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2012 - How Was the Commute Today?

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Old 09-07-12 | 07:11 PM
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I eat waaaay too much when I am riding regularly.

My wife drove me in to work this morning with my somewhat-less-than trusty ol' MTB. I worked a little late so there were not many other commuters and I pledged I would take it nice and easy. I have lately been riding my MTB in a single gear to prepare for a possible upcoming conversion to single-speed. But today I shifted through the 16 usable gears (3X8 with a mangled granny ring) when I needed to, and I think I may be rebuilding my relationship - healing the wounds, figuratively and literally - with derailleurs.
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Old 09-07-12 | 10:04 PM
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Got a flat right at the beginning of the ride. And it wasn't just a puncture but my sidewall gave out on my GP4000 tires. This is what I get for switching to a road bike.

I'd have worked from home but I left my computer in the office yesterday. Company policy is that you can only use company computers on company business.
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Old 09-10-12 | 05:33 AM
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The weather was cool this morning and a jacket was needed. I dropped a bag off the rack of my bike about two miles from work, and did not realize I dropped it even though a person in a car beeped loudly at me scaring me. If I had looked behind me I would have noticed it. I did not notice till I got off my bike at work. A guy at work took me up the road to look for it and I was lucky and found it. That made my day today. I did not lose my cellphone nor my jacket that I had taken off before the last big hill and my food for the day is in that bag. I will not go hungry now. I think I will be bungee-cording that bag to my bike from now on. Today is the first day I have used this bag in a long time.
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Old 09-10-12 | 05:48 AM
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2012 - How Was the Commute Today?

Someone on my commute must be having a bad Monday, since they needlessly honked at me at me. Didn't ruin my ride, though.
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Old 09-10-12 | 05:50 AM
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55F/13C, with an annoying headwind. Overcast, too. Overall, pretty comfortable but once I got indoors I felt a bit overheated.

Originally Posted by essiemyra
I dropped a bag off the rack of my bike about two miles from work, and did not realize I dropped it even though a person in a car beeped loudly at me scaring me.
Some motorists have good intentions, I guess. I'd have stopped, picked it up, passed you, stopped again, and gotten out to give it to you.
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Old 09-10-12 | 06:11 AM
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Best commute weather we've had in months, with low humidity and temps in the upper 50s. I had planned to ride at an easy recovery pace after riding a metric century yesterday, but felt so good that I kept a fast pace. I'll probably pay for it this afternoon. Our perfect weather is supposed to continue all week, so I'm gonna shoot for a 5-bagger. We've had so many violent thunderstorms and so much rain lately that it's been hard if not foolish to ride many days.
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Old 09-10-12 | 07:11 AM
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Great weather this morning. Clear skies, temps in the low 60s. I started out my ride feeling good that I had worn warm-up pants instead of shorts. I ended my ride with sweaty legs.

I did try a new strategy this morning, and bungee'd my backpack to my rack instead of wearing it on my back. It worked out very well - no sweaty back = no second shower needed at work.

I'm trying for my first 5-in-a-row commute this week. Hopefully my legs hold up.
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Old 09-10-12 | 07:21 AM
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Cool out this morning so I traded the tank in for a T-shirt. Still froze.

Today was my first day that the sun didn't make it up before i got to work too.

Still a great ride. I had not ridden all weekend and was getting stiff.
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Old 09-10-12 | 07:43 AM
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Wow...I actually felt a chill coming in today. How quickly all of that heat that began way back in May can seem to dissappear.
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Old 09-10-12 | 07:44 AM
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Back on the regular road bike, and it feels really good. I'm still recovering so I'm staying at a lazy 15 or 16 mph, which is seductively pleasant.
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Old 09-10-12 | 07:57 AM
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Noticeably cooler, I don't know the temp but somewhere around 60.
I rode a little more casually this morning. Very little traffic to contend with as well. It felt really good.
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Old 09-10-12 | 09:10 AM
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First time commuting since April. This is the first cool morning here in TX in a long time and I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I've also since moved 2 miles further away from work and I'm up to 6.2 miles now.
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Old 09-10-12 | 09:17 AM
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Neat head and chest cold has me stuck at home. I was excited to ride in the cooler weather today and reach the 2000 mile commuting plateau for the year, but alas. I normally ride and work through minor colds... In fact the the fresh air and exercise trend to make me feel better. But this is probably the worst cold I've had in ten years, so I'm taking it easy.
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Old 09-10-12 | 10:21 AM
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Warmed up fast this morning so I ditched my sweater quickly. Took a long route putting in 28km before getting to school. Legs still sore, its definitely the different riding position on my touring bike. The past few days I've encountered huge dust clouds hanging in the air outside the city, kicked up by cars on gravel roads. Its always worse when the wind dies down.

I did 91km on my road bike yesterday and felt none of the soreness from last week's commute. The riding position on my touring bike is definitely too aggressive, much more so than my road bike. I'm going to see about raising the handlebars some.
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Old 09-10-12 | 12:45 PM
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New location, new commute. I love it. No more narrow 2 lane highway full of trucks! SOOOO Much better!
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Old 09-10-12 | 02:55 PM
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How was the commute today? Crappy... my lower back hurts from last week's biking (out of the blue really) and I had to take the metro with the rest of the ladies (no offense ladies).
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Old 09-10-12 | 11:32 PM
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It was great, thank you! Crispy but still sunnu, so you know it'll be warm in the afternoon going home.

Oh, and did I mention the new bike? It's wonderful. Now I'm experimenting with basket or pannier or rack with bag attached... It's so much fun!
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Old 09-11-12 | 12:10 AM
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Nice ride this am, warranted a little wool as it was damp and cool and then a balmy 70 f on the ride home with a light tail wind. Tomorrow looks to be very much the same although it is supposed to be less damp.
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Old 09-11-12 | 12:53 AM
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exicitedly put the new carbon bottle cage on the folding bike, visual checked the weather by looking outside the window- it's a bit cloudy. When I was around 100mtrs away from home, hard rain came. I went back home (to parking lot actually) put the folding bike in the car trunk and drove to work.
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Old 09-11-12 | 03:50 AM
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Tuesday AM commute princeton to west windsor to catch the train and then rahway station to work which is only another 1.25 miles or there abouts.
very cool this morning. should have brought a hoody. mostly uneventful. my first commute since my first century (new york city century 9/9/12). added a little jogging to my wait on the platform. hope to ride back to princeton from new brunswick (about 18 miles down 27 south). tired but happy. like a baby i took monday off to rest from sunday. again, mad props to all you long haulers!
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Old 09-11-12 | 04:26 AM
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A bit chilly this mornning at 52f (11c). My hands were a bit chilly going down hill, but everything else seemed ok. It is suppose to be a bit warmer
each morning, but realtive to the time of year.
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Old 09-11-12 | 04:38 AM
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54F, stars out, warm afternoons, some of the nicest rides of the year the last week or two.
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Old 09-11-12 | 05:24 AM
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after yesterday's fiasco with my bike bag my ride home more than made up for it. I found a twenty dollar bill on the side of the road. Scooped that up quickly and put it in my pocket, which I immediately zipped. It was my lucky day!!

The ride in this am was chilly only 45f when I rode through town. My hands were very cold. I could have used gloves, which I will have tomorrow if it is still as cold. Otherwise a very nice ride into work this am.
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Old 09-11-12 | 05:47 AM
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44F/7C with the sun coming up. No wind today. Nice ride. Pity it ended at work.
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Old 09-11-12 | 06:05 AM
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HI there this is my first post since I have decided not to commute to work with car ( traffic sucks ) and use my old bike.
First ride quite good I have done 8.5 km after maybe 10 years and I am pleased how fresh I feel in the Work.
really looking forward to go home
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