First Commute of 2008

[HillSlugger]

I did my first bike commute of 2008. We had a bunch of rain overnight, but the morning is gorgeous, if a bit windy. The roads were a bit wet, but not too bad. Fun!

I definitely see fenders as my next purchase!

New construction/traffic patterns on a few roads may have me looking for some alternative routes.

[Trek420]

I did my first split commute ever Friday bike to work, light rail to the airport for a flight. Fly back, light rail and bus home.

Monday drove to BART station, train to work then rode back to BART.

OK, I did put the bike on the car for the 2 miles home but it's still dark and a sketchy ride at night.

It worked out well, very fast, convenient and saved alllllll the cost of parking at the airport.

[7rider]

Hey, that's great!
Props to you for heading out. Me...I'm still fighting my cold...I heard the rain still falling at 6 a.m. and just kept hitting the snooze button! Too easy to say "Eh...tomorrow." when Metro is my fallback (although they were delayed today..grrrr.).
I saw below on the WABA BTWD site and thought of you. Wasn't last year your first BTWD and BTW experience? Share your story with WABA? It'd be awesome and inspiring!


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Share your experience
Was last year your first Bike To Work Day? Have you biked to work ever since? Are you a long time Bike To Work Day participant? WABA would love to hear your experiences and stories. Send your stories to henry@waba.org

[HillSlugger]

I think that BTWD was my first BTW. I had planned on making it a regular thing, even bought the new bike, but only commuted once more after that. Injury and triathlon training got in the way.

Any recommendations on fenders?

[mimitabby]

congrats! I did my fifth today!
(but next week is going to be dark again in the morning.

[HillSlugger]

congrats! I did my fifth today!
(but next week is going to be dark again in the morning.

Yeah, bummer about that. I head out between 7 and 7:30 so I'm hoping it may be light enough.

[Melalvai]

Any recommendations on fenders?

I like the Planet Bike Freddy Fenders. They are inexpensive, lightweight, and cover the wheel fairly well. As a serious all-weather commuter, I eventually added a mudflap to the bottom, to protect my drivetrain better. I've seen dinky little fenders that just to keep water off your face and back and don't do a thing for your chain and drivetrain.

Although originally I wanted black fenders, and had to choose between "now" and "black", I wouldn't trade my yellow fenders now for anything.

[divingbiker]

Any recommendations on fenders?

Sorry, I know nothing about fenders except the plastic Planet Bike fenders I had on my old commuting bike seemed kind of flimsy compared to the ones I've got now. I don't know if the easy-on/off fenders work well.

But they're absolutely essential if you're going to commute in the rain!

[HillSlugger]

Sorry, I know nothing about fenders except the plastic Planet Bike fenders I had on my old commuting bike seemed kind of flimsy compared to the ones I've got now. I don't know if the easy-on/off fenders work well.

But they're absolutely essential if you're going to commute in the rain!

I wish I'd seen those before I ordered fenders from REI!