How Was Your Commute Today?

[e.e.cummings]

What a great commute today - beautiful weather, no wind, and close to my work, they are re-paving the bike path! It was so nice to ride on the return. I have riden that bike path so much that I know every little crack and bump in it and would ride accordingly - now, having a beautifully new paved surface is like heaven.

Seeing TONS of runners out there now. Two big events coming up in Montreal - Oasis, the marathon, and Esprit, the triathlon, coming up in September. I have never shared the path with so many runners before.

[redrhodie]

I gave myself permission to ride slow tonight, and it was great! Fridays are very busy with traffic coming to the area for the weekend, and lowering my speed just a little made a huge difference in my stress level. I felt prepared for every potential obstacle, and for some reason, there were none. It was really mellow and relaxing, and although I didn't check the clock right when I left work, I'm sure I wasn't even 5 minutes slower over my 15 mile route.

[tulip]

Today I commuted by bike to a meeting. It was only three miles away, so I went in my nice clothes with plenty of time to go slowly and not get sweaty. I stuck to the bike path, which turns into a canal path, which...ends at a stairway??

So I lugged my heavy panniered bike up the stairway to...an empty enclosed lot?? With no way out except back down the stairs...grrrr

Then I noticed a dirt path through some trees, so I pushed my (heavy) bike up the bank and ended up in an empty parking lot, roped off, and isolated and a bit scary underneath an elevated expressway.

By this time I was huffing and puffing from carrying my bike so much, and more than a little bit sweaty! I made my way out of the parking lot through the roped off entrance and found myself only 2 blocks from my destination.

So much for not arriving all sweaty. Next time I'll stick to the streets.

[blackhillsbiker]

They've "resurfaced" (oil & pea-gravel) all the streets I need to take to get home. I decided to take the MTB since it handles loose gravel much better than the commuter. I've been tweaking the fit on that bike. The last modification was shortening the bars a bit. I think it's just about perfect. I'm not wild about buzzy tires all the way to work, but I like the traction on the gravel, and I love the front shock since they haven't repaired any of the major cracks in the bike path.

Glad to be back on the bike,
Deb

[malkin]

Oh--sorry---The garage door was closed after all.
I've been a little bit more mindful about it for the last week.

[blackhillsbiker]

Lovely! I couldn't bring myself to end the ride so I went for an hour-long ride around the lake.

Deb

[Groundhog]

Great commute today. Was too rushed in the a.m., so I had my teenager drive me to the express stop with the bike. On the way home, I took the bus to the early stop, then had a 10 mile ride to where I get my hair cut. I was worried I'd be late, so I really went fast (for me). Got there with 20 minutes to spare, but I was dripping in sweat. Cooled off and changed back into work clothes so that I wasn't messy for the haircut. Fun ride.