Very nice. apart from heavy traffic
weather are a bit cooler now in BKK Thailand.

The temp was a cool 34f degrees when I left the house this am. Everyday seems like an adventure in "what to wear for the ride". Well today I started out with one pair of gloves and had to stop to add the second layer as my hands were cold. Other than that it was a very nice uneventful ride to work.

45F / 7 C, over all a nice ride in to work in the dark. I saw another commuter coming out of my neighborhood who heads in to DC most of the way I do.

Oh...and a clueless morning driver almost took me out about a half mile from my house.

Last Monday was about 35F, but today it is 60F - back to shorts and short sleeve shirt. The overcast skies made for a darker ride in. I left a little later than I like to, but a favorable wind helped me get to work on time. I averaged 16.8mph for a much faster time than usual.

Quick pace this morning due to a late departure. Almost missed the train, but the operator was kind enough to give me a 10 second reprieve. It's getting cold and I can feel it in my lungs (cold air can trigger asthma for me). Good ride, though, and made the best time I think I ever had on work side due to hitting both lights just right.

38F/3C as I left this morning. I was actually overdressed and stopped after a couple of miles to remove one layer. Otherwise a really nice commute.

Mild commute with temps in the upper 50s this morning, compared to the low 30s last week. I actually prefer the colder temps because I don't sweat as mcuh, but it's hard to complain about the weather we've been having lately. All that is supposed to change tomorrow, with a couple days of rain forecasted. Commuted on my Soma Saga touring bike this morning for the first time in a while and enjoyed the cushy ride. It's slower than my other options so I don't use it much for commuting, but it was all ready to go after riding 61 miles on it over the weekend.

Steady rain, no flooding but heavy enough that I didn't see another cyclist until I got to work - a coworker from another building was tying up when I rolled up. He's been pretty consistent and doesn't seem to mind the rain, the only one besides me that I've seen do that in this area.

I was actually 5 minutes late to my desk which is unusual for me. It wasn't the rain so much as the carpet of leaves over the 6 miles of path, which made me nervous and slow around the turns. For some reason the thought of mixing with traffic in the first heavy rain in a few weeks was even less appealing so I took the slow lonely route.

Computer this morning said 39F, radio said 44F so I'll call it 41F. I think all the trees along the mup colluded to drop their leaves this weekend. Rain predicted for tonight and the next two days so wet leaves - scarier for me than snow and ice. I wonder if studded tires work on wet leaves?!? Hmmm...

rainy & windy & awesome! We will see how awesome it is after a couple more weeks though.

The bike path is now officially closed (from mid-oct to mid-april every year) so there's no one to sweep all the dead leaves. It's quite dangerous and slippery so for the last two commute I tried to go on the road. I was afraid at first because my new commute is on a provincial road that is a lot more busy than my previous commute. But it went really well! There's a lot more traffic but the shoulder is at least 3 feet large and up to 5 feet on the most dangerous zones.
Cool and nice weather so far this fall and the winds are not too bad.

It's starting to get to the point in eastern Iowa where even I will admit that it's getting a little chilly. Wore the AmFib tights for the first time this morning at ~47°F, but just a regular jersey and half-finger gloves to avoid overheating.

At our house it was 44 but the bank down the street said 38 and the other bank down the hill said 42.. all I know is I could of cut glass with 2 of my body parts! It's always cold on the first half which is mostly downhill but was perfect on the way up. Got my rain jacket ready for tomorrow but not sure on the rain + cold equation. Repacked the front and back bearings with green grease felt a slight rumble in the back, only been about 1k miles pretty sure it was just to tight, so at least that's squared away.

I find just a simple skull cap under my helmet (like the astronauts wear), makes a word of difference.

Darn! I guess I cooked the rear tire when I locked up the brakes a few days ago. There is a signal along my route that is always green, because it's for the Fire Station. I haven't had to stop at it in the 1.5 years I've been commuting. However, when I looked up, it was red and I slammed on the brakes out of instinct. There were no sirens yet, but the trucks did finally come out about 30-seconds later. Didn't notice the tire damage until today at the office. Made it home okay, but looks like I need a new one. :(

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The temp was 28f degrees with a full moon when I left the house this morning. A neighbor of mine saw me leaving this am, and felt the need to tell me it is cold outside, when am I going to take the car? I did not answer such a question cause I do not know when I will take the car. I much prefer my bike. Other than that it was a very nice uneventful ride to work.

Warmer today but was misting and course didn't know a mile into the ride. Wind must of been out of the south east also. And had shifting issue's since I had the tire off last night. Kinda of a miserable ride!

Funny. Maybe it will be so cold that your neighbor's car won't start and you can wave as you ride by. :)

I did not expect the temperature drop yesterday. It was 60F coming to work and in the low 50s by 5pm. With that, the winds, and a lack of gloves, my hands were quite cold by the time I got home.

As bad as this morning's 48 degrees with light rain sounds, it wasn't all that horrible. My headlight battery was low as I forgot to charge it on Sunday. It lasted well enough until it got naturally light out. Gotta remember to charge it tonight though.

The time change coming this weekend will mean I probably won't need a headlight in the mornings again, at least not until December.

Hah, ya think! That's actually really impressive, that the tire didn't blow out. I want to know what kind it is!

47F, dark, rain, leaves... pucker factor 10

Still hurting from pulling a muscle in my ribcage this weekend.:rolleyes: Hard to twist and move plus cold and rainy today and tomorrow.. being a slacker and driving these three days. I hope and plan on riding another 30 miles by the end of the week so that I can get 4000 miles for the year by the end of October. :)

~45 degrees, dark, little to no wind. Nice ride, really. But...

When it gets colder and you have to put on what feels like a thousand pieces of gear to go ride in traffic in the dark (hoping you don't flat), commuting is a lot less fun. I was trying to think back to last year to remember at what point I stopped riding to work. I think ice on the road was the deciding factor, or temps below freezing. Those of you ride to work year-round, you certainly have my respect.

It was a $25 Giant S-R3 Flatguard. I purchased it in September of 2014 when I hit a piece of metal and put a big cut on my previous tire. I stopped by the LBC near my office and they said they've had fairly good luck with this rather inexpensive flat-resistant tire, so I decided to give it a try... and it wasn't a bad tire for the price. It had quite a few miles on it, so it was probably near the end of it's life anyway.

well dayam, that's amazing!

Consecutive commute #126 :

Thermometer said 46 degrees this morning which really isn't that bad, but when I opened the garage door I realized it was probably 99% humidity which made the chill go straight through me. My hands were pretty cold by the time I got to work even though I was wearing my full-fingered bike gloves. I survived though.

Was pedaling down the MUP in the dark when suddenly there was a "road closed" sign with a truck parked across the path. Apparently they were doing some utility maintenance and there was a manhole or something right there. No big deal. The path was only closed for about 100 feet and there was plenty of room to ride through the grass and go around.

What I wasn't prepared for was as I rolled through the grass was a small stump that had been cut off near ground level, but still had about 4" sticking up. Didn't see it in the dark. I hit it and came to a sudden stop. Thankfully I had unclipped before I rolled into the grass so I didn't go down, but I did slam my shin into my pedal as I was putting my foot down to catch myself. Ouch. Got a bruise from that one.

Thought sure I was going to have a flat front tire the way I hit that thing, but I made it the rest of the way to work and it was still holding air so I think I got off lucky.

0C/32F with a nice stiff tailwind. Had a few of those zen moments where I was cruising along at 30 km/h with no wind noise in my ears.

Is the wheel still true? I hit a cement block hard with my back wheel once; the tire was fine, but the wheel was way out of whack.

Yep, that was my other concern as I was riding my bike with low-spoke count wheels (20). Thankfully the wheel still spins dead true. Been pretty impressed with how well these wheels are holding up considering all the commuting duty they've seen coupled with the fact that I'm a clyde.

That would be funny, agreed.

My evening commute was remarkable because I very nearly collided head on with an SUV. I've been riding since bicycles were invented (almost) and days like today shock me back to the reality that even very seasoned cyclists need to always be vigilant. I was making a left turn at a busy intersection, thinking I was being extra safe by waiting for the single oncoming car when I actually had time to make my turn before it reached the intersection. So I waited and started my turn right after only to realize there was a black SUV with no lights right behind the first vehicle. It was very dark out at that time and only my headlight allowed me to see that vehicle and steer to right, avoiding a collision by the narrowest of margins.

I don't know what to take away from this. How can you avoid what you cannot see? I will certainly be pondering the question over the next few days. Oh and other than that my commute was enjoyable and a little warmer than normal.