dcb23

Quiet and warmer ride than yesterday, bit of a headwind.

Still empty in the locker room at work, wonder when the bike commuters will start to reappear.

Telly

Sorry for you loss Oatmealboy; you were quite lucky you managed to stay on the bike with that damage.

Today's commute was uneventful and quite pleasant considering the rain that's been falling this week. Weather was in the mid teens (Celsius) with scattered clouds and a gentle breeze. Unfortunately, although the weather is going to stay roughly the same during the next three to four days, the winds are going to pick up to almost gale force (7 on the Beaufort scale, or roughly around 40 miles gusting to around 50), making my commute tiring since I take a route that's by the seaside and susceptible to all winds.

essiemyra

it was a warm 28degrees this morning. Not to much wind and a nice ride in to work. I love going by the lake and see the sun coming up over it. I was a minute or two ahead of the sun this am. Just as I was at the end of the lake the sun appearred.

Tractortom

Yesterday was interesting, a light breeze from the north on the way in, and a WIND from the NE at 17-20 with gusts to 30 on the way home. I was FLYING on the way home as the wind was mostly at my back as I worked my way South and West towards home. Today, it was a 5-7 mph wind from the NE as I rode north and east to work. Supposed to be about the same this afternoon. Was a warm 60 F this morning, and will be near 80 on the way, home. This has been a NICE winter to commute on a bike here in South Florida and I have been really digging on it!

Tractor Tom in Okeechobee, FL

DogBoy

20 mph wind in the face. Looking forward to the ride home. Very warm 50 degrees and I overdressed. I always mess up my clothing during the transition from winter to spring.

Vlaam4ever

Light wind and 45 -50 degrees. I didn't overdress today, but my hands were stille a little cold. While the commute was great, I feel my bike is not in good shape, it needs a serious overhaul or will need to be replaced within a few weeks.

I can fix the componets, wheels, chain, cassette, but the race geometry is not condusive to commuting downtown streets. I need a much more upright riding style to feel good about this. I may use my road bike for a bit just to see if it works better.

tarwheel 

Chilly morning in mid-30s F but 5-10 degrees warmer than yesterday. My pace was inexplicably slower than usual this morning. I overslept and perhaps just needed more sleep. Hopefully the afternoon commute will be much nicer with highs expected in the mid-60s.

Boudicca

First commute in well over a year, and my first from the new house and to the new office. It's about 4.5km (3 miles).

Quiet streets for most of the ride in, but incredibly bumpy roads with a lot of grit and debris. There's building going on along much of the route, so I suspect gatorskin tires might be a good investment. Route down to underground parking is sort of scary, but I have access to a wonderful (supposedly secure) underground bike parking room. Some people are using the flimsiest of locks, which made me feel that my bike might be a little safer than the others. It's a nicer bike too, so maybe not. Room has a water fountain at its entrance, which is going to be good for the summer commute.

There's going to be a nasty left-turn across streetcar tracks on the way back, which means I might try to find a different route back.

Felt so good.

gevad 

The locker room in the downtown Federal government office building where I work never got empty -- there's at least 10-20 regulars that bike right through the winter. But yeah, the warm weather commuters will start showing up any day now.

Kage01

Warm 51 degrees this morning, first commute of the year without long underwear!!! Whole way in was into 15 to 20 mph wind. I am sure that the wind will switch directions by tonight.

Strong wind still beats going by car.

TheTreauth

50 degrees and sunny this morning! Winds were about 20 mph but it was a cross wind so no issues there. Gorgeous ride in! Hopefully I can beat the rain home this evening, though.

AlmostTrick

20+ mph head wind. My normal 45-50 minute ride took 61 minutes.

Warm though, lower to mid 50’s. The forecast is calling for the winds to stay, so the ride home promises to be quite a scorcher!

CommuteCommando

Weather dipped down to 45F. I need new gloves as the cold was getting through the one I have now.

CptjohnC

I wrote a post last Friday, but evidently never hit 'post' so I'm going to recount a couple of days of woes.

Last Friday my ride was shaping up to be particularly good. I had just had the derailleurs adjusted, to eliminate some rubbing that was annoying me (serious rubbing when I was in the middle ring and any of the 3 smallest cogs). All was well until I heard a sound as though I had dropped or run over something metallic. I slowed and turned to look at what it might have been when I heard a second, similar noise, only louder. I then felt some interference at the rear wheel. It was then that I realized I had popped two spokes, one through the rim. I was able to remove the spokes, and nurse the bike the rest of the way to the office, but I decided that it would be prudent to leave early and take metro home, rather than risk riding 20 more miles with two missing spokes. I really don't know what caused the breakage -- they both broke near the 'middle' - say where they cross over each other? I guess it could be that the chain rode up into the spokes, but it seemed way too 'high' for that. Either way, I'll be going over my drivetrain before I ride again to assure myself that there's no interference there.

This week, my riding has consisted of one ride (Monday) along one of my shorter routes (8.7 miles each way) on my backup MTB, and two really short rides to and from metro (yesterday and today). I should have my new wheel tomorrow (crosses finger!) so I'll be able to ride the whole way again on Friday. I guess if the wheel doesn't show up, I could ride the road bike in, but it also needs some tuning, and I don't necessarily love the idea of having to wear the loaded backpack for the 20 mile ride each way.

EKW in DC

My head cold continues to go away. Ride home lady night was better than the morning commute and included an extra few miles to run some errands on the way. Beautiful sunset added to it all. Thought briefly about snapping a photo with the smartphone, but was in a little bit of a hurry, and I don't think it would have done it any justice, so I just took it all in.

Nice tailwind this morning made quick work of the commute. Supposed to be quite warm this this afternoon... Should be shorts and tee shirt weather.

HardyWeinberg

25F, blinding sun. Took the road bike and just a shoulder bag instead of my usual panniers loaded with end-of-the-world supplies, my phone says my avg speed was 3mph higher than the last couple days (also minus the rain and headwinds of course, that doesn't hurt the speed either)

dude72

-5 degree celsius. car drivers slowly realize that cyclist are back on the street. spring is just wonderfull

enigmaT120

It was 25 degrees at my place this morning too, but beautifully clear and starry. The nearly full moon was almost down in the west with some planet that has been following it around above that. The sunrise was just a glow in the east as I coasted down the ridge into Dallas, and it's starting to give me the view of the Cascades profile against the sunrise. Next week I'll be back in the dark but that's OK.

I'm looking forward to a 50 degree long (22 mile) ride this afternoon. Shorts and T-shirt!

Bat Guano

Headwind this morning was a beeyotch. Hoping it stays in the same direction for the ride home!

cehowardGS

Getting warm, I am getting faster, and I am riding a different bike each day, five days a week. The ride with each bike is sweet, just like having 7 or 8 women, or if you a woman, having 7 or 8 men, and changing when you like.

Life is dam sweet!!

Che13

My first week commuting for this year is over.
20 km with 10 kmh backwind most of the time, 2 degree celsius, nice weather.

Mark Stone

Parked the new car finally and got back on the bike! AM ride was 55 degrees+ and was awesome, then the Springtime west winds pushed me home - what a great day on the bike. People are insane if they don't do this at least once in a while!

ottawa_adam

My first ride of the season and my first ride on my new bike. I took it nice and slow, in order to get accustomed to the bike. I had to make some adjustments when I got home. Overall, a nice return trip.

Rimmer

I couldn't get on the last bus, because the racks were full--no big deal. The stupid bus was late, which caused me to miss my alternative route, the boat by mere seconds. I have to wait 30min, so I'm already raging. My heart rate drops pretty quickly with no activity, so I go inside to wait it out.

Around 8:30 p.m. or so on the highway (speed limit of 40mph) and briefly after my 4-6% grade descent some young girl, teenager?, in the passenger side of a white pickup truck stuck her head out the window and told me to get on the sidewalk. There was no traffic ahead of me, and there were no other vehicles around, and there were two lanes. I yelled at her, "Suck my cock" while giving her the finger. My eyes were deadset on the traffic light ahead to turn red, so I could give her a piece of mind. Unfortunately, the light never turned red, and I lost them. I was heading westbound with average wind speed of 6mph with a south-east direction. It was 41 degrees Fahrenheit. I didn't have my gloves or skullcap, but I managed to survive the ride home.

Chalupa102

Great commutes today and the weather felt beautiful.

58F and sunny with mainly crosswinds from the S @ 17-18mph on the way in. There was a lot more traffic than usual on Bay St for some reason this afternoon.

46F and dark with mainly crosswinds from the S @ 12-15mph on the way home. Took a slightly different way and it seemed a bit quicker than my normal route. Not sure if I'm going to continue taking it because it is slightly longer, or stick with what I'm used to.

Technically I'm done with cycle commuting till March 17 because I'm taking an early Spring break to CA. While I'm there, one of my friends is going to let me borrow one of his trikes, so we can do some riding together though.