Water water in the sky,
Drizziling misties in my eye.
Fog was thick as key lime pie
I rode some sidewalk so I didn't die.
The End

After being in muggy hot Austin (and having to drive to the office), this morning was about as perfect could be, cool, sunny and dry. No more fenders and rack now that it's spring. Lovely lovely bike path, how I love thee.

Was going to be my first commute in the rain. My alarm didn't go off and had to drive. So...my commute today was short and fast, but not nearly as fun.

broke a spoke on the rear wheel of my volpe yesterday on the way in... rode it 20 miles before I really could figure out what that sound was! Thought it was a fender or something not important, but then fixed the fender and the noise was still there... oh well... but that means that I took my backup bike today (raleigh capri fixie) and I left the house without a spare/pump... and you know what that means! Sure enough, I was crowded by a tour bus, took a curve too fast and tried to hop it, but curbs in DC are cut stone with really sharp edges and I got myself a pinch flat. About a dozen people rode by and then one guy stopped and gave me a tube and use of his pump... I'm so glad that there are nice people out there... now I'll have to do the same to anyone I see that was in my shoes... I've been looking for them, but haven't happened across one yet!

This kind of turned long on me, but that's the commute for the last few days.

This am commute was uneventfull, no cars hit or chased me.
Water in only one shoe from rain-(hmm is it really rain if there's water in only one shoe?)
Seemed colder today(5am) than usual.

I hate buss-ing, You are right you get just as miserably wet & cold waiting for a bus .
That is why I think it is better to ride, unless there is some personal injury issue.
ride ride ride

That gave me a good laugh, good job!

My ride this morning was windy, a nice strong headwind most of the way. I am hoping to get a nice tail wind for the way home but I'm sure the wind reversed directions already. I am on a mission to buy another road bike after riding my mtb so much, emailed about 2 bikes already today, hope to get one of them this weekend.

I love the rain, especially with my disc brakes, woot!

Why does it always seem to do that?? Completely unfair. I shall complain to Management!

Ride home was uneventful until I came upon this sight:



A cab had driven up onto the elevated, grassy median on Park Ave. The elevation's about 18" above the curb. Also, parking's not allowed there.

Ride home was sweet. Tried a new route and was enjoying the weather so much i decided it was time to ride to a couple bike shops and look for a Krytonite mini lock for my new dew deluxe. Weather was sooo sunny and warm with a cool breeze. Tons of inclines and declines. Definitley my fave.

Timed it just perfectly for max downpour beginning 1 mile after I left work. Actually that was perfect 'cause I was under a lot of big trees to stop and pull the rainjacket out.

I say that every year..
I think i've seen more people buying bikes, I notice this happens every time gas goes over 1.05 a litre.

It's nice riding in now that spring seems to be here, I usually take more time a and try to get some errends done before heading straight home.

$3.29 per gallon is a great motivator.....

rode part way in this morning and then realized I'd forgotten to take my suit to the cleaners. Rode back home got the suit. rode to the cleaners and then to work. Gorgeous weather today. So clear blue and a nice light breeze with nice temp.

The bike room I use at the college I teach at was almost completely emptied out except for my bike and a couple of others. Of the 50 spots in the room it's obvious my bike was ridden pretty much everyday as there is a pile of sand, salt and dirt where I park my bike that looks like a sand painting of a bike. I'll try to catch a photo of it tomorrow.

Yet another nice day. Temps in the mid 40s. Calm wind. A few cyclists out and about. I saw a bunny rabbit.

Beautiful ride in the rain today, nobody even came close to running me over. Im loving the new specialised nimbus tires that i put on my mtb, they fling way less crap on me than my old nobbies that were on there before.

I left home late, but got to work early, and didn't even break any laws. The fenders must be good for 5whp...

'Twas a cold and dreary ride in, but there's less and less gravel on the roads each day. Also, it's supposed to get very warm, starting on Sunday. About fargin' time if you ask me...

my first commute ever on a bike! Loved it, but was a little sticky after cooling down.
Getting to work is a lot easier, as on my way home i've got a 20% + grade to climb...
I'lll keep you guys posted on how my first round trip commute went

Woohoo, my fastest morning leg this morning. On Wednesday it was 42 degrees and I vowed that my winter pants riding was over for the season. It was chilly but damned if I was going to throw those things on again. Well, this morning it was 34 degrees with frost all over everything. Great. It was close, I even pulled them out and started putting them on. Screw it! Shorts FTMFW! For the first mile or so I was thinking I might have to go back and put them on but once I really got going I was warm enough, even had to unzip my top layers to keep from sweating too much. Thankfully there was no wind, otherwise I would have had to put the pants on.

I Didn't get hit, always nice, but a lot of hookers (er... the car-turning-right kind) this morning. I didn't have to take any evasive action or braking so they weren't that close but it was discourteous. Beggers can't be choosers I guess.

The sun was shining and the sky was blue,
so I rode my bike cuz it's the thing to do.
Since nobody smushed me I'm still alive
On days like this I wonder why they drive.

They can definitely be distracting.

I looked at the forecast this morning and it looks like this cold rainy crap is clearing faster than they thought - we might even see some sun tomorrow! (which is good because I'm taking my Girl Guides out for a bike hike along the river, get them out and moving!)

I sincerely regretted parking my bike at work last night. I really should have pushed home - the wind would have been behind me, and today there wasn't that headwind. Also realized partway home (on transit) that I had worked late enough (6:00) to have ridden to the train station and taken the bike home that way if I was tired... d'oh. I'm too used to travelling during peak hours when no bikes are allowed on the train. Live and learn!

6.5 hours till I can ride home...

I'm still commuting - in fact this week I rode to work all 5 days, a first for me. Hopefully that will become more routine.

M-Th the weather was great and I rode my freshly restored 1970s road bike. On Tuesday I did a 25 mile evening ride after work on the Capital City Trail, and yesterday evening I took a detour home through the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. Pure pleasure.

Today there's a chance of rain, so I rode my everyday commuter bike.

Last nights ride home was great. I hit 500 miles bike commuting in 2007.