The roads were still wet from last night's rain, and the humidity must have been 99%, but still a pretty pleasant ride.

Is there something wrong with the forums? I click "next page" and it refreshes the same page. Mods? :) Edit: Wait, this post turned up as the first post on the next page. Curious.

2.5-mile hike to the bus for me today. Bike is at the LBS being tuned up. Actually, it's done, so I have to go get it today. New pads, adjustments here and there. It's in fairly good shape for 2000 miles. The chain is starting to stretch though.

I saw a sign on a tree, and it got me to thinking. The sign said, "NO DUMPING". Do people need a sign to tell them not to put trash in the woods? What's wrong with these people?

Duse, you have no idea.... If you go on "Clean up" expidetions with the Boy Scouts, you will be amazed at what you find...

My son and I always bring a trashbag with us when we go to the local fishin hole. Its always full when we leave, and we leave the hole a little better than we found it. I need to get some waders to go get the stuff in the water (Tire & other junk)

Billy

Ride home last night was excellent. Hit a little rain about 1 mile from my house. I did see a nice 8 point buck in a field. I'm seriously considering starting to carry my camera.

Ride in to work this morning was excellent as well. My hardest thing in the morning is dragging my arse out of bed and getting on the bike. The 1st mile is a killer, my legs take some time getting adjusted and after that, I feel like I go forever. Saw a baby raccoon this morning. Its suppose to thunderstorm today, as long as there isn't lightning I'll ride the 18 miles home otherwise, I'll end up calling my wife to pick me up.

I almost wish that the government would make you put so many miles on a bicycle before they allowed you to get you driver's license. My wife used to waitress and wished the same thing, that before you were allowed to go out and eat, you had to be a waiter or waitress. Maybe people would respect cyclist a little more on the road.

The sound of rain, hail, thunder, and the visuals of lightning filling the house with white light woke everyone up around 5am. I asked my wife to drive me in, but by the time I was in the shower the hail had stopped so I rode in. My rain gear worked surprisingly well.

Hot I can deal with. Rain I can deal with. Put the two together and it equals me being soaked whether I wear rain gear or not so I took the subway. :(

Had a nice slow easy going ride in, took the streets as I left later - legs still feel fairly tired but it was enjoyable nonetheless. Had a lady toot me as I was stopping for streetcar doors, I think me still pedaling made her think I wasn't stopping.

Can't wait to ride more, but I need to be careful with my legs!

Funny you mention that. I was riding home yesterday when a car passed me, and I felt this sharp piercing sensation in my chest. My intial thought was that the car's tire shot a pebble back at me. As I was rubbing my wound, I felt another sharp sting on the right side of my chest and realized there was a wasp/bee/steroid-enhanced mosquito or something and I instinctively crushed him under my tank and shook him out immediately without looking to see what it was. I, too, had the spreading red blotch, well three of them actually and I was surprised at how long my chest was stinging.

There was a lovely thunderstorm going on this morning so I took transit (plus I wanted to finish my book, a bit hard to do on the bike). My boyfriend was half awake and *****ing about all the noise - he thought I was slamming doors or something. Once I told him it was a thunderstorm he kind of subsided. At least it cooled things down a bit! Gah, I can't take too many more of these hot nights.

I had a rabbit run about 2 feet in front of my tire. 2 minutes later, another one came by. Missed that one by about 2 inches. Real scary.

Also noticed that one of my Look cleats is chipped. Foot is not secure in the pedal and I'm overcompensating. Might borrow a car and run out at lunch for a new set of cleats.

Don't you know that it's common to ride a bike around calgary while reading your favourite novel? :D

You and me both. I've never been a morning person. I think the only reason I cope with the first mile is my brain is still in a state of post-wakeup shock and my legs are just in complete denial and disbelief that I'm asking them to do this at bloody 7am... :p

Going to be a hot ride home today - actual sunshine spotted in Oxfordshire! It's been sodding miserable/overcast for most of July so far. Might have to stop for a nice cold pint at the pub a mile or so from home.

Hee. DO NOT tempt me!!

Warm, humid, and just a spitting of rain. Feels like we got Wisconsin's weather by mistake. But it makes my old Trek feel right at home.

Uneventful and generally quiet.

The love affair with the new bike continues. I must post photos (of the bike, not the affair).

It's raining in Boston...and me with no rain gear. If this don't let up, it may be the T Ride of Semi-Shame to get home tonight.

Raining again. Must have really rained hard yesterday, my gloves never dried out at work. Was dry for the trip home, and they were dry this am. Pouring rain while I distributed the kids this morning, and later when I went to the dentist, but stopped by the time I headed from dentist to work. I wore my raincoat, that I seldom break out >40F, just so I wouldn't have to sit in the dentist chair in a wet shirt. That worked. I knew I should have packed the coat to go to work rather than worn it, but I did, and now I have a sweaty rather than rainy back.

My timing today was impeccable. I had to go in to work early to set up for a big meeting, so I set my alarm 30 minutes early. It went off and I stayed in bed. I eventually got up, showered, went back to bed, only to be awakened by thunder 2 minutes later. It was raining cats and dogs outside! I squinted out the window, saw that I was pretty much guaranteed to get soaked, and got ready to ride. 3 minutes later, I stepped out the door and got on my bike. The rain ended right then, and other than road spray that escaped my fenders, I made it to work completely dry.

Spent the evening at my g/f's place so my commute was shorter than normal. It's been raining off and on all day but luckily I missed most of the heavy stuff. Quiet ride for the most part. I'm originally from West Texas where it's flat and dry with no trees...so getting to ride anywhere in Portland is a treat--but I love going over the Hawthorne Bridge. If only we could keep the pedestrians off of it...

Not as bad as it could have been. Misplaced my keys and left later than usual, rode smack into the resulting mayhem but missed the blast itself.

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I lost my sunglasses and then a gnat flew into my eye :mad:

But then this awesome thing happened! I was on the bike path and a huge deer walked across the path about 50 feet in front of me. I slowed way down and he (he had antlers) stopped and watched me for a minute before walking on. :D
I just wish that I could've gotten my phone out to take a picture, but I was all rain-geared up.. Oh well. Maybe next time.

Those of you in the Chicagoland area.... HOW ABOUT THOSE STORMS!!! WOW!!!

I got home about 1/2 hr before the lightning started! OMG it was loud!

Amazingly enough, this was the first rain storm for me all summer... JINX

Billy

Hot ride home yesterday, but nothing compared to what we should see today, 98F (37C) with ~ 50% rH. Definitely won't be pushing too hard in that! Last time it was this warm, I froze my water bottles ~ 3/4 full of ice then topped them off with chilled water. After my 45-50 minute ride home the remaining water was luke warm.

Pleasant though pretty sweaty ride in this AM.

Sounds like everyone is getting rained on. Including myself. Wet on the way home yesterday, and only lightly wet this morning.

I really have to get those fenders installed that are sitting in my garage. Unfortunately I can't yet since I'm still waiting for a longer screw (should have today) since the planet bike fenders came with one that is too short.

The rear fender will be a challenge too since my crappy front derailer is in the way of the fender... I'll have to hop forums and get some advice from the mechanics I think.

Not bad today. Mid 60s but humid. Clouds, no rain. Slight headwind. I left about 10 minutes late because I stayed up too late last night and was tired.

Bike got tuned up yesterday. The new disk pads are nice and quiet, and stop well, but they're thick and rubbing a little on the disks, so I was a tick slower than normal. Still, a roadie popped out onto the MUP just ahead of me and I was hanging with him at 20MPH. It was hard with the knobbies AND the brakes AND the headwind, but I managed okay. :p

Rode home around 10:30PM last night from a little party. Fun stuff. At one point I stopped, turned off my light, let my eyes adjust, and then rode with just a front blinkie on the MUP through the woods. Lots of lightning bugs flying around and flashing. It was nice.