Is it a close call if I didn't have to bail out? Some clown in POS 80s sedan BLEW through a red light and had to swerve into oncoming traffic to miss me. He left a little rubber, so even though he was at least a foot from me when he swerved, margin-of-error-wise it seemed really close.

Otherwise a fine ride in misty sunshowery type of conditions.

I woke up early and didn't have any cereal so i had extra time and decided to walk to work. took about 40 mins. it was awesome though.

Man, my rides are so perfect everyday it gets boring to talk about. Sunny and warm; nice and smooth. Monday's are cool because I can chat up my ride buddy about his weekend mountain bike adventures. For a second I thought a right-hook was pending by a car speeding up to beat us to an on-ramp. At the last second he slowed and braked hard and waited for us to pass.

monday morning flats suck.... :(

YOWZA! Today was the second best day of the year! Commuted in a nice and comfortable 55f. Which meant no winter gear. Yea! It's about time. This aftn. was out of this world. Rode home on the bikepath nice and slow. I had shorts, sleevless jersey and the sandals barefooted. I saw alot of walkers and bikers. I saw alot of bikers dressed as if it were 40degrees out there. Heck, it was 70f. Today was one of those days to hang loose. I rode up and down the Bikepath several times. I didn't want to quit, it felt so nice. I had the bike on the middle ring and just took my time. Listening to the radio and smoking cigarettes. ( I know, thats bad.) Stopped by the river and hung out. I just took my time heading home. Tom'rw is supposed to be even better. Tom'rw I have to stop by PerformanceBike and pick up another tail-light because I busted one off. 15% off on Tuesdays

I'm glad I rode in today, but the balance sheet is even. Morning route saw heavier than usual traffic and I wound up in the gutters a couple of times thanks to cars drifting right. On the way home, a typical Chicago wind: 20mph right in my face no matter which direction I'm going.

43 degrees and a light tail wind. I have a feeling that I'm going to miss commuting in this weather. It sucks for road rides, but it's absolutely perfect for the commute, particularly with regard to being able to haul ass and still arrive at work relatively dry.

Conditions around DC are similar today. 43F with scattered misty drizzles. Real nice weather for kickin' it. I don't time my rides, but this morning's run in was pretty quick. :D

another pleasant morning about 33f when i left the house
supposed to warm up to 50 today and the sun is going to hang around too

getting better everyday at riding fixed
my singlespeed already has a layer of dust on it:(

In a word: Surreal.
I woke up early much too early and decided to head into work. It was completely dark at 5am when i left and there was patchy fog ranging from wispy to pea soup. My commute takes me through unlit country roads where the only light is what my halogens supply. In many areas i could only see a couple of meters ahead of me.

Today was great. I left at 7:30am, it was sunny and 71 degree's.

Good ride; uneventful; completely overcast and about 50 degrees. T-shirt and a windbreaker with slacks! 6 miles, 32 min door-to-door, 10-11 mph average.

Felt good. Passed a couple fellow SS/FG riders who were mashing it up the Williamsburg bridge.. meanwhile I was just pedaling normally. And I'm not even in shape! I guess a lot of people are just getting their bikes out for the spring, maybe. Pretty uneventful ride.. even more construction on Broadway now, but oh well.

Nice ride in this morning. First commuting ride of the season. It was nice to watch the city wake up (I'm at work by 7:00). I didn't want to ride teh 12.5 miles when I got up, but I convinced myself that I'd feel better later if I did. I was right.

37F and misty. Not bad.

Cool and breezy.

My legs were a bit heavy from running yesterday afternoon but they responded well. My buddy and I made good time despite the headwind on the first part of the route. The tailwind section was like pure heaven, rolling along at 22, up on the hoods, and chatting about our kids and work and the Tour of Flanders.

A great way to start the day.

good ride - about 46 when I left. No wind. A lot of courteous drivers out this morning

Mid 30s. Headwind. Not too bad. Nice and sunny. Saw a couple of cyclists. One blew through a stop sign, headed downhill even. Not sure what the point was.

Rain rain rain. Man, it's been raining since Monday. Every commute is wet and a bit cold, and frankly rather miserable. Especially when my stuff doesn't dry out fully at work during the day, and I'm putting on damp clothes to ride home.

Another peeve - the street lights are out on the section of MUP that leads onto Pyrmont Bridge from the city. It's next to a road with oncoming traffic coming up a incline, which means you get very dazzled by oncoming lights. It was virtually impossible to see anything on that path last night - had to go literally at a slow walking pace to make sure I didn't ram a ped. All of whom were wearing black, of course.

Sunny and a little windy in the low 40's. Only problem was the Red Sox fans leaving the opening day game. Made for a lot of traffic, both pedestrian and auto, but since they won, I was happy to put up with the traffic.

20 MPH tailwind in the AM and 15-20 headwind in the PM. Short enough ride I didn't wimp out and load my bike on a bus.

45 deg f going in with the wind assistance, light rain. traffic was good, except one "ram" or "f150" truck driver passing a car from other direction, towards me. made it through, but an illegal too close for comfort, pass.
wind slowed my return trip, but the sun was coming out, traffic was cool, and i was in a positive zone.
may go again tomorrow, depending on how i feel. i left the bike loaded to go.... :-)

Such LOVELY weather! After the snowy long winter it feels so unreal... All the snow is gone! Time to change to slicks! Amazing.

It was awesome! I love the commute back and forth on day shifts! The ride in is on the street, but it's downhill and most of the (very minimal) traffic is going the other way. I waved to one of my coworkers, who was driving an ambulance emergent to the hospital, and he waved back. He saw me. WIN!

The ride back was great, too. Nice weather. A few of the trees are starting to get little buds on them.

Fine ride in this AM. The air is still thick with pollen, but other than that everything is peachy.

52F and overcast when I got to work. A dreary day, but a good day to ride!

great ride this morning, very little wind and it was about 35 when i left the house
i rode no hands for a bit just to practice on the new bike...smooth as buttah'

:)

very nice ride this morning. I was a little chilly - it was 52F when I left at 6, but I only wore shorts and a t-shirt - I got used to it about halfway through my ride though. Looking forward to ride home this evening - supposed to get up to 70 today

Bit cool this morning, 38F with a 15mph wind. It was behind me for half the ride so that was nice.

Got dropped by another rider. I rarely see anyone, but passed three other riders this morning. The last one dropped me easily. In my defense he had about 20 years on me, and his bike wasn't festooned with fenders, racks, and loaded bags. Oddly, he kept switching between the sidewalk and the road. A practice I avoid. I wonder if he was a bike messenger, don't see them too often this far from the city, but I have seen them from time to time.

Mundelein swept the glass on the bike path over to the side. My complaints must have reached some sensitive ears. Maybe the grass crew will even pick up the broken bottles. One can only hope.

Today's commute, being the first commute of '08, was just lovely. It was cool this morning so rather than hassle with a complete change of clothes, I went semi-Fred (bike shorts under jeans). Afternoon attire depends on how much it warms up. Lovely ride in, lots of other commuters.