After getting beaten up by headwinds for the past 2 weeks, a 26 mph TAILWIND (40 mph gusts!). FINALLY!

Lets just say, I tore it up.

Something new has been happening in the last few weeks. People have been doing stupid stuff on the road (that's not new), but then APOLOGIZING for it (now, that's something!) Just recently I got a sincere apology from:

- an SUV driver who nearly mowed me down at an all-way stop sign (I had the ROW)

- a taxi driver blocking the bike lane (I think he misjudged where his right turn was...)

- a cyclist who ran the stop sign without looking and then suddenly, halfway through the intersection, turning her head and noticing me stopped at the white line. (Her words were: "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there." Good thing she apologized, but this could have been a car, you know, and one that didn't see YOU there!)

Ever had the feeling that every pedal stroke is rife with power?
That a headwind is more oportunity than adversity?
Disapointed when you reach your destination?

That was how my commute home felt. It was zen... wish they could all be like that.

Bike to work month is over and the rains are back. Trails are empty again and it's refreshing.

had to truck around this load on a shopping commute. The looks on drivers' faces were priceless



and a small vid of it
https://flickr.com/photos/gyeswho/2555911315/

i started a new facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/g...id=50192195150

its called i dont care how much petrol/gas goes up I RIDE A BIKE

Got my commute in yesterday. The weather fizzled out and I just got wet in the AM.

In the PM, I passed my first commuter in two months! This guy looked like he must be on this forum

Guess they like seeing the Red Bull beverages

After one calm day, the wind came back. Sheesh. What is the deal with the wind this year?

I started commuting, using the bus part of the way in to work, and riding the 12.5 home in the afternoon. So far, so good. I have figured out the best route to avoid being smooshed or otherwise mangled by the cars. Crappiest piece of nastiness to date: the jerk who drove by and blasted me in the ear with an air-horn. I swear, some people... .

Oh, I've lost 15 pounds too.. I do like bicycle commuting.

It was very hot Today.

Probably should have done the bike to the train thing, but didn't.

Spent most of the day recovering from the ride in.

The ride home went better, even though it was still pretty warm.

coming home. all was well. Really liking commuting on a fixed gear. Quiet.....

oddly, I passed a teenager on the MUP who was sitting on the side. In his lap was a large shunk! And he was petting it! Maybe it was a pet he released in the area? Didn't really feel like stopping to ask for some reason.

75F/24C @ 5:00AM, and heading towards 100F. Looks like it's going to be a nasty next few days.

Oh well--at least maybe I won't have to dodge as many fair-weather, wrong-way cyclists...

Same temp here as above ^^^^ . The heat isn't bad in the morning, but our air quality suuuuuuuuuuucks
right now. Good ride though. Held back a bit knowing I'll need the energy for the hot ride home. Only
saw 1 other rider today.

Call me a fair-weather biker, but I drove today due to the extreme heat. The temperature is supposed to top 100F here today for about the third day in a row, and the high usually hits during the same time I'm riding home in the afternoon. After biking on several 100+ days last summer, I decided no more. I would much rather ride in below-freezing temps than this kind of blast furnace. Plus the heat came on so suddenly this year that my body hasn't really acclimated to it. The high temperatures here went from the 70s-80s to 100+ with nothing in between.

it was a warm ride in and pretty uneventful, i had some iced green tea before i left the house, this will probably be the drink of choice in the morning, make tea at night and let it chill until the morning

Nice, mellow ride to work. I saw a gorgeous sunset, as well as a really cute fox who wanted nothing to do with me.

<joking>girljen, I'm sorry but I need a clarification on this. Do you mean "fox" as in reddish 4-legged animal that eats rodents, or "fox" as in, well, fox? Because if it was the latter, maybe you just need to work on your pickup technique?</joking>

As reported by other NC commuters, HOT (and I mean Hot as in 85 degrees at 9 am with a forecast for a heat index of 105, not Hot as in seeing a really attractive person). I had to bring in a lot of supplies today, I had Ultimate pickup yesterday in the heat, and The Kid didn't let me get much sleep last night. I was tired as heck on the ride in.

Did my first commute on my new road bike that I purchased this weekend. WOW!

A ride that took me 30-35 minutes on my cheap $100 x-mart bike was done in 20 minutes flat.

Lately I've been having to report to work at 6am. I wasn't motivated to ride but buying a new bike helped that. And now I actually prefer riding that early in the morning. There is no traffic and no sun = cooler. I wasn't sweating nearly as much as I usually do commuting to work.

I may still wake up and come to work this early even when I don't need to anymore (b/c of work). It was a very peaceful ride this morning

Did my first commute on my new road bike that I purchased this weekend. WOW!

A ride that took me 30-35 minutes on my cheap $100 x-mart bike was done in 20 minutes flat.

Lately I've been having to report to work at 6am. I wasn't motivated to ride but buying a new bike helped that. And now I actually prefer riding that early in the morning. There is no traffic and no sun = cooler. I wasn't sweating nearly as much as I usually do commuting to work.

I may still wake up and come to work this early even when I don't need to anymore (b/c of work). It was a very peaceful ride this morning

Cool weather with the threat of rain. I packed my full rain gear so i can virtually garuntee it won't rain during the commute anyway. I wore a light sweater and was too hot. Really nice ride in though.

Gah! Terrible commute today...Somehow I pedal through an entire Calgarian winter without getting anything but the sniffles, and now that it's June and positively balmy I wind up getting sick. Riding a bike with a cough and full body ache is teh suxzors.

nice ride in this morning - very HOT though. Should be an very steamy ride home with a high temp of 101 and heat index of 105

Hot and humid ride in this morning. Temp was around 80 when I left home and I was drenched in sweat after my 10 mile ride. First time on the bike since my week long vacation in Bermuda and it's hotter here than it was on vacation. I am not looking forward to the mid 90s and humidity for the uphill ride home.

Tomorrow looks to be even worse...

Bucking the trend here - cool (60 deg) and misty on the ride in. Nice mellow ride, took it easy most of the way. Sun is starting to burn off the marine layer, though, so should be quite a bit warmer on the way home.