Cool but not bad at 59 Deg.F starting out, dropped to 55 as I got closer to the ocean. Lots of bikes on the Metro today but thankfully no issues (that I know of).

Just starting to get light as I rode into work parking lot now.

Feels like it's going to be a cooler than usual ride home too. No sunny SoCal today!

Rick / OCRR

I'm laughing at myself. For over 5 years I've biked to my office every day, I didn't have to think about what to pack for the day, it was all instinct.

I moved to a home office 6 weeks ago, and I only went to the office once last month. Tomorrow I have a meeting, so I'm riding to the office. I keep thinking about things I can't forget, like my laptop or office keys (I'm always the first one to arrive). Funny how quickly I can forget my routine. I'm sure I'll forget something, it'll be fun to see what I left at home. :lol:

I stayed home today because I needed an emergency dentist visit. I did errands today on bike. Man, riding in Manhattan traffic on a weekday is a b*tch. Absolutely insane. I can't recount all the crazy things that happened.

Day 2 of commuting. Getting more comfortable with traffic, but not so with pedestrians. Two wandered onto the bike lane...I had to scream at them and "slam" on the breaks. My ass end went flying up but I was able to stay on my feet and not take him out. SUPER close though! I swore, he apologized. Profusely.

Was expecting to get drenched today but rode anyways. Turns out only rained maybe 5 minutes of the ride but was out of the SE along with the wind the direction was heading.. not fun! Good thing it didn't since I forgot to grab one piece of clothing I'd need desperately!

Today was a nice commute to work. When I arrived at work there were three other bikes in the area under the stairs. Yeah!! it is nice to see other people riding.

I forgot to mention on Tuesday, it must be the beginning of black fly season. As Tuesday morning they were riding with me and I had to make sure I kept my mouth closed. I did not want an unintended snack. Yet they were not around today. I am not sure if the cooler temps today (46f degrees) kept them away. If so I will take the cooler temps.

Ride home yesterday was pretty terrific. I was changing up the scenery from my usual route. There's only so much I can do and still head in the right direction. I ended up adding a whole mile and a half. Was hoping for more, but it was nice enough. I did add about 200 feet of climbing I don't normally get. As soon as I crossed the river I headed down to the greenway that runs along it and rode to the next "exit" from it.

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It puts me off in a nicer neighborhood, that deteriorates as you move away from the river...but the streets are quiet and people friendly. From there I hit back on my usual route for a mile or so. Turned off and went down the street we used to rent a house on. That loops back out to my usual route, which I stayed on for a few more miles. From there I turned right through a neighborhood I have long suspected leads out to a road I have used once or twice as an alternative. It did. Passed a big pastured area with a goat that was hanging out. If I had seen him before I would have stopped for a picture. The other side of hte street was a fenced off wooded area with signs every 50 feet saying "beware of water moccasins and rattlers" - a good way to keep people off your property!

From there, it puts me on a 2 lane back road. It was kind of busy but quieter than the 4 lane with a bike lane I usually ride on. This put me off on my normal route maybe 2 miles from home. Nothing else to really report from there. My pace was slower than it had been, but it was definitely a nice change.


This morning I added a whole 1.5 miles again! This was a ride from the wife's office to mine. It is such a nice morning I went exploring a little. Driving home tonight (car is still in the garage at work) and planning on a group road ride this evening. Haven't decided what tomorrow will bring yet.

I left early and added a couple of miles on the way in - 15 miles total (normally 12.5). As I was going through one neighborhood a corgi comes running out toward me. Not barking, just bee-lining at me. I said, "Woaaahhh," hit the brakes and swerved. He came to a halt just in front of me. If I hadn't swerved I probably would have run over his front legs which were stretched out as he came to a quick stop. Once past him I looked around, but didn't see an owner anywhere.

Otherwise a good ride in this morning.

On the ride home yesterday a commuting buddy caught up with me - odd because we cross each other each day going different directions. I asked what he was doing, his answer was that it was so nice out (around 80) he was riding back to work and then home again. That's an extra 32 miles - cyclists are nuts! 64F this morning, sunny, looking forward to 80's again on the way home

Third commute this week with wet streets. Each time the rain had already stopped before I started my commute... so I'm not complaining.

Had one jerk in a Lexus SUV that apparently didn't like that I was slowing him down as I rode up a hill on a quiet neighborhood street. Really dude??? It's a neighborhood. How fast do you really need to drive through here? Pretty fast I guess based on how fast he passed me and continued on his way. Funny that I caught him at the stoplight as you exit the neighborhood.

Otherwise, a really nice ride in this morning.

Weather chancy. Scrubbing launch. :-/ The news keeps saying "historic drought" so I took off the fenders months ago, this is the first time since that rain has intersected my ride time. Maybe I'll drive home at lunch and ride back in.

I'm glad to say I have begun my aggressive resting period, it's been okay. This will give me a great opportunity to get some disability paperwork read and filled out this next week.

It seems the surgery went well. I just have a splint on the leg from knee to foot to keep it immobilized and it is held on with a plaster cast and ace/tensor bandages. So hopefully this heals and doesn't give me further problems. I figure this will set my discharge back by a week or two. I'm okay with that as long as I get home before the little gal peeks her head out.

I didn't get my commute back to the rehab center last night, but I got to spend the night in the same ward and room as my first 6.5 weeks. They wanted to monitor the bleeding from my skin donor site since I'm on a seemingly decent dose of warfarin/Coumadin. But the nurses are nice and cuter than anyother place I've been.

I had to ask a friend to gbet the key to my locked drawer and to go and get me some things I needed since this was an unplanned stay and my phone was nearly dead and I wanted to watch shows on the iPad. He kindly arrived with a treat and hot chocolate, it may have been different if he knew the nurse in the recovery room thought his wife was my wife. She also kindly brought me a treat, it was nice her schedule gave her time to take a short walk to visit me, I appreciated it greatly.

The hardest part of my commute this morning was not stopping every few hundred feet to take a picture.

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Nice (steamy) ride in, 65F and really high humidity. I didn't forget anything, well I forgot one thing... what a giant bag of d____ this guy in the office is. Since our company was sold and split, I've been working from home for a couple weeks. However, by a contract, we are paying rent to keep these office through June. I come in this morning to find 'this guy' had been squatting in the my office. This has been an issue since he started, he wanted my office (windows), but I have no interest in giving it up. We are all leaving this building this summer, so moving offices is really a dumb waste of time. He tried to talk me into moving to a different desk, my response "I'm comfortable in my office and we're paying you rent for the space, so I'm staying". [/rant]

great week so far
 

that is crazy to see snow in May. I am amazed thanks for the picture..

i know what you mean. great views yesterday and today.

Looks like this will end up being a pretty solid week of riding. might even reach more with the weekend. Have to travel out of town tomorrow so I have drive. bummer too

Yeh I rode to and from Wall Street two days ago around midday and MAN I forgot how crazy traffic is. I took the West Side highway back to avoid that cluster for the return trip. A moron tour bus operator made a right on red and almost took me out too. He was apologetic but man drivers are clueless and impatient.

Today's 6 mile morning commute was beautiful. Cool and sunny, just a perfect spring morning.

It was about 36 degrees F. when I left the house and just thinking about being daylight. I think next week I can start to ditch my Blackburn Flea helmet light, though I leave the generator hub powered head and tail lights on all the time. It's supposed to go up to 70 today so I wore running shoes rather than my hiking boots, resigning myself to cold feet this morning. It's weird how my feet can be cold when the rest of me is warm and sweating.

The forecast for the next week is for nice weather. I'm enjoying it but I fear they'll close down my local forest roads to public entry due to fire danger a lot earlier than usual. Maybe if I take off my fenders for the summer it will start raining again!

Week #1 of bike commuting, and wish I had started doing it sooner since I've only been living 6 miles from work for the past 2 years! Today it was lightly raining this morning with forecasts of 80-90% thunderstorms between 4-6.

I'm kicking myself now because had I waited 15-20 minutes, I could've biked to work without rain -- and the thunderstorms when I normally go home have decreased to a 40% chance. Sitting in traffic and waiting at so many stoplights reminded me how much more I prefer my new cycling commute -- and the endorphin high is a great way to start the day!

I know I'll be biking to work tomorrow. I can't wait!

[MENTION=407951]laxster[/MENTION], that's great. I keep an entire set of spare clothes at work in case I get drenched. I find when I only get a little wet, I don't mind.

Light rain this morning and very little wind. Threw on a poncho and shopping bags over my shoes and worked out great. Need to get some more ponchos and plastic booties (bags barely held up) for the future. Definitely getting fenders though!! Those muddy trails of river you don't notice till you look in the mirror are enough justification!

It was a nice uneventful ride to work today.

Uneventful ride for me as well this morning. It was 60 degrees when I got up, which means no more extra layers :D. I forgot to turn on the GPS on the phone before I left, so I don't know whether I set any personal records in Strava.

Gradually getting back into form - each time I ride it gets a little easier and I go a little faster.

Beautiful day despite forecasts for a tropical depression, which fortunately has stayed further off the coast than expected. However, I made the call to drive last night and slept in. My legs needed a break after riding 260 miles over the past week. Tomorrow I'm riding a shakedown for an upcoming bike tour and wanted to keep my legs somewhat fresh as I'll be riding my touring bike loaded with gear about 45-50 miles.

You put some serious miles in. I tend to not ride at except for the commute. But that's partly because I run also.

Had to take the car for an oil change an inspection this morning. Drove to the dealer, pulled the bike out, checked in, and rode the 4 miles to the office. At lunch I'll ride back, get the car, drive home because my wife needs it this afternoon, she'll drive me back to the office with my bike (not enough time to ride back), and drop me off. Then I'll ride home after work.

My riding is almost evenly divided between commuting and recreational/touring. I had to quit running years ago due to injuries, so cycling is my main exercise, although I also do a lot of walking.

BTW, I passed the 8th anniversary of when I started bike commuting last week. I bike commuted about 31,500 miles over that period.