i left the house a little earlier today and it was a relaxing ride in...the sun was shining, i need to lube the chain again tonight seems to be a little squeaky

does anyone use ice wax on their chain? i may just need to apply it more frequently

Leisurely pace this morning (12MPH average); a lot on my mind. Got caught by the train at Texas Ave., but luckily it was rather short. Hot in the 80s with 89% relative humidity at 6:00 am. :eek:

Yesterday was the first day commuting on my new Tarmac with clipless pedals. Yesterday was also the first time I forgot to unclip and tipped over at a big intersection. :\

This morning went better. A bunny tried to kill me but I lived to tell the tale. I'm running low on food at the house so I'll have to pick something up for lunch, ah well. More time on the bike!

Commute home yesterday was a bear, I collapsed and fell asleep. The roads are filled with motoring idiots! Can we discuss idiot motorists? What motorist was the most stupid on your commute ...? Tell me yours and I'll tell you mine. Let's just 1 at a time though - cause I can go on forever!

My commute in today was in may car. OMG I felt so quilty. What a luxury! I'll be biking tomorrow. Running at lunch today.

New rule: "ALWAYS road test any changes to the bike."

I swapped my clipless pedals out for new ones on Sunday, and this morning I couldn't clip in my left foot properly. I'm an idiot...

Still, it was a nice ride anyway.

Pleasant weather if a bit warm. I got my brother to ride the first third or so with me :). (He took the subway from there...)

I installed toe clips for regular pedals and did a check out ride. They stank so I hack-sawed most of them away and now I only use the front that holds just the toe. The straps are gone too. It was like I needed to buy special shoes to fit into the toe clips - to heck with that! I think they are helping - I haven't slipped off a pedal.

Saw a lot of commuters today, I was running behind, still achy from this weekend's crash.

A very humid ride in this morning means it will be unbearably humid this afternoon. Also, I sorta tweaked my 'good' knee halfway into my ride so that is very frustrating. Been at work for 2 hours now, and I'm in a cranky mood (nothing like working on help desk). Despite the humidity, I'm so glad I rode in. I will need the decompression time.

Lovely! Low traffic, cool but not cold, and city council is proposing harsh fines for those who litter. No more lit cigarettes out the window? Dare to dream...

I had my own little newly paved highway through downtown Akron this morning. They've had the pavement all tore up on Broadway for the last week, but I guess they started putting down the new asphalt last night, because when I came through this morning they had all the traffic diverted to the far left lane, which was still tore up, while the remaining 4 lanes were all nice blacktop, but closed to all traffic...except me. :D

2 kid dropoff morning. Tried a couple routes I usually don't through downtown, worked pretty well. Sprinkly, 60s, a nice change (from 40s/50s am, 70s/80s pm).

A perfect day and I have an injured ACL.:(

As I drove our van to work, I saw people walking downtown and wished I were part of the club today.

I learned I get even more respect pulling the trailer. I got a lot of strange and interested looks too.
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Leisurely ride in today. I'm thinking of trying cyclocross this fall so I found some 30mm knobbies that just fit my brake calipers. Also I put wider bars and a higher stem on for a more upright stance. And lowered the gearing.

Anyway, it makes for a very plush ride on the old 660. Looking forward to taking her up to Tahoe City this weekend to see how she climbs and handles the fire roads.

excellent commute this morning - that is all

ah man its hard to get out of bed early to do the commute... left my house at 7am and got to work right at 9am.. thinking about changing the front chain ring out to a 44T, since the 46T is kicking me ass on the ss... but i think i will wait until i put some miles on some serfas seca rs tires i just bought off ebay.

I dislike that big gear. I know I should be on it more often and I make every effort, but that smaller gear just keeps calling me. I miss the shifting of my hybrid. These old 10-speeds stink, because I have to move my hands off the bars to shift. Only 1 person passed me yesterday, so I think I'm doing better.

Got cut off by some guy in a honda passing me, then turning into a driveway just ahead of me. At least the preek had the courtesey to honk to let me know he was comming

Success!! First commute (of 3 so far) without a flat!

Ride was good. left earlier than usual (7:45) and rode the 12.75 miles in 57 mins. I almost ran over a HUGE dead rat on the Henry Hudson greenway, though. I wonder how it ended up there...

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What is this strange thing to the right of my recumbent in my parking lot at work!?!?!? All I know is the rider is male based on a helmet left in the mens locker room at the gym. They didn't ride today so I hope they are pacing it or off work and not throwing in the towel because of the 100+ heat.
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Hey Riverdale! WAS-UP! I grew up in Yonkers, but now reside in MA. Just a shout out to NY!!

Nice! I hope you remain a faithful NY sports fan. I know it may be hard out in New England...

Had a brief, yet intense, thunderstorm earlier this afternoon. Looks like it may be a cooler ride home this evening than the ride to work this morning (maybe even a little wet).

Hey Riverdale, Sorry. I have kids now and they have to be fans of where they grow up. I root for NY when I can. The superbowl was hard though. That was a weird game anyway - it was like both teams suddenly learned how to play football in the last 3 minutes ... ugh Where was the action for most of the game. Weird I tell ya. Been here since '84 when I was 23. I miss the big city and get down there a few times a year for a breath of real life. Boston is quaint but a bit "dink". I live in a tiny town that's a lot like Mayberry RFD.

I was just in MEC mulling over whether I should pick up a clip addon...

And what did you see? Not sure of your point. What do you mean by a "clip addon". Whatever you consider, make sure your shoe fits in it.

It happens...

What town do you live in? My wife went to University in Waltham, and I used to visit a few times a month. I spent many weekends there and in Boston. Definitely a nice place to visit. Horrible place to drive ;).

The backwheel of my commuter is a little bent, and the spokes that need adjusted have to be replaced...my only other bike is a fixed gear I got cheap just for fun, so I am stuck commuting doing my 25 mile (total) commute on that thing on Pittsburgh hills...

I don't know if it really sucks or if it is the best feeling in the world, but I am pretty sure it is one of the two

Yeah, the roads are all one-way, all outbound from the city! The first time I came here I drove right past it. I was like ... huh? Was that the city? In '84 it had like 2 tall buildings! I live in Maynard and work in West Newton (close to Waltham). My 17 mile commute is a straight run east on route 117, then 20 and main street in Waltham, hang a right on Moody and I'm just about there. I push it by going to my GYM in Brighten after work for 20-30 min of upper body weight training, then 22 miles home. 44 by time I'm home. Last night I passed out - it felt good. I'm doing it 3 days this week.