I got my brand new windbreaker last night, so I was eager to try it out this morning. Apparently the gods heard me and gave me the strongest headwinds I've ever had on a morning commute. Yikes....my legs are so tired now, I hope no one asks me to walk around at work

Saw another commuter today (I know, it's sad that it's a big deal) - not a "new" one I don't think, though I can't be sure.

I just refer to him as sidwalk guy since that's the only place I've ever seen him.

Well I have to say the hot 80 degree weather yesterday brought out all the crazy drivers. Had a woman in a massive SUV tell me to get off the road and an old couple in an SUV almost run me over. I was fuming by the time I got home from all the idiots I had to avoid. Nice, calm ride this morning, nothing too exciting. I'm hoping this afternoon is not a repeat of last night. Saw a few other commuters out last night and got some waves.

I went down to the lakeshore MUP (Martin Goodman trail) this morning and stopped about 10 seconds into that to put my gloves on, as another guy was approaching - he passed so I paced him - he kept a pretty fast pace (we were going a nice 20-22mph), until a fork in the road got me a little confused and I hesitated, went over some packed snow/ice. I just didn't know which way to go, having never ridden that part of the MUP before - anyway, I took a right toward the lake and followed him, he turned around shortly after - either to exit or was doing laps. We exchanged a friendly "morning!" - which was nice.

Yesterday was a gym day and my left knee was giving me a little grief, so I worked it lightly on the bike machine (yeah yeah, I know, I hate them too!) just to try and gently see if there was a problem. Might have to go see a Doc about that though, don't want to ruin them.

Wind by the lake was pretty harsh, even more so heading north up to King St. (I went through the Exhibition grounds up Strachan to King) - very exhausting/breath taking.

The just under 4 miles took 17 mins, so I need to work myself back into a longer commute (plenty of options for that too) but I'm glad I rode in.

Frosty again. Come on, man, it's spring! (almost)

Now that the weather is nice (for now), the Mall and Mt. Vernon Trail are packed with people in the afternoon. It is still just me and fellow bike commuters in the mornings, but the afternoons are an obstacle course of pedestrians, runners, clueless tourists, Segways, bladers, and cyclist. I miss the relaxing evening ride home. It is only going to get more chaotic once the Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom!

Cold this morning, -12C. I'm really ready for winter to end...

Rode 17 miles this morning with my rear brake rubbing. Brilliant. Finally figured it out at a stoplight near the end of the ride. Much better once that got fixed.

Ouch, nice extra workout I guess..

Hit the halfway point this morning - 10 miles in, 10 to go, and Pssssshhhh! A rear flat. Happily it was at a point with streetlights, so I pulled the gear off the bike, flipped it over, and pulled the tire. No sign of whatever caused the flat - the tire was intact, nothing stuck in the tire - nada. Pumped the tube up a bit to find the leak, patched the tube, put it all back together, checked for pinch flats, aired it up and Psssssshhh! Flatted again. Composed a sonnet. (Well, uttered words anyway.) Took the tire apart again, looked for anything that might be causing a flat again...nothing. Out of paranoia (and to save patching time) I got the brand new spare tube out and put it in instead. Put everything together being doubly sure the tube wasn't pinched and...it held air. *Whew* Put the tire back on the bike, trying to seat it well. Flipped the bike over, and the wheel was just off enough that the rear brakes rubbed. *Sigh* Flip the bike, re-reseat the wheel, all better.

8 miles later the rear tire went flat. Again. Recited Shakespeare. Then I pushed the bike the last two miles to work.

I have since pulled the wheel again. I looked at the spokes. I looked at the rim tape (it's a new rear wheel.) I went over every inch of the tire, both inside and out. I cleaned everything. When I pumped up the new tube, it has an odd constriction right where the hole was. (All of the holes were in different spots, by the way.) I patched it up, patched the original tube, put everything back together carefully, etc and the tire is holding air. For the moment. Here's hoping the ride home is uneventful.

Man am I glad I have a road morph pump. At least pumping up tires repeatedly is easy...

A rare rainy and cold day so only saw one other rider this morning. Wore my newest high-tech cycle wear and the wife thought it looked cool - she usually tells me how dorky the whole get-up looks - so money well-spent. Glad I kept the fenders on the Surly but definitely need to add mudflaps to get the water off my feet. Fun ride though despite the cold and the wet. No sweat!

Looking fwd to racing home tonight to catch as much hoops as possible...
We took a long lunch to watch the games at noon, and someone asked me if I could drive over the the restaurant.
"Nope, unless someone wants to ride on the handlebars."

No It's the Escape to the Lake (Erie) MS 150 Bike Ride scheduled in June.

in the high 50's and sunny in the morning. forget what I said yesterday, the MTB is noticeably slower than my Coda Sport. got an extra 4 miles in because I rode up to the bank to do a deposit for my boss. then I get to work to find out that he clocked me in an hour early... awesome! definitely made up for at least two of the lunch breaks I've had to work through. I basically made 11 bucks for riding my bike on a nice sunny morning... what a beautiful start to an otherwise lousy day.

in the high 60's and looking like stormy weather when I got out. the expected thunderstorms never materialized though. I went straight home slowly but as expeditiously as I could given my temporary steed. getting up the hill was tough. I started to get really tired about 0.2 miles from my house... I think I would have bonked if I had had to go any further. pretty good ride back nonetheless.

nice ride in today. Had to go to Cambridge before work this am then at the end of the day a family emergency required that I be about 30 miles west of town in a major hurry. I biked to the commuter rail station took the bike on the train and got right to where I needed to be in no time. Gotta love that bike/train combo!

Wonderful ride in today!

I left my 250 kilo studded winter bike at home and flew over here on my darling Sirrus. The difference is amazing. Now I need to figure out a longer way home, can't let these legs go to waste

And yes, it's sunny, warm, and windy from the west... Woopie.

Grrrr...I was so close to work this morning when the bottom dropped out. I was fine in a misty rain for the whole ride until I was one light away from the office -- I could see the driveway -- and I still ended up getting completely soaked.

I was able to sneak between the rain clouds. One hour commute and no rain. Not too sure if I will be that lucky riding back home though.

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I seem to tip over or wreck every two weeks lately.
Rounding a corner I encountered a pile of sand that was not there 2 days ago.
This one is far worse than my slow speed tip overs.
-sore left wrist.
-scrapes on my left hand
-possibly sprained right wrist. Hurts amazingly bad.
-road rash on right knee
-massive bruise where the front of my shoulder hit the ground.
Why the heck did I continue on to work?
I had 20 miles to go when this happened. Anyhow, I have bandaged and sterilized. Took a fair amount of pain killers and am icing. Not feeling that coherent at the moment. Hopefully, I feel good enough to ride. It's supposed to be nice today.
I am still cold after 1 hr. It was in the high 20s but I could not pedal fast enough to heat up.

road in to work last night for graveyard shift and had a tail wind, what a relief. hard to ride home after 12 hour night shift. im now going to bed.

Switched back to the skinny tires today. I was partially cut off by a dork in a stinky minivan, and it later cut off a couple of cars, so at least it wasn't cycling-specific asshatism. I'm happy it's Friday!

Bummer dude, sorry to hear that. I have clobbered both of my shoulders, the 1st 2 yrs ago when I got hit by a car (rear-ended in the bike lane! Hey, at least I didn't get a ticket) the other this past fall when I hit a rubber mat in the road (intended for tracked vehicles to cross w/o pulverizing the pavement) while it was very very wet. Those are the injuries that lingered for me, anyway. I had 2 other high-speed tumbles that didn't really have any after-effects past a month or so, I hope yours is similar.

So uh what can I say, nice ride in for me today! Dark, cool but not cold, damp but not wet.

Sleet in the face from 20mph wind kind of hurts.

Ouch! Hope you recover quickly so you can enjoy the weekend.

My morning commute was nice and uneventful. No wrecks, no flats. Thank heavens.

This week has been a great week for commuting. The weather has been perfect, shorts and t-shirt, and I have been riding my new old Nishiki road bike. I have it setup just right for me now and it is really fun to ride.