How Was Your Commute Today?

[divingbiker]

I should have ridden my bike today, but I drove because I had an afternoon doctor appointment. According to the traffic radio, one of the main east-west roads into DC was closed for cleanup of a cooking oil spill and all the north-south roads were detoured around it. It took forever to get over to a route that would get me to work.

The only people moving were those on bikes. I was very jealous.

[Jenerator]

cool and damp...so glad I'm not on the east coast right now!

[JennK13]

drizzle on the way home, but not bad. In fact, I think I was more wet from sweat than rain!!

[7rider]

Got my first commute ride in more than two weeks today. I left a little earlier than normal...but not by much. Still, I was amazed at the lack of traffic on the roads! (That's not a bad thing, mind you.) I realize that kids aren't getting shuttled to school at that hour during the summer, but still...school was out when I last rode. Huh. Well, it was a very welcome. I hope it's like that on the way home (but I doubt it).

[tzvia]

Cool and misty this morning but it became a bit dryer as I rode but still overcast. I knew this afternoon would be warm and sticky and yep it was. I have my own personal test method for sweat vs. evaporation I call elbow tinkle. If I flex my arm, making a V pointing down, and I make a puddle, it's too humid for my taste. And yep, today was a double arm'er, two puddles. Sweat got on my glasses and dripped from my hair. Yuck. All kinds of road grime stuck to my legs. I prefer warm and dry over this any day.

Still, I made good time and just enjoyed the ride, my first commute since coming back from vacation to work Wednesday. I kept dreaming of my relaxing and taxing mtb rides around Bend... then looked around to see the rather less beautiful west San Fernando Valley. Please UTC, move Rocketdyne to Bend, I'll relocate!

[redrhodie]

Humidity @ 100% when I left the house this morning. My "goal" was to arrive at work as dry as possible. I rode like a slacker, but at least I did my longest commute route, which also has some hills. I was pretty successful, only needing to sponge off a bit.

Tonight's commute was really good considering I rode past the beach where the state philharmonic orchestra was getting ready to perform. Crazy traffic jam, which made me glad I was on a bike. I negotiated my way through it really well, but have to remember that commuting on concert days is not a good idea if I feel less than perfect. Luckily, I felt good today, and the challenge of the cars was actually fun.

[tulip]

I rode my bike to a meeting downtown and then had lunch and rode home. I was really wishing I had a bike like Zen's Ms. Plum since I was going to a meeting and was wearing decent clothes. I would have been so much classier.