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Originally Posted by SweetLou
(Post 5703848)
That sucks, why did the cop turn on his siren?
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Well today it is -7...feels like -14. That's roughly 6 degrees F. Anyone biking in today? I cannot
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18F, with a 20MPH tailwind. Got some snow last night. I should have put my knobbies onto the Trek. I didn't have any problems but it made me nervous running street tires. Tonight I'm going to have to change tires. It's supposed to get sloppy over the next couple of days.
Saw a couple of other bike tracks in the snow as I got closer to Burlington on the MUP. Maybe more people are discovering the fun of winter cycling (or just experimenting... who knows...) |
Forgot my shirt! I'll have to wear my wicking cycling shirt today. (Fortunately, it's black.) I really need to leave a set of emergency clothes at work.
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rode out to a friend's house for a dinner party last night and while she used to live in an old neighborhood of mine in Somerville, I seem to have completely forgotten all of my secret shortcuts on how to get there from downtown Boston. Kept on hitting red lights. all. the. freaking. time.
This morning, decided to be indulgent and stop at a swishy little yuppie bakery for breakfast. As I was picking up my breakfast biscuit with bacon, one of the other customers looked at me and said, "god, those things are so good, but so full of butter. I'm getting a heart attack just looking at it." I pointed at my bike and said, "See that over there? That's my heart attack postponement device." |
It looks like I'm off the bike for a while. I tore a muscle in my calf Friday playing Ultimate. I've been working from home all week and thinking maybe I'll start riding next week. I tried to jog a step or two last night. I took one step and nearly collapsed; I don't think I'll be doing much of anything for a while. :(
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Traffic was a nightmare. Cars backed up, blocking intersections and packed together like sardines. I actually had to stop a few times and scooter the bike around traffic. The tree at Rockefeller's being lit tonight (I think), but I doubt that's the reason for all the traffic. But if you ride through midtown tonight, keep that in mind and be careful.
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Originally Posted by caloso
(Post 5701144)
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. |
Felt tired and unmotivated....glass everywhere.....cars suck
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This morning, about a block from my house, I was damn near run off the road by a driver heading the other direction. Apparently, they needed the 8' of clearance from their passenger side to the parked cars, and decided to leave me 3'. Normally that isn't a big deal, but there was 8" of sloppy snow piled up on my side of the road, and I had to dodge into that mess. Oh, and the battery on my light died just as I was heading into downtown. :mad:
Originally Posted by habernac
(Post 5701194)
you just hit the nail on the head on why I don't run two different sets of tires. It melts too frequently here to have studs, IMO. Knobbies do the trick, you just have to be more careful. The ideal would be to have a separate bike decked out with studded tires for snow days like this one.
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Sigh. Sitting here at my desk in my bike shoes. No need to go into detail; just suffice it to say that once I get out of my routine, I'm totally incompetent.
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Originally Posted by pinkrobe
(Post 5707314)
This morning, about a block from my house, I was damn near run off the road by a driver heading the other direction. Apparently, they needed the 8' of clearance from their passenger side to the parked cars, and decided to leave me 3'. Normally that isn't a big deal, but there was 8" of sloppy snow piled up on my side of the road, and I had to dodge into that mess. Oh, and the battery on my light died just as I was heading into downtown. :mad:
I hear you on the melting aspects. Unfortunately, about 1/3 of my route never gets plowed, and it takes a good 10 days to get the snow and ice off the road after the last snowfall. I tried running regular knobbies, but they were useless on the black ice at intersections and not much better on the hills, so I went to studs. I ordered a wheelset with wider rims that will be my official winter wheelset. I can swap out the wheels faster than I can swap pedals, so that should do the trick. I wish the city would plow after they salt/sand the roads. The slop that's left behind is very difficult to ride in, and it's all over the city. |
Colder today, low 20sF / -7C I believe. Still wearing the same three layers and doing OK with that. Don't think I've had any incidents, it's definitely still been fun. I came straight home last night and decided to chill out at home but didn't bother with the cleaning and lubing I really should've. I'm getting paranoid about my chain, I think I'll definitely go get a new one this coming weekend.
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slow...very slow today...averaged 15.2
....i can't believe you people ride in the low 20s...hell it was 52 this morning and i was freezing...California blood is thin, i can't believe when i grew up in NY that i used to go get the mail without shoes on in the winter and played in that stuff all day long.. No thanks. |
Originally Posted by caloso
(Post 5707353)
Sigh. Sitting here at my desk in my bike shoes. No need to go into detail; just suffice it to say that once I get out of my routine, I'm totally incompetent.
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Great ride in, 45 deg wind at my back. HAd to come early so most lights were in blink mode.
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:rolleyes:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY OF VERMONT AND NEW YORK... SOUTH WINDS (headwind for my morning commute) WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH HIGHER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE... |
Mid 20's this morning for the ride. I threw on the balaclava and my ears were happier for it. Nice beautiful clear morning and not too much wind. I think the extra clothes do slow me down, however. Almost was merged into by some dunce talking on a cellphone on the ride home. I avoidedit easily and hollered at her as she went by. All in all a pretty good day.
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It took me 37 minutes to bike 6.5 miles today. I believe the temp was in the 40's. I wore my balaclava although I may not have needed it. On the way home tonight (a little after 8) I had chain trouble (it fell off). It fell off when I was going uphill in the wrong gear. Apparently, I can't drive stick:)
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Wow. I barely remember my commute today. I've been so busy at work I've barely thought about the rides in and back other than my opportunity to think about nothing.:)
But it was a good ride in this morning from what I recall. a jerk in an audi wagon muscled his way by me twice and what was odd was he did it on one road and then turned off and a 1/2 mile later there he was again right behind me doing the same thing. Then I watched him almost take out two women in a crosswalk- and he had the stop light. I mean, pretty normal stuff that I see everyday on the commute but I just thought I'd share.:rolleyes: The ride home was the street ride down Beacon then picking up Comm Ave in Kenmore Square and by all the BU jaywalkers and construction. Negotiated my way through Brighton without much incident and suddenly there I was at my door. Ever thankful for my bike. |
Cool and uneventful; just the way I like it.
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Todays commute was a pleasure and a pain all in one, great weather and tail wind in one hand, but lots of issues with hgv’s and cars. For some reason everyone was giving me zero room today and I’ll be honest I felt scared on many occasions.Managed to snap a few pics as well today which was nice.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2392/...6dec6110_b.jpg |
A bit cooler here in the DC area - 34F when I left the house. Light tailwind and light traffic made for a great ride in.
I forgot to put on a headband and amazingly I had sweat running into my eyes when I stopped at lights. I guess the headband is a year-round piece of equipment. |
Cool in the DC Metro area with a nice tail wind. I'm slowly getting my strength back after a week's cold. Left a little late and saw 2 to 3 other riders and a few joggers. Although my battery/light was nearly dead, I followed another rider with great lights until the 14 th St. bridge, I'd conserved enough battery to make it the rest of the way. Otherwise, it was an uneventful ride.
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Originally Posted by craigdurkee
(Post 5712633)
.Managed to snap a few pics as well today which was nice.
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