Not bad this morning. I saw a cat, and one suicidal squirrel. Temps in the mid 30Fs, but I had an annoying headwind to deal with. I just didn't have the energy for it, after 4 days of eating and drinking to excess.

I saw a blinking LED headlight about a quarter mile behind me on the MUP, but the rider either left the MUP, or wasn't as fast as me (unlikely today ). I never saw it again.

Took the day off bike commuting today. I've been on leave since 11/16 and rode about 300 miles over the 10-day period. I was due for a break, and since it was foggy and raining when I got up this morning, I decided to drive. Hopefully will be back in the saddle tomorrow.

I'm with tarwheel today. I commuted 110 miles last week and did a spin class on Sunday which kicked my a&$, so I'm taking today off.

First day commuting after a week off. Rain, rain, rain. And it seemed insignificant after riding 188 miles, most of that in the rain.

Fargin' cold! -15C and windy when I left the house. I actually had to wear a long-sleeved shirt.

Warmed up here, not bad at all - incident free ride, yay. All wet on the roads still from the remaining snow/slush, but it's pretty much all clear everywhere from what I've seen.

Frosty! 30F. But not slippery, fortunately. 'They' keep saying it will warm up and start to rain 'tonight', been saying that for several evenings now. Still hasn't happened. Maybe tonight...

Too much pie over the holiday weekend. Bleh. Felt fat and slow.

Except for a flat nice cool ride at 34....I just hope theses idiots who water the street everyday turn it off before it actually gets cold.

3 celsius and light rain, thankfully there wasn't any wind or it would have been a bit unpleasant.

Rain. Lots and lots of rain. Not cold though, so kind of fun in a way. Traffic seemed light too, which makes for a better wet-weather ride. Only saw three other cyclists, and we all nodded to each other in a kind of 'rain riding solidarity'.

I like riding my bike!

Had all of last week off and realized that I missed the commute most of all. Didn't disappoint today either. 61 degrees and a steady rain the whole way in. Was great to wear just a short sleeve jersey and shorts this time of year and the rain was refreshing.

Had some funny looks from people bundled up in front of bars. Looked like there was a 3-car pile up at the end of the Manhattan-bound left lane on the Brooklyn Bridge. Of course, I didn't have my camera with me.

ok great commute on the new route, temp bordering on 30 degrees c so nice and warm as well.

Managed to average just shy of 30km/h today as well which is a great achievement considering the traffic build up on certain areas, but napean highway the speed was well over 50km/h for a huge section of it, top speed 59.8 on the flat ... GOLD

TOASTY WARM here in Virginia this morning ... 57F when I left the house. Commute was great - I left a bit earlier that usual (4:30) and had the roads almost completely to myself. I seem to have recovered from my spin class (yikes!) on Sunday and legs felt strong.

A small amount of ground fog and pavement was wet but freddy fenders did the job!

very..very rainy on my way to the train last night for my night shift.

Cleaner at work who does 20+ kilometers to work suggested clear plastic cleaning bags over my rain gear for really heavy rain.. Good idea! I snagged a few bags from him, he had a flat just as he was around 2k from work but fixed it here. He's been riding in for over 15 years. We did a quick estimate and calculated he's saved approx. $15,000 riding in outside of the priceless health benefits... Sweet!

Cheers..

Probably snowy in Toronto today should be a fun ride in tonight got my cold weather gear ready.

Nice ride in, balmy and warm, with the wind really starting to pick up. I was nearly pushed into the fence as I crossed the 14th St. bridge. Other than that, the trail was wet and leafy so I had to keep the bike as upright as possible with my 700x28 slicks still on it.

Been on assignment downtown in the city for the last couple of weeks, so have been re-acquainted with Boston traffic in all of its manic glory. Got to have lunch with my girlfriend, though, who works about ten blocks away from the client's office. Wish we could ride in together but I have to be at work at 8 and she can dawdle in at 10:30.

Today was warm and I was thinking it was a good excuse to pedal easy and just keep the sweating down. that sentiment lasted about ... oh ... five minutes then I saw my first cyclist and the daily commuting time trials were back on again.

Damp and low 30Fs. Last night I was worried because it was pouring rain and the local weather shaman said it was going to snow. The Weather Channel said rain only, and they were right.

So I had a light tailwind and interesting skies (broken white stratus under a battleship gray ceiling) with a yellow sunrise. The light was hitting various Adirondack mountain slopes. Quite pretty.

It's so warm here, ugh! Temps in the 60Fs. I wish it would just get cold already so spring can hurry up. Hah! Lots of wind this morning, not fun.

First commute after having last week off. Felt like I was slogging up a mountain in mud on the first couple of inclines I faced. Pulled a fairly stupid maneuver that had me swerving in front of a moving taxi w/ only 5-6' between it and the car in front of it to get around right turning traffic. Had to swerve again so as not to hit the police car in the next lane over and so I could lane split past slower moving traffic. After doing that, I mentally berated myself for it and reminded myself that I wasn't an invincible teenager anymore.

It was nice...i conserved my energy on climbs and actually got a PB...

14.2 miles in 38 minutes... good day.

Riding last night was a touch wet to say the least. Never the less, wasn't too bad - the wind proved the worst element out there.

Another nice ride in, warmish but windy today - promises of all kinds of crap to come down today/tonight, should be interesting.

Last night I rode home on completely dry streets, cursing the heavy studded tires on my bike. Before I went to bed, I checked the streets and the forecast. Dry, clear skies, relatively calm. At midnight, I put on my slicks. At 12:45, I look outside again - no change. At 6:45, I awoke to 1.5" of fresh snow on the ground. I quickly changed the tires back to studs. I didn't even get halfway up the stairs before hearing the tell-tale FWUP of the bead popping off the front rim at a whopping 50 psi. ****. It holds at 45 psi, so I run upstairs, shower, throw on the gear and head out the door. 1 km into the ride - FWUP! ****!!! It's the rear tire this time, and I don't want to mess with taking the wheel off in the snow. I let out all the air, then work the tire back onto the rim and throw 30 psi in. I made it into work without bailing, but I foresee the walk of shame on the way home tonight. Time for a second wheelset so I don't have to deal with this crap again...

brisk (<40F), sunny. Coming home last night was a total downpour. Gloves soaked through, but they dried out for this am after I left them on the water heater. My shoes did not dry out, but the insoles did (I took them out).

On the way home last night I was nearly right hooked by a white Chevy Tahoe. It pulled up alongside of me, pulled ahead, hesitated, and then pulled right. I saw it coming, braked to avoid the collision, and let it go past.

I would like to report that I was all zen about it but the truth is that I was pissed off. I caught up to the Tahoe, banged on the driver's window with my gloved hand and asked her "WTF?!?!" She nearly dropped her cell phone and stammered "I-I-I didn't see you! I'm lost!" I was even madder now. "Then put down the ****ing phone and pay attention! If you're lost, pull over and call for directions!

On the one hand, I wish I'd kept my cool. On the other hand, I hope that I might have planted a seed in the mind of at least one driver that cluelessness has consequences, especially when you're driving a 3 ton vehicle on city streets.

Feh.