How Was Your Commute Today?

[7rider]

Why are school bus drivers complete idiots?
Just about every morning now that school is open (we must have the same schedule), this same ding dong insists on passing me - across a double yellow line on a curve with oncoming traffic. This, mind you, is while I am doing 20 mph on a road that has a speed limit of 25 mph, with speed humps, to boot.
Ya know...I don't mind that most insist on passing me so they can exceed the speed limit (b/c it's pretty obvious that the speed at which most pass me, they're going well above 25). But can you please do me the courtesy of waiting until (a) the road straightens out a bit, or (b) opposing traffic is clear?
Geez, Louise.

[malkin]

Nice cool ride both ways in sprinkles.
Since we'll be cycling in Germany this spring, I'd better get used to it.

New mantra: must not quit job (at least until after Germany) must not quit job

[colorisnt]

7,

I almost was hit by a bus today, too. Left around 8 to go to teach. Got to the end of the drive and turn because no one is coming. Bus BLOWS through a stop sign. I avoided it by using my breaks (extra weight in the panniers helped thanks to both a paper I am writing and a stats book).

Other than that, my commute was AWESOME. The only thing that pisses me off if the fact that they put in a concrete divider in the road I am used to crossing. Grrrr. I now have to do the sidewalk thing and cross through a parking lot, but I am okay with that if it means I cut 10 minutes off my commute. Two panniers again was AWESOME!

My ride home with my added lights was AWESOME. The Serfas headlight makes me feel much safer and I can just clip it off to take it with me so no one on campus steals it. same with the gummy light on the back. Plus, the trunk bag makes a great lunch bag!

[Melalvai]

I almost was hit by a bus today, too. Left around 8 to go to teach. Got to the end of the drive and turn because no one is coming. Bus BLOWS through a stop sign. I avoided it by using my breaks (extra weight in the panniers helped thanks to both a paper I am writing and a stats book).

Exciting! A great opportunity to use that quick-stop they teach us, where you stand up slightly and push your butt back over your seat, to put more weight on your back wheel. That's funny that your paper & stats book helped.

Other than that, my commute was AWESOME. The only thing that pisses me off if the fact that they put in a concrete divider in the road I am used to crossing. Grrrr. I now have to do the sidewalk thing and cross through a parking lot, but I am okay with that if it means I cut 10 minutes off my commute. Two panniers again was AWESOME!

What road is that?

On my commute home tonight, I learned something interesting. I started a new job this summer at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and I heard that osteopathic treatment can help TMJ. (I saw a lot of research posters on it too and it was pretty convincing.) I got manipulated this afternoon. My jaw feels so much looser. But the funny thing was, when I was biking home, I looked down for a moment and something was different. After a moment I figured out--it didn't hurt my neck to look down. I could even touch my chin to my chest and it didn't hurt. What was even funnier is I had never realized that that hurt, until it didn't.

I'm sold!

[radacrider]

Pretty good commute, (#6 for the year ). Dry which was good, kinda rained all weekend so was hoping for some dry. Cool, though, left without my fleece gloves so hands were a little chilled. Used my SUB and felt stronger in general than previous ones, did not have to go into my granny gear as much.

{30 miles round trip, 1-1/4 hrs each way, much prefer the 7 mile downhill going home, than the 7 mile climb going to work}

[Melalvai]

I've been commuting long enough that it's been a while since I had a challenging commute. Today was a challenging commute. Yesterday I developed a UTI, and I couldn't get the antibiotics until today. In the meantime I used pyridiate (the stuff that turns your pee orange). This morning when I got up super early to go do the rats, I forgot that taking pyridiate on an empty stomach makes me nauseous.

It was a real struggle to bike to work without throwing up.

And then the nausea cleared up and an uber migraine hit which won't go away. This is the longest and 2nd worst migraine I've ever had. My migraines come with an aura, meaning I lose my vision. So I did not bike home but called for a ride. While it's fun to close my eyes and ride a little ways, I did not want to truly take on the challenge of riding blind!

[redrhodie]

I've been commuting long enough that it's been a while since I had a challenging commute. Today was a challenging commute. Yesterday I developed a UTI, and I couldn't get the antibiotics until today. In the meantime I used pyridiate (the stuff that turns your pee orange). This morning when I got up super early to go do the rats, I forgot that taking pyridiate on an empty stomach makes me nauseous.

It was a real struggle to bike to work without throwing up.

And then the nausea cleared up and an uber migraine hit which won't go away. This is the longest and 2nd worst migraine I've ever had. My migraines come with an aura, meaning I lose my vision. So I did not bike home but called for a ride. While it's fun to close my eyes and ride a little ways, I did not want to truly take on the challenge of riding blind!

That sounds like an awful commute! My worst bike ride ever was when I had a migraine, and it was a really, really low level one. I can't imagine riding with an aura. Hugs to you, and I hope you feel better already!

[colorisnt]

Exciting! A great opportunity to use that quick-stop they teach us, where you stand up slightly and push your butt back over your seat, to put more weight on your back wheel. That's funny that your paper & stats book helped.


What road is that?

On my commute home tonight, I learned something interesting. I started a new job this summer at the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and I heard that osteopathic treatment can help TMJ. (I saw a lot of research posters on it too and it was pretty convincing.) I got manipulated this afternoon. My jaw feels so much looser. But the funny thing was, when I was biking home, I looked down for a moment and something was different. After a moment I figured out--it didn't hurt my neck to look down. I could even touch my chin to my chest and it didn't hurt. What was even funnier is I had never realized that that hurt, until it didn't.

I'm sold!

Its green meadows where it meets providence. Tmj is something my gp here is suggesting I look into.

[Melalvai]

Its green meadows where it meets providence. Tmj is something my gp here is suggesting I look into.

I was always surprised that intersection didn't have concrete barriers since all the other Providence intersections do. Kind of ruins that side road (Old Rt K is what it's called I think) which is otherwise a perfect alternative to Providence. I wonder if we could get them to cut a pathway through the concrete. It would keep cars from going straight there but allow bikes & wheelchairs access.

[colorisnt]

I was always surprised that intersection didn't have concrete barriers since all the other Providence intersections do. Kind of ruins that side road (Old Rt K is what it's called I think) which is otherwise a perfect alternative to Providence. I wonder if we could get them to cut a pathway through the concrete. It would keep cars from going straight there but allow bikes & wheelchairs access.

Yeah, I take a side street near my house up to route K and then over. They haven't cut anything. It doesn't surprise me to see a barrier (it actually helps traffic). However, I just go up through the Regions lot and cross into the gas station. It gives me a good vantage point and is safe at 8 AM when there will never be a car in that parking lot haha. The other alternative is the cross walk at the TOP of the intersection which they are putting in. However, that would require me to take the trail up. between Route K and the road. I don't know if they will continue it past the intersection, if they do, I will take it up and down those hills.

That hill is my KILLER when I come home. It's a VERY long incline that starts at the intersection there and goes up and up and the last part of it HURTS if you don't use your core. I'm getting better, but I still need to stop for my lungs to recover somewhere along there.



Mimi,
Welcome back!

And lol LPH - it kinda does.

[lph]

Its green meadows where it meets providence.

This sounds like the lyrics to a Johnny Cash song

[Biciclista]

expected it to be much colder, so i was dressed too warm. Then tonight I will carry my heavy stuff back up the hill.

I'm back!