jrickards

You must finish late, I worked on my bike outside until about 8pm and the light was just disappearing then. I live in Sudbury, about 4hr drive north of Toronto, Ontario.

tarwheel 

Finally got up on time and left on schedule, so my morning commute was almost entirely in the dark. It was the warmest morning of the week in mid-60s F, so I didn't need a vest. Made much better time than expected, even with a mild headwind, probably due to unusually good luck with the green lights this morning. Hopefully that is a harbinger of my day to come. Bike commuted every day this week and raised my total commuting for the year to over 4,000 miles.

jrickards

Yesterday's commute home was via an even longer route (for fitness sake, 27km). Moderately hilly for the beginning, down a long hill, flat across the bottom then up the same ridge via another road and then moderately hill for the rest. When I went on MapMyRide, I checked out the steepness of the uphill ride to discover that it qualifies as a Cat 5 climb. I've made it up both times I've ridden it but at about an average rate of 12-13kph, pretty slow but I complete it. Yesterday, I felt the beginning of a calf cramp at the bottom of the hill so I stopped and stretched it out before riding up and then at the top, it came back so I stretched it out again and for the remaining 10km, it was fine.

This morning started misty, sometimes almost foggy on parts of the commute, and 3C. I found a pair of wool ski socks and wore them and although my feet were better than yesterday, I think that blocking the mesh of my shoes may provide the greatest protection against the cold. I don't want duct or other tape glue on my shoes so I'll try to find some other means of blocking the vents. I still can't find my home made toe covers, they must be in the house somewhere because I saw them this summer, I'll look for them over the weekend.

Have a great day commuters!!

jrickards

Wow, that is great!

I started late this year with one ride in May, a few rides in June and then better since. I've just crossed 1,400km (total biking distance, mostly commuting) with a lofty goal of 2,000km biking for the year. Given what I see I am capable of, with a better start next year, I could easily beat 2,000km but let's get past this year's goal first.

spivonious

So humid! I thought we were done with this kind of weather.

I left earlier today and traffic wasn't any lighter. I think I'll need to leave really early, i.e. in the dark, if I want to avoid traffic altogether.

I was invited to the township's Pathways Committee meeting last night. It was nice; the people there are really interested in getting an interconnected network of MUPs throughout the township. Bad news? No bike rack at the Parks & Rec office. lol

wphamilton

It was a beautiful day for it, the only flaw was the delivery panel truck tailgating me. I pulled off at the next parking lot entrance to let him by, my usual spot for relieving the traffic if it's backed up. I think they don't realize how dangerous that can be, driving that close behind a cyclist.

EKW in DC

After a great ride to class after work yesterday, I had to race home after class to beat the approaching line of storms and the lightning flashing and forking through the distant sky. Rain was starting to come down in spits by the time I got home, but I best the worst of it.

Late start to the day today, but a nice ride in this morning around and through the puddles from the overnight rains. Last day in the eighties today? Fingers crossed that it is. :-)

gecho

I rode very hard on the way home last night and paid for it this morning with stiff legs. It was 10C when I left the house so shorts and jersey were adequate. There is a local non-official weather station that gives real-time temperature and wind. I like to check that site when the hourly temperature for the regular forecast is borderline for a clothing decision.

This afternoon I'm stopping by the LBS to talk details on my new winter bike. I gave them the full details at the end of April. When I told them there was no need to rush it I wasn't expecting it would take 5 months. Since my MTB is in pretty good shape now I might look at getting a pre-built fatbike rather than building a new custom MTB.

groovestew

Nice ride in, foggy in some low areas.

Bluish Green

Best day of the year so far! This morning was 58 F and calm wind. I wish every day was like that. Light windbreaker with pitzips open, light shirt, and shorts. Love it!

Autumn is my favorite season.

phx1973

I'm multi-modal (bike/train). On the light-rail portion, I get this: "nice bike, how much it cost?"

I told him about $400.

His response: "Damn, I got mine for only $9.25 at a garage sale". Of course, his was a 20 year old mountain bike. It works fine for him obviously, so why ask?

I hate the light rail

enigmaT120

Nice riding day. I worked in Brooks, where I only work a few times year at most, and I knew I would be finished before lunch so I could take the afternoon off. So I rode all the way home from there, through farm land, across the Wheatland Ferry (a buck), out through more farm land and rolling hills, over around a wild life refuge, and through Dallas and home my normal route from there. It came to 54 miles total for the day, which beats my previous high by 10 miles. I don't feel too bad physically, but I sure am relaxed. Heck if I can do that I can ride all the way home from Stayton which would be about a 59 mile day. I still don't see how tourists roll out 80 miles a day for days in a row.

Mr. Hairy Legs

Fantastic rides today. It rained a little this afternoon, and there were car accidents everywhere. Traffic on my route was backed up for miles, and as the cagey cagers sat caging in their cages, I tootled smugly along.

silmarillion

Another great day to ride! I was up and out the door at 5:30am.

Pro of the day...the morning was awesomely cool and the humidity was not bad. Very light traffic, great ride.

Con of the day...what is up with these solar flair LED headlights some people have? Man, some of those things are so bright, I'm surprised they're street legal! They may look cool, but they are blinding.

Ride home was equally nice, besides it being Friday. Tried to rain, but it just sprinkled. It was kinda of nice actually.

Nice ice cold Blue Moon Pumpkin Ale to finish. C'mon Saturday!

bkrownd

Weather: 80 and drier than normal.

Score: 15 minutes late - disorganization plus mechanical failure.

Workbound: About halfway down the big hill the bolt that holds my front fender to the fork fell out, and the fender started dragging on the ground, but fortunately didn't get wedged. Had to tie it to the fork with a spare string. (note to self: pack cable ties in side bag)

Homebound: The big "BOO!" of the day goes to the dork on the bike with no lights after dark, who silently rode up behind me and without warning passed me exactly when I was about to make a left turn in traffic. If I wasn't so shocked I would have said something. A-hole

Sixty Fiver

Beautiful Saturday morning in Portland... rode in with my wife so we could have breakfast at one of our favourite restaurants and then left her to run a bunch of bikey errands before coming home.

Nice to ride when the city decides to sleep in a little later.

M.R.Serecka

Monday early morning Princeton to West Windsor/ Princeton Junction Station via Washington:
The moon was on my right this morning. Appeared full or close to it. Not used to it being in that position. amade me want to get a telescope. the weather is cool around 46 degrees at present. should be a beautiful day.

fletchh

A very pretty morning at 50f (10c) with the moon casting down it's silvery magic on some of the darkest areas. It would have been a great night for camping, and creating songs and poetry about the moon.

essiemyra

Well I rode with moon out also but it had some cloud cover so its light was diffused. It was 45f when I rode through town so gloves and warm socks, but it was a nice ride in. Though today was not uneventful. I saw an orange glow under a car that was pulled over to the side of the road, I told the guy to get out it looked as if his car was on fire. I stopped for a quick second, and he did get out, but then I went on.

dcb23

Smooth sailing all the way in...I was a bit late to catch that nice moon Fletch mentions above.

Edit: Sometime in the past few days I hit the two-year mark. If I've come to work in the past two years, It's been on my bike.

vtjim

Wet. Temp around 50F/10C. I think the rain will let up before I ride home.

wphamilton

It's the first day of the Atlanta area Bike to Work Challenge Month - because of the light rain throughout the area there was only one other commuter on my route. Probably not a great beginning for the Challenge.

But on the bright side, that's one more than I'd seen in past years. In my local interview I tried to convey that a little rain isn't any particular hardship if you're changing clothes anyway, but it hasn't been published yet. I doubt that anyone will be persuaded but I believe that with these events, interviews, and examples, with enough of them over time people will begin to accept it.

gecho

About 5C this morning, almost time to start covering the ears. This week I'm riding the touring bike. Between the handlebar tweak a few weeks ago and the new Brooks breaking in, the saddle position is in need of adjustment.

On Friday I cancelled my Alfine 8 / Surly Troll winter commuter build since I was unlikely to see the hub this year. Instead I'm getting a pre-built Necromancer Pugsley. This means I'll be keeping my old mtb instead of replacing it, and the stable grows from 3 to 4.

groovestew

About 6C/43F, no discernible wind. Looking at the forecast, I think today might be the last time I wear shorts in the morning for a while. Looking a sub-freezing a.m. temperatures later this week, maybe even a bit of snow.

Notso_fastLane

I put my facemask on for the commute this morning, since the outside temp was indicating 49F. It wasn't that bad, though, and I pulled it down to just keep my neck warm. My ears were a bit cold, but it's only a bit over 4 miles to work, so not bad. We've got another week of sunny weather and temps in the mid to upper 60s here, so I'm looking forward to it. (Although, I need to drive the next couple days because of all the appointments I have. )