dcb23

Warm, I would venture upper forties perhaps higher. A [ersistent rain soaked me from the waist down but overall a good ride in.

My rear pads worked like a charm. I think I'm losing the fear of tinkering with my bike...this could be dangerous.

Fizzaly

26f got about an inch or so of snow just about the right amount to have a nice beautiful ride in

wisaunders

40F with a 16mph headwind the WHOLE way. Ready to work now!

EKW in DC

That's a good thing. If you want a little guidance in tinkering, check out Velocity coop on Union St in Old Town Alex. some weekend. Three or four workstands, volunteer mechanics on hand to help out... good guys. I've been meaning to volunteer there myself, but haven't been able to make it happen. Good guys there, though. I know several of them.

The ride in this morning was good. The rain had already tapered off for the most part, so I only had some puddles and sprinkles to contend with. Good day for fenders in any case. Short day - leaving mid-afternoon to attend to some personal business, so I'm looking fwd to riding in lighter conditions on the way home than I normally do, though I'll have to contend with the promised 60 mph wind gusts from the west. Should be a REAL good workout on the 14th St Bridge.

crdean1

FREAKING COLD!! It was 35 deg, and I just had a thin vest jersey, bike shorts and arm warmers. I did bust out the full fingered gloves though. I should have worn tights and sleeves. Despite the cold, I'm glad I didn't drive today.

Saw some new parts of town while trying out a new route. Even though I've lived in the area my whole life, it's amazing what you miss until you're on the bike.

HardyWeinberg

10F, sheet of ice, I was ready to go, but the opportunity to work from home arose and I took it

truman

Yeah, even after 5 years, I still got lulled by the recent warm weather and underdressed for the chill today. No foul, I'll just keep learning that lesson awhile longer, I guess.

jamas

nice surprise this morning, we were supposed to get 3-5" of snow, but only a light dusting fell. so, nice ride in. 30F with a bit of a headwind. this is becoming my favorite riding weather.

CptjohnC

It was definitely mostly about the car not paying attention -- to me or anyone else. But he couldn't catch her, so I was the target for wrath. My end analysis is that I shouldn't have to do anything differently, but in reality, here and now, I could have improved the situation by being more patient myself...

daijoubu2k8

You'll be building a custom set of wheels for your bike in no time!

Yesterdays ride home was sunny and cold. 1C/34F for the ride, but great fun in the trails. A little too icy on a steep climb that I had to walk the last 10 ft.

Catgrrl70

Yeserday's ride home was through sunshine, to hail, to snow. Nothing but wet roads though and no real wind.

This morning started out at 20 degrees, to the bus stop to ride part way in due to cold (my hands cannot do it much below 30 even with good winterizing when there's a freezing breeze and lots of downhill action). On the way there, I realized that I wasn't going to get on the bus so much due to the cold, but the freaking ice everywhere. I had a several nervous moments when I realized I was riding on a frozen ice rink, coming up to an intersection on a downhill...missed my left turn and had to backtrack about 10'.

It's about 33 now so ride home should be ok...looks like freezing wind will be at my back and sunshine in my face.

dcb23

Thanks for the tip, this is great.

Massive tailwind pushed me home. Was not fun putting my clammy damp gear back on but I made it.

BigCircles

4 days out of 5 for me this week. I got very lucky on Wednesday. It was drizzling - and though I was aware of the double-width reflective strip I was about to cross as I turned...it still took me down. Happened very quickly and I found myself sliding on asphalt. Not good - but I ended up with only a raspberry on my right hip and a cut on my left thumb.

I HTFU - and got back on my bike. Kind of made me feel like I was part of the Pro commuting peloton.

Sixty Fiver

Blizzard conditions, ice, snow, a nasty headwind and a temperature of -18C / 0F this evening... I think six weeks in the PNW has weakened me to the point where I could be culled by feral cats.

gecho

Last week was "reading week", so no university classes (or reading). The weather was awful and I couldn't bring myself to do any recreational riding. I went for a ride out to the university today and was disappointed to see how much damage 10 days off the bike can do to your conditioning. Between all the two commute weeks and time off, I'm starting to lose some ground in my effort to lose weight.

I got an HD GoPro 960 (the cheaper version) last week and rode with it on the handlebars today. Too much vibration having it mounted that way when riding on snow, which causes an odd vertical stretching / squishing. I'm going to try it out my my helmet tomorrow. The 960 doesn't have a helmet vent mount, so I undid the stitching on the regular helmet mount, removed the longer strap and repositioned the shorter one to go through vent holes.

Then I need to look at some way of editing video, since Virtualdub doesn't like the format.

jdgesus 

did you laugh at what we call "snow" ?

Sixty Fiver

When I left pdx on Thursday an inch of snow had closed the schools... we went for a nice bike ride to grab a few last minute things and saw that the buses had chains and heard that people were getting a few hours grace to get to work.

In downtown pdx we saw shops that had signs that said they had closed early because of the weather.

But I do understand that when one lives in a place where it rarely freezes or gets snow and where the city has no means of dealing with it that it can be hard for those who have never seen weather like this.

The Girl is from Detroit and even she thought that folks were over reacting just a little.

Grim

Friday was wonderful! No ride Saturday, worked on the shop. Nice 20 miles Sunday. Today is done, Sever thunderstorms supose to hit today.

dcb23

Nice ride in, just a sprinkle of rain and temps well above 40.

The big test is coming, forecast for severe thunderstroms on the way home today. I have my boots and my raingear ready to go.

Fizzaly

38f Im getting sick of this seesaw weather, supposed to rain most the week, but dry so far today

wisaunders

25mph headwinds. Get to leave early today to close on the new house. Weather.com says I'll have a 17mph tailwind. Can't wait!

tarwheel 

Warm but very windy today, and I had headwinds most of the way to work. Forecasts are calling for gusts over 40 mph this afternoon, which should make for an interesting ride home.

daijoubu2k8

Yesterday was another snow day in Vancouver. The main roads were clear, but the side streets were a mix of ice and frozen crusty snow. I left the house with the intention of riding my long route, but a couple of minutes made me realize that all those side streets would cost too much time getting me to work late. Showed up at work a half hour early today. I'm hoping it really rains today to clear up the roads for the ride home. My wife let me commute 5 days this week, but I have to be home in time to pick up our son at 5.

ZManT

windy, but mild - looking forward to warmer temps . . maybe winter has breathed her last gasp for the year?

EKW in DC

Gnarly ride home on Friday. Waves on the Potomac and the Tidal Basin as large as some I've seen in the ocean before. Guess that's what 60 mph wind gusts do. Had to walk my bike across 14th St Bridge the wind was so strong. I was not alone. Another cyclist in front of me had elected the same strategy. Things seemed to be going smoothly enough until I got near the airport. The NPS (presumably) has put up some temporary plast fencing of this variety at Gravelly Point. It blew loose at the bottom in a gust of wind such that the fencing material was closer to perpendicular with the posts/parallel with the ground than it was to its intended vertical orientation. Even though I was riding in the middle of the MUP away from the edge and this fence in case of just this happening, it wasn't far away enough apparently. The fencing got tangled up with something on my handlebars, jerked the wheel hard right and off I went on my left side. First time I've fallen from a bike probably since I was less than ten years old... so in at least 25 years or so.

It all happened before I even knew what was going on. Managed to get a pretty nasty cut on my left knee, some road rash on my shin and an abrasion on my left elbow. Otherwise pretty much unscathed, and the bike was almost no worse for wear at all aside from the foam padding on the handlebar getting worn down and torn a bit... another benefit of butterfly trekking bars, I suppose. The way I have mine set up the brake levers and shifters are all inside the figure eight shape of the handlebars and they weren't so much as scratched when the bike and I went down on our left side.

Still scabbed and elbow slightly bruised, but feeling pretty much back to 100% today otherwise. Enjoyed a warm, tailwind-aided morning commute today. Storms, rain, possible tornadoes predicted for this afternoon. Should be another interesting ride home.