LilSprocket- Glad you and the bike are OK! Hope your knee gets better soon. Crazy people in there cars...

Wednesday on my ride to my wife's work from mine I was slowing way down at a 4 way stop (I don't like to unclip, but I always come to a nearly full stop) and I see this SUV off to the left, he's way back so I had just started to pedal again when I realize HE'S NOT STOPPING! I had time to slam on both brakes barely clip out in time to get a foot down before falling over, and then i was able to point at the sign wave my arms and yell "what the hell is that?!?!" He just stared at me like I was crazy. Then did a california stop at the next stop sign one block down....Some people just have no clue...

Are we insane to commute on the same roads as them? hmmm....we must really like riding our bikes!

Nice crisp fall feeling ride today...Made great time, no wind at all. Wind is supposed to kick up today, weather man calling for 30-35 mph, with gusts up to 50...SHOULD BE FUN! :-) If it's not that windy, I'm going to to try my 20 mile route home...otherwise i'll be wimping out and doing the 5 mile one :-)

Ahhhh, very nice commute in this morning, I think I'll take a longer route at lunch, and maybe one of my long routes home. Spring is coming!

38F and a bit of a breeze coming off the river, but blindingly clear and bright. Apparently another storm is bearing down on us, bringing rain and maybe even snow in the foothills. Hopefully, I'll be out of here before it hits.

great to and from rides today, completed another 5/5 week and 100% commutes for 2006. wind was tolerable, temp high record 76degF!!. had flat rear tire (culpret was micro leak and failed "glue-less patch" 2 failures for 3 repairs). i have lost faith in this type of repair/patch!

Warm ride home in a t-shirt and jeans. Took it nice and easy to enjoy the day rather than the usual ride fast to keep warm commute.

37 degrees and buckets of wet, gloppy snow/rain. Ugh.

shorts (both ways) and t-shirt pm (no gore-tex). weird weather, w/ 'record highs'.!

Six days of riding this week. Five days of commuting.
Todays commute was somewhat nice. I hope next week commuting is this good. Have a good night.

39F and a 16 MPH headwind going in today. The windchill did not make me think I was in California today. 36F coming home with a 9MPH tailwind. What is with the weather, this is colder than January was.

lilsprocket- what a drag!

that's a hit and run in my opinion and I think the law anywhere would back that up. You could try taking note of the day of the week and time of the incident and arrive at the same intersection about a 1/2 hour earlier and be prepared to stay a 1/2 hour later and bring a pen and pad and see if she comes through again.

Hope you're okay.

Nokia studs for me. had heard about them for a few years and basically thought they were a joke-purchased only by the rider that had to have every new thing. Then read all the great posts about them in BF's and decided to shell out the cash (ouch!) and now think they are worth their weight in gold.

41F with a 10 MPH headwind and driving rain going in this morning. I cut holes in the bottom of some old galoshes to wear over my clipless shoes to keep my feet dry. Proper booties have been ordered. Ride home was 43F and the rain didn't really pick up until I was halfway home. Didn't ride yesterday because of icy roads.(I'm in Northern California, what's with the sheets of ice?)

55°, and a light headwind today... almost don't need a headlight in the mornings anymore. That'll be a nice chunk of weight to drop - at least till DST kicks in again.

The excuse monkey almost tricked me out of riding in, this morning, but I prevailed.

Heard some funky rattling sound, develop about a mile into the ride that I couldn't place... I was wondering if it was my new front hub, tried holding several things still as I rode to locate it, but nothing. Finally, it was annoying/concerning enough to stop and look for it, and it turned out to be my clear glasses, hanging from my neckband and bumping against the zipper pull of my jersey. I Win!

The bike shorts experiment is effectively over. I've pretty much abandoned chamois bike shorts for practical riding with a duration of less than an hour on bike. There's no notable benefit to wearing them, and it's a pain to maintain the pairs I'd need to keep a fresh pair ready for everyday.

Only ate one bug. Overall, a nice, nice ride, and looking forward to going home.

Around 30F this morning. Subtle headwind, but enough to keep my speed down a couple of MPH. Very foggy! On the streets I was using my front halogen and rear blinkie. Not necessary on the trail. Vis wasn't that bad.

Back on the Peugeot. No more ice or snow on the trail.

I switched out bikes this morning and took the mt. bike for a change. I also carried a messenger bag that was a premium from my public radio station (KCRW). I never tried one before, but it worked OK. It took about 10 minutes to get to the office.

Three blocks from my office, I was riding in the bike lane and I see a door begin to pop open about 20 yards up the road. I usually ride just inside the line and I had plenty of time to check traffic behind me and scoot totally out of the doorzone. A well-dressed guy gets out and looks right at me, seemingly surprised to find a bike in the bike lane.

So as I go by, I say (as friendly as I can), "Check your mirror first please! Thanks!" And the guy says "Thank you!" I couldn't tell if he was sincere or sarcastic, but I figure I've at least raised his awareness.

Okay, then at the very next block. I am stopped for a stop sign, trackstanding as the traffic from the left clears the intersection. A white Ford Taurus slides right up on my wheel and I think that he's going to nudge me. I hold up my hand and yell "Hey! Hey! Stop!" I start to go and the Taurus gives me a long honk. Not a friendly beep-beep, but a "I should have run you over" honk.

So I wave to the guy and motion that I would like him to roll down his window and discuss. He roars around me and goes down an alley. Jerk. I started to follow him, but I knew I'd never catch him on my fixie. Now, that guy needed his awareness raised!

Off-topic:

Yay, KCRW! When my wife was living in LA we were members of KCRW as well as KXJZ. I still listen to Morning Becomes Eclectic online everyday.

Finally I can log onto BF -- forums must be busy.

The ride was great. 63F and cloudy when I left home. Very warm for mid-March.

Stopped for my physical therapy appt at the 5 mile point. Was hot when I arrived and tired and hungry when I left. :( I gotta eat a bigger breakfast. :o

I hope the ride home is just as good. The weather folks are saying hi 70sF but rain and cooler temperatures are on the way. :(

Saturday's commute was hell. 50ºF with headwinds so strong I had to fight my way downhill at one point.

Non-existent. 8" of snow, low 30s. I think the guys at work will understand. Several of them that drive called in too...

Already posted in SS/Fix but here's what we've got:
http://www.werstnet.com/site_images/...13_06/snow.jpg

Great ride in this morning. Temps in the mid 60s and the sun was rising and I also had a slight tailwind. Cant get much better than that. It is already 77 here at lunchtime, going to be in the mid 80s for the ride home and it's only March :eek: Tomorrow we are back to normal with highs reaching the 60s. Weather looks like rain/thunderstorms tomorrow so I might have to drive :(

Thanks for all the well wishes. I'm fortunate, and fine. I'll keep an eye open for the truck.. Thanks again and wishing you all safe happy rides :)

WHOA with the snow! :eek:

Third attempt at posting in the last 4 hours = success :beer:

Roads where damp and I put in about 50mi this weekend so I took it easy. It felt strange getting back on the beater, the 25C tires felt floppy even after I just put air in them. My saddle height was quite a bit lower than my Lemond, so much so that I stopped to raise it one cm.

Seems like everyone had a windy weekend of riding. 28mi of wind on Saturday, 21mi of wind and rain-showers on Sunday...Oh well...it beats the cold.

-15C this morning, but bright AB sunshine lit my way. The light was sharply reflected off the crystal snow. I think I'm getting a bit of frostbite on the bridge of my nose - maybe duct tape will fix that. ;)

17F and bright sunshine! Not a bad way to start the day. (40 degrees warmer would have been nice)