Fall and Winter Commuter Challenge!

[out_spokin']

Hi everyone,
Glad to hear more folks are celebrating the return of warmth and light and getting back into the commute.

I'm so psyched - my original goal was riding 2/3 of my office days from equinox to equinox, and I DID IT! As of today, I hit 42 rides of 63 days, for my 66.7%. Which means I got a minimum of 500 fall/winter commuting miles in! :D :o :)

We had a mildish and sorta scary dry winter, but I still got in some crazy rides on days I'm sure I would have blown off without our challenge. Winter's not totally over for us, we usually get a pretty big snowstorm in March and/or April, so we'll see how it goes through the next couple of months. But I'm clearly on a roll, and just loving being on the bike most days.

Thanks again for all your posts, encouragements and support. Happy spring!

[Aggie_Ama]

Congrats Outspokin!

I will say though DH commuted home much of the winter, in the dark. We also carpooled a lot. We stuck to our guns and still only used about 1/2 tank of gas at most in the truck each week, way down from a tank every 3-4 days. I did enjoy my rides this week and am looking forward to the rest of daylight savings time. :)

[indigoiis]

I did a hybrid commute Wednesday of 15 in, 15 headwindy hard miles back.
Can't commute on days I've got the kid and that's been 4/5 this week. Sigh.

[Biciclista]

I have a 4 mile commute. Rode to work in khaki pants and my raincoat, there was a little tiny bit of mist, no big deal.
1 hour before quitting time I looked outside. AHHH sunshine, blue sky, my commute home was going to be a piece of cake. 20 minutes later, l looked again. WHAT? ugly black clouds on two sides of the horizon. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
it got darker and darker, so i left the office 5 minutes early, figuring I'd get out before the squall hit.
Out the gate. rain drops.
Out the second gate. SLEET RAIN WIND EEEK! :eek::eek: I am already :( wet to the skin in less than 1 mile.
Fortunately, even though there was sleet mixed in with the rain, it wasn't real cold, so i got home squishy drippy wet, but not too cold.
I got home, and discovered everything i wore was wet. (i forgot to zip the raincoat. :D )

[Biciclista]

are any of you guys still commuting?
Today's my second bike commute day of the week. there are 4 other bikes here today (in my building) so it's official; it's spring!

[ms pepperpot]

I am and have managed it pretty much all winter save for times when I've had genuine reasons not to. Now it's nice - even light when I'm heading home.

[kfergos]

Me, too. Spring is here, but that really means highs temperature in the 40s and pouring rain 4/7 of the time, with the other 3 days being dazzlingly beautiful. Inevitably the day I take off is one of those 3 beautiful days.

Alas, my number of days commuting is actually going down now, though, because I'm riding Saturday and Sunday to train for my MS ride in June and the STP in July. I take Monday or Friday off, depending, and that's sad. I hate to cut down on my commuting just to train, but I can't ride 7 days a week for five months. :(