How Was Your Commute Today?

[uk elephant]

God bedring to your little boy, LPH!

I actually cycled to work today. Been a week since last time. Felt great, even the monster hill wasn't too bad. Then I realized it was the strong tailwind giving me a boost. Hope the wind eases or changes direction by the time I head home... But a glorious day today: blue skies, crisp air and all the leaves are turning bright colours.

[lph]

thanks, uke! Yup, it's been a brilliant autumn, hasn't it. Nothing quite like biking through the glow of autumn leaves over you, around you, and on the ground.

[Biciclista]

I've had a migraine since sunday, which feels better after intense or moderate exercise, and which also kicks me in the asz and makes me not want to do anything. So this morning when D says " it's raining , you won't want to ride this morning" i was disappointed and relieved at the same time. So then he went outside and said, "hey, it's NOT raining!" so i changed into bike shoes and rode to work. Trouble is, 1 mile into the ride it started raining again, so my cotton pants started getting wet. Fortunately, my legs start to glow and 20 minutes after I got in the door, my legs are dry!
going home might not be so pleasant.

[Becky]

Today's commute was the first in a week. Between 4 days of rain, oversleeping Monday, and a crappy schedule yesterday, today was the first day on the bike since last Wednesday. Boy, did it feel good! Temps were in the upper 40s, so it was fairly comfortable.

This morning, DH sent me a story from the local paper: a dead man was found on our commute route! I'm a little freaked out...wondering how it happened or if he was one of the pedestrians that we sometimes see...

I'm not sure what to expect on our ride home tonight....

[blackhillsbiker]

No ride today. I took my bike in yesterday on my way home. The front wheel was squeaking and rubbing a bunch. She spent the night at Acme Bicycles. We picked her up today after work. She seems much happier. I'll get to see if it made a difference tomorrow morning.

Deb

[redrhodie]

ANOTHER flat! I was riding down a hill, over a bridge, and suddenly a loud bam bam bam then the hiss of escaping air from my rear tire. It's always the rear, isn't it? Confused about the noise, I examined the tire (which was brand new last week!) to discover an inch long wood screw all the way in. The noise was the screw hitting my rim. I'm so proud because I changed it without getting my hands dirty, a first for me. Usually I need shower after changing a tire.

Then I rode to the lbs, where they taped my rim and the hole in my tire, and made it to work only a half hour late. Ride home was uneventful. Yay.

[Biciclista]

rode to work and back on a rainy day. the SUN WAS OUT for my trip home! YAY!!!!! it's pouring now hehehehe

[7rider]

It's always the rear, isn't it?

I think it's one of Murphy's Law.

On my way in this a.m., I hooked up with this guy whom I"ve seen several times before (and picked up his work ID one day when it fell out of his panniers). He was much later than normal - he usually goes in about 1/2 hour before me. So...it was good. I had a riding partner for about half my ride. It's actually pleasant to have someone to chat with on the ride in. Makes waiting at those blasted red lights more tolerable!