teachme

It was good except for a goofy b!?@h that squeezed between her car and the edge of the road. I gave her the finger! What? It made me feel better!

SPECELIZEDRIDER

Today's commute was good I carried about 50LBS of gear, a record for me and made the trip of 15 miles in just over an hour, which I think is good considering it is mostly up hill. Henderson to Seven hills.

genel

Nice day today (for December), about 40f, and no wind. Forcast is for rain later.

New wiring for front lights has survived a week!

droy45

She doesn't know how to share, most of the time I notice that is when their preoccupied with their phone or something and didn't even notice you. I had a guy last night pull over at a store and came to me and said, "I love your blinky light, I could see that 3/4 of a mile away, you are visible" But yes, being squeezed is bad, I can almost anticipate when that's about to happen by watching my mirror.

droy45

15 miles in just over an hour with that kind on weight!, Your an animal, hats off to ya.

Notso_fastLane

I needed to drive today (and unfortunately, several days next week). I actually paid attention to my drive time today, and door to door, including the rather long walk from the parking lot to my building, it takes 1-2 minutes longer to drive than it does to bike! I guess having to change clothes when I get to work by bike just makes it a touch longer, but I still think that's kinda amusing.

jeffpoulin

I also have Ice Spiker Pros on my mountain bike, but I use them mostly for weekend singletrack. I'd love to buy a fat bike some day.

BTW, where in Maine do you live? I grew up in Brunswick.

treadtread

I found this out from Endomondo - accidentally left it on one day while driving. My average speed driving was 9 mph (bike is 12-14 mph)

Mr. Hairy Legs

Wow what a tailwind today on the ride home (around 25 mph)... my fastest commute since September.

droy45

I'm in Winterport, I agree those fat bikes are something else, love to have one of those someday too.

dcb23

50f/10c and Foggy!!!!!!!!! I stayed off the busier city streets. Almost got "run" over by a jogger on the bike lane...drive me crazxy. I am a runner but I really really wish they's stop doing that.

droy45

26F, one inch new snow, freezing rain early this morning, took the car instead. Cars off the road everywhere, glad I didn't cycle because afraid of getting run over by a runaway vehicle. Will resume tomorrow.

FenderTL5

heavy rains this morning, upper 50s (F) for the temp

It was my first day back after taking a week of vacation, it was a mental struggle until i actually got on the bike..

dramiscram

first real winter commute with snow and ice and everything. I took 1h24 to go my 27.15 kms instead of my usual hour and I'm exhausted but very proud of myself. The bad news is that I have to go back tonight!!!

arsprod 

37F with stiff crosswind, I overdressed (it's supposed to get colder and snow this afternoon), and the little screw thing on the presta valve broke off after filling my front tire (damn cheap nashbar tubes) so not a great start to the week. Then at about mile 9 I smelled someone burning wood in a fireplace and remembered why I do this... ahhhhh

wilfried

I showed up at work in short sleeves and sweaty. It was misty, so I got wet from both inside and outside. 60 degree weather and 90%+ humidity in December is just wrong.

enigmaT120

I finally made it out on my bike again this morning. It had been over a week, and almost 3 weeks before that. Just a bunch of different things that all seemed adequate at the time, but viewed collectively do not.

About 40 degrees, foggy/misty but not really raining. Dark both ways today, as usual this time of year. I didn't get passed by any cars on my 9 mile ride once I got out of town. I love that.

caloso

38F and 100% RH means thick, thick fog. I had 3 PB Superflashes going, 1 steady and 2 blinking. Got plenty of room, so they seemed to do the trick.

tdsherman325

First cold commute this year! 37 degrees outside and surprisingly not terrible. I unfortunately neglected to wear a pair of gloves and a random pedestrian, seeing me rubbing my hands together at an intersection, gave me his! Gotta love Texas.

RGNY

36F and driving rain/wind this morning. first time the jacket ever weeped at the seams. 44F and light rain on the way home. getting dark enough on the way home to use flashers and headlight vs just hi-viz gear.

Squidwalker

It was ccccold. I know, I know, some of you have been commuting in sub zero already. But for AZ, goign from 55F mornings last week, to 41F this morning, is a big drop. I head out with pants, wool socks and a long sleeve thermal shirt on. Got out to the street where the wind hit me and I turned around to go get a hoody. I need something to keep my poor ears warm though.
Otherwise it was rather dark ride, staying dark until my last mile. I got to see some upclose damage from the heavy winds we had last night, though.

RGNY

windproof-ness is a must. jersey and arm warmers underneath a wind shell/jacket takes me down to mid-30's

Rimmer

Some idiot almost hit me turning left this morning in a rural setting. I anticipated him not stopping, so I swerved to the right to avoid him. As I passed by him, he was talking on the phone. I'm considering getting a vest... This rare occasion I didn't have my camera, because it was full. On the way back from work, some motorist tried to pass me and get in my lane. Of course, he/she slows down like a snail with their turn signal on. For my own safety, I just braked hard and let them pass. What is about people that must pass a bicycle right before a traffic signal that's red? This is with a strong 15mph tailwind and going downhill, so I'm going well over 20. I did see a hottie in spandex jogging with her dog. I know she saw me.

vtjim

28F/-2C. Soul sucking. 15MPH headwind blasting me square in the face. Speeds reduced to a snail's pace.

Supposed to get colder all day, too. I'm prepared. The cold doesn't bother me.

jrickards

Forgive me my fellow commuters for it has been nearly 3 weeks since my last bike commute.

It was -16C (3F) this ride in today and I felt great for riding in. However, there were some issues. In preparing my 2nd bike for winter use, I didn't complete the installation of my front fender and it rubbed the whole way. I installed knobby tires for additional traction and then lowered the tire pressure for an even wider footprint. However, the pressure was way too low and I bounced like a kangaroo the whole way in. I also lowered the seat so that it would be easier for me to put my feet down should the bike slip out from under me but it was too low and my legs were aching the whole way. At lunch break, I'll fix all of that. I guess I got my penance for not commuting for such a long time.

There was some snow over the last few days, maybe about 10cm (4") in total but the streets and sidewalks were plowed so I rode on the sidewalks for the most part (it was 6:30am, no one else was out so I didn't interfere with anyone on the sidewalks).

Lowest low forecast for the rest of the week is -5C, highest high is +1C with a possible 5cm (2") snow through the week, should be good commuting this week.