Humid ride in today. No real wildlife to speak of, except for four other lycra-clad commuter types. Rare creatures, we are.

P.S. Saw a M.V. accident yesterday and one of the cars had New Jersey plates.

:) Riding in the rain is fun as long as you feel safe and you're properly dressed. If you enjoy it, that's just an added bonus of commuting by bicycle.

Last night I bumped up my saddle height substantially. My legs are now almost fully extended (but not locked) on the downstroke and I found I picked up 1 or 2 MPH of speed even with a headwind. The stroke feels like it's delivering more power to the ground, too. (I'm still in the dark ages with platform pedals... I'll go clipless and fall over when I get a new bike.)

It wasn't raining when I left home at 6:50, but it sure was coming down when I got to work at 8. Oh well, it's just water. Good ride (other than the glasses/rain issue--gotta work on that)

TxBiker - congrats on the wet commute! I really enjoy commuting in the rain and snow... ride safely in those conditions, and it can be great fun.

I've been feeling flat in the mornings lately, though no problem with energy in the afternoon. For a change, this morning I felt great and made really good time into the office. I don't know whether it was the big feed of pasta last night, or just a restful sleep, but it was nice to feel fired up in the morning again.

Great weather conditions this morning. Mild temp, no wind.... awesome.

How was the commute? Just like yesterday - GRAY, only drier. :)

No rain this morning so I'm happy. I'm beginning to feel like I'm living in Olympia again.

I think the sun now rises and sets in the western part of the US.

Not so great. Flatted. Found that my wife "borrowed" my tire levers and forgot to out them back in my messenger bag. Fortunately the tires on my commuter are fairly easy to remove even without levers. Also learned that with the way that I have my fenders mounted on my SS (horizontal rear facing "fork-ends" for drop-outs) I'm required to partially remove the rear fender in order to remove the wheel (first rear flat since I put the fenders on, I'll have to fix that). Super humid this morning so I was sweating profusely once I stopped. Got to work about 15 minutes later than usual (was still the first one to the office) all sweaty and my hands covered with grease. Still beats driving!

A cool humid commute this morning. We had a cold front move through over night when promises cooler high temperatures for the rest of the week. A very welcome change from the >90 degree commutes home.

Good timing and good riding today. Missed both a morning storm and an afternoon storm.
My wife had the day off, and after lunch, she accompanied me on my ride back to work. :love:

A massive thunderstorm just broke out and I am not prepared (not lights) for the ride home. Lightning danger will pass, or it already has, but it is dark and visibility is very poor. Doh, I almost brought the lights this AM. Hmmm, what to do?

I do however love riding in the rain, I just like to be as visible as possible.

Al

crashed the bike today!

how wierd is it that i made a joke about not dying last night? too wierd. thankfully i hit a foot high curb in a development and after flying over the bars landed on the softest grass ive ever known.

why did this happen? cause i reduced the gearing on my fixie to 42x16 from 52x16 last night and today i was going too fast around a corner, my pedal hit the ground, my seat bent forward and i lost control and couldnt get to the hand brake intime. amazing.

thankfully, the only thing i need to replace is the front wheel - extras in the garage - and tube, the hub can be salvaged.

Great ride to work and home. Good speed and good time. I just wish work would go as smooth. Have a good night.

:eek: Glad you're okay at any rate. Hope it doesn't cost too much.

No commute for me today. I'm telecommuting. My wife doesn't like me riding in the house. ;)

Discovered my new neighbors are bike commuters, as I rolled out of the house this morning, they were
strapping on their helmets and rolling out also. I tagged along for a few blocks, making small talk, etc...
Makes me happy to see more bicycle commuters in Durham - there aren't nearly enough of us!

Mandatory day off from biking today. I'm not a compulsive commuter (jus' kidding).

First commute in 3 weeks (holidays). It was awesome. 12C and sunny with little wind.

Well, Friday I was able to make my first halfway commute to work. 12 miles by car to the Indian Trail Park-n-Ride and then 12 miles by my trusty Dahon to work at Perimeter. I allowed plenty of time both ways. But I still got caught in an incredible thunderstorm on the way back to the car. It's hard to explain that rain on a bike (when it's warm) really isn't all that bad.

Next week I will try it again.

Congratulations. :beer:

Summer is back. :)
After suffering through rain Monday and overcast skies yesterday, it was great to get to work with my jersey unzipped and the sweat pouring off me. :eek:
Sorry for the graphic description. :p

A few thunderstorms threatening yesterday afternoon, but the bark was worse than the bite.

I left home about 15 minutes earlier this morning, which was just before the sun had popped up properly. I'm going to need to think about mounting the lights again soon...

I'm a newbie here. today was my second day of bike commuting. This morning was absolutely perfect... cool, good traffic, and a great ride. I'm excited for my afternoon trip.

This is only my second week commuting....the excitement never ends! Enjoy.

Boy, I'm able to put the extra miles in today. I took the long way in to work, did a long lunch cruise, and I'm planning the long way home. It's a perfect day today... I should have taken it off and did a day ride, hmmmm....

On the way in at 5:30 AM there was hardly anybody on the road and it was cool out. I was feeling good from a surplus of caffeine and I just started hammering like it was a weekend training ride. So about 9:30, by the time all my endorphins wore off, I was wiped out. Had to drag my butt through the rest of the day because I thought I was Jan Ullrich! The commute home was a little slower. ;)

Excellent! Another Durham commuter. In which part of the Bull City do you live?

Ah, another from my hometown. I'm glad folks are starting to commute back home. I occassionally check out the Bike and Ped group just to see what's happening back in the Bull City.

My commute today was uneventful, except for getting asked out on a date by a man in a van. He was headed the other way, but he was not shy in asking!