Overcast and windless on the way in, near empty trails and much cooler than its been in a while. Wore my biking coat for the 1st time in weeks. On the ride home it was about the same but with some wind (headwind of course) and more people on the trail. All in all a decent day of riding. Still didn't have much energy though, even after not riding yesterday.

Alright, now I'm officially jealous. They've promised us much needed rain for the last two days, but so far not a drop has been forthcoming. It was pleasant enough this morning. I took a little detour to the seaway this morning. I don't know why - I just felt like it.

Overcast and slight showers on the way in, 61 degrees and no wind. Forcast is rain for the ride home, I say so what it's no reason to drive.

Hi Folks,

No rain here, but it was windy yesterday. Tough to ride in a straight line!

Today is more settled, and also warm and sunny - hope this lasts for the weekend.

Cheers,,
Ed

friggin' WET as usual :mad:

****ty. Just really ****ing ****ty. Three flats in under twenty minutes and my bearings got totally ****ed up. How do you ****ing like that ****? **** (just another curse word for good measure). Pretty day though, nice and breezy!

Today was my first cycle commute since 1987.

I did a trial run last night and then the real thing this morning.

The weather was PERFECT - not a cloud in the sky, blue skies,
very little wind if at all.

I really liked it since the sun came up while I was riding, the
MUT was pretty much deserted and I was able to maintain
fairly high speeds for the first four miles or so (about 18-20
mph).

Once I started getting closer to the city there were more users
of the MUT so I had to keep it to around 15 mph or so until I
got into the downtown area.

I locked the bike, dropped into the locker room, showered,
dressed and was ready for work with over five minutes to
spare.

Saw the CEO in the elevator - he saw my helmet and asked
about the commute.

It was great.

The tailwind that got me home in record time last night was still blowing this morning and was doing everything in it's power to keep me from getting to work. Unfortunately, it wasn't trying hard enough:D

The bad part about the wind is that it fanned the flames on a forest fire on Mt. Lemmon, just north of Tucson, and burned the town of Summerhaven:( It also likely destroyed several nice MTB trails in the area...

Congrats to Aliensporebomb on a great commute, and bumping into the CEO with helmet-in-hand is a great bonus.

The Virginia rains ceased in time for me to take an extra long route in this morning. What a way to start a Friday.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Backed off the speed just a smidge and gained more than 10 mins on the commute as a result. This cuts into the flat tire repair buffer. This also confirmed my suspicion that I basically have to sprint on my commute in order to keep it within a reasonable time.

Otherwise, still chilly, dang it. I want heat !!! Heat I say !!!

Just the slightest whisper of a breeze: I couldn't ask for more pleasant weather. Nothing happened today. Just cruised into work, changed my shoes, shook out the helmet hair, and sat down at my desk.

I'm getting faster! I set a personal time record getting to work today. I've also shaved nearly 1.5 hours from my weekly commute time since January. Probably a combination of better weather and enhanced prowess on the bike.

Weather's been great for a week, but it looks as if the rain will return yet again. . .

Cold and wet today, heavy mist in the air and a lot of water on the ground from last nights rain. Coldest I've been in a while, almost regretted wearing the shorts. Only saw one other cyclist on the trail, which of course is the reward for riding in the cold and wet :)

Had a nice tailwind on the way in. New shoes too. Felt like I was going faster than usual, I think it was more due to the tailwind and not the shoes but it sure was nice to finally have an honest to goodness pair of road shoes. Took a longer more relaxing route. Nice commute (if not a little warm).

How can it be chilly over there? It's not even chilly here and it's winter (or so everybody keeps telling me).

Commute home yesterday was a B****

Was on my Steel MTB, and had PAIN oh yeah, nothing like it ever before had i Had! Was worse than after a metric century on the road bike, and my commute is only like 8km! From my butt, through the quads, the back of the knees, and my shins were all screaming. Not the first time I've had pain......only since ive started using the road bike for commuting some days. I just cant handle the pain on the MTB now! OWWW!!

BJE

I took a different, longer commute path home. And, ChrisL, it barely touched 80 degrees today!!! And the winds were from the ENE ... what's with that? I had a strong 3/4 headwind as a result. It's not supposed to be this way, dang it. (The sea breeze should come from the north.)

Nevertheless, it was a nice ride home with a welcome change of scenery.

Lovely ride in this morning -- bright sunshine, a bit of cloud, chilly enough to get the cheeks red and cause the tops of the ears to tingle.

There also was what I call the invisible wind. With our cold mornings, there is a shift of air down the Derwent Valley (it often has a fog affectionately known as the Bridewater Jerry). The air movement is not enough to flutter the leaves on the trees (or those that are left anyway), but you definitely feel it when riding into it.

Took the roadie Merida after a good weekend of distance riding. The legs felt surprisingly good.

R

Relatively cool morning by our standards - 10 deg C. I think it hit about 20 while I was at work, so it wasn't a particularly warm day. I'm wondering why it can't stay like this?

Had a good ride in this morning, after 4 days off for a canoe trip down the Mattawa River. Wednesday night I set my new record, as I was leaving for the trip as soon as I got home, and was really pumped.

Looks like tonite will be a hot one, as will the rest of the week according to the forecast. Oh well!

Darren

Cool morning here in VA, but not raining... Added a few miles just to avoid getting to the office. Weather forecast shows mostly sunny through Thursday, and it's going to get a little warmer. I might get 4 days in this week! Yipee!!!

I left the house this morning just after the rain stopped, the roads were as wet as if it were still raining, fenders are a good thing. There was no wind and a temp of 60 degrees F, I had a good ride in, it took me 56 minutes. The weather is forcasted as nice for the next few days here so I should be on the road bike, That will spice up my rides.

Hard ride in as recovering from my century at the weekend.

And it's windy!

Left at 6:45am. No rain, but the roads were still set from all the rain last night. Only a light wind and light traffic. Sun is now out and looking forward to a sunny ride home.

The weather was great for commuting this morning. About 65 F and sunny. I like the cool morning rides. This afternoon it will be about 90 when I ride home.

gorgeous ride in - 70 degrees, light wind - just perfect - forecast is good for the rest of the week as well - yay

took the long way in. Nice cool morning. I was hardly sweating when I got' to work. Traffic seemed a little heavier than usual. I rode a little faster than usual too. Must be that I put the Aero-bars back on over the weekend.

Today has been a really REALLY pretty day thus far. While the commute is far from over (I get to go watch my friend buy herbal PMS pills for his girlfriend, which I'm VERY MUCH looking forward to) it's looking like it'll be really nice today. The sun isn't too bright, and everything is basically, well, nice. Plus I'm not riding on siezed hubs! I love having hubs that actually work! -Ian

Rode home for to have lunch with my daughters...so will make for a 36 mile day. Glad the sun is out.

You said it, bro!