started in the fog all along the river to have it burn up and clear up in only 10min or so, road out to school for class and back home, 14mile RT and took me about 45min each way, decent pace but not the fastest it could be.

Was a great ride, specially with my new found goal of biking to class all this spring and summer.

Estimated savings in gas will be about $670.........that money might go nice to buy a fair commuting bike now hehehhe :D

Sunny and cool 60 degrees. Spotted the resident ducklings swimming around with their parents in the stream by the bus stop - took a cell phone picture but it came out too blurry in the early AM light. Looking forward to the ride home - it's supposed to heat up later this week but now is perfect riding weather!

When I first moved to Boston I didn't think of it as a very windy city. But lately it has been very windy, and today was no exception.

First commute today, it was a blast! :thumb:

There was spray on the way to work, which was pretty refreshing this early in the morning. I got there in 30 minutes and felt great. Plenty of other bikers.
Was a little worried about the way back home because it had taken me 50 minutes on my trial ride last Sunday, however I was much fresher and it only took me under 40 minutes. No rain and just nice weather (on an Icelandic standard that means no sun, just clouds and a breeze ;)). I almost regretted it wasn't raining because I was starting to feel hot and sticky. ;)

Work starts an hour earlier tomorrow and I'm already looking forward to going. :)

Yeah, actually I didn't think of that. I suppose it's possible. (For those of you who haven't seen this story, some jerk in a car brought down a large peleton out on a training ride - more here). Some of the comments on this incident have been very predictable, including a comment by the State Minister for Roads that cyclists should not ride at rush hour(!).

And welcome Moskau!

Cool thread. I've been commuting since early april at least 3 days a week. I find that the days I bike in the ride is so much more relaxing than in the car. Just seems to me like the Jerks out there don't bother me as much when i'm on the bike. Its a 3.5 mile commute each way so says Google Maps, all flat ground with bike lanes and large shoulders on all the roads. Takes me around 25 minutes give or take... i don't try for any land speed records lest i sweat through all my clothes before i get to work.

Today was beautiful, nice and cool air no humidity... I'm really looking forward to the ride home starting right about....NOW. :)

A+ !

took the usual route in, but at 65degF, light wind, took the longer way home. traffic was great except one 18 wheeler pass in a 40 mph zone at what appeared 65mph to get in front, and an increasing issue with MotorCyclists. a male/female on one motorcycle right hooked me as they entered a car dealership.

for the most part i have been sharing knods or waves with motorcyclists, but a new concern we as bicycle commuters need to be aware of are the cagers (people who drive automobiles) who switch to motocycles but still have the "i own the road" concept.

the change will be slow....but will be!

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Morning commute pretty standard...low 70s with thunder but no rain.

Commuting home, I decided to try out a new route I had planned out that would increase my distance from 6 miles to 10. However, I missed a turn and ended up about two miles off track. Thank goodness for my iPhone to tell me where I was before I got completely disoriented. :)

So I backtracked and made it home without incident, but after 14 miles instead of 10! But I am so glad I am changing routes...a longer ride is not only more fun, but I am now off the highway for all but like 1/4 mile. It's awesome! :D I didn't realize how much I hated those 3 highway miles until I didn't have to worry about them. I am in love with quiet, country roads.

A kid said "hi" to me from his upstairs balcony...that was totally cool for some reason.

I don't normally post in the commute section but I needed to vent and share my commute with you all. I live in a suburb on the west side of Chicago and I work on the south side of Chicago. Today on my way home I took a new route that was suggested by a co-worker down Jackson instead of Roosevelt. Just west of Cicero Ave. there was five guys sitting on mailbox who saw me coming and yelled "Oh sh**, here comes Starbucks!". There gave me the nickname Starbucks...how thoughtful. They then all started blocking my way by coming into the street. I went around the outside of a car and avoided them for the moment. Then one of them threw a close to full (judging by the weight) can of soda right into my back and yelled "Stay the fu** out of my neighborhood!". I rode the rest of the way home with my back covered in orange soda and pain in my back. Needless to say, my commute today sucked.

Soda is one of less worse things to catch on your back through those hoods.

Good commute today. Talked a co-worker into riding in with me. Great ride, good conversation along the way. He's joining me again tomorrow. Got another co-worker/neighbor I'm still working on.

Twisted a couple of links in my chain on the way home (solo) when I was hammering up a busy overpass. Chain jumped the big ring and snarled in the pedal. Had to make an emergency trip to the LBS for a couple spare chains since I was out. I think I can replace the bad links in this one; only 250 on it.

Nothing like waving cars past while coasting from 23 mph trying to make a move for the edge of the bridge...

Damn...I'm going to miss another day. Severe thunderstorms and a tornado warning. :(

Sweet ride in this morning. Clear with temps in the upper 40s F and no wind for a change. The forecasters described our weather today as a "chamber of commerce" day. Sunny with high temps in the mid-70s and low humidity. I might just join the local group ride after riding home from work if I still have the legs. The best news is that it looks like our 2-month weather pattern of it raining every weekend might finally be breaking. The latest forecast calls for no rain on Sat and Sun for the first time since March.

+1

45F and calm at 5:15AM today when I left, forecasted high is 75F and sunny today. Great ride in! Can't ride tomorrow (driving out to give blood) and the forecast for Bike-to-Work Friday is showers.

Another great ride this morning, my legs felt ready to go as I started my gradual uphill climb. There was a little wind for part of the commute but nothing that was holding me back.
Yesterday I saw a guy leaving the building where I work on a three wheeled recumbent bike, I thought that was pretty neat but other than that I haven't seen any other bikes around this week. Perhaps some folks are carpooling.

:thumb:

The weather was nice, 50, overcast, slight dampness in the sky. It was a nice ride in.

That is, until my pannier decieded it wanted to become suicidal and play in traffic, TWICE! The first time it just jumped off the rear rack and hit the ground. Hrrrrrmmmm.....the second time it jumped, got caught in between the rack and the tire, then hit the ground. Now my pannier has a nice rip in the side, the rubber footing on the bottom is ripped off, and the 'stiff backing' on the pannier is twisted.

These are cheap panniers I got for 30 bucks total two years ago...maybe they've reached the end of their life :(

a nice balmy 46F this morning again - shorts and tshirt - brrrrrr initialy, then it felt nice

Should be a great ride home today - love this time of year

Wet - we have a fine mist and high humidity this morning in central IL. Made full use of the new lights. Rode with one other commuter for two blocks - noticed a "Live Strong" band. So another on the other side of the road later in the ride. I've been seeing a few more commuters out this week - but to see them in the "rain" is great! :-)

What a great morning for the ride in; temps in the 50s, sunny and calm winds. Caught up to a street sweeper on the back, curvy roads and had people in cars passing me and the sweeper around blind corners. People are crazy and I was just waiting for one of them to get caught with a car coming the other way. Other than that it was a typical ride to work. Should be a great afternoon for the ride home.

Just a reminder for those in MA, this week is Bay State Bike Week! Sign up for the 50,000 mile commuter challenge here: http://www.baystatebikeweek.org/index.htm

good ride in this morning. Met up with a co-worker on route during his first commute in.

Very nice ride in today. Except for the lady that passed way to close in an SUV, I wish upon her $5.00 a gallon gas.

On my ride home last night there was a guy in a truck who decided to pass me on the left and then cut across to the far right lane, pretty erratic move. I just sort of put my arms in the air to display my feelings of, 'hey, didn't you see me there?!' He did the same thing in his rearview and then drove off.

Yesterday was my first real commute not using the MUP I usually travel - this was to a different location elsewhere in the city, for which the MUP wouldn't have helped. So this was really my first commute mixed up with morning-rush traffic on city streets.

I have no horror stories! We must have pretty considerate drivers.


This morning, leaving the house, I found my front tire wouldn't hold air - I swapped in my one spare tube. Didn't need tire levers; didn't find any evidence of a puncture in the tire. Glad it happened at home, where I have a floor pump, rather than on the road, where I only have a skimpy mini-pump.

Fast flow on the ride in today. 53x18 is feeling better all the time. +9C today - almost t-shirt weather! :D

Nice. Day 3 of chatty bike commuter week, each day I've wound up taking time yakking w/ other rider(s). Fun. My wife is out of town so I'm doing all the kid shuttling. Not so different, lately I've been doing 3 of 4 kid-legs per day anyway (drop 1, retrieve both), now I'm doing all 4. And the kids are loving living on doritos.