Man I hate headwinds. I don't usually have prolonged exposure on my route. But, last night about half the ride was into the wind and this morning the other half of the ride was into the wind. What a pain. I should have some pics of my ride to post tonight.

It rained yesterday, and the forecast is for rain every day this week, so no camera this week

Nothing to forgive, I WAS ready to do just that!

That was back in September. I would have had my lycra on. And slick tires. Man, I sure miss those slick tires...

Newbie: I know what you mean. For me it is a tail wind in the morning and then a headwind in the evening. You should give aero bars a try, as they give me a 2mph increase into a headwind. Last evening, I had a 20+ mph head wind for my 20 miles. Usually my evening commute into a strong head wind can take me up to 1.5 hours. Last evening with aero bars, my commute lasted 1.25 hours. Note these times include stopping for red lights and street crossings.

Cruising at 24 mph this afternoon on the bikepath. I don't dare take one hand off the handlebars going any faster.

Well today I had a 16 MPH head wind that Keep me down to a ARTS of 14.19. But on the way home I was flying with a ARTS of 17.15 MPH. Man that was a fun ride. I got picture on my ride to work this morning but now I have to find the cameras USB cable. I'll go look for it now.

Well found the USB cable. Looks like my 5 year old son thought the cable need to be shorter, so he took 5 inchs off it. I'll have to get a new cable before I can down load them to the PC.

Mile 1: I pass over Rock Creek on a rebuilt railroad trestle.

Mile 3: The most aesthetically unappealing part of the trip, riding under the Air Rights Building. Its like riding through an underground parking garage without the cars. The only bright spot is the ongoing battle between grafitti "artists" and building management.

Mile 4: The only long straightaway. This section is about a 1/2 mile long and ends in the only "hill" on the trip -- an overpass over a busy street.

Mile 2: Sorry, I posted this pic out of order. My backyard form the trail ... actually it is a golf course the trail crosses.

Mile 6: The more appealing Dalecarlia tunnel built in 1910.

Mile 8: The partially drained C & O Canal from the Arizona Ave. Bridge.

Mile 11: The end of the MUP. The remnants of the Washington Aqueduct Bridge in the foreground and the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the back. My trusty steed parked next to one of the lovely trail signs posted to help tourists.

Maryland: nice pics! Your commute is mostly along that bikepath right? That's pretty sweet. That bike of yours looks like it's a real warrior, tough and ready for anything mother nature or mankind can throw at it.

Tibike: I don't know that aero bars will go on Marylnad's bike now that we have had a look at it... I agree, though, in principle that they really help improve upwind speed. I have some on my roadie. I read somewhere that a rider in aero bars approaches the aerodynamic efficiency of many recumbents. Now, I am sure I speak for the XCC and VLCC that it is time for you to post some pics of your titanium megabikes!

Here are some pics from my ferry ride. One shows my bike as we cross the lake, and the other the sister ship to the ferry I am riding. The last is a pair of pugs that like to bark at me as I ride by.

Mars, almost my entire trip is on the MUP. I have about a mile of city streets from the end of the trail to my office, so its a non-event. I agree that aero bars on my bike would be highly questionable if they would work at all. In a couple of years when my trusty steed has many thousands of miles on it and has had most of its parts worn out and replaced, maybe I'll replace it with something where aero bars are possible and useful.

Tibike -- where are those pics? If you're goiing too fast for a still camera try a video camera and do some screen grabs for our benefit!

I'm laid low this morning by a stomach bug. I started to ride in, thinking that I would feel better once I got moving. By the half way point I decided I was in serious danger of littering the trail with breakfast and turned tail and headed home. That probably explains why I couldn't get any energy on the pedals this morning. Hopefully it will be shortlived stomach bug. It seemed like a nice day to be riding, not that I could appreciate it very much.

Cherry trees are blooming in DC, ahead of the big CB Fest that starts next week. I have a couple of pics that I will post as soon as I get them off my camera (but I gotta look busy now...bye).

I will take some pics of my Ti bike this weekend and will upload next week.

Great pictures, Maryland! You have gotten me interested in exploring the trail to see some of the cool stuff there.

Be advised that the Nokian studded tires have been switched for my Schwalbe Marathon Plus summer tires, and, in consequence, I expect a blizzard

Hope you feel better soon,

Paul

Your trees are blooming already? How nice, can't wait to see the pics.

Well I still have not got a new USB cable yet. So you gys will have to wait for the pictures.

But break out the Miller Beer, IT"S MILLER TIME. Today on the way to work I broke my first goal of making my 17 mile commute in less then 60 minutes. I made it in 57 minutes. That's a average ride time speed of 17.91 MPH for the 17.02 mile ride. Then I worked 8 hours at Home Depot lefting 60lbs cases of title all day. Then made a ride home of 16.87 miles in 64 minutes. That's a ARTS of 15.81 MPH into a 7 MPH head wind. That's what I call a nice day of commuting.

I love the go fast.

That's awesome CigTech!! Now all you need are some podium girls waiting for you to inspire you to break 18 mph.

Work was hell the past two weeks. Yesterday, being St. Paddy's and all, our dear folks in marketing provided Lucky Charms to the office for breakfast. Well, I was so busy, that I had them for breakfast, lunch, and a snack. I think I've overdosed on Lucky Charms. So no pics because I didn't have time to download them (or upload, whatever), or even to have a proper lunch.

On another note, my team eeked out a win last night, but my brackets aren't so hot.

no...more...Lucky...Charms...

I think my wife would be the inspiration to break 30MPH ARTS if there where podium girls involved. LOL

BTW, yesterday I got my new Planet Bike Protege 8.0 speed-o-meter. I like it a lot. But when you put it in your pocket it will reset the ride data. Because the mode button is on the bottom of the unit and it sticks out. So it's a good thing I wrote down the data befor it got reset. I got it for $16.99 USD. I have not seen any post about this unit but did read a few reviews. One guy said that he lost his while MTB off road. One other guy said that the screen will black out if left in the sun to long, But it will clear up after it cools down and the data will be there. Other then that I see nothing bad about the unit. I keep you posted on the unit as the weeks go on.