Today I commuted for the first time to work. Wasn't too bad. I have 6.5 mile round trip to work and back. Its mostly downhill on the way and uphill on the return. So that actually works out perfect. It took me 14 minutes to get there and 18min. coming home. All in all I am excited to continue commuting and hopefully shed a few pounds.
Oh and today was about mid 50s and a headwind on the down hill and a tail wind on the up hill.

A nice ride in at 36f (2C). Back to eastern atlantic time, so it will be dark again for another month. A couple bikes in the dark this morning, so I must have been a bit earlier, as I don't see either too often, although at least one is a new rider. It will be shorts for most of the week as the afternoons are all in the 70sF (lower 20s C).

Unfortunately the weather failed me again and will be cold(ish) and gloomy with showers and rain all through Thursday.
This morning's commute was with a overcast sky and temperatures in the high single digits (Celsius); this compared to a sunny 19 degrees Celsius on Friday!

I expected it to be much cooler this am but it felt quite nice. I switched out my full cover shoes for old running shoes, wore shorts and a short sleeve under my zip. Spring is springing.

Oh...and picth black again.

Well it is my first ride ever in the dark. I left the house at six am and the weather was a nice 37 degrees. I had purchased a light for the handlebars that had 220lumens. The road I ride has street lights for most of the ride. The light is to see the road. By the time I got to work the sky was getting lighter. The weather was fine not to cold, no winds to speak of. So I guess all in all a great first ride in the dark.

30F/-1C with the sun just trying to come up, no wind. It warmed up early here in Vermont. Then again, it never got very cold, either.

I also remember 3 or 4 years ago when we got about 2 feet of snow on St. Patrick's day, so maybe I shouldn't put away my winter clothing just yet. ;)

Warm and dark (again). Starting to see more commuters. It's supposed to be very warm later this afternoon.

50F, slight wind and drizzle. 7 miles to the train station, then on the train, not a lot of people due to the bad weather. It was awesome. Rain stopped, then 3 miles to the train station to work.

Not a bad commute considering the time change. Getting up at 5 am is tough enough as is without having to deal with daylight savings time. I got up on time but was soon running late after making the mistake of starting to read the sports pages in the newspaper, with all the NCAA basketball news today. Made good time riding to work despite riding 90 miles over the weekend, but caught a bunch of long red lights. Needed my headlight for the entire commute, which was a big change from last week, when my morning commute was nearly all daylight.

i took my studs off over the weekend and put the slicks back on.

15-20mph tailwind. 55 degrees.

i was having so much fun flying along the lakeshore that i barely noticed the off and on drizzle all the way in to work.

30mph south breeze made it interesting. I kept it mostly across me but had 2 fun straightaways w/ it directly behind; I was only heading straight into it the 1st half mile taking my kids to school. My 1st grader was telling her teacher about biking uphill into that wind. She seemed proud of herself for making it.

Thought I might get a double commute on Friday, which would have given me nearly thirty miles for the day, but didn't have time to go back to the office after my scheduled appointment at home.

Beautiful morning today with temps in the upper forties, a slight tailwind and bright sunny skies. All that has led to an afternoon most people are raving about, and I'm thinking it's too hot for this time if year... Over 70 at the moment and it's supposed to be that warm all week. Wish the mercury would stop rising around 55 or 60. Oh well. Shouldn't complain. I'll save my complaints for when it's 90+ for weeks on end this summer. :sweat:

Flipped shifts today to cover for a co-worker. Normally work 7am - 3:30, today I'm 3:00pm - 11:00. I don't get to ride home late at night like this very often so it's always fun. The ride in provided quite a stiff headwind, but nice temps.

Back aboard the bike again after a week to wear the shine off of a new car! About 39 degrees this early morning, 5:30am is darker than usual because of the time change. But that's ok, I prefer riding in the dark - then I don't feel so bad about money I've spent on all my dorky "fred" lights! Lol

Very nice Monday Commute...Good to start off the week with a pretty sunrise and honing in on the correct tire pressure in the tires. I up the pressure from 50 psi front and 55 psi back to 60 psi front and 65 psi back. Alot better ride. Liking the warm weather too!

Enjoy!

Froghunter

Easy commute today. It rained lightly all day but traffic was super quiet on the way home. What a treat!

A very nice warm ride in at 60f (16C). It rained last night, and might spatter some today, but it will still be warm and that is a good thing.

a nice commute in, the temp was 45c when I rode through town. When I was four miles away from work the rain began. I have never ridden in the rain so it was different. Very unnerving thinking the cars could slide and maybe hit me. When the roads are dry I don't have those thoughts. Anyway, the temps will be in the high 60's later, so I expect a nice commute home again today.

More warm wind. I love the wet streets after rain.

I was caught off-guard by the rain, no letting up for 9.5 miles. With my fairing laid up for redesign I rolled in a bit soggy this morning, and had also neglected to plastic bag my work clothes. Fortunately I keep spares at the office.

my 1st bike commute of 2012 was nice! I would have appreciated an extra layer but was ok without it at 6C.

Roads were wet and filthy from all the sand put down this winter but it was a good ride!

Nice morning, temps mid/upper 40's, nice tailwind. Sun is now aligned with Hauley Rd. Making the commute somewhat more hazardous (a cyclist was wacked a few years ago). A little overdressed, so it will be a warm ride home.

Sure wish the "children" would refrain from tossing beer bottles out their windows.

Ah, first ride in 12 days after being out with flu. A bit wet, but the rain just stopped and it was over 50F at 7:30AM, nice, it felt good.

3" of snow turned to 3" of slush for my last mile, I was SOAKED from the waist down.

My fellow cube-farmer who takes boatloads of newspaper subscriptions has switched to mostly digital so I had to jam my shoes full of paper towels in hopes of having them moderately dry by quitting time.

60 degrees was a great way to start my morning commute. The ground was still really wet from the rain last night, but the fenders kept me perfectly dry. It's still a little weird now that it's so dark in the mornings, but overall it was good. And the new saddle, panniers, and rack proved great choices.

First foul weather commute for me this year second overall this year. Upper thirties, light rain and sleet. Overall pretty good. Made good time for the wet roads.

We lost power at work today, so I finished what work I could and then, while it was still blinding sun out (after the morning snow got rained off), changed to ride home; when I got out into the parking lot, it was huge fat slushflakes, and it was pelting rain/slush the whole way home. When I got out of the garage after parking the bike, the sun was back (but everything was still dripping slush).

70F and sunny on the way home this afternoon, I was wearing shorts! Yay!

Just cool enough this morning that I needed a jacket a hat under my helmet and my mittens. On the way home I was hot and wished I was wearing shorts and felt hot. I was also going into the wind so it was somewhat slow going. Later in the evening I rode to run some errands and it felt so much better in a pair of shorts.

Anohter nice morning at 54f (12C). I came in sleevless for the first time this season. The less clothes, the better the ride.