Today was my first commute in a week or so and also my first real rain commute. (By "real", I mean that it was significantly raining when I decided to bike in this morning.) It felt great, though I got the usual set of questions from my coworkers about why I'd choose to bike in the rain.

I'm not as hardcore as some of you yet, but I'm working on it. :)

Well done Business810! Riding in the rain can be fun. I should know, I've done enough of it lately!

Today was dry on the way home too, although 15 minutes after getting home the rain came down again. Looks like it could be another wet ride tomorrow...

My ride's only about a mile, and straight downhill, so it's usually really pleasant and uneventful, even if it is through downtown at rush hour. Always, I'm on the lookout for cars pulling stupid ****e, but today it was a frakkin' pedestrian. Stepped right out in front of me as I was about to blow through an intersection (I had green, obvi). I yelled, she turned and gasped, and then instead of, I don't know, running, or jumping out of the way, she--that's right--stopped dead in her tracks. In MY track, I should say. I will never understand that tendency. Get out of the bloody way! Anyhoo, I had to swerve to miss her, which caused me to narrowly miss being hit by the car coming up behind me on my right. I let out a "geez, lady!" as all this was going down, then cursed like a sailor for the next three blocks.

About to set off up the hill home, now... Aaah, five am when there are no idiots deciding to step into oncoming traffic just for kicks!

I'm really beginning to enjoy this warm (relatively) weather!!! +21 F :p

A chinook is blowing through, so the ride in was fast and easy. Lots of slop on the roads, which clears up by the time we get downtown. Riding home is going to be a pain.

No ride for me today, I'll work from home instead. Although some authorities are saying it won't be too bad, at least one forecast for the afternoon calls for winds up to 40 mph with thunderstorms, rain, and hail. I'll ride out to the grocery store this morning to lessen my guilt at not riding.

I usually don't really log my rides here that often but I have to brag. Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Durham, NC.

70 degrees in my ride home from work...Today looks like more of the same but the weathermen called for high wind gusts and rain so I opted out...I was a bit annoyed cause I wanted to ride this morning. Just converted my old trustie Motobecane commuter to singlespeed so I've been enjoying it even more these days.

Fairly heavy rain this morning on the way in. Supposed to turn into ice and snow when I leave this evening. That will be good fun, I expect.

I forgot my work socks at home, and my riding socks are still drying out, so I'm going all 80's Miami Vice style and walking around in loafers with bare feet while hoping that my jeans are low enough to hide the fashion faux pas.

warm and sloppy this morning. Hell on the drive train, but really nice temperature wise.

Snoooooooow! Wet and slush/sloppy here too, awful ride in in that regard (got soaked due to no fenders on the fixed gear) but was awesome really, enjoyed it fully!

Beautiful! 40 degrees when I left the house at 7; frost on the lawns and fences (unusual for San Diego!). Saw herons in the lagoon, rabbits on the MUP. Got to the bus stop at exactly the right moment. At my desk in 1 hour flat. 65 degrees now, should be nice for the ride home.

Unseasonably warm but very windy.

I think we're getting the fringes of the storms that caused tornadoes in the south-central US.

70 degrees out there and no riding for me!!! We will have had two Dr's appointments by this afternoon and the timing was such that I couldn't really ride and make them on time. Instead, the bike is parked in the office and I've taken Metro and/or will be picked up by my g.f. Oh well, DC commuters enjoy the ride today.

well, It seems I put the bike away wet one (or more) too many time(s). I could hear the chain grinding away my cassette and it was shifting quite poorly

30cm of snow in Toronto, plus a bit windy, so no commute for me. Hopefully tomorrow if the roads are clear.

Well, after a dry ride in this morning, it's seriously pouring with rain again now, and I'm about to leave. Wish me luck - it's going to be a wet one!

Great ride in this morning with temperatures in the mid-50s and less windy than it's been lately, altho still a little breezy. I dressed just right and hardly sweated. Yesterday we hit a record high (79F) for the third day in a row but I couldn't ride due to a doctor's appointment on the other side of town. That might have been a blessing because it was extremely windy with sustained winds of 25+mph.

Had a standoff with a car at a 4-way stop coming in today. Usually when I get to an intersection with stop signs about the same time as cars, the drivers will wait for me or wave me on. If they are ahead of me, I always try to wave them on so there won't be any confusion. Anyway, I got to this intersection this morning at the exact same time as a car to my left. Under our highway rules, I had the right of way. The car didn't appear to be moving, so I started going after a brief pause. The car started going then as soon as I started moving, so I waved them on, but then they stopped. So I start moving again and so do they. Finally I just stopped and let them turn in front of me. I'm sure the driver was fussing about idiot cyclists.

Commute was awesome this morning! Nice temps, not too cold. I actually dressed perfectly today, which I think is a first. I decided to take my "new" bike today since I haven't ridden it yet and I've already had it a month. It's a 2004 Lemond Buenos Aires. Sweet riding bike. Very comfortable and as they say, rides like butta. Faster than my Tricross, but not quite as fast as the bike I sold before I got it. Eddy Merckx TiAx. Can't wait till this afternoon!

In two weeks of commuting 3 or 4 days a week, I find that I leave at about the same time as I do driving, and arrive at work at about the same time. I ride-rail-ride on the way in, but have been biking the 8mile trip home. Takes about 40-45min, although yesterday I just wasn't feeling it.. and it took 50min...

Punishingly brutal. Inadequately cleared roads meant huge energy expenditure for minimal movement. I was probably going a third as fast as normal with the same or more effort. Damned snow. If anyone comes up to me and says how much they love winter, I'm going to punch them in the nuts.

Did they call in the military?

:D

Yeah, I'm tired of the trainer already. I want headwinds and hills to complain about. Seriously.

The ride in today was pretty quick. Not having to be buried in booties, pogies and whatnot makes it easier. We're back in the deep freeze tomorrow...

I am trying to boost up my mileage this week.
It snowed and t has been cold and windy.
All i have managed after I get home tonight is 100 miles on my MTB. My legs feel like I just rode 300 in a week. That and I need to rest for a century on Sat.
Anyhow...

The commute was a tad windy and warmed up to a lovely 14F.
My feet froze as usual. I swear these hiking boots worked for a bit.
I was chatting with another rider yesterday and he swears by gore tex hiking boots. I may need to try a pair out.

I did discover something amusing.
I ride from my van 10 miles to the light rail. My issue is that after I stop at the light rail station I tend to overheat. It has gotten better since I started cooling down a mile before I reach it but I still have issues.
I discovered this morning that if I used my heart rate zone on my edge as a guide I can keep myself from overheating. It takes a conscious effort to drop it down to zone 1 but it seems to work.... so far. *crosses fingers*

Had a flat this morning, fortunately before I even left the house so I could change the tire in safety & comfort. No problems changing the tube, I was on the road in about 5 minutes.

But about 2 miles in I started hearing a "tick tick" sound that sped up as my speed increased. Then suddenly the bike felt like I was dragging an anchor. I pulled over where it was safe and checked the bike. Sure enough, my rear wheel had slipped a little and was rubbing against the frame and the brake pad. Loosen skewer, re-adjust, back on my way.

First day on the bike in a week.

Between a nasty flu and lot's of rain it's been
the better part of valor to drive the cage.
Glad that's over!