YoKev

feeling not so good this morning...grrrr

Thomas Brock

Other than ending at my office, the ride this morning was great. It was bright, warm (but not too warm) and the sky had a lovely light gray of cloud cover. Didn't see any other cyclo-commuters, so I'm wondering if I'm it for the winter...

FredOak

52 this morning and overcast, nice ride in. For some unknown reason I've shaved almost 10 minutes off my ride time the last two trips.
I must be hitting the lights better.

Going to be recreational riding for a week as my little guy goes in for tonsil surgery and I'm taking the week off.

tarwheel 

I spent a hour cleaning and lubing my bike yesterday, so of course we had unexpected rain today. It was supposed to be clear with clouds rolling in later in the day and showers tonight. I had my bike all packed up before I checked the morning weather on TV. Surprise, surprise, they were wrong again on their forecast. It was already raining --actually a light mist. I went ahead and cycled to work since I had all of my gear ready, even though I don't normally ride in the rain. It was just a light mist, but it kept sticking to my glasses and making it hard to see. Fortunately it wasn't raining hard enough to make the roads wet and splashy.

Another reason I wanted to ride today is that my new Dinotte tail-light came on Saturday, and I wanted to try it out. It was hard to tell how much more effective it was since it was so much brighter this morning with the end of daylight savings time. The rain made it darker, however. I didn't notice any difference in how the cars reacted to me in traffic, but I felt a little safer.

girljen

While the ride to work is easier, since it's downhill, it's SO hard to get my butt out of the house! I'm always ready to ride home, even uphill in traffic in the dark. So...I guess it's a toss-up.

Then again, if all commutes were like the one this morning, I'd get out of the house on time with a smile on my face every day! The weather was beautiful, the sky was clear, the stars were out. There was no wind. No traffic, either, but the stoplights worked out in my favor anyway.

dcrowell

One of my best commutes yet!

Beautiful weather, no wind, sane traffic. I arrived at work with one heck of an endorphin buzz.

I saw two other commuters, but they were both on the sidewalk.

SouthFLpix

It was full daylight out when I left this morning. Just as I anticipated, there were more cars on the road, which to me is not a good thing. I believe people are more likely to drive if there is light out, but I'm sure I will adapt given enough time.

pueblonative

The bad thing is that I'm racing the sun down on the back end of my commute, which usually also means dealing with tired drivers.

jpdesjar

had en enjoyable ride in, decided to take the singlespeed in so i could give my legs a little break...mounted the headlight on the bars but i may not need it, spotted a few other bike commuters which is always nice to see

vtjim

Upper 30sF. 30-35MPH headwind coming off Champlain. It wasn't too bad when I was a little bit inland but if I could see the water, I was getting blasted and it was slow. Took me about 5 minutes longer to go 6.5 miles.

I saw a large flock of waterfowl riding big waves with whitecaps. Also saw a boat with blinds up around it and a string of duck decoys trailing it. It's hunting season but I'm not sure this guy's location was legal.

Didn't see any cyclists. Just 3 or 4 peds.

TechKnowGN

The commute this morning kicked ass. 53 degrees and cloudy, almost no wind. Set a personal best for the commute. 32 minutes for 5.15 miles. I know that's slow for a lot of folks, but for me, it's pretty darn quick. (although I still got passed by a girl in a skirt)

It's going to be gorgeous here the next few days, mornings in the high 40s - low 50s, daytime highs between 65-71. I'll have daylight for both halves of the commute, so my lack of bike lighting won't hurt me this week.

I'm going to be able to commute 3, maybe 4 days this week before the rain comes.

Saw several other commuters, looks like quite a few folks taking advantage of this indian summer.

Ka_Jun

Warmed up 44F today, nice ride in.

Pig_Chaser

It was calm and still, then, seemingly from nowhere, a rain/sleet storm rolled in. Of course it involved hellish headwinds (don't they always?). It was pretty sparse though and i didn't get too wet.

habernac

nice and warm today, it was weird due to the time change, I felt like I was late coming in as the sun was up by the time I rolled into work. Snow forecast for tomorrow.

daredevil

Mid 40's, 20 above average. What's not to love about that?

buttmonkey

Yes! This morning I stuck out my foot and clocked the little teeth gnasher who always tries to bite me. Every morning this mid-sized package of gnarl tries to do me harm and I finally got a shoe in his mouth. His owner was out this morning too and cussed me out as his dog went whimpering back to the sidewalk.

A little wet but a fun ride this morning just the same.

DCvision

nobody likes monday morning commutes, but it was nice to have the sun out when I left... easy ride, not pushing it, but enjoying the ride..

girljen

I am imagining that encounter to look like something off Tom & Jerry; a little yappy dog that looks like a tornado, growling and snarling until a *THWACK* with a shoe! Thx for the entertainment!

pinkrobe

The weather was awesome this morning. Shorts! On Nov.3! Then again, I did an 80km road ride yesterday without freezing my ass off, so I shouldn't be surprised. Due to the aforementioned ride, my legs were a little tired, but things went fine regardless.

noteon 

What a nice commute. First a beautiful view of the Hudson River and the turning leaves in New Jersey from the 158th St. greenway entrance I knew was there but didn't find until today, followed shortly by a fast stop for a girl (I think) with a bad dye job, carrying a tube TV, who couldn't decide where she wanted to be on the greenway, then a flock of geese and the still-novel experience of the freshly opened section near Dinosaur/Fairway. Then down near 52nd some Brooklyn Velo Force guys in full kit coming the other way, neither of whom (on passing inspection) was my friend Mark, so I figured I'd tell him I'd seen his teammates--and not 2 minutes later, none other than Mark himself in full Fred mode (this is him), going North on his single-speed.

And all the bolts got tightened on the Swift while I was hunting down that one *$&% squeak the other day, so it was a nice quiet solid ride.

Two thumbs up. Highly recommended.

caloso

Came out this morning to find the fendered bike's rear tire flat. Switched to the unfendered race bike. Hope the rain holds off this afternoon. Don't feel like wearing the Freshman Stripe.

Metricoclock

today was an odd 64F here in michigan, unfortunently the bridge on the MUP was out, so i had to back track and reroute through the arb and down the rocky slick wet paths along the river.

martybucs

Very cloudy skies, but mild temps and no threat of rain. Both ways were smooth going and fast since I took the airless tires off.

Catgrrl70

47 degrees when I left the house this a.m. in a nice heavy rain. It actually wasn't too cold; rather, I dressed well. Full on raingear. I was fairly dry but for the sweat factor when I got to work. My gear is hanging all over the locker room in as small a space as possible (very few women continue to bike to work in this weather and the locker room is fairly empty this time of year). Deep puddles and slippery bricks were encountered, couldn't avoid some of it and I had a couple front wheel slips on the way in. Must slow down going home as it'll be black as midnight by 4:30 pm. Oh, and pouring down rain again.

Thomas Brock

Wet. And it looks like tomorrow's ride in will be just as wet.

Good times.