How Was Your Commute Today?

[lph]

ginny, you ROCK

[Melalvai]

My ski goggles don't fog up and between that and the balaclava, really no part of my face is exposed.

What ski goggles do you use? Do you treat them with anything so they don't fog up?

[hoffsquared]

A bit chilly coming in this morning. Then was reminded I had to be somewhere else.

Boss: "So are you going out there this morning?"
Me: "Where?"
Boss: "The big meeting out in Chantilly today."
Me: "Oh...right"

Luckily he hadn't left and was able to give me a ride.

[ginny]

Mel,

I have Smith goggles - not the ridiculously priced ones... and they have a classic snow lens in them - which is usually yellow for really white out conditions, but this is a yellow/orange. They are 'antifog', but I also have an antifog cloth (it is usually sold near the ski goggles in outdoor stores or on line or whatever), and that takes care of those really bad fog causing conditions - heavy exertion in really cold weather. Ski goggles have air vents around the lens, and since skiing is a heavy fog kind of sport, they are really good with the whole anti fog thing.

Good luck! I must warn you that I look like a complete dork when I commute when it's this cold out... all my clothes really make me look like nanook of the north

Hey, LPH, I really DON'T rock when compared with someone from ... say... Norway! *grin* Do you think they would let me live there?

[hoffsquared]

Mel,

I have Smith goggles - not the ridiculously priced ones... and they have a classic snow lens in them - which is usually yellow for really white out conditions, but this is a yellow/orange. They are 'antifog', but I also have an antifog cloth (it is usually sold near the ski goggles in outdoor stores or on line or whatever), and that takes care of those really bad fog causing conditions - heavy exertion in really cold weather. Ski goggles have air vents around the lens, and since skiing is a heavy fog kind of sport, they are really good with the whole anti fog thing.

Do they fit around glasses? Just curious. I had one pair freeze & crack at the frame after being outside w/ them for a long while. Goggles would make sure they don't get too cold.

[ginny]

um... mine do not - but they do make ski goggles that do work with glasses. They have little breaks in them for the arms of the glasses to go through. I can't tell you much more though. Good luck.

[blackhillsbiker]

Time to break down and put snow tires on the Kona. I miss my commute. Work is so stressful lately, the commute keeps me sane (relatively speaking). I hated not having my ride to look forward to today.

Deb

[Grog]

Wow, ginny, cool!

This morning I was just about to take the bus (or the car ) : it was -5 Celcius, but very dry, and then I thought: "Will Susan take her bike?" Susan is a really nice woman at work who cycles about the same distance as me, but on a big cruiser bike that must weight 45 lbs. I imagined myself walking into the front door at work and seeing her green cruiser there, and that was too much for me. So I piled on the layers and took the road. It was great! Don't need the ski goggles yet.

Now, tomorrow there will no hot water at work. The building's heating system - that also heats the hot water - is at half capacity and hot showers are not the priority. (The building can just barely be worked in right now.) I could make-do with a facecloth but I have a few meetings, so I really don't know what I'll do. I'll let tomorrow morning's weather decide I think.

[Melalvai]

I imagined myself walking into the front door at work and seeing her green cruiser there, and that was too much for me.

And was it? Or did you get to lord it over her because she didn't bike?

[Melalvai]

I have Smith goggles - not the ridiculously priced ones... I must warn you that I look like a complete dork when I commute when it's this cold out... all my clothes really make me look like nanook of the north

My brother informed me years ago that the bicycle helmet + reflective orange road vest + safety goggles was extremely NOT stylish, so I'm not worried. We make our own fashions.
After Christmas I'll order a pair and try them out. Thanks!

[ginny]

Yeah, Grog? Cruiser or no? I have a colleague (who I do not like much) who bikes most days, and when I bike and he doesn't, he likes to make it a bit of an insult to me... "well, it just wasn't safe enough to bike" or "you're just too tough" (he's a jerk), but we all know that he does it because he cringes just a little when my single speed is resting in the hall and his big old studded tire bike is at home (I too can be petty).

Alas, no ride in for me today - too much snow. You can be sure, though, that if I do see someone who rode in today, I will tell them how awesome they are instead of telling them "it's just too dangerous to ride when it's like this" - why do people do that? To each his/her own...

[Biciclista]

no commuting this week for me no temps above freezing.

[Jenerator]

Another awesome powder day here. 4F when I left the house. Broke down and wore goggles and the heavy gloves.

[ginny]

Yea Jen! Joining the throngs of supremely uncool commuters (goggles). I rode in today - it was slippery and -10, but SO much more fun than driving a car in this crap!

[Biciclista]

both of our cars are in the shop! i have to ride my bike !! only had to ride 1000 feet this morning at 17 deg but this afternoon i have to ride to the shop to pick the hopefully repaired motor vehicle .