This morning's conversation went as follows:

"So, you bike to the bus stop eh?"

"Yep."

"That's..." **Thumbs up**

"Thanks. I decided I'm not going to turn on my truck but once a week. So far it has been three weeks since my last fillup."

"That's the way to do it man!"

smiles all around

Nice quick. Cool, 40sF, not windy though.

2 degrees warmer or sunny out and I could have ditched the long sleeves, but alas, 'twas not to be. Regardless, it was a smooth ride in. There was an incident with a minivan - it was going slowly enough that my wife and I were cruising along behind it and having to tap the brakes. After a couple of blocks, it brakes and turns abruptly into an alley [no turn signal]. I'm thinking "What is this guy doing?" No word of a lie, the passenger opens the door and looks back, asking "What are you guys doing?" My wife and I rode by in abject surprise. It was another two blocks before we looked at each other and gave a "What the?!" in unison.

Actually a bit chilly this morning for sleeveless, but lovely weather. I'm enjoying it until the last drop runs out...oh, in a couple of days or so ;)

Awesome! My new workplace has a shower! Yay! I really love the feeling of having a shower *at work*, stepping out all refreshed and clean and stuff :)

Steve

No ride today - I'm home with a sick kid, plus leaving on a business trip this evening.
Bought a mirror last night and have to wait till Monday to try it out.
Can't believe I'm looking forward to going to work on Monday AM!

Couldn't seem to make any stoplight this morning. Just not my day.

First commute to school. Just had to go get books. About 12.5 miles one way. Mostly flat, slight roll to the terrain I suppose. Only one section I would call a hill, but only relative to the surroundings. Wind at my back on the way there and wind in my face (15+ mph) on the way back. Not so bad. Definitely doable.

It's a two lane highway between Guymon and Goodwell, OK. The shoulder both ways is as large as the lanes themselves and there is a rumble strip between me and the lane. Yet, people still feel they need to go in the other lane to pass me. I'm glad that they are being nice and getting over. But, I actually enjoy it when the semis ride in the lane next to me. Especially when the wind is in my face. :D

Actually, I use dictionary.com periodically, but didn't realize that was yesterday's word of the day. Sometimes english doesn't quite have the flavor of the concept you're trying to get across.

Nice and relaxing. As a bonus, my favorite song came on my ipod when I shuffled. Low 50's sunny, little wind. Took it easy. I'm hammering home.

My commute today was great; I got a new cycling computer in early to mid-March and it turned over 500 miles on the way in today.

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Whew scooted out of work a bit early at 3:30 and the gridlock had already begun, about an hour early. Nice to ride past them all. Although w/ one 7 min agonizing light sequence (2 lights a half mile apart) a motorcycle person I had passed a long time ago did eventually get a large lead on me.

Rather scary commute this morning, entirely my own fault. :lol: I decided to ride my Bertoni today, which is by far my fastest bike and one that always tempts me to go faster than I should. I turned out of my apartment complex and began riding (quite fast) to the entrance of the MUP parking lot which is about a quarter mile away. I always like to turn into the entrance at a pretty good speed because it's fun, and on this bike I can really let loose! So I got up to about 20-22-ish and as I'm approaching the turn I start checking for loose gravel, debris, etc. Nothing there so I go for it. That's when I notice that the gate is locked and approaching fast as it's no farther than 15 feet away from the main road! I laid on the brakes hard, the rear wheel locked up as I slid sideways, then it lifted off the ground. My right foot came off the pedal and touched the ground, and I was stopped. About 8 inches from the gate. Whew! If I had been on any of my other road bikes without modern brakes, I doubt I'd be at home typing this right now! Of course, on my other bikes I wouldn't have been going as fast...

Needless to say, I'll be looking at the gate from now on. :lol:

Foggy.
And fog is very rare in southern Saskatchewan.
I was soaked when I got to work yet I wasn't riding in the rain.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b4...0/IMG_0231.jpg

For some reason that picture makes me want to go flying. :)

I had a nice ride home today. Another beautiful sunny afternoon. I stopped over the Winooski River and was admiring the Adirondacks and one of my neighbors rode past but didn't recognize me. I chased him down and said hi. He was commuting home too. He said if he's really lucky, maybe someday he'll be as fast as me. :p

End of good 600+ mile month yesteday, and extra bonus to finally have a warm, humid, evening (85F) to ride home. Rotten grinding rear bearing noise the last 5 miles, but it'll give me something to do today now that the storm is passed.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o...008_05_May.jpg

I have to work today. I missed my favorite group ride and today was probably an epic day. Lots of big horses and a strong crosswind means great suffering in the midpack. But here I am at my desk. So I stopped at Peet's for a large Major and a bar of Scharffen Berger. The girl at the counter said "Now that's a great breakfast!"

Yeah, the Dutch diet. I think I'm going to have mayonnaise-slathered fries for lunch.

^that sounds damn good.
my commute yesturday was very nice, i took the shorter non PCH route and used the mountain bike instead of the road bike. i like doing a little offroading on the dirt paths and off the curbs here and there too

My commute is awesome!

I head out the door around 5:15 AM go down to the U of A masters swim practice at 6 AM until 7 AM which is 10 miles. Take a shower and then ride another 10 miles to work. Work then ride another 10 miles home for a total of 30 miles and 1 hour of swimming.

This is a good site on gas prices and why commuting on a bike is the way to go.

www.gasbuddy.com

My commute on Sat morn. started out as usual at 4:10am. I checked the weather radar to see where the storms were. I saw what looked to be an open window in the storm front that stretched back to the other side of Union county. Cool, I said. Looks like I'm going to avoid getting dumped on. No such luck. I got about halfway thru my commute and ran into a wall of water. I ducked into a Hotel overhang and put my rain gear on, then continued on. That storm front was moving fast. Later I found out that it was moving at about 60mph. Anyway, the rain got worse, coming down in buckets. My feet got soaked even with the shoe covers on. So much for being water-proof. Had to dodge a few lightning bolts. Boy, those will get your attention. Made it to the BP in Linworth to get a paper, and by the time I came back out it stopped. Only to start up again as I was at work. Tis the season. The aftn ride was the usual great ride in the sun with a nice tailwind. More storms to come later.
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Yesterday was my third commute in the past 11 days of work. My commute is 71 kms round trip ... not something I do everyday. However, yesterday's ride ended up being 75 kms.

The ride to work was great! The starting temp was 8 degrees, and it was about 12 degrees by the time I arrived. The sun was shining, and I had a tailwind all the way. :) Everything was green and lovely ... I wish it would stay that way ... and the birds were singing. It was one of those mornings where cycling is a joy.

Going home was a bit more challenging. It was windy - a headwind - so that slowed me up. I also decided to explore a different route. However, I got a bit mixed up, and took a road I didn't intend to take which added an extra 4 kms to the route. I won't likely be repeating that. But I think I found the route I meant to take and it might be a bit shorter. I see next time I commute.

It was sooooo great. I finally found a rack that could fit onto my bike. Now given it attaches around the seat post..it still has side frames to be able to hold my panniers. The seat post attachment isn't a quick release either..you have to use some type of screws.

I went to REI and returned the stuff I bought there since it didn't work and headed out to the first of 3 stores on my list to look for panniers. The first store had it alll. It was cheaper too. This was all in the car because I had to go really really far. And I am just starting out w/ the using the bike to run errands.

Anywhooo my commute. Was excellent. I threw my books and gear into my panniers and I went about 4 miles (27 minutes) to starbucks to sit down read and write. Just relaxed. I than loaded back up to go a few more miles to my Aunts house to chill out for a while...than I headed back home.

Now going to my aunts house..I had a strong head wind (???). My max speed was 16.3mph and the avg was 10.6mph.

Coming home was the hardest. Because coming back it's like a slow slow growing hill and than the incline increases suddenly and dramatically on one block. I was so tired I got off my bike and walked up that hill. lol

I bought two tail lights and attached them to my helmet. Set them on blink. That was pretty cool.

This is the stuff that leaves me feeling down about bicycle commuting.

There is no defense against imbeciles in cars.

They are out there. We've all had our close calls.

Scary stuff.

Glad she didn't get you.

Moving on.. Good commute both directions Today: well Today and Yesterday really. Ride in in the AM. Get home roughly Midnight the next day.

A little rain in the morning but nothing major. Rather pleasant actually. Keeps the hoards off the MUP and provides a bit of cooling.

On the way home my rear blinky was on the fritz. It's a TL-LD1000. It does not work in humid conditions very well. Finally tossed it. a rear blinky that's unreliable just is not something to hang on to.

Looking forward to the AM commute Today. Weather looks to be stellar.

I think this was more about making people Jealous than about your commute. lol.

LOVE THE PHOTO! Thanks.