How Was Your Commute Today?

[LaFemmeFlora]

Overall, my morning commute was pretty uneventful...which is far different from what I imagined in my nightmares last night.
I left home, forgetting my glasses...thinking, "my, the wind is causing me to tear up"...duh...back home.
The second start was perfect. I wasn't feeling right until about the 4th light. I couldn't be more visible...but coming back from a bike/auto accident is sort of a mental fight with yourself.
I tackled the only big hill like a newbe, but tackled it all the same...
Only one dumb (expletive removed) pulled out in front of me...thought she could beat me making her right as I came down the hill...had I been a car I would have probably had to slam on the brakes not to rearend her...so screw her.
Got to work with plenty of time to freshen up!

The way home is all up hill...so this should be enough to do me in.

[ginny]

my morning commute was as always... lovely and fall like now However, I rode to a meeting this afternoon. Now, it's storming spectacularly and I have to get back for another meeting and if I make it un-electrocuted, I will be soaked to the bone... but, it's still better than a car!

[badgercat]

I got a flat on my regular commuter the other day (Raleigh Mixte, with a pretty long reach) and haven't bothered to fix it yet... I rode my Trek FX (first time I was on it in months) to school today with a messenger bag. Compared to how stretched out I am on the Raleigh, I felt like I was parasailing on my way to campus, I was so upright. I also was amazed at how easy it was to shift, and frequently forgot to do it... I'm still not entirely comfortable with the downtube friction shifters on my mixte--imagine, shifting gears with the flick of a finger!

Anyway, it was fun for a change but riding more than a couple blocks with anything substantial on my back is just torture for me. So I need to get my mixte (with its rack and baskets) rolling again ASAP.