The best thing about bike to work week is that I do a lot more passing than being passed. It's good for my (very fragile) ego. The worst thing about bike to work week is how many people there out there that I need to pass, in order to keep my pace where it needs to be.

A little warm this morning, and definitely humid. I still feel sticky. But there is an upside - the scenery is much nicer on warmer days.

25 mph headwind right out of the NE screaming at me off the lake. my route in to work is only 15 miles, but a headwind like that makes it feel more like 50 miles. what a workout.

First time back to commuting for a long while. Got sick and couldn't manage it, but in the meantime, a huge MUP extension was finished in my town, which makes my commute so much simpler. Instead of having to go on a crazy hilly road with no shoulders or sidewalks and poor visibility, I can go on a nicely paved straightaway nearly the whole trip. Today's commute was simply gorgeous, a perfect low 60's and sunny.

Rode the race bike in today in the hopes of being able to do intervals at lunch or on the way home. Carried a backpack for my shirt/tie/shoes, lunch, lock, and other stuff. I'd forgotten how sweaty that makes me. I'm going to have to work out the logistics better.

It's still pretty dark when I head out in the morning, but I got to see the sunrise when I topped the ridge. I love that. I slow down and just enjoy the sights and smells of spring.

A possum that tried to attack me had a bad day. He darted out from my left and I didn't have time to stop to avoid him. He passed under me behind my front tire but my rear tire went right over him. I don't think he was hurt much though. Possums are below the size limit where I might risk wrecking to avoid a collision. I'm glad it wasn't a skunk. I was probably only doing about 15 mph at the time.

I'm kidding, of course, about him trying to attack me.

This week is the first time I have ever commuted partway to work on a bike, and the first time I have ridden a bike in over 10 years.

The 2 mile commute to the train station is making my legs burn like crazy, but I'm not out of breath when I get there. Today was the third day and it feels like it's getting easier. This bike (a 1980 Raleigh Grand Prix) feels like greased lightning even on the slightest slopes, and I'm averaging about 12mph according to Strava. I hope to improve that.

Every day when I get off the train after work, I feel giddy about unlocking my bike and hopping on, even though I know my muscles are about to be in pain. I hope that giddy feeling never goes away.

I saw my first other commuter ever today. I left work at an odd time and crossed paths with them. We both looked fairly surprised.

Today was a beautiful day. 2 motorist about 10 miles apart, sitting at a light commented, "It is a great day for a bike ride!" All I could say was yes, indeed it is. Just a nice ride home.

two trips today (had to come home and let the dog out as i was working late)

54 in the morning, 72 at lunch and 62 on the way home.

also my first day commuting with clipless pedals. so in love.

my usual route is 5mi of 60/40 paved and gravel with some grass and broken concrete (why i use a CX), but considering buying my buddy's unused roadie and extending that to 10mi on an all paved route.... n+1. :)

Another very nice day and warm at 65f (18C). It is somewhat light when I get in, and that is nice. Tomorrow is bike to work day for this region, so there will be many more out there. I will go to the gathering and pick up a few going the same way, and check out the toys that others have.

Looks like I'll make it to Sunday before gassing up. Was able to get the van home last night without running out. Very nice bike commute in this morning after yesterday's rain. No need to drive until Sunday - can fuel up while I am out.:thumb:

just about perfect coming in, wow I love this.

It was a nice commute in, weather was fine and sky was blue. I had to run an errand before work and after work. I like that I can incorporate running my errands on my bike commute.

Fantastic commute this morning, one of my fastest of the year. I was frustrated because I missed riding yesterday due to our stupid forecasters calling for severe thunderstorms all day that never materialized. So my legs were well rested this morning and I rode at a fast pace for commuting. I must have burned some calories because I was drenched with sweat when I got to work despite temps about 60 F.

Yeah, and DC United won, too!

i wish i could bottle this morning and keep it around forever:

- 55 degrees (the most perfect riding temp ever)

- bright and sunny (solar power vitamin D for energy)

- no wind at all (a rarity along chicago's stupidly windy lakeshore)

Sweet ride home last night. A young, 20 something guy, with massive thighs, on a carbon frame go fast, passed me on the way off Ft. Belvoir. He took one block I took the other and we came out on the same road. I was about 5 lengths back. I put my head down and made the jump. I drafted off him all the way to the gate, about 2 miles, hitting 40 mph on a down hill and 28 mph across the flats (where I normally run about 18-20). All this from an almost old guy who turns 61 tomorrow, on my Trek 520, with my bright yellow Ortleib panniers sticking out in the wind. Made my day. :thumb:

44F and sunny. I am getting to the point where I believe the street w/ my office is transected w/ 4" deep 25' long gouges indefinitely and for no reason at all. Anyway, avoiding them is an excuse to tack a few extra miles of detour onto my commute.

52 degrees, 100% overcast and spitting rain. the first mile of my commute is nearly 12% down hill so for the first mile I was COLD! After that, everything was glorious. I started really "taking the lane" to heart and let me tell you, it ROCKS! I've not had any close calls, or pissed off people (partly because its mostly 2 lane roads). Day 3 of bike commuting this week, and day 4 over all. I've noticed that I'm more tired at night (good thing) and that I'm more alert at work. I cannot wait for the ride home!

good commute today!

Today is Sacramento Bike To Work Day. I got a Clif Bar and a really cool BTWD mussette when I arrived at the office. Nice.

You realize, of course, that when he saw you drafting he slowed down for you - :)

well...yesterday afternoon and this morning was my first time ever commuting on the bicycle. I did it because it was Ride you bike to work day in the Sacramento, Ca area. And they had a free breakfast set up if you rode into work, and it was 3/4 mile from my place of work. Now a little back ground. We here in the Sac area are blessed with some really good trails. Normally my commute is about 16.5 miles one way. I really wanted to stay off of the surfaces streets as much as possible.....so my ride ended up being 34 miles one way....I was only on the surfaces street about 7 of thos miles. Not bad...almost thinking I might do this once a month....wasn't that hard to make happen.

You should work on endurance and add some recovery time. You don't want to burnout or injure yourself so fast that you become uninterested in riding.

First commute ever to work today:) It was awesome. Morning was in the upper 40's with light wind. Nasty rough day at work w/overtime but the ride home made all the bad go away. 8 great miles each way and hopefully the start of a new habit. Bike to work week did give me the boost I needed to try. Of course all you commuter types did too :) Thanks!

a huge amount of Police in the city (Frankfurt) ... 5000 extra were brought in. the whole area near the ECB (European Central Bank) including two subway stations were shut down. Occupy Frankfurt was removed yesterday and there are very high chances for a strong protest. the universities are shut down as well, so, it should be an interesting day.

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I am usually on the road by 0430. But today is Bike to Work day here in Indy. I am leaving at 0630 and going to Perry Park meeting point to leave by 0700. For the last several years I have taken bike to work day off work and just bike.

Riding home sure turns the work switch "off". Way to go!

Weather monday and needed to make a stop on the way home so drove. T-T was great rides. Off work today with the HVAC guys already here ripping out my complete HVAC system. Going to be a $6 day. :(

Finally a break from the wind. Yesterday I had a rare morning commute with no wind at all and had one of my fastest commutes of the year. This morning I had a tailwind of all things -- I had begun to doubt that they really existed -- and made my fastest commute ever since my job moved to a new location last fall. My morning commute time was a full 10 minutes faster than some of my recent commutes when I was bucking the wind the whole way.