Bike to Work Day...in the rain?

[jobob]

I head out for work at around 7 am and it takes me about an hour, so this morning wasn't very hot for me. Glad I wore my trusty Amici Veloci sleeveless jersey, nevertheless.

I'll probably wait until 6:30 or so to head for home tonight. That's what I did last night & it worked out pretty well, there wasn't much wind (yay!) and what little there was was relatively cool going across the bay.

[madscot13]

Hey gang, I am riding, even though it will be raining, I will be graduating, I don't have a job to bike to, and I am a bit busy.

Bike to work! show that you care!

[Velobambina]

You DC girls be careful! With all the rain we've gotten, there's bound to be a lot of deep puddles.

I'm getting over a horrible upper respiratory virus, so I decided to forego riding in the rain and instead, opted to let Coach Troy torture me this morning.

[divingbiker]

Well, I went back and forth but finally hauled my butt off the couch and rode over to Silver Spring in a light rain, and I'm so glad I did! It was a fun ride. Not many people at the SS pit stop.

I got some nice schwag, and I registered my bike with the county police. After picking up a few things at Whole Foods, the rain picked up a bit on the way home. But it's mostly downhill until the big uphill at the end. Funny how that big hill is so much easier in the morning than it is at the end of a long work day!

Here's the loot: a t-shirt, chamois towel, two reflective thingys for the spokes, reflectors for the bike, key ring with carabiner and compass, and a water bottle from the police.

[Trek420]

Bike to Work day in San Francisco had twice as many bikes as cars going down Market street.

[HillSlugger]

I biked to work! The rain was worst right as I left the house and then eased up to a drizzly/mist by the time I got to the rally point.

I helped myself to their breakfast spread and picked up my goodies: T-shirt (as seen in DB's post), a hideous-green water bottle, and a handlebar bag (wouldn't you know I just ordered one!); also got a set of tire levers from REI. I also had the REI guy try to adjust my rear derrailleur.

The one guy I had a conversation with turns out to live within a 1/2 mile from me. We compared our routes and do the exact same thing.

Light turnout compared to last year.

[F8th637]

Man, you guys got great stuff!! My pit stop in Vienna had way less swag than they had last year. A chamois towel, a handlebar bag?!?! You guys made out like bandits! I got my t-shirt and the water bottle of course and my Fairfax County bike map fresh off the presses! It started drizzling a bit right before the pit stop but it let up as I ate my breakfast there. All in all, fairly uneventful. I think my body was tired or maybe my mind and I kept it easy and used all the granny gears I wanted. Kudos to all you who rode this week!