hey it did snow but it turned to rain by the time I rode in it was rain and no ice. Got a flat about 1/2 mile from work. raced in before it went dead flat.

nice ride home on the bike path and then Comm Ave. in a light rain.

Windy....very windy! ' took me maybe an extra 15min to get home. I enjoyed it nonetheless. :)

Road was wet this morning. I thought my time would be slower, but I actually averaged 18.14 over 10 miles in to work. One of my best times so far this year. Funny how you don't really know until you check the clock.

Just got my whole family moved down here to Georgia from northern Maine. Now I can ride all year. I'm not missing the snow...yet.

Today WAS my 4th consecutive commuter cycling day this week. I made it to work with my bike every day this week. It was my 14th "Commuter Cycling" round trip this year, the 13TH CCC DAYfor the bikejournal.com forum for the year. But it was not a typical commuter day...

read my journal:
http://www.bikejournal.com/profiles....rjohn&public=1

I had 2 flats today and was "rescued" twice!

Doing a "work day commute", on the way in to Hilton everything was going O.K. except for the Northerly head winds keeping my speed slow. Then the back tire went flat. On the C-P Town Line Road there is no protection from the elements. The 18-24" shoulder is crushed stone with a 3 feet deep drainage ditch drop-off (filled with snow melt run-off). There was only 20 minutes before I was to be on my way to a School with a bus. I can't fix a flat, pedal 4 miles, inspect a bus and be on my way to school in that time frame. So I called Hilton Transportation (where I work) for a rescue pick-up.

So after a routine start to the commute my bike and I had a 6-7 minute walk before finishing our ride to work in a rescue vehicle. At work I parked the bike in the mechanics store room. I would affect my repair after the bus run. Later after the bus run, taking my time, I cleaned off the rear wheel and inspected (carefully?) the tire. Removing the punctured tube, I installed a spare tube which is always in the bike bag ready for use.

Repairs effected, I was on my way home. I got 1/4 mile down the the road. FLAT AGAIN?!! The thought was, walk back to the office, call home and leave a message for Ginny to come pick me up. Just then, along came Betty and right behind her was Pam, each in their motor vehicles. Do you need help John? Can I give you a lift home? Do you want to use my phone? Betty offered and I gratefully accepted a ride for me and the bike. Betty took me and the Globe home home in comfort and grace (she traveled about 20 miles out of her way). I am so grateful for friendly co-workers! (CCC forum post #663 on bikejournal.com )

its the weekend so only took a short ride, weather was amazing as it often tends to be. Although we did have a bit of rain earlier. We shall see what tomorrow brings.

Another lovely day today.

Legs were a bit stiff; amazingly still so from our charity 'spin' on Friday. We were quite stoked as we all did quite well, and raised over $2000 for diabetes research. Nevertheless, spinning flat out on a bike with no resistance for 8 minutes feels a whole lot different to riding - and boy were my legs stiff at the weekend! They're feeling better now, but I could hardly believe what that 8 minutes took out of them!

Still, a very nice ride in. I hope this weather holds - it's just so perfect. Blue sky, sunshine and about 15C with a hint of a cool breeze. Lovely.

The ride in last night was quiet without the studs. The ride home was a bit uncomfortable since my scrubs and underwear were in a plastic bag and I had to go commando in jeans since someone urinated all over me at work. In 4 years of direct patient care that was a first. Had to wash up at work and then scrubbed like heck in the shower as soon as I got home. that was over 12 hours ago and I still don't feel clean...

great commute today although its the first time in about a week that I haven't been drenched which is a pleasant suprise

I also put this thread on did, so lets make it popular and every one digg it,

you can do so here

http://digg.com/environment/Bikeforu..._commute_today

A first for me -- I actually rode to work in the rain. I've ridden home in the rain plenty of times from getting caught in showers that develop during the day. However, my policy has been that I don't ride when it's raining in the morning. I changed that policy today because it rained all weekend and I was itching to ride. Plus, the forecast is calling for chances of rain all week, so I figured I might as well get used to it or miss an entire week of riding.

Fortunately the rain was very light this morning, although the streets were very wet from heavier showers overnight. The hard part is carrying enough gear as I rode one of my roadbikes without a large seatbag because the RaceBlade fenders fit better on it than my regular commute bike. My pockets were stuffed with gear.

The thing I hate most about riding in rain is the poor visibility. My glasses spotted up quickly and they fogged up completely at every traffic light. However, I caught green lights almost the entire way and had one of my fastest commute times in months.

The ride in was awesome. I ride to work in the afternoon, when it's still light, so I can take the greenbelt. Nature! No cars! Sunlight and warmth! It was a great ride, even though a scary German Shepherd thought I was a food item and tried to escape his owner's car to come eat me.

The ride home, at 0600, was dark and cold and the roads were wet. Massive headwind, too.

Today was swoopy, as in, I was swooping around cars and splitting lanes all the way to work. Had one close call, a driver from Mass. who couldn't drive just in his lane so he forcibly shared part of my lane with me. I passed him a few blocks later and forced him over before leaving him behind.

Beautiful clear day with a magnificent sunrise. I left abit late so i actually put on the sunglasses right off the bat! For a northerner that's a good feeling. It was cold today, only about -8 but it felt colder for some reason, must be the additional humidity or something.

great riding this morning, chatted with another commuter at a light for a few minutes
rode the steamroller in and i am feeling more confident with the fixed gear thing

using legs more than the brake, i only use the brake when i have to or if my legs are spinning too fast, thinking about getting a smaller cog to resolve this

pleasant weather...about 30f or so when i left the house here in portland, me

:D

mid 40s and started raining on the way home this morning. rain jacket was warm and dry but only had winter tights for the lower half. actually have to say getting soaked was refreshing except for the soggy shoes and socks. I might just try the whole sandal thing and toweling off when I get to work. a mid 40s rain now probably seems refreshing but when I acclimate to summer temps it will probably give me chills.

First day back on the bike for the season.
Weather forecast predicted some light snow and rain mix (it was hovering around the freezing point). I woke up early to try to beat the precipitation. When I woke up and got ready, the sky was crystal clear. As luck would have it, as soon as I stepped outside, the snow came down.
Commute went very well. The bike paths here are still covered with snow so I have to bike on the roads for now. I have a good route that's actually about 1/2 km shorter than my usual route. The ground didn't start to get slippery until I reached our downtown area.
My commute was very slow as compared to high-peak season.
I'm very happy that I beat my seasonal goal. My goal was to begin commuting on 1 April, now I'm a day earlier!
The best part is that I don't have to ride the yucky bus anymore, which makes me very happy :D

Frosty! And yet I felt like the forest fire in Bambi or something, scared up 4 deer (2 pairs) and a rabbit.

Today was the first run of my new commute to Whitby from Toronto, approx. 32m/53km. I decided that I'd just ride to the train, then ride from train to work and vice versa for the first day. Tomorrow I'm thinking of riding in all the way, giving me an RT of around 60 miles. I'm hoping to do 2/5 days to start with and work from there.

The actual ride itself was very nice, I left early so I could meander slowly to Union station. It's warm, but a touch windy and wet today - but, so far so good - and I'm no longer blocked accessing BikeForums at work! Yay new job :D

Like tarwheel, I rode in the light rain this morning. It felt VERY weird--not because I don't ride in the rain, I do. It's just--and I know this sounds incredible, but it's true--it hasn't rained on one of my commutes in about a year. I ride 4 or 5 days a week, every week, year-round. THAT'S how bad the drought is here in NC.

Itsjustb:

I've been telling people I look forward to being "rained out!"

Today was nice and warm in the afternoon , on the ride home , there is definitely an air of spring around.
The ride was as usual, fast downhill in the morning and long slow uphill in the afternoon , only one mishap with a blind and ignorant cardriver, almost wacked me making a full u-turn , just to ask directions at people waiting at the busstop on the other side of the road !!
I scared him pretty much when I showed my face in his window , balancing on the front wheel , all brakes shut , but he seems like a nice guy and excused himself for not seeing me.
Friday , before the weekend I suffered a double flat !! I missed the piece of glass at the touch of my fingers,while repairing the tire in the rain and I payed the price .My advise : never put the pressure back in the tire if you did not identify the culprit of your mishap !
Have fun , ride hard and get home safely !!
Summer is coming soon now,time to change my clothes

Bleagh. I feel like crap, but not bad enough to keep me away from work. I think I caught a virus from Rock Band on the weekend. The snow from Sunday morning iced up hard last night. I had a tough time getting up one of the hills on my route because I was too lazy to change wheels. The ride home should be similarly dicey.

Another sensational day! Man, the weather just now is awesome for riding. I could just ride all day and skip work. About 13C, lovely sunshine, bue blue sky, crisp air.

Legs are still stiff from the spin thing on Friday. Can't believe how long it's taking to get over it! The stiffness has now moved right into my inner groin. Hard to sit at my desk and rub / massage that part of my anatomy without, erm, raising suspicion!

That said, I did quite a fast ride in today; held off a roadie on some carbon fibre thing going over Anzac bridge. All good, although I think I might be starting a cold. Boo.

My first p*ncture! Just left work and noticed that the back end felt kind of loose. Stopped to have a look and the back tyre was completely flat. Got all my gear out, turned the bike upside down and tried to pump up the spare tube ready for my first refit - only to find my pump didn't work (Topeak - hardly ever used). Luckily, a passing mountain biker stopped and helped me - in fact he pretty much took over and did it all in record time - not that I was complaining. Stopped at Halfords on the way back and got a new pump, new spare inner tube and a helmet, which I've been meaning to buy for quite some time. Had an uneventful journey home in lovely weather.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Lee the mountain biker for sorting me out - I didn't even have to ask, he just came up and offered to help. A true gent!

temp in the 40's, winds out of the SE (headwind) on the way in. mid 40's cloudy with showers on the way home, stopped to watch deer that were curiously watching me get soaked

Road Hazard
 

Busy intersection, going faster than traffic, heard a loud metallic sound as the rear of the bike bounced into the air, then the all too familiar sound and feel of a deflating rear tire. This thing (see photo) went straight through the exact center of my thorn-resistant tire and both sides of the tube, and to top it off broke a spoke in the process.

Unbelievable... out of the 63.5 total miles I rode today, including to work and back, I got wet on exactly .5 of them. This despite there being all kinds of green and yellow on the radar the whole day. Some days ya just get lucky.

Nice, quick and warm, if a little wet. It wasn't fluke, with those Aksiums. Commuting time has been noticeably decreased.

Yelled at some guy for passing to close. Starting to catch myself getting a little too touchy at some of this stuff and getting the feeling that I'm the one being the ******* for going off on people. It's a bit of a personal dilemma.

Nice! Mid-50s (~12 or 13C) with a light drizzle and mild wind quartering in from the SW (mostly into my left). Was so nice I wore shorts for the first time in many months! Felt great, too. Was powering through sections that a lot of days I just kind of slog through. Must be spring, or something. :D

Man, did I get soaked yesterday. I decided to ride despite the rainy forecast because ... I just felt like riding. Made it to work with just a few sprinkles along the way, and also hit a lull in the storms when I left work in the afternoon, even though it rained hard throughout the day. Then I made my mistake. When I got to my neighborhood, it was still barely sprinkling, so I decided to tack another 10 miles onto my commute since the weather has been so iffy. That's when the bottom dropped out, and I rode in a steady drizzle for the last 8 miles of my commute. I was soaked like a wet rat by the time I got home.

I don't know how you guys who ride in the rain all the time handle it. It's not that riding in the rain, per se, is so bad -- it's the cleaning up and drying up afterwards. I spent about 20 minutes drying and cleaning my bike, and then had to go ahead wash all of my clothes so they wouldn't get skanky sitting in a wet pile. And I still need to remove my seatpost and dry out my frame.

BTW, it was still raining this morning, so I drove. I had some errands to run anyway, so hopefully I'll be back riding tomorrow under better weather conditions. As Itsjustb mentioned, we are in the midst of a terrible drought in NC, so there's seldom a need to ride in the rain because it's dry most of the time.

good ride this morning, it was warm and a little wet from the night's rain
not much falling from the sky though just felt damp, wrapped my clothing in plastic bags and wrapped my mail in plastic also

my first wet ride with the new bike, have to break it in somehow

supposed to get up to 60 today!

i am really digging the fixed gear commute
:)