Windy. Oh my glob. No wonder I wear out chains faster on the fixed-gear, I must have been grinding out of the saddle for half of the trip this morning.

Welcome to the forums.

Wow I think that is a lot, what kind of weather or road conditions are you facing?

I only clean my chain and cassette when it rains, no joking. I though will usually ride it hard and change them once every 3,00 miles, or once a year.

I usually lube my chain once a week in the rainy season and maybe once a month in the dry season.

I haven't done much bike riding lately, sad face. But after 64 days I've graduated to crutches.

Just the one I took at Paramount Cycles while I was unsuccessfully fighting temptation.
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No ride today; my legs are tired. The ride home last night was really fun; I rode with a friend most of the way home; it's amazing how some conversation can make the ride go by so quick. We were both shot from a big week of riding, so the pace was relaxed. I was so lazy, I ditched my trunk at work so I wouldn't have to carry the extra weight. lol....what a loser I am....
I call this picture Good vs. Evil. You can decide which is which....
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and some spring color
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I'll be back at it tomorrow, hopefully feeling fresh, and enjoying the light Saturday traffic.

Cool. I still love mine. Only about 5100 miles on it though. I wonder what it would be like with suspension forks. Here's the 2015 lineup:

Salsa Cycles

The the constant battle between good and evil. This time the line is thin and frayed.

I've been lucky and getting outside and getting some fresh air a lot the last week and a half, but it's always nice to see other colors.

Had a nice ride in yesterday morning. Rain was in the forecast, but it was supposed to start later in the morning and leave by the afternoon. Temperatures also were supposed to drop through the day. It was in the 60's at 6 AM so I rode in shorts, and brought an extra layer with me. Had a light sprinkle before I left, so it was wet, but didn't rain during the ride.

Come 5 PM, though, I ended up having to bail and bum a ride home from a co-worker. It was colder than expected (40's), raining much more than expected, and I would have had a pretty strong headwind. I said nope, not doing that. I left the bike at work, and drove my car this morning so I can bring the bike home.

So I'm still not back up to 3 commutes per week like I was doing in the fall. But I got in 2 1/2 commutes this week.

That was my day yesterday. I was already to ride to the office until I found the rear tire had lost about 40 pounds of air pressure, so I drove instead. But I commuted to the credit union after work, and had a nice ride there and back. I scared some critter on the way back. I didn't see what it was, but heard a big splash and same some big ripples in the creek I was riding by shortly after I rode past whatever it was.

commute yesterday was nice, it was cloudy and it had been raining on and off the previous night to all day. it was slightly wet, my bike and bag suffered some mud but it was in general a really peaceful ride in 50s and kinda damp. enjoyed it thoroughly :)

Chilly ride in tonight for night shift.. (actually enjoy friday night shifts..:) -8C, but good 20kph tailwind, although from the north so nasty crosswind. Got cold weather gear on outside of foot booty's to cut the wind chill.. maybe should have used them, took an hour for my toes to warm-up.. lol

Todays ride started out warm and dry, and as I got closer to the coast, the fog started to take over. I always refer to these types of foggy, cool damp rides as "Belgian Style" rides, and I picked the perfect bike for the event. The fog has since cleared, and my ride home should be nothing short of spectacular.
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I'm curious as to why you call this kind of weather "Belgian style"?

Because when the conditions are wet, or damp, or sometimes even down right ugly, I always imagine the hard men like Eddy training in bad conditions for some reason. Not exactly sure why, but that would be the reason.

Glad to hear that rehab is progressing. Your recovery is an inspiration to everyone on the forum.

Interesting.. even though it was 38 degree's out seen 2 other commuters. Sometimes I see one but never two. A bit cool but tolerable hoping to do 3 days this week. My goal is to ride everyday by May.

41F / 5C Some rain came down overnight leading to a nice wet spring morning. We'll be warming up here in DC area this week.

It was a nice ride to work today after not riding since Wednesday of last week. The temp was 31f degrees with cloudy skies this morning. The ride home this afternoon a threat of rain with hit and miss showers. I am hoping to miss.

The ride itself was good this morning but I did have a nice steady headwind. I was three or four minutes slower than usual getting to work. I did beat the rain by five minutes. The guys told me as soon as I went into the locker room to shower it started pouring, that's a plus. Ten to fifteen mile per hour winds are called for all day. I'm hoping the ride home I will have a tailwind.

Tough commute this morning with a stiff headwind the entire way. A cold front is moving through during the day and we are supposed to get a bunch of rain midday, but it's supposed to clear by the time of my afternoon commute. Hopefully the forecast will hold true. Our local forecasters do not have a great track record predicting the timing of rain events.

I wasn't as lucky as [MENTION=341795]parkersdad[/MENTION] and [MENTION=86492]tarwheel[/MENTION]. It wasn't raining when I was getting ready to go before 7am. But at 7am it started to rain, though not heavy. I decided to ride anyway. The 42 degrees and constant rain turned out to be the coldest and wettest commute I've ever had. I survived, though I'm still a bit chilly. It was really just my legs and feet that got cold. I had tights and wool socks, so that helped. Everything is now hanging in the janitorial closet to hopefully drip dry during the day.

And as tarwheel said, it is supposed to clear out by the afternoon and warm up to 69F, so it should be a decent ride home.

Today was a lesson in perspective; perspective matters.

Today was 35F and it felt wonderful warm. But that's in contrast to the sub-zero weather we had over the winter.

Today's ride felt easy and fast. But that was in contrast to yesterday's 30 miles on the Pugsley, including 15 miles riding into a 25 mph winds with gusts up to measured at nearly 40 mph.

BTW - I wish there was a picture of me getting 'aero' on the Pugsley yesterday :lol: . (thumbs hooked on the brake levers, wrists on the grips, to get shoulders down)

Did you have a head wind as well

That's called the commuter speed demon position! Not feeling it today - one of those days I'm glad riding is a habit because otherwise I would have bailed. 39F and humid from rain last night, overdressed. But the forecast for the week doesn't have temps below mid 30's so I'm happy

I don't remember the wind being too bad. If anything it served to dry me off a bit.

I do hope it warms up more. I saw the sun trying to come out, but it's still only 44 out right now.

I swear this Memphis weather is on drugs lol. Saturday we had SNOW, and then Sunday afternoon it was sunny and 70 degrees, and I was wearing shorts.

Today would have been perfect weather for riding to work, but I have a ride leaders' meeting for the Memphis Hightailers bike club this evening up in town, so I have to head up there straight from work. It's looking iffy tomorrow, forecast thunderstorms for the afternoon. I'll have to wait and see what the forecast models say on the 10 PM news tonight.

Nice ride in this morning, mid 30s. High is in the 50s today, so it should be nice except for the forecast 20mph headwind. :lol:

across the state of NC
 

[MENTION=366933]mgw4jc[/MENTION] i rode this morning 40 degrees and constant sprinkle the entire ride. only 2 different times did it rain enough that covered my glasses. I finally wore my rain jacket in the rain. I stayed comfortable and dry. Even my socks were dry when I arrived at work. <3 my fenders and jacket. This might open up the possiblity of riding in so much different weather. I will be happy if it is 63 and sunny to ride home though! :)

[MENTION=341795]parkersdad[/MENTION] and [MENTION=86492]tarwheel[/MENTION] between the 3 of us riding we can pretty much tell each other about the weather across the state.

doc says stay off the bike for 10 days (knee). In general: stretch more and use a foam roller.

Ride home was nice and warm a bit windy and quite a struggle though. Well remember tonight that I hadn't checked the air pressure since I got the bike. Both were down to mid-40's..oops!

Today's commute supplanted by home improvement project in the yard this evening. It's nice outside, I'm not complaining.