Gas was actually quite low today, at just 99.9 c/litre. The ride was cool, I could see my breath. Still, it was a pleasant ride!

It's funny, I went back to the DF to ride to my parent's house last night (because my DF has lights), and it was genuinely uncomfortable compared to the trike. It was also faster, but that might have something to do with the high pressure 32mm slicks...

Didn't ride to work yesterday in fact, didn't go to work at all. I played hooky and went mountain biking instead. I have to say that it doesn't get much better than yesterday. Mid to high 60's, dry, clear blue sky, and the trail was in perfect shape. I slept in a little and had a leisurely breakfast before heading out. I rode for about 3 hours and had the best time in recent memory. Then, stopped for an Italian sub on the way home, paid some bills, and shipped some bike parts for an Ebay customer. Then it was on to the couch for a nice long nap....perfect day.

Oh yeah, the ride in this morning was ok. A little cold for May and my new, stupid gloves were so tight that they cut off the blood flow in my hands-will have to return them.

Had a nice ride in today. Still cool in the morning but warmer than yesterday, upper 40s or so. Passed the same guy on a mtb again today in almost the same spot so I guess I have found another commuter along my route. If traffic wasn't moving along at 50mph or so I would have slowed down to say good morning. I have been leaving home later than usual so that must be why I have seen this guy the past two days.

Today's ride! Wet, Sloppy & Warm...sounds very familiar somehow ;)

50F degrees. Shorts & a short-sleeved jersey. Nice and refreshing.

Head cold seems to be clearing up, but I took drugs last night and only this morning did I see on the box, "May cause marked drowsiness." Ya think? I felt like a zombie.

brrrrrraaaaaaaiiiiiiiins :p

There's a movie filming up in Washington Heights, so no cars parked on Fort Washington, lots of huge lights, and SNOW!!!!

Ride home last night was good (seems like they always are...) Headwinds were pretty brutal at times, but took my time spinning home. Felt pretty strong the whole way, which was refreshing - usually the headwinds have me beat down before I get to the home stretch at the 12 mile mark. Only unusual event happened at my last left turn into my neighborhood. I pull into the left turn lane, 4 lane divided residential street, 35 MPH, landscaped medians, etc. Car in the far lane going the other direction comes to an almost screeching stop when he sees me enter the turn lane so he can yield to me. Of course, there's another lane of traffic that has no better idea what he's doing than I do, so I wave him through, shaking my head the whole time. I love when people are aware of me on my bike, but I just wish they would drive predictably - if they do what they always do, I'll know what they're doing, and we will have a very happy coexistence on the roads... Common sense ain't so common, methinks...

Rothar, welcome to the club! I'm thinking I must find a job in Hawaii so I can do some commuting there - sounds wunnerful!

Nice temps and light tailwind - about 72°F and 5mph. I had to detour around Trinity Park due to preparations being made for "Mayfest", next weekend. So it's just for the week.
Getting light enough to turn out the headlight about halfway there. Seems like the clouds of bugs taper off as it gets lighter - they were almost nonexistent by the end of the ride, whereas I had to wear clear glasses and a bandito-style bandana for the first half.

Looking forward to a 20mph headwind and 92°, going home. w00t.

Great ride in last night. Rode my just assembled/salvaged SS-MTB from RTP, NC to south Raleigh through Crabtree, Umstead, the NC Museum of Art/Meredith College Greenway and the Lake Johnson Greenway. My first wheel build held up, and I actually got to chat with some folks in Umstead instead of my typically solitary ride. Cooler, uneventful ride in this morning on the fixed gear.

the commute gave me a taste of what is to come... it was kind of hot, 96 or so... I did a little sweatin', drank a little water... came out OK. it was a good ride. one thing that never happened to me before-- had to wait for a train! took a good five or ten minutes to pass. waited there with a bunch of ASU students.

Got passed way too close by some guy in a truck with a flatbed trailer. He then made a left turn 500' later. Hope his time was worth it.
Anyway, finally got to try out my new tires, 26x1.5 Nimbus Armadillos. They _might_ be a bit slower then my old setup, 26x1.5 Numbus III + Mr. Tuffy, but not enough for me to really notice.
Saw someone else commuting this morning, waved as I entered the MUP from the street he was crossing.

Damn windy this morning, and pretty chilly. I had to pedal down the big hill for the first time in ages. I had a brief chat with a fellow commuter at a light, then saw him a couple of more times as we took different routes into downtown. Traffic was heavy just outside the core, and my route-finding abilities failed me somewhat. Oh well, I made it to work in one piece. A young woman was handing out samples of "Oatmeal to Go", a ridiculously sweet breakfast bar. Not bad, but I'm glad I didn't pay for it.

Another awesome(??) day for commuters in Atlanta. :beer:

As usual, as I got closer to Emory University, I just had to pass all those "parked" cars waiting to turn onto Clairmont (just south of the VA). :D Why do I get a feeling of superiority when I do that? :o

I wasn't planning to commute today, it's my usual day off, but MSNBC called and is trying to get a news crew here to interview me about bicycle commuting. Hope it comes through. Looks like I will be riding part of my commute today. Got the fair and foul weather bikes set up. I'll try to wear my HHCMF shirt if it doesn't glare out the camera:D. Too bad they didn't pick someone with more experience. I've only been commuting for 6 months. I'll try not to let y'all down. Be nice, it's my B'day.:)Ride On.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! and on the MSNBC thing, wooohoooo!!! MAKE US PROUD! You should ask them at the end if you can "give a shout out to all your homies on the bike forums commute thread?" then yell "WASSUP YA'LLL!" and throw a mock gang sign. If they post it somewhere we can watch it, be sure to put up a link!

Nice ride today, woke up late, but decided to push forward with the long ride anyway, I'm glad I did. I made great time and it really felt good. Made it to work on time dispite waking up 30 minutes late. course...skipping a shave, and taking a real fast shower helped I'm sure. It's getting to warm for tights the whole way through, I think I'll start wearing them over my shorts so I can stop half way and pull them off, ordering leg warmers soon but they'll probalby get here to late (main reason I'm ordering is for widely varying temps on the BTC)

Did 468 miles in April. I'm going to really buckle down and do the long routes more in May and try to smoke that number.

A mixed bag: I was running late, but that was okay because I was talking bikes with the mason who's doing some work on our patio. He had to move my bike and when I came out to saddle up he asked me how I liked riding fixed. He mostly rides mountain bikes but sometimes rides the river bike trail on his road bike and was getting fixed-curious. So I was preaching the fixie gospel.

Then I had a nice quick ride to work, until I had to wait for a train in Midtown. How will this town ever make the big leagues when a freight train can split it in two during the morning commute?

Well, no biggie. It gave me a chance to take off my helmet and cool off for the last few blocks, where I waved to another fixed commuter. I shot him the secret gang sign and continued on to the office.

Good commute today, but it's pouring now, so I might leave my bike here overnight and pick it up tomorrow.

I was stopped at a light when I heard a voice behind me; I must confess, it scared me a little. Turns out it was a 'bent rider who'd come up pretty quick. We waited for the light to change, and then he waited 'til traffic cleared to pass me. :) Makes me want to ride a recumbent; he was really cruising!

Yeah, it doesn't get any better than this but those long hot days of summer are just around the corner.

Raining buckets today. I realized I haven't commuted in the rain since last October!!! I like snow a lot better than rain. I am glad it was warm enough for shorts, since they're much less sloppy when wet. But it wasn't that warm -- the water splashed by the cars felt like needles piercing my legs.

My legs look so pale and ugly! :eek:

I didn't plan on riding in this morning. Woke up feeling the onset of some hay fever. Looking at the clock I thought "well, I can take my time getting ready and drive to work or I can take a quick shower, shave and pedal my ass off. I think I'll ride this morning." I got the bike commute bug and I can't shake it!:D

The ride in was nice, but all the gardeners who took yesterday off were out working double duty today so my allergies were killing me for the first 5 miles. :rolleyes: I decided to cruise in on the bike trail by the river. All the stagnant water made for a smelly ride, not to mention a ton of gnats buzzing around. By the time I got to work my eyes were swollen, watery and itchy, my nose was dripping like a faucet and my throat was tight. Any other day I would've been cranky, but I just smiled, locked up the stead and thought "can I please have more?" Only 8 more hours until I get to ride again.

Well...the morning commute yesterday went okay, as posted (though I forgot to mention someone pulling out of a driveway nearly hit us as he screeched to a stop - at the stop sign - though it seemed like he was planning on just careening around the right turn until he noticed us). However yesterday afternoon we got about half a mile from work on an overpass, riding in the mess on the side of the lane, and my rear tire blew. Well, tire was fine, but the tube expelled the air really quickly. Decided to ride about a mile or so over to Sport Chalet and get them to replace the tube (work has air, but we thought it might be quicker to get a new tube than deal with patching). Ended up buying 3 tubes, which was a good thing because the front tire was flat after we rolled into the garage at home. After someone at SC told us it'd be a few days before they could pump up the tire (it takes 5 minutes!) someone came over and helped us out. Might have made a new riding buddy through the experience!

Ride this morning was misty, which I haven't ridden in before (new to bike commuting), but was nice. Temps not too high. I continually have the wrong lens color for my Serfas glasses, however.

woke up with a cold this morning, toyed with the idea of driving in, then said nah, it's just a cold, and a mild one at that. I thought I would be painfully slow because of the cold, but I actually wasn't much slower than I usually am, although I wasn't 100%. the ride was pretty much what the doctor ordered as far as I'm concerned... I would have been pissed if I had driven in. I still took it pretty easy, and took the trail route in. pretty good ride in.

got out at 12, and took a different route home than usual, up and down the Paint Branch then from there to University. there was a lot of traffic but the shoulder was wide and nobody wanted to turn right when I did so it was cool. took it really easy up the big hill. somebody walked in front of me as I was going down my street at a good clip, I was far enough away to be able to go around though. good ride back too.

I'm on week 2 of bike commuting after the month of the weekend warrior thing didn't quite cut it for me. I get up at 5 to leave at 5:50. I start off with a mile ride to a bus stop where I take the bus for 30 minutes to a wonderful trail. I ride mostly down hill from Chevy Chase, MD to Georgetown, a section of Wash DC. I cut across the city to work where I am invigorated to start the day. The ride home is uphill most of the way, and then a bus and then a mile home. I am tired thinking about it but it really is a wonderful thing to use my body. I have seen so many animals along the way of the Capital Crescent Trail - deer, a fox, a beaver, bright red cardinals. As I am coming in the city I ride parallel to the Potomac River where I often see rowers doing their thing on the water. Riding has cause to fall in love with my city again. Peace

68 degrees in the Lower Delta this morning with blue skies. Not too much traffic, either.
I still get some odd looks from the masses of business junkies and soccer moms trapped in their V-8's yapping on cellphones, licking lattes and tailgating. But I feel so liberated when I pass them.

Folks that stop by the office are absolutely shocked that I ride 23 miles (round trip) to work. The bike is quiet a conversation piece....

40-something in Salem, MA this morning, about the same now. Chilly and light to moderate rain; rain always gets me because I can either wear glasses and be blinded, or not wear them and be just plain blind. I feel so unsafe either way. :( Made it to and from with no mishaps, thankfully. Seemed like there wasn't much traffic coming back.