SouthFLpix

Either my legs are getting stronger, or I must be having a 'good day', because it felt effortless.

FredOak

Saw two fully equipped folks going the other way today, I don't think anyone bikes towards downtown, they all seem to be going the other way?

Not a bad ride, about 50 out.

They are paving the lot where the bike racks are today so I walked in with my bike to ask security where they wanted me to lock it up. Should have seen the guys eyes bulge when I came in with the bike, he was just about to say that isn't allowed in here....like I'm coming in with a something dangerous.

death m3tal

Raised the saddle a little bit more and immediately felt the difference. Up until I read the "raise your saddle" thread over the weekend, I thought I had mine high enough. I think I can go up a tad bit more and I will do so on my trip home this afternoon. I think raising the saddle helped me earn my best time yet. 11 miles - 53 minutes. I know that probably is slow for most of you, but it was 10 minutes faster than my previous best time. Actually, I did hit a lot of green lights today, so that helped.

jgrendel

Nice day! Got a bit of a late start because my wife and I had to hit the local green building supply store. Checking out Marmoleum and PaperStone for our kitchen renovation. Mmmm... PaperStone... *drool*

Editors note: buying a house is extremely likely to drive a normal, healthy adult completely nutso. See evidence above.

Anyway. Ride was fine; less traffic than I expected at 8-8:30. I wore too much clothing and had to strip down a little way from home.

Pig_Chaser

Hit a new speed record last night. 69.19kph (downhill + tailwind + 130rpm).

Saw the other 50th street commuter this morning, hadn't seen them in awhile so that was good.

starla

I had a blonde moment last night and thought if I charged the battery again, it would miraculously hold a charge. So once again I could not leave until it was light out. I made record time though. 6.1 miles in about 22 minutes, which on my MTB is pretty damned good.

Time to order a new light. Can't ride in the mornings again until I get it.

jyossarian

The UN GA has traffic snarled. Had to go a few blocks out of my way to get a downtown street that wasn't totally backed up and it was still slow going. Why can't all these delegates take the bus to the UN like everyone else? It's not like anyone knows who they are.

JoeSoMD

Had a huge tail wind going home last night, and a huge tail wind coming in this morning! WooHoo!

joshdavis

First commute today, it was nice. Great weather, traffic was minimal. The last 2 miles of the route in takes me down our greenway system. Looking forward to doing it again tomorrow

pinkrobe

Two riders came flying by us just as we got onto Prospect today. I gave my wife the signal to pursue, but it was no fun. One of them was on a skinny-tire mtn bike and the other was on a Colnago CX with knobbies. No blinkies and minimal reflective gear, of course. 5 pedal strokes was all it took to catch them. I coasted to keep from rubbing tires, and got a couple of funny looks due to my obnoxiously loud freewheel. They blew the 4-way stop, then slowed a little for the turn onto 8 St. We coasted down the hill and I somehow passed one of them. At the bottom, they wiggled their way up to the front of the line of cars. My wife saw this and said "Scofflaws!". I got a good chuckle out of that one.

The temperature was -2C this morning, which meant I could wear the classic mittens and shorts combo...

tarwheel 

Crazy weather in NC this week (and last). A northeaster is sitting off the coast, and cool NE winds have been blowing here for the past week. Yesterday there were 20 mph sustained winds and gusts up to 30 mph, and it's supposed to be even windier today. That made for an easy ride to work this morning as my morning commute is generally heading south. Too bad I got caught by every red light along the way, or I would have made great time.

SouthFLpix

Congrats on your first commute. I just did my first last week and have been loving the experience.

joshdavis

It was a blast. i learned a little bit. I need a better bag. I only have a my road bike, so no plans to add a bunch of bags. I'm still having to drive two days a week. Thats when I bring all my clothing and toiletries to clean up with.

mccook

Almost hit a deer this morning. I came within a foot of the thing. I got very lucky.

TheLifeOfBryan

I'm getting that down here, too. Except I ride north to work... it's killing me in the mornings, but going home is a blast!

HardyWeinberg

Nice and sunny. Made several lights I usually don't. Woohoo!

daddybiker

3rd day this week commuting to work (23 mile round trip) and 60th for this season. Another cool and spectacular commute this morning. Generated speeds in the low to mid 20s. Normally takes me 25 mins by car and only an additional 10-15 mins by bike. I'm already lamenting the day where snow will end this season.

JeffS

The problem is, the winds don't really kick up until the afternoon - so I got very little boost on my ride south this morning, but the ride north going home will be hell this afternoon.

I'll probably take the back way home today. a 30-40mph headwind will likely slow me to the point that I won't want to deal with arterial traffic.

jterribili

yeah, yesterday leaving downtown was killer - the wind whipping through the streets and even once I got out of dtown, it was still bad - headed north of course like you said, won't be any better today

glad I finally got my Forte Campus pedals back from Performance so I am not riding in this wind with the crappy stock pedals - had to use them for almost 3 weeks and they were driving me absolutely nuts

FormerBMX'er

Hey all,

Long time posting here, my commute is only 1.5miles these days so not much to write about. No car doors this morning so my commute was a success...yay.

ClintP

Am I officially a cyclist? I rode down the busy main street on my bike to go grab some taco bueno. I mean I braved the lunch hour traffic and lived to tell the tale.

djwid

After a year of slacking off and not cycling commuting I commuted today by trike. I have a new route to work which really made the difference. It is a short commute but 90% of it is uphill and my new x-large body resists it.

I am pretty happy and the ride went well.

FormerBMX'er

A few guys actually did hit one during one of the morning group rides. A few guys went to the Hospital...ribs...hands...face all banged up.

Ka_Jun

Almost got tagged by a d-bag in a new pick-up...didn't even deccelerate.

caloso

Rode to preschool this morning with my daughter on the new (to us) trail-a-bike and my son on his little bmx. We take a very mellow route. Unfortunately, it means a lot of stop signs, but work has slowed down so I'm not stressed about getting to the office early. The weather is cool and clear, and we look for trucks and light-rail trains and count the streets.

Really, really, really nice way to start the day.