike. It's 30C (83F) here, but it feels like 36C (96F), and around 70% humidity. Bleah.

On the other hand, it was an oddly fun commute. Cars were backed up for miles due to road closures, but the bike lane was free and clear. And I got to take a side trip through some back streets I haven't been on since my daughter was born. On the way home, because of the road closures, I got to make a perfect left turn through a green light. All in all, quite enjoyable.

Now all I need is for a huge thunderstorm to come through (40% chance of rain!), and I should be golden for the ride home.

One more reason to wear Mr. Helmut. :eek:

My commute this morning was the first one on slicks :D Or almost slicks, they are Kenda 26"x1.95" and have some small knobbies in the sides but smooth in the middle. Big change from the mud-tyres I used.
The weather is very nice now, perhaps I'll leave work (read: quit browsing the web) early today and enjoy my new tyres a bit more.

This morning the for was back much thicker than yesterday. Temps were probably in the low 60's while humidity was up to 100%.

I left home a bit late late, 8:12 AM (work starts at 8:00 AM) and rode slowly as not to sweat. I pulled into the office around 8:25 AM, and felt much drier than yesterday. Once fully cooled down I was able to throw on some baby powder and felt fresh and new again.

Super hot last night: 103F at 5:15pm. Just a 20 minute ride home but I was soaked when I rode up to the house. I pulled off the shoes and jersey and sat in the kids' wading pool for a bit. Nice.

Super pleasant ride in this morning. It's so nice to leave at a decent time and to ride in casually, rather than leave late and have sprint for every light.

I feel ya mhendricks. I biked Mon and Tues, drove Weds, and rode again today. The ride home Tuesday afternoon was pretty tough because of the heat. I took it slow but was shaking a bit at the end regardless (sort of pre-stage 1 heat exhaustion).

Hopefully this afternoon will ease up a little. NWS sez:

So that's good.

Hot and muggy (75 F/24 C, 87% humidity) as anything, but a great ride!

Today we replaced our trailer with a Trail A Bike. The results were quite remarkable -- between the higher speeds and the end of belt/unbelt time, my 1 hour, ten minute door-to day camp-to-office time dropped from one hour ten minutes to one hour even. My daughter is just six, but she can develop significant thrust -- it really did feel like having a little motor back there! She loves being able to help out. She also really enjoys the view from the bike seat, as opposed to the more limited on from within the trailer.

Paul

WET. WET. WET. OH did I mention hot and rain?

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...pstory/3266523

Yesterday going home was 115.9 F on shaded bike themometer at 4:30pm. I rode hard as usual for the first 8.5mi and then 1/2mi from home it got to me, nothing serious, just a lack of energy, so I rode the last half mile in easy. I watch the hourly weather forcast/tracking on weather.com and notice that the peak temp for the day always is between 5-6pm which is normally when I commute home.
Overall my daily commute is fairly typical. Mornings are always pleasant, traffic not so bad, almost no agressive drivers. Evenings for the last busy 3mi stretch with narrow lanes are miserable with pretty much getting yelled or honked at everyday with lots of agressive drivers. Very rarely do I encounter anything 'interesting' on the commute, so I can only talk about the weather.

Al

Cycling is supposed to relax me, right?

Well, leaving the parking garage where I work, I had to cope with half of Durham coming in for the minor league ball game. Plus bloody pedestrians walking to the stadium. Stupid me didn't ride on the shoulder. Cars or pedestrians. Can I despise them both?

Once I got deeper into the trail I was better. Except when some skinny ass guy who admittedly is in great shape with his precious shoes clipped to his precious pedal ignored me when I said "hello" out of simple courtesy at a crossing light. So I drafted the guy for kicks. Listen, Sparky--I let you break away. You want to pretend to be Lance f-------g Armstrong, that's just fine by me. Next time I'm going to smoke your sorry ass, I'm going to be that last round of chemo you forgot to take.

In fact, I think I'm going to go out right now, throw on my lights, ride on the damn highway. Bastards.

(I feel much better, thank you).