My coldest commute of the winter so far, about 22 F. It was supposed to drop down to the mid-teens overnight and I had psyched myself up for my coldest commute ever, but some high clouds spoiled it. I'm not complaining. It was very comfortable compared to yesterday, when it was about the same temperature but very windy. I drove because I had to go somewhere in my truck after work, and I wasn't missing the ride with the cold wind blowing all day.

I looked down to check if my tires were flat about five times before I conceded it was me...

A fellow bike commuter talked to me for the first time ever (I think)! She asked me if I parked in the Hancock building, and I said yes, when in fact I do not. I don't know why I said yes... Where I park is in a garage near the Hancock, but not in it, or below it. I'm kind of embarrassed by that, but whatev, I guess.

I have been off the bike way too much this year. The weather has not cooperated. Today, that has changed.

The snow and ice has mostly been cleared or melted. The tree limbs from the ice storm are mostly picked up. It was a balmy 29F on the way in to work, and will probably be mid-40s on the way home.

I rode my 'bent for the first time in a while, and arrived to work feeling incredibly good.

Very nice ride to work* Temps about 60, windy but it was a tail wind most of the way (it's gonna suck riding home).

*I did have an interesting exchange with a fellow sharer of the roadways. I was a bit behind a car. There was a car in a driveway waiting for the car in the street to go by. After the car went by, driveway guy looks at me, then decides that bikes are inanimate objects and proceeds to pull out. He left plenty of room for me to cruise on by in front of him, which I did. But when I did, he was all of a sudden surprised to see me (after making eye contact with me earlier) and honked his horn at me when I was right in front of him.

About a half a block later, he caught up to me at the stop sign, rolled is window down, and started to lay into me for riding in front of him when he wasn't moving. I started yelling back, informing him that he had infringed upon my right of way and that had there been a mishap, he would have been liable for causing said mishap. Okay, it didn't sound like that really; we were both spittin' and sputterin' at each other like two actors in a comedy skit. I found the whole thing pretty amusing actually. Neither one of us wanted to be the first to stop yelling, but we both ran out of breath at the same time. He rolled up his window, pulled away, and I rode on.

I still think it was pretty funny.

Nearly listless, felt almost completely drained this morning. In an attempt to boost my energy I ate a bowl of cereal just before I left. Bad idea, I think digestion made things even worse. So, for once, I just accepted things and muddled along at 12/13 mph. That was until I was passed. I decided to see if I could hang-use the guy as a rabbit. I let him pull me along at (probably) 18/19 mph until we split company after crossing the 14th St. bridge. It was a struggle but felt good. Otherwise: temps around 28F, little wind and, appropriately dressed. I was actually a little nervous in anticipation of yesterday's ride home, everyone was warning me of the cold. It was cold but actually felt great. By the time I got home I was nice and toasty as well as sweaty. Being a year 'round cycle commuter, I guess my perception of "cold" is different from others'.

Ha! i've done that... did you check to make sure the brakes weren't rubbing too?

The commute today was brisk at -10C. It was fun cruching through the ice on the mup. During my on road portion some lady did the old 'last second veer around and brake slam right before a red light' move. I lost the moral high ground when i zipped past on the right.

LOL. That is so something I would have done. No commute for me today due to the rain and my lack of rain gear. Supposed to last through Monday night although I'm hoping for a break in the clouds on Saturday for me to go for a quick spin. Don't want my legs to think I'm on a on vacation.

40sF and medium mist (definitely needed to wash the glasses when I got in). My wife's 1st commute since December or even November. 7 yr old had a friend stay over last night and he biked to school too, so 4 bikes and a 4 yr old in a trailer leaving the house this morning.

50F and light rain. Actually it was very pleasant. Rode the fixed gear bike and listened to the soft zzzzzzz of the tires over the wet asphalt. Traffic was light due to the furlough of most state offices today.

Finally a break in the Hot'tlanta Freezer weather. only 24 this morning and almost no wind. nice ride! though this afternoon is going to be crazy hot. 58 deg? this is insane. been in the teens all week in the morning and low 30-40 afternoon. did not ride weds/thurs due to cold near 0 wind chills in the morning. can't wait for the commute this afternoon. like someone posted earlier feels so good to get out and ride.

Sowly warming up. Was 10f this morning shooting for mid 30's this afternoon and 40's and 50's for the weekend. As it warms up, I'm seeing more joggers on the road. When I say seeing I mean seeing at the last possible second. The guy I almost nailed last night was in black tights, black jacket, black hat and yes it was faily dark out.

Finally warming up! about 35f this morning required only a jacket and ear-muff-things, and 60f for lunch! :) Can't wait to leave work & ride the 20mph tail wind home!!!

Commute was only 8.4 miles yesterday. Nearly got hit when I was crossing the crosswalk (broad daylight). A car didn't stop, and as they started to turn, they almost hit me! And I had my bright reflective vest on. Lucky I was was able to stop quickly. One good thing about my Townie is that the brakes are very good!

Later in the day I went shopping and loaded my Townie with $133.00 of groceries! That's the most I've ever carried before.

I just got home from my first commute to my new job. It was a total of 42 miles round trip. I'm using my Trek 820 with slick tires. I think that I need to get a road bike for this stuff. The best thing is that the weather here in northern VA right now is like 55 degrees. So it was a fantastic ride. Looking forward to doing it again.

Forgot to post Friday's commute. I ride a folding bike with a 3-speed internal hub drivetrain - there's no deraileur or tensioner. On the way out of work, my chain kept slipping off. I made it to the train station, coasting downhill most of the way. I ended up calling a cab at the other end of the trip.

$156/67 Pounds of Groceries
 

Commute today was 13.1 miles. No problems today. Weather has been warming up in the upper 60s, and a couple days in the lower 70s. Nights are still brisk, must be in the middle-upper 30s.

Average speed today was 10.8 miles. On the trip into town, I made better time, about 12mph average speed. Coming back home there was a bit of a head wind, which got stronger as I got closer to home. My knees could really feel the heavy load, so I had to take it easy hauling the load of food home!

Carried $156/67 pounds of groceries on the way home. This is the most I've ever carried before! I think I just about maxed out the load.

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The nut holding the fender to the fork came off on one side and made a really good racket at 0615 this morning. I undid my twofish handlebar LED flashlight holder and looked for the nut without results cussing the whole time. I walked the Cross Check back to my abode and found a suitable sub for my missing nut and headed out 20 minutes late. Of course I tightened everything else I could.

Beautiful full moon in a nearly clear sky--could've ridden without a headlight (though I wouldn't dare to do without taillights :D ).

30F/-1C with a little headwind. After a warm (+15C or so) weekend, I underdressed a little--and I optimistically packed along fingerless gloves for the afternoon trip. The whole week is supposed to be pretty nice...

First commute of the year for me - compliments of unseasonably warm weather. Nice bright full moon guiding my way too. Very nice!! Fingers and toes were a bit chilly to begin, but warmed up after ~ 10 minutes. I was glad to see that my battery still had enough juice to light my way for 45 minutes ( I threw it on the charger for a few hours last night). Should have a light head wind on the way home, but temps in mid 60'sF. Hoping to ride in tomorrow too.

Nice job Big Ron!

My commute was fabulous today. It started with just making the train. I heard it pulling into the platform, so I tucked my folder under my arm and ran and just made it. That set the tone for an expeditious ride in bueatiful weather. And, I actually dressed just about right. It's a little warmer the past few days here in DC, but still cold in the mornings. I went with really light pants and the lightest gloves, and that was a good move. Cheers all!

Nice ride. Full moon, temps around 33F. It was nice not to have so many layers. Should be close to 60F today, should have brought fingerless gloves for the ride home. Looks like it's going to be a good week.

We had springlike weather over the weekend and it's carried over. I rode my first metric of 2009 yesterday, so my legs were very tired this morning. That made for a slow ride, but I just took it easy, helped by catching every red light on my route.

A guy in a pickup truck rolled down his window next to me at a stop sign and I braced myself for him telling me to get off the road. Instead, he said: "Your head light is almost as bright as a car light. Good going!" That was funny. BTW, my headlight is a little Fenix flashlight.

Nice fresh ride. Only -6 which was alittle disapointing, i wanted to try out the new mitts i bought. Much too warm for those.

With morning temps in the 30's, I was able to shed a layer of clothing (down to 3 layers on the top and just some windbreaker pants over the shorts). Makes getting ready in the morning a bit less of a hassle. Nothing out of the ordinary to report other than I saw another biker out there.

First commute of 2009 this morning. Roads were clear of snow but were covered in sand and grit, especially on the shoulders. Potholes that seemed unavoidable in my car were easily navigated past making the ride not nearly as rough as I thought it would be. Temp was right at about freezing with a bit of a headwind throughout the ride. Having not ridden for about 2.5 months, I was surprised that I was as comfortable as I was on the bike. Surprisingly for February, no issues with cars... I think motorists are more used to seeing bikes on the road around here starting in April.
I need to work on my conditioning again...
Hope I can see the potholes on the ride home...

Most of the snow on the streets is gone now due to the thaw we had over the weekend. The roads are nice and wide. It's beautiful. I was actually able to filter on the right in places I haven't been able to for many weeks!

Started at 45f this morning, supposed to get up to upper 50's or 60's. We're also supposed to get a decent amount of rain later!:D Other than the wind (30mph with gusts of 45mph), it should be a nice day here in northwest Missouri.

Yesterday, 18F when I left for work & 55F 7 hours later riding home

blinding sun, thick frost. 30F I'm guessing.