good job, azfiddle!!! I'm always slower in the morning when it's cold. My winter commute takes about 20-25 minutes, but a warm commute only takes about 10-15 minutes. Do you feel like a rock star after your first commute?
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12-19-2009, 06:50 AM #1
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12-19-2009, 07:03 AM #2
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Congrats, azfiddle! Very cool about the first commute.
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12-19-2009, 04:21 PM #3
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Muscles are tightening in colder weather. So commutes in cold weather, usually take longer. Your muscles for the first few miles are warming up and feel stiff.
Congrats on your first commute!"Things look different from the seat of a bike carrying a sleeping bag with a cold beer tucked inside." ~Jim Malusa
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12-21-2009, 04:30 PM #4
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"Freezing Fog" all day. Riding in the fog is a surreal experience. I'm glad I didn't have to share a road with motorized vehicles. I'm also glad for studded tires. It was icy but my bike didn't seem to notice.
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12-21-2009, 04:51 PM #5
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Given the conditions you have to ride in I'm glad you don't have to compete with the cars.
we had traces of freezing fog in the a.m. and half an inch of snow overnight -- roads were *mostly* dry. I took an extra mile to stop by Panera for scones and had one of those "beginning of the season" mishaps. Oh, yea, that parking space had no *snow* - the car had left - but the freezing fog had left a sheen. So, when I aimed for it and put my foot down... splat!
Seems I've learned to fall nicely, though, so I *might* have lost a little skin from the elbow but naught else. By the time I was commuting back, the roads were mostly *dry.* We're due for "wintry mix" tonight but not in any intensity, and then it'll be rain and rain and then rain and wind -- but I don't have to work Christmas Eve.
Lots better than last year, when I had one or two honestly epic commutes.
Oh, and the sweeties at the LBS showed me how to get my hub-generator light on & off on my Gazelle, so I didn't hav eto have that feeble four dollar flashlight. However, it's a great backup.
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12-21-2009, 05:42 PM #6
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My last fall on my MTB was because my foot slipped when I stopped to survey a pile of snowy rocks in my way. Studded shoes might be the way to go!
The bike path goes past a parking lot where a guy was sitting in his running car smoking a cigarette. He hit his horn and yelled "Bikes are for summer, you dumb *ss!" He continued to hit the horn as I rode away. I wonder if he thought I would stop to talk to him or something. Bikes may be for summer, but apparently being a loud, smartmouthed idiot knows no season. Oh, well. Better him than ninja skateboarders.
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12-21-2009, 05:53 PM #7
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I did feel proud of myself!
It only took 37 minutes to get home, with a slight headwind. Guess what? It's downhill coming home
PS- Modern Cyclista- I went to graduate school with Jim Malusa! I see him occasionally around TucsonLast edited by azfiddle; 12-21-2009 at 06:06 PM.
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