Another rainy commute. What a ****ing shock. :rolleyes:

SWEET!
both ways are a challange but getting better! extra distance is not so much an issue now; getting into the swing
SOLO. still don't see any other commuters (bicycle). there are signs of roadies (bannana peels), but i have not seen any cyclists during the 2 hours on the road, daily!
still loner in s nj!

Well yesterday was nice. Today it was back to normal including one guy who passed me going at least 70!

Again nice ride in. Left the house later than normal and commuted in slower than normal. I wish I had worn a scarf or neck gaiter since it was about 35F and going downhill at 25-30mph creates a pretty good wind chill. Also, I had one idiot in an explorer yell something as he went by. What the hell is it with people in explorers and Jeep Cherokees?

Due to vacation, hadn't done my commute in almost a week and it was surprisingly challenging this morning. And it's not like I was a lump over the holiday -- I took two 35-mile rides over the last 6 days -- but I felt like I was going uphill in a wind the whole way in.

Another good ride to work yesterday, a storm was making it's way through our area and I had a 20 to 45 mph tailwind. The return trip home started out great, calm and with no rain, but quickly soured when a carload of teenagers decided to use me as a target for their new CO2 pellet gun. I was fortunate to have on several layers of thick foul weather gear, the pellets were made of some sort of wax or soap, and I was not hit in the face. The rest of the ride I was on Defcon 1, constantly checking the mirror and the road far ahead. The teens spotted me a second time, but I was able to advert them for the remaining commute home. I immediately notified the local authorties about the incident as soon as I got to my house, but with the local law enforcement stretched thin from budget cuts, I doubt much action was taken.

It finally rained last night here in SoCal! In my morning commute, the air smelled soo good and everything looked clean for a change.

Nice ride in today. Lots of sun. No mountain, though. Good eagle-watching. 4 days off has done a lot for my legs, whew. May take a lunchtime ride tomorrow so they don't get cocky, esp. w/ another 4 day weekend coming up.

nice ride into the South End today- didn't have to work but met up with a friend for lunch. The bike was loaded with Christmas gifts for him and his family but they were flying back to LA so I ended up having to carry them home and mail them to him in LA because their luggage was overflowing. Then did errands on the bike piling on some cool miles in areas I seldom ride. Took some great hidden back streets. Then whipped back down to BU on the bike to meet my wife on the bike path to ride home with her.

We had our first day with relatively cold temperatures but really nothing comparatively speaking to past years or to those of you in other northern (or more northern climes). People every where I went kept asking me how the riding was "on a day like this."- took me a minute to figure out what they meant.

now entered upon the official countdown. i have three months to go on this contract - well, not really, not technically . . . not for another week. still, christmas was some kind of mental watershed, so let the gnawing of the trapped leg and the dreaming of freedom begin.

meanwhile i'm still riding my studded knobbies to and from work every day, and promising myself that if i'm really good, for a treat, i can go sometime and get them properly inflated again. there was frost on the windows of all the parked cars as i came home - stopped and scraped a fingernail along one to make sure - so at least they feel relevant.

Well, rather uneventful the last few days.

Tonight it seems the temperature is finally starting to drop a bit. Rode in with about 40 degrees out tonight wearing a poly-pro base layer, a t-shirt and an EMS windstopper softshell and felt awesome. This is becoming my favorite commute temperature; just the right balance between being hot and cool at the same time.

Actually, I picked up a Brooks b17 last week to replace an entirely too soft, plastic Cloud9 seat I had which is now heavily contributing to the enjoyment of my commute. No break-in needed. I got on this thing and knew I was set within 1 mile or so.

Wow man... that's horrible. Where are ya located? Did you get a plate number?

Today was my first commute in about a month. It had been really windy for a couple weeks, then it got cold and my mini pump broke (got a new one for Christmas) so I didn't want to ride and get stranded after a flat. While I'm proud of myself for finishing out the commute, I don't think I want to do it again any time soon.
Strong head and cross winds plagued me the entire ride in and extended my commute time by nearly 30 minutes. I just put it in an easy gear and spun my way through it. The ride home was cold. My fingers were numb a majority of the ride which led to lots of discomfort towards the end of the ride. 3 miles from home I started to get cramps in both of my calves. That could've slowed me down, but I was amped to get home and open my new camera that the UPS man brought me, so I just grit my teeth and kicked through it. Then about half a mile from my front door, I realized I left a gift for my girlfriend at the office.
I just kept telling myself "a bad day on the bike is still better than great day off it" but I'm not so sure I'd volunteer to do it again.

Wow, that was kind of cold. Mid to upper 20's in the northern burbs of Atlanta this morning. I did remember to wear a scarf today. Made it much better than it would have been. Heavy frost on the lawns and cars parked outside.

No jerks to report of this morning. I think they may have been afraid of someone who would be crazy enough to ride a bike in this weather :D

40 degrees and breezy out of the south. Looks like rain. Bumpy ride cause my new Conti Sport Contacts don't like the Cane Creek wheels and mounted weird! dammitt.....

We got snow yesterday, so I switched back to the aptly-named snow bike. OMFG, that thing is slooooow. It doesn't help that I've been gorging myself on booze, sugar, fat and meat for the last 6 days, but damn! I thought my legs were going to fall off when I got to work. On the positive side, very few people are working downtown this week, so traffic was light.

'freezing fog'. Nice and quiet actually.

34 degrees and DARK when I hopped on at 5:30am. i don't know what was wrong with me today, but my muscles just felt DEAD. the whole 16 mile ride was like pushing a freakin' rock up a hill.

I know what you mean. I've been too busy in the mornings (new family unit) to don the roadie gear so I've been riding in jeans. I figure I don't need the wind layers just yet so why not. 3.5 miles to work really isn't worth the hassle of changing.

bf,
closing it down for this years commutes (traffic is getting too spastic)!
a good year, total miles so far are 4210.0 dst. will probably get some mountain biking in depending on weather this week-end. keeping the 30 lbs lost since 1/1/06 commute challange (thanks bf)!
i wish all a safe, bicycle inclusive, Happy New Year!
tomg

Good commute to and from, no problems whatsoever besides a crummy headwind on the long ride home. I hadn't done the long ride in a week and my legs were feeling it by the end.

still off from work so used the bike for errand commuting. Racked up about 30 miles going to stores etc...

It's fun using the bike in such a utilitarian fashion when I have less obligations to time. I can occasionally stop on the bike path and look out at the river or stop for a sandwich- it's so civilized.

Even did my grocery shopping at the end of the ride.

I got new mittens for $6.99 at the Christmas Tree shop. they are polar fleece and the top part of the mitten folds back to the wrist to expose the fingers- like a biking glove- so I can lock the bike and dial a cell phone without removing the mittens. I should have bought 10 pairs- they're perfect.

On the way home in the morning, I kept feeling like something was wrong, like something is slowing me down, but couldn't quite figure it. Was in such a bad mood as a result too. Tonight, on the way out, I'm all dressed and about to be out the door when I notice that the rear tire is completely flat. I can't believe I didn't notice that this was the problem in the morning.

Still, this was my first flat on this bike (about 800 miles in total, 4th week of commuting) and my first time changing a tube since I was 8 and I was glad that I was prepared. As mentioned in quite a few commuting articles, I was glad that I could do my first in a warm, well lit room instead of freezing my ass off in the dark.

Lessons learned: Keep a pair of latex gloves in the seatbag; that grease and dirt does not come off easily.

The rest of the way in was quite pleasant, with an added feel-good sensation stemming from the fact that I didn't say "Screw it" and cage it. Dressed lighter then usual for the 45 degree weather which turned out well. That entirely-too-expensive Descente wind-layer base I got a couple weeks back is really turning out great for this weather with just a single layer on top.

cold.

I had a nice change of pace this morning. I hooked up with two other guys from my Bike Commuter's Meetup and we all rode to my office together! It's a new monthy feature we're starting where we turn one person's commute into a group ride for whoever else wants to come along. It's nice not to be alone for once, and gives us all a taste of each other's commute. It was sunny with a temp in the low 20's F.

Last commute for the year for me and what happens, I lose one of my rear blinky lights :( I got to work and went to turn the two off I had running only to find that one of them wasn't there anymore. I will have to look for it on my way home. I didn't hear it come off so I am hoping maybe it came off when I went through the golf course and it is still there. Nice and cold this morning with temps in the low 30s. Should be sunny and in the low 60s for the ride home.