Course I'm using my brand new cyclocomputer and discovered that my commute might be less distance then I thought :O

Time to re-measure your tire diameter.

Nice ride in today. Cut off by a minivan who paid extra for 'share the road' license plates but preferred to run a red turn arrow rather than follow me through the 'go straight' lane. That was mostly irony value rather than any real road hazard 'cause he/she was going so fast.

I've got the opposite problem: my cyclocomputer must think it's mounted on a penny-farthing because it registered 39 mph at what was probably 17.

Breezy and cool this morning in Sactown. I rode the tri bike so I can ride a long detour/workout home. A superfast and light bike but not that comfortable as a commuter with the aerobars and the forward seatpost.

I thought a motorist was honking at me this morning but when I gave her The Look, she shook her head and pointed up the street to a city truck that cut her off, I guess.

Hi B. Sorry to hear about the stomach problems. At least you were able to ride. :beer:
Dart league??? ;)

Nice ride this morning, just kinda humid.
The traffic enforcement folks at Emory U are finally getting things straight. This morning a car was about to turn right in front of me (in the bike lane) and the cop yelled for the driver to stop and waved me on. I shouted out a big "thank you" and waved to him. http://users.pandora.be/eforum/emoti.../happy/042.gif
Had to stop at my wife's workplace, a whole two blocks out of my way. When packing my lunch I realized that I gave her my lunch and she had mine. Duh!
Saw a few bike commuters.
Still LOTS of road construction and repair along my route. :crash: Luckily my wider tires can make it through the sand and gravel ok. :D

Felt good to get on the bike this morning after no bike riding due to Camping all weekend... welll actually it more like sitting in the tent playing cards and drinking margaritas while it rained.

Was a pleasant 63f with 63% humidity.. fairly humid for CO. Didn't see the forcast until after I got to work. It says 50% chance for HEAVY rains this afternoon and tonight... sigh. We'll see what happens there. Had a tandem ride with the little woman planned for after work. May have to drink more margaritas instead :)

Since I destroyed the front wheel on my road bike I'm on the MTB full time and I was slooooooow today. Very windy on the way home, and riding in an upright position doesn't help, though it is nice not having to worry about each and every little bump and break in the road.

WOW! of my usual 6.5 mile commute total, i added on an extra 40.0 miles on the way home = 46.5 dst!
went swimming in local river at close of ride. all riding done in about 3 hours (w/mixture of mostly country and some 4 lane roads). life is good!

Fast commute today. Just came back off of vacation. It was busy at work, but still had a good day. Have a good day.

Missed a couple days, so I added 30 miles today with some climbing. I so needed it. That odor you smell through the computer is Bengay.:)

Wet. My wife asked me if I was going to ride in when she saw me putting my biking attire on. I said yes. She said in the rain? I said that it was not actually raining, just a storm passing through. Sometimes you have to bend the truth a little...I actually like biking in the rain. Since I put my fenders on, it really is nice. Just have to watch your stopping distance and take it easy on the corners. Just like driving a car. The best part is the looks of amazement from my coworkers who think I am nuts!!

Took my bike in for its 'break-in' tune-up last Friday, still not ready to be picked up, so I'm on my second consecutive (and probably third tomorrow) day of having to drive. Figures this happens when the weather slackens off just a bit.

Great ride this morning - guiet, calm and cool. At the end of theday I am sure it won't be any of those things since the forecast is for 31C.

It definitly chilled down a bit out there. It was a cool 55 degrees this morning on the ride in and for a change, there was a breeze in my face (this normally doesn't happen until I head home). I considered a long sleeve shirt for a bit.
Other then that, it was nice and relaxing. Good way to start the morning. I met some guy in the locker room who also commutes to work. He's just starting and uses an old cruiser bike. Unfortantly he comes from the other side of town, so no ridin' in with someone.
Nice to see other people riding into work though:)

Not a bad ride in today. It's taken me well over an hour to cool down, but traffic was ok.

local honk at the biker day today - three in one commute. One was short toot - I'm coming by kinda thing. I like those. One was from some one two empty lanes over going the other direction??!?? And the last was deadly - right on my ass in tight traffic as they went by - yes there was plenty of room but I only had three feet - no more.

Otherwise a great ride.

First bike commute since July 28. Had a nice, though very sweaty, ride in. Got passed from behind by a white pickup with a "Trek5200" vanity plate. Glad to see there's at least one bike friendly white pickup on the roads here. Sounds like I'll be dodging thunderstorms on the ride home....hopefully they'll hold off until after ~4:30

Ran into some rain on the ride home last night. Sure cooled me off. :D

Humid this morning. :eek: I'm finally cooled down enough to have my morning "sink bath".

My helmet mirror came off while I was getting ready this morning. Had to find another mirror in my collection of "bike stuff". All I had was a Third Eye mirror. Not too crazy about it. I guess that's why it has been collecting dust. Guess I'll head to the bike shop during lunch.

I hate being honked at. It's usually unexpected and it startles me. :crash:

First time commuter...
 

Finally worked up the huevos to make my first ride in to work this morning, loved it. It's not too big of a ride, only around 4-5 miles each way. Most of it is on a trail directly adjacent to a major highway, so i got to watch all these poor schlubs sitting in rush hour traffic as I coasted by. A little dose of eco-friendly self righteousness will wake you up a lot better than coffee.
I ALMOST had a problem with an intrepid minivanist, but she saw me soon enough and didnt turn.

Good times, I cant wait to get back on this afternoon.

Its been near a month since I started, and the weather's been so nice that today it finally had to turn sour. the roads were slick and wet this morning and I took this turn a little too fast. as far as I can tell the bike's ok, I'm mostly ok and I didn't hit anything in the process. I did however scrape an elbow and somehow I got road-rash underneath my lycra shorts. How did I get road-rash under my shorts without damaging the shorts?

that said, this afternoon should be much cooler than it has been (if a bit muggy) and I can't wait to get back out there.

The GF scared me off of last night's tandem ride because of the clouds and "impending rain". It never rained, and we missed a nice cool ride. She always does that. I'm gonna have to quit listening to her :)

This morning was a stellar ride... nice cool 57f [68%h] ride in. It's almost like you can feel fall in the air. Usually don't get that until September. Bright blue skies and extra nice drivers today made it a real pleasure to come to work... excepting the "come to work" part

Nice, easy day.
 

It wasn't too warm when I left the house at 7:00, but it's supposed to get to 105 today. Oh, well. Who cares if I'm sweaty when I get home?

On the way home yesterday, a pitbull ran out of a yard near my house and followed me, barking happily, for a block or two. Nothing scary about it - just a happy dog (who should have been on a leash, of course).

After three days of mtn biking and partying in Fernie, I'm tired and my legs were feeling pretty heavy today. Still, there was a marked reduction of traffic on the roads, as many people are off on their summer holidays.

Overcast, high 70's and kind of humid.
13 uneventful miles - 1:10 including traffic lights, etc. One revelation....Jake brakes will make you jump when they are used behind you on a narrow road with no shoulders.

I had a long detour home last night on the tri-bike. I went across the river into W. Sac and then south along the River Road to the drawbridge at Freeport. Brutal, gusting wind but I'm very happy with the new aero position. Then once I crossed back over the Sacramento and headed north for home, I had a huge tail wind. I thought: This must be how Dave Zabriskie feels.

My Commute Was Great
 

My Commute was a little different than it has been the past year. Last week I started cycling in with 2 other guys from the Falls. I cycle downtown and they are close to the university. Today I decided to stay with them to the university and take the escarpment down from there. The ride was great. Coming down the mountain was really fun. The descent is longer and steeper than on my other route; 52km max opposed to 42km max.

Ruby