Stay warm people! (outside of you Southern Hemisphere people...how's summer doin' down there?)[/QUOTE]

Had a hot breeze riding home, looked at my cycling computer and
38 degrees:eek: 104 farehiet I think
lucky only a short ride but the dry throat was not nice

17 degrees on the ride in. Dressed a little lighter today (silk, smartwool, shell) and felt even better. 2 hours into work, turns out have get myself to Jersey which involved riding back to Brooklyn to get the car in a hurry. Left before my clothes completely dried with 13 degrees out on the way home but was still nice and warm. That Shower Pass jacket is something else.

Gonna hate sitting in traffic on the way home.

My coldest commute to date - 12F when I left the house this AM, 15F on arrival at the office. All went well once I got used to the icy mustache ...

A lil' chilly: 19F. I had too much on though. So I stopped at my mother's work place and dropped off a couple of things. Steam was rolling off of me when I stopped at traffic signals. Motorists had something funny to look at.

Cold but no wind today. Left late and caught merged with another rider where the 4 mile run trail and mount vernon meet, at the airport. I followed him until we caught another rider. I was the last in a 3 bike train for a mile or so until I felt warm and passed them at the rugby fields. They tried to keep up for a while but I stepped on it and dropped them. Once we got into DC one of the guys caught up at a light, we rode up 15th before he turned on Independance Ave. The fast pace really warmed me up and I arrived at work with my goatee soaked with sweat, it was a great way to fend off the cold. I realized that the number of cyclists I see increases exponentially the later I leave (duh), I'm usually on the road by 5:30/5:45 but enjoy seeing other riders when I leave late.

My coldest commute yet this morning, 17 degrees. However, I actually felt warmer than yesterday (which was 21). Maybe I'm getting acclimated, but it was probably due to some tweaks in my apparel. My gloves were feeling too stiff yesterday using liners, so today I rode without them and they were actually warmer. Apparently the liners were restricting circulation. My feet also felt warmer, though I'm not sure why. I did wear an extra layer on top -- a short sleeve jersey over my long-sleeve Craft base layer, with PI Gavia jacket over that. My water bottle froze enough that I couldn't drink out of it when I finally got a chance to use it. I was very lucky with the traffic signals this morning and didn't hit a red light until the very last signal, which always gets me, but even that one was shorter than usual.

Getting a flat is my biggest fear or concern about riding in very cold temperatures. My morning commute is mostly on neighborhood streets and lightly traveled roads with few places to stop. It's also very early when I leave (6:30 am), and dark, and I can't imagine trying to fix a flat under those conditions. Which are all very good reasons for using good, flat-resistant tires -- screw the extra weight.

on the way home last night I took a detour next to the train tracks and did a little off-roading in the snow on my winter MTB... until my crank fell apart. I somehow lost a bolt, it will go back together fine, but today I rode downtown on one of my cruisers. Balloon tires are actually pretty effective in the snow.

Not as cold as yesterday, but still pretty frigid. I rode in on the tandem because a friend wants to shoot some pictures of me and the lady on it. Should be fun, we'll be in Love Park in Philly, how appropriate.
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another really nice morning, -2C. Felt not too bad, still a little creaky from so much time off. I think I'll get a tailwind pushing me home again, which is nice.

My coldest commute to date, 2F. Paranoia got the better of me and I put on one layer too many so was a bit too warm. First ride with my new face mask, which worked well.

It is supposed to jump up to 30F today, and highs of 45F (!) are predicted for next week.

It was a balmy -2C this morning. Traffic volume was low, and security left the parkade doors open so I cruised right in. Seriously - it's the best part of my day...

25F when I left the house this morning, no wind to speek of, except what i generated. My coldest commute to date, and it wasn't to bad. Also first commute on new Motobecane Fantom Cross...and it worked out quite well.

No ride in today. Wind gusts up to 60 mph and lots of downed tree branches. I'm hardcore but I'm not stupid.

Coldest ride of year for me so far, had taken off time due to holidays etc. I coudln't find my gloves this morning so I just piled on extra layers and ended up being too hot, but with no sensation in my fingers to speak of(or toes...).

My front tire was woefully underinflated, but since my pump just broke, had to deal with the sluggish results. Thankfully I wasn't battling wind.

Then, as a nice punctuation to the morning, as I was crossing Eye Street on 16th street, I made the mistake of thinking I could get across the intersection faster than a HUGE garbage truck that was turning left. I rarely/never break traffic rules, and now I remember why. The truck, from a dead stop, accelerated and AIMED towards me, my back wheel just barely missed being clipped. It was stupid of me. Will never do it again.

be careful of those things. Some poor cyclist in my building timed it wrong and got smoked by the door on the way out.

I was expecting the big storm in Northern Cal to blow through Orange County today, but it was a no show. Rode a 27 mile round trip today under cloudy skies, fairly calm, and an almost balmy mid to upper 50s. Even had to stop half way to work and take off my outer layer shirt and stuff it in the big seat bag. Have a great weekend.

great ride home. Saw a bald eagle ice fishing on the river.

My coldest ride of the season yesterday, also. Got down to 18F. I had toe warmers and three shoe covers on! I'm such a wimp! The commute was fine, otherwise. I tried out some new Castelli wind/water resistant shoe covers on the inside layer - meh. My toes always get cold no matter what I do.

Tomorrow and Tuesday the temperatures here in the DC area are going to be in the 60's. Holy cow - that's almost shorts weather. The morning temperatures will be about 45 degrees, so shorts wouldn't be a terribly smart idea.

This is more of a how was your week post...

The weather has been stellar and the roads are getting really clear so it almost feels like spring... I spent most of the week on the fixed mtb 'cause I simply love riding that bike and then used my Trek 7500 cross conversion for Friday and Saturday's commuting as I really wanted to get out and put the hammer down while the roads were clear.

If this keeps up I will be taking my summer commuter (a fixed road bike) out next week.

Overcast today - warm and muggy.

Great ride in though. There were loads of people out on their bikes this morning - I guess everyone's New Year Resolution is to get the bike out of the garage and get fit. Will be interesting to see how many are still on the roads by February! Still, it was nice to see so many bikes out there. Keep it up, everyone!

Also +1 to Gatorskin tyres today. Still lots of glass around after NYE, and going over Anzac bridge I ran over some, and then heard a 'tick, tick, tick' as the wheel was going round. Stopped, and checked the type. A small piece of glass had embeded itself, point-side first, into the tyre. Pulled it out, and all was well. With my old tyres, that would have been a puncture for sure. Hurrah!

Finally I did absolutely no exercise at the weekend at all - literally sat on my backside for two days. I though I might be stiff, but it seems to have done me good - I powered in this morning. (Thinking about it, perhaps I wasn't that quick, but as there were more slower cyclists on the roads I just felt more powerful! Muahahahahaa!)

Insanely warm today - 48F when I left the house at 05:00! Made for a nice ride in; no winter shoes and one less layer.

Looks like big time traffic is back with a vengeance here in the DC area.

Nice and warm this morning-50's in the DC metro. I wore my long sleeve jersey and a fleece vest and was perfectly comfortable. Got cut off by a Virginia Power truck as I was coming down Mount Vernon, I know he had to see me, I felt like turning around and chewing him out but decided it wasn't worth the time. The rest of the ride was uneventful and fast with a nice tailwind. Should be a nice couple of days with temps in the upper 60's, sweet.

Temperature was about 45F on my morning commute -- nearly 30 degrees warmer than Friday morning. The afternoon high is supposed to hit 70, nearly 40 degrees warmer than last Weds-Thurs. It's hard to dress for all these temperature fluctuations. I wore a light long-sleeve jersey this morning with a vest, which I can put in my seat bag for the afternoon commute. Tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer, possibly a record high.

The morning commute was nice and my legs felt strong despite riding a lot of miles over the weekend. Must be the warmer temps. There was patchy fog that kept fogging up my glasses, making it difficult to see at times. I probably would have been better off wearing no glasses at all, but I don't like going without eye protection, plus I need the glasses for vision correction.

lites on bike
 

what kind brand of lites are you using

40 degrees here in Burlington, Vermont, and my first bike commute in a few weeks. The MUP is unrideable due to snow. It's not packed enough, and the warm weather has made it very mashed-potato-ish. I took roads instead. I had to use the MUP for less than a mile, so I walked that part.

Supposed to be above freezing into the weekend, (50s F! :eek:) with rain the next couple of days, so maybe the MUP will clear out enough to ride easily. Still no studs necessary.

weird how warm it got here. I busted out my fair-weather commuter with the slicks. So much faster than the winter MTB.

I've had better days, it was nice and warm, around 65, but real WINDY. Then about 4 miles in my new horn, which I apparently didn't tighten enough, fell off. I had to stop dig out the multi tool and re-install it. At the 8 mile mark hit a down pour, just enough to soak me, then at 12 miles i rode across and intersection and pick up some glass in the rear tire and flatted. patched that and the rest of the 21 miles was uneventful. Over all it was a great start to the year.

First commute since December 17th. :( First the baby got a stomach virus, then I got it, then a week off for the holidays, followed by me getting pneumonia.

I rode today despite still hacking up a lung. Other than coughing the entire ride, it was completely uneventful.