How Was Your Commute Today?

[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.

[Melalvai]

Cooled off and changed back into work clothes so that I wasn't messy for the haircut. Fun ride.

That IS one place I hate to show up sweaty. I always feel bad for making them mess with my gross sweaty smelly hair.

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.

Did anyone notice? No one noticed Thistle...

[Groundhog]

That IS one place I hate to show up sweaty. I always feel bad for making them mess with my gross sweaty smelly hair.


Did anyone notice? No one noticed Thistle...

Yes, but she has to wash my hair anyway and my stylist has been doing my hair for about six years. I don't think she minded. She's been so supportive of me, trying to find a style that works with the helmet and makes me work-appropriate after commuting.

[tzvia]

Yesterday, 106f, today 105f. No commuting, too hot. Sucks. No 'cooling' till maybe Friday so I can get one lousy commute in this week. The power keeps dipping and my UPS's start beeping due to the power in this city being so crappy that it can't handle a little heat wave (like they don't expect them in Los Angeles). If I did not have the power supplies feeding my computer and my server, they would be crashing constantly on evenings like this. All I want is for the temps to drop below 100f with tolerable humidity (right now it feels like a sauna outside) and my Fuji comes out of the garage...