Oct. 10th rides

[Tater]

A bit chilly this morning at thirty-four degrees, but what a fun ride in! It was just the typical morning commute, but with the cooler weather, the fallen leaves, it is my favorite time of the year to ride.

[GLC1968]

Scary ride today.

I don't know why, but on one stretch of my commute, cars were speeding much worse than usual and no one seemed to want to move out of my lane. I had WAY too many close calls. I was seriously wishing that I'd had some rotten eggs handy!

The weather was nice though...and the first part of my commute was enjoyable!

[Geonz]

I figured out a way to make the strange in-lieu-of-shoelaces thingies wrap around my pants around my ankles, because I couldn't find my reflectorized Velcro one and I wanted to be biking but not grungy today 'cause I'm going out after work ( ) .
There was a steady STREAM of bicycles (well, I could almost always see another one behind the one going by) coming my way and I began to wonder if I should turn around - maybe there was some Eastbound Bicycle Evacuation happening and I'm glad to say most of 'em were on the street, not the sidewalks.
I'm hoping it's not too gross in the afternoon and evening - but based on what people have said about car maintenance, maybe I'll drive tomorrow simply because it's been since the Amish ride since it's gone outside except to the gas station when the prices went down (the logistics of where my bike & I will be could get really convoluted!)

[recycle613]

Mid 50s here and windy. I finally got my DownTube VIII FS set up for sightseeing kind of rides, so I was excited to give it a try. I took a nice leisurely ride along Evanston's lakefront ... and on all those root infested paths. It was nice and smooth. Not a quick ride at all ... but that's the point sometimes isn't it? I think it'll be nice in some Forest Preserves, too. It's definately a casual ride and the original components are not good, but finally adjusted to work. I'm going to try to wait to upgrade. That's always such a challenge!

The ride was gorgeous ... windy, intense gray clouds and a clear view of downtown. Very dramatic.

Hope you all have good rides!

[DebW]

28 mile ride in Maryland today with my friend and a guy from her bike club. Hot down here - 80 when we started, ug. Kinda weird to drive for 7 hours, then jump out of the car and get on the bike. A few whiffs of freshly manured fields to keep the sights and scents interesting.

[uk elephant]

cycled all the way home from work. 37 miles with a couple of decent hills along the way. It had been raining on and off all day, but I had a patch of blue sky following me all the way home. Beautiful ride, and it took me "only" 3 hours . Felt great when i got home. Stretched, showered, made cookies, made dinner. Then I collapsed. Fell asleep on the couch and got woken up by BF just in time for bed. The ride must have been harder than I realized.