Fast & wet .

It was a heck of a lot better than work itself was. This is usually what gets non-cyclists interested in commuting, thank Dobbs.

Cold this morning but glad to complete my commute without a puncture!!!!!

One on the way in on Friday, "repaired" by LBS, re-occurred after 3 miles on way home.

"Fixed" by another LBS on Saturday only to re-punsture again yesterday on my way in to work.......

So relieved to have got end to end trouble free today - 4 punctures in total for January not a good start to the year.

Very cold this morning....-5ish brrrrr.

Keep safe everyone....I've noticed light is lasting longer at night and appearing earlier in the morning over the last week or so........Spring is just round the corner!!!!

May I suggest a Mr. Tuffy tire liner ?

I have one on my back wheel so far, to my knowledge, it has resiteted at least 1 puncture attempt by a random paperclip !

I will install the front one soon ... =)

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My commute today was fun, easy and quick !

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Nice ride this morning. Stopped to watch a hawk making lazy circles in the sky.

Temp in the 40's with high winds, but enjoyed the ride anyway. Got a late start this morning so there was a little more traffic, but no fellow bike commuters.

Roads were wet and no one hassled me which is good. Pants were dry when I got to work so the Freddy Fenders did their job.

Warm n wet this morning. Nothing special. Bike was just a little sluggish. I imagine it's stiff after yesterday's unprecedented lunchtime jaunt to rejoice in its new rebuilt bottom bracket...

Nice hawk Bikebuddha Was a bit harried this :am but finally got it together and made it out the door. Little over 70* kinda hazy. Far too many folks drive in the bike lane. Had to run the roadie aground a coupla times A little push into the office from the NW made record time. Looking forward to the long way home

A couple inches of snow overnight had cars sliding through intersections with alarming regularity. Things didn't get dicey for me until I got on some of the busier streets, and the mounds of sludge kept pushing my front wheel away. I almost bailed half a dozen times in 4 blocks, then said f*** it and took the lane with vengeance. I;m battling a cold, so my speed is down a bit. Bleagh.

Wrassled my self back out of Lazy Mode this morning. I drove in on Friday and was lazy again on Monday. I hate it when I drive, but sometimes it's just too tempting while fumbling around in a pre-coffee fog. Must work harder to resist.

Was a great ride in... temps were really strange this am. It was a balmy 48F on my patio, 38F on the sign 1/2 way in, and 26F at the office. Pretty large variance in a 6 mile range.

Got my new CatEye[LD-1000] blinkie and hung it on the seatpost this morning. That mutha puts out some massive photons. I thought my Performance ultra bright blinkie was bright, but it pales in comparison during the side by side test against the CatEye.

Found a quarter this morning. Stopped at the light to cross the six lane and there it was. There were 4 more pennies on the way up the hill, but it's not worth 4 cents to stop on the hill. They will be there for days to come.

Looking forward to the ride home!

It was a bit cool this morning but still bright and sunny with no wind. The ride to work took about 10 minutes.

I came to the stop light this morning and it was red. I was ten yards behind a Hummer, when it turned green. I was going straight through the intersection and he was turning right. After the light turned green the Hummer stayed still until I had passed him and way most of the way across the street. Then after I was safely out of harms way, he (it?) made the right turn. Welcome to Camarillo. I find my biggest complaint on my short commute here is people that constantly want to give me the right of way, it gets sort of annoying at times. As a firm believer of first to the line first to go, I wish sometimes that people wouldn't be so considerate.

Ugg. Nearly joined the Great Peleton in the Sky this morning at 21st and Q. I was anticipating the green and a car coming from the left was trying to beat the red. Stupid on my part. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Luckily, I was able to pull an emergency 90 deg. right turn and I lived to ride another day.

Don't be stupid like me. Wait for the green.

caloso, glad it turned out okay.

A nice beautiful day out today. I woke up early, but then decided I was still a bit sore from my Saturday century, so I didn't want to ride pre-commute. So my commute was my first ride since Saturday. Took it at about 80% of normal commuting effort (which itself is pretty relaxed except at hills) at first, but then when I reached the hill on the way in, I felt as good as normal and had a blast. Not that I wasn't having a blast the rest of the way... one doesn't have to be going fast to be having fun. (Though going fast doesn't hurt.)

yeesh whew


I agree! I mean, I appreciate it, but if we all just play the road rules, we'll all be ok

Flat last night going home. First one in about 6 months. Gave a talk at my son's school this morning, so I was late going to work. Another flat, other tire. Used the spare tube, had it all pumped up and was taking the pump head off the valve stem and zing, the valve goes flying off into the ether. Pull off tube and tire, use patch to fix old tube with the hole in it, got everything back together. Hear something strange--one front spoke broken--pulled it off and stashed it in bag. Decided I deserved it, so I walked the bike across the street to one of the best barbeque places in town.

I'm much better now.

BBQ makes everything better.

More damp and chilly this morning. No sun--kind of back to normal for January. Looks like some snowflakes coming down for the ride home. Should be fun!

Caloso, That is one of the great things about this forum. We can learn from others.
Thanks for telling us about it.

Another 35 F ride in and 60 degrees home. I’ll have to pack my winter coat on the bike rack, but that’s a problem I like to have. It’s a beautiful day.

Plus I got a good south wind to blow me home.

eventless (more or less) both ways today, played the turtle (bike) - rabbit (car) game between traffic lites for 5 or so blocks (tortis/hare sp?). did stop at a new bike shop down-town, sells custom lowriders. shop has pool-table in back, maybe to just hang around there, talk bikes/life/etc. 100% commute to /from work for january/2006!

Um...this morning was really nice. I kind of got caught out of my element this evening. I had a late afternoon dentist appointment. I intended to go back to work afterwards. Dentist tormented me to the point that I went to the bar instead. After a while I noticed it was dark outside. Didn't feel like going back to work to get my lights. Bad boy. I admit it. Rode home drunk and without lights.

Special note to those following my plight: The dogs were not in their yard. I stopped and pissed in their driveway. I know how significant such things are to dogs.

I'm sure I'll regret this post tomorrow. Anyway, have a good evening...even if you are a dentist.

Thanks for the reminder- I've ridden all week without a bike pump! I took it with me on my road bike. I'm going to go put it back on my commuter right now-

good, that's done.

This morning misty, wet, cool and very strong wind in my face- probably steady 25 mph wind all the way in. Met another commuter on the bike path and we commiserated about the wind. (Deep down inside we were loving it.) The ride home was cold with icy snow coming down making a slick thin coating on the pavement. The studded snow tires ate it up. My winter gear keeps me perfectly warm, perfectly dry, I'm very visible with lights and blinkies and reflective vest- couldn't be happier.

Great ride to work and home. I used the bike with the studded tires today but the temperature never fell far enough for anything to freeze. I hope the rest of the winter is this warm. Have a good night.