How Was Your Commute Today?

[Ambikes]

This morning was a balmy 0F when I left the house. It was actually quite a nice ride in. By the time I left the university, the temperature had dropped to about -15F with a -31F wind chill. Burrrrr. Wind chills are supposed to drop into the minus 40s this weekend, so I don't think I'll be venturing out on the bike (or probably much at all!).

I totally agree that temperature tolerance is a function of what you are used to. I'm much more acclimated to cold weather living in Saskatoon than I ever was when I lived in Michigan. I find that the dryness here also makes it feel less cold at the same temperature. The lack of humidity also makes summer heat much more bearable.

[Chicken Little]

Did a quick 30 mile commute today. It was 34 when I left. It counts as a commute because I stopped on the way back and grabbed red food coloring for Christmas candy cane cookies. I was miserable. The whole ride seemed uphill. I am now soothing myself with cookie dough.
Tomorrow is another day.

[Shara]

I commuted yesterday. Twice! Short trips. Maybe 10km total but the second time I had my daughter on her weeride and a load of groceries in my basket. Felt like work! ha ha

[7rider]

Whew!!!
First bike commute since December 1st! Sheesh.
Foggy but warm(ish) this morning, so no worries about black ice. Strong headwind riding home this evening but I donated blood today, so I used that as my reason/excuse for riding sloooooowly.
Tomorrow, I'll be wishing I had DivingBiker's Xtra-cycle, as I'm bringing a crock pot filled with meatballs to the office for our holiday luncheon. Since I don't have anything to carry it on with the bike, I'll be on Metro (the subway) instead. Bummer.

[pfunk12]

Good for you, 7! Glad to hear you got back out there. I had a weird morning commute. I forgot to recharge my headlight last night. My dog was sick so I left a message for the vet, talked to the vet, helped my daughter with French homework, etc. Was too busy so I completely forgot about the light. So this morning, after riding only 15 minutes, the light went out. I stopped to put a back-up light on but it was so dark and a little foggy so the back-up light didn't help much. There were times when I honestly could not see the trail and I had no idea if I was still riding on it. The ride home was interesting. I almost got knocked off the bike when a gust of wind coming off the Potomac River almost blew me over. I lost control for a few seconds! Another There was a fierce headwind for most of the ride. No fun at all. But I ended up riding with a young guy who commented that he needed an electric assist bike. The two of us commented about how we got passed last evening by a guy riding one of those. I was doing 19 going uphill and when he blew by, I felt like I was standing still. Very demoralizing.

[divingbiker]

You should have said something. We could have gotten the Xtracycle up to your house somehow, 7.

I fought the headwind today, too, but I really enjoyed my ride. It's been a long time since I've done a roundtrip commute. I've been wimping out and hitching rides home.

[blackhillsbiker]

About 9 below this morning. About 9 above this evening. It's amazing how much warmer that felt.

Deb

P.S. I LOVE my new goggles!