Still 10c at 6am N.East Scotland very cool gettin back to some winter clothing, I could do with some of that heat you guys are gettin in the states. Just a little bit say 10 or 12 degrees c. Good ride though, no wind and only one car in 9 miles.

Nice ride in this morning, no T-storms like yesterday. When I left temps were around 80 with moderate humidity, much nice than the expected 96-98 degrees this afternoon. This is my second day with my new cranks/cassette/bb/chain and I'm loving riding in the 48 tooth ring (I used my 39 exclusively before). I also tried out my new Nashbar backpack/pannier. I use it as a backpack and like the extra straps that keep it really secure on my back and much cooler than my other one. My left knee is still bothering me and I have yet to figure out my new Polar HRM. I tried it on yesterday's afternoon commute and it just beeped the entire time. I went back to the Sigma which decided it wanted to work again after a few days off. DC commuters-be safe in the heat (hydrate and watch your exertion level).

This is some hot, sticky weather. The morning temp was around 79F and humidity at 85%. The high today is supposed to reach 98F with a heat index up to 110F. Going to be a hot ride home. Sweaty too!

ooh. 76 °F, dew point 74 °F. thunderstorms and lots of rainfall likely later. whoo hoo!

i heard a car hit another car behind me today, on a stretch of road where people tend to drive like fools. well, those two fools really deserved each other, i think; nice that there was an opportunity for them to "make contact", "hook up" in the parlance.

Nice ride in today, but the legs seemed a little flat. Not enough sleep, nutrition deficit, too much riding over the weekend? Inquiring minds want to know. I hope to avoid afternoon T-storms. Send them to the mountains, please!

GREAT! Was nice and coooool this morning... mid 60's

recently moved, finally got my computer unpacked.
my new commute is 11.6 mi of rolling hills.
Avg speed was 18.5 mph.
Not bad for inconsistent riding over the past few weeks while we moved.
Beautiful morning. Nice and cool - probably in the mid 60's.
Nice sunrise.

Riding with music seems to be the next best thing to riding with other people as far as speed goes. Came in today listening to Porcupine Tree's album Deadwing. Pity my commute is so short. Only got through 4 songs. Looking forward to the ride home.

(Music played on trail only.)

Had a great ride home with my son yesterday afternoon. He has started commuting with me on his new bike. Had a 20 to 25mph tail wind all 9 miles home, made it in record time. Such a shame we had quit but it had started to rain and did not want to come back against the wind.

Good ride in today, real humid. Weather called for hottest day in Atlanta this year, about 96 degrees. I take the MARTA (Atlanta subway) but they have decreased the train frequency during "non-peak" hours. So, instead of coming every 10 minutes, it will come every 20 minutes.

Pleasant ride in today! My legs are not yet in condition, so I took it a little slower. Still managed a good average though. Anyhow the temp was only 60ish, which is colder than its been in months - I barely warmed up before getting to work! Looking forward to the ride home...

Renewed my front derailer yesterday, from older XT to a new XT. After the switch I can't shift to the smallest chain ring. The chain line is really toasted. I really didn't miss the chain ring, I can't remember when I used it last time. The new shifter makes wonders though, the shift is very effortless and smooth. A nice ride in good weather, but looks like a strong headwind on my way home...

I would say make the old "pull through" gesture: Look back, make eye contact, point at him with your left hand and make a sweeping motion forward.

Speaking of impatient motorists (we were, weren't we?), I was nearly taken out this morning by a guy in a white Plymouth Voyager minivan. I was riding through a section near Freeport where the public works department is putting in a new water main. There are a lot of trucks carrying huge sections of pipe. Minivan guy is behind one of these trucks and decides that he can't be bothered to drive behind the truck, so he whips out into my lane. I make the international WTF? gesture and minivan driver holds up his cellphone.

What the heck does that mean? "Look out everybody! Out of my way! I got an important call and I've gotta go!"

Since there's no shoulder on that stretch, I'm literally riding on the paint stripe as he goes by. Sheesh.

63 degrees, humitity at 88% and a dew point of 61f, there was also a nice overcast. Today I took a different route and rode the the US Navy housing project. A lady smiled at me there. I smiled back. Then I ended up behind a garbage truck which didn't smell to good. But I made progress and was soon at work at the same time, late.

Now that it is summer time I can use this new route, I didn't like it during the shool year as I pass by a school where moms are dropping off kids. The route I have been taking consisted of three straight lines while this route has some curves, and a wicked downhill curve, its kind of nice.

'Code Orange' ozone warning today. Yippee!!
Heard something on the radio about the temps and humidity reaching a critical point when
the body cannot cool itself enough by perspiration... sounds fun.


Gag... I hate getting behind garbage trucks in the summer.
Especially ones that have a stream of liquid muck dripping out... :mad:

6:30 am ride was nice. The afternoon ride was a different story. I took it easy, drank plenty of water, but my face started to get all tingly when I was close to home. I went inside and my face was red like a tomato, and still tingly. I drank some more water and cooled down. I'm glad I didn't have further to go. Tingly is usually not good when it applies to faces on extremely hot days.

At 7:45 it was already 80 F / 27 C. The first ride of the day involves taking my daughter up some steep hills enroute to Arlington Science Focus school. That's the hot,tough part, and I was much more tired than usual. The trip home in 93F/34C was unloaded with no real hills until the end. I was a lot less tired.

Paul

No need to talk about the heat in Texas -- or I'd be a broken record every day from May to October!

What I'm excited about is how much fun my commute is on the electric bike. I'm still getting a fantastic workout but not flirting with cardiac arrest on the major hills. I made it to work in 27.5 minutes this morning and back to my car in 30. This is 20 minutes faster than when I started two months ago!

Even with the motor and my pedaling, I barely make it up the big hill behind my campus. Maybe it will be easier when I lose some weight.

Lots of rain on the way home tonight, and some lightning too. In some spots on the way home, I could hardly see where I was going. Still had a good commute. Have a good night.

Hot humid ride home yesterday. Traffic was light so that was a good thing. Just did not seem to be many people on the road. There was a nice little breeze on the way home too. At least it was a tail wind

Ride in this morning was decent. Still pretty warm, and a chance of rain todaybut it does not look like it will.

It was 95F for the ride home last night. Not a problem. I filled my water bottle before leaving work and managed to empty it by the time I got home. That's the key to riding in the heat. Lots of water.

Today's smog forcast is http://167.193.59.200/psg/img/u.gif :eek: Should I ride? You bet I will. :)

About 70F this morning. Damp. Rained a lot last night so the pavement was somewhat wet but not enough to spray water on me. Saw a cat. :)

Well, the ground was wet and there was a sprinkle of rain, but I decided not to wimp out. Good thing too, because it was quite an enjoyable ride! Nice and cool, and thanks to my rear rack I didn't get a muddy stripe up my back. I got a bit of dirt on my shoes and shorts from the front tire, but it would have been a lot worse if I hadn't been riding on slicks. I think the weather is supposed to clear up this afternoon...

Had a nice ride this morning. On the hottest day of the summer I saw about 5 other cyclists :) I usually see maybe 1-2 on an average ride. Nice to see others riding.

Ever feel like the bike weighs a TON?

Come on legs !