Got seriously buzzed (<6") by a guy who HAD to be in front of me at the next light. No one's come that close before. Nice temps (~50*) so my legs felt tight after each hill, but not hurting.

Rained last night and then stopped at around 3a. I normally get up @ 4:30a and leave by 5a-ish; temp around 50F and wet roads; incredibly clear skies with lots of stars although there was the usual black cloud mass right on top of the lake; started sprinkling a little bit as I reached my work place.

I have been doing this for about two weeks and I feel a little tired. Not tired of commuting by bike; it feels as my body needs more rest. But I get up and get out there on the road; I just don't try to push myself. I knew I was slow on my anvil, but today got passed by another bike commuter who was riding a road bike; he just swished by me and quickly dissappeared in the distance. :) Anyway, we exchanged hellos and it was great to see another rider out there in the dark.

Took a shower, had breakfast and now I feel great although a little tired (not at all sore). I'm sticking to my daily commute program, perhaps is just a matter of getting used to it. Normally when I get back in the afternoon I sleep about an hour right after dinner and then work out (weights) some. I do a split routine (chest-triceps/back-biceps/legs-shoulders) twice per week; have been going light lately as again I've been feeling without energy. Perhaps it's my body telling me it is overworked? Or should I just be patient and let the body adapt?

I'm trying to lose body fat and get rid of my stomach donut; once I hit a target weight (175 lbs; I'm 5' 9") I want to focus on building up some lean body mass; and everyday I do my bike commute.

Green Anvil

Not bad at all this morning. Low 50Fs, sunny. Great tailwind. It's weird riding at 20MPH and there's no wind at all.

Yesterday I was coasting slowly over the bike path bridge, drinking some water, and I saw a roadie approaching from behind. After he passed, I put my water bottle back in the cage and chased him just to see what I could do on the Liquid. I was holding my own behind him at over 20MPH, but I wouldn't have been able to maintain it forever. Knobby tires, etc... I broke off and did some dirt trails. :)

great commute today 49km round trip cold in the morning but gret clear skys and the same coming home but nice temperature..

managed a great 52 minute ride home even with tthe busy traffic

First commute with my planet bike alias HID sealed unit. Very impressed. Probably overkill for what I use my bike for the majority of the time, but late night rides are going to be awesome with it.

No commute today, coming down with a cold and, well, riding in sub 40 degrees probably isn't the wisest of things sometimes :)

Be patient and your body will adapt. Takes a few weeks, but after that you will be craving the ride in...keep up the great work!!

Nice commute but cooler than I like. :( Needed arm warmers and a light vest most of the way. Unzipped the vest when I was ~1.5 miles from work.
Saw lots of other commuters. Some in cutoff shorts and t-shirts (they must have been cold :rolleyes:), some in shorts and a l/s shirt.
Some "new" commuter pulled up beside me to my left at a stop light. When the light changed I took of first - luckily. He was turning right. That would have been a real sight for all the cagers. Two cyclists colliding at the front of the line of cars. :o

Wonderful commute this morning -- a refreshing crispness in the air and moderate traffic. Got a blast of bus particulates that ended up leaving crunchy residue on my teeth :eek: but even that couldn't bring down the incredible nature of this morning. Tied my record time into work and barely broke a sweat. I was off the bike for a week due to a business trip, and I was feeling it yesterday. Today I think I'm almost back to where I was. Life is good :)

I had hoped to sneak out of the house early for a few extra miles but my daughter woke early (she is her father's daughter) and we sat and ate breakfast and watched Maisy while her mother and brother slept. Finally got on the road at 7:20 so I only had time for a short detour. Still, very nice.

Nice ride this morning. Not too much traffic, no hostility- which is always nice. :)
I will break 800 miles total (since I got a bike in April) today.
c'mon mille bourne!!!!! (that means 1000 miles in french...)
since i sold my car approx aug 4, i have gotten 414 miles.
talk about motivation! :D :D :D

Nice ride. Could get used to leaving at 9am. Esp. if daytime highs hit the 70s for a while longer...

First commute in over a month. I could have used a long sleeved shirt. I was glad to had found my light. Almost wiped out on a slippery piece of rubber road surrounding a set of train tracks. I'll have to watch out for that spot in the future. I guess it was still a bit wet from the rain overnight.

This is the type of day that restores one's faith in God, if it needs restoring. Piercing blue sky like a vast crystal orb. Every breath like mint. Skin cooled by the crisp white air with just a whisper of chill. Skin lightly toasted by the dry autumn sun, casting tall skyscrapers sharply drawn on the black pavement. Light as Chablis with a hint of oak in St Louis today. It's good to be alive and on the bicycle.

Perfect day today. Sunny, cool, fall in Colorado with leaves just turning. No wind. Rode the converted mb-3 single-speed and it was soooo smooth and silent. Doesn't get better than this.

Time to rip all the gears off the rb-1 and maybe the surly too.

This is actually for yesterday. My lycra short finally came with rear rack and rack trunk. Installed rack and the trunk so that I do not need to carry my stuff in my back pack that make me sweaty. With lycra short and ajusted seat I rode much more comfortable. :)

Beware the rollerblading spearmen
 

So today I was riding home on a MUP when I see this guy rollerblading. He's not an ordinary blader though, he's flailing about with 2 ski poles. Okay, maybe he's not flailing just pushing with them. The problem is that he's taking up the entire path, all 6 feet of it. I had a disturbing vision of getting impaled on one of his poles so I cautiously approached and called out "on your left" to signal my intention to pass. No response, just more flailing about with the poles. So I call out louder, and then louder, almost shouting before he realized he wasn't the only person on the path and allowed me to pass. Has anybody else encountered these ski pole wielding rollerbladers? Is it a new trend that I need to watch out for? It could definitely make for some great headlines: "25 year old man gutted with ski pole while trying to pass a rollerblader" or "Man impaled on rollerblader's ski pole in stable condition." Crazy stuff.

Second day straight commuting after a 10 month layoff. Thought I might have to get off and walk up Napolean St, it is a short (of course) but very sharp hill. I wont finish until after dark tonight, so will have a windy, dark, and maybe wet ride home. I have been missing those :)

Will have to have tomorrow off, because of commitments, but will be back at it on Friday.

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on a really busy schedule these days so I booked out of the house early (no food in the house so I figured I'd grab breakfast someplace on the way in) got 1 1/2 miles down the road and my chain broke. Whipped out my tools and pulled out the chain tool and it just would not pop the rivet. So I had to walk back home.

Grabbed my folder, which I haven't tuned up since I returned from Europe, and headed out the door. The front brake rubbed the whole ride in, the derailleur was out of adjustment, batteries dead in the front light. Got to work but no breakfast.

Moved on to the next location and got out about 9:30p. Got some batteries for the light (size N??!- had to go to two places before I got them) and rode home. Actually, even with the rubbing brake the folder moves along.

I survived.

Had two cars follow along behind me,not passing, on the way in. Guess they expected me to move into the gutter. Guess the open left lane was invisible. Idiots. I waved them into the left lane and went on. Wasn't buzzed at all today. Guess my letters to the editors of the 2 local papers, reminded people I am a person, and easily killed, so they were careful.(Let me dream.) Ride home was fast. We have been having problems with groups of young thugs hanging out in the local park, so I went through on the way home to check...nope, not there. Local PD is back on my Christmas list.

ridiculously beautiful weather so far this week. ridiculously enjoyable rides.

local papers are full of alarming, depressing details about climate change. if any of it's true, it may be almost time for me to start feeling actively hostile towards habitual drivers. why should they get to squander more than their share of the ecosystem?

The only people who who are saying it isnt are those employed by the oil / coal companies.

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Rainy, and fairly windy on the way home, and a very slow ride. Glad to be back :)

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Another nice morning commute. I went at a leisure pace; just happy to be out there on my bike. (My LBS informed me that the rack for my new bike arrives tomorrow! Can't wait to start commuting on my new bike with 29" wheels and slicks.) Saw a runner with a headset light strolling along in the dark. Also, the rider that passed me yesterday also passed me today, but he got hung up at an intersection with oncoming traffic so I caught up with him and we introduced ourselves and chatted briefly. After traffic passed he took off on his road bike; I mean he really took off! Wow if I could someday ride like that! It was great to meet another bike commuter on the road; it validates my feeling that what I'm doing now is a great activity and shared by all those who have been willing to discover it.

GreenAnvil

Just the way I like it. 50F, little wind, and courteous drivers, could I ask for anything more?