Coldest commute so far this year. 12° this morning, 12° this evening. I was very thankful for all my wool!
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12-21-2010, 04:05 PM #1
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12-21-2010, 08:30 PM #2
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Stayed home to write for work twice last week, so had a 3/3 commuting week. Snowstorms on sunday, and my chain froze, but once I got it thawed out and relubed, the rides were fine. I stuck to the plowed main roads and took the lane much more aggressively than usual. I've been on vactaion since last sunday, and have two weeks of vacation now. One in the black hills, SD, and one in the Sandias, NM. I really need to find some relatives in the tropics to visit.
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12-21-2010, 08:39 PM #3
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Happy Solstice!
New Mexico's gotta be warmer - or at least blue-er sky - than MI, no?
I celebrated Solstice with my 1 of 1 commute for the week. The wool was key, since the first pre-bus part of the commute was much warmer/dryer than the short ride to work an hour and a half later!!
Happy longest night of the year fellow (northern) commuters!Sit bones = ~135 mm, saddles that work ~ 155cm/6.1 in wide
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12-21-2010, 08:46 PM #4
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Not usually warmer, but definitely less overcast and slushy. SD has been warmer than I was expecting though. This is my first visit here, we went to mount rushmore today.
Raleigh Alysa
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12-22-2010, 04:23 AM #5
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At 32 F (0 C), this morning was definitely the warmest morning I've ridden all month. Or even SEEN all month!
Feet were toasty warm with my new LG shoe covers. I wore DH's Castelli Radiation jacket with it's reflective liner. Whoa. Way too warm. Thankfully, there are vent zips in the front of the jacket so I could shed some extra heat. The Radiation liner is going in a back pocket for the ride home.
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12-22-2010, 06:24 PM #6
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Colder this morning than I expected. Warmer this evening. Only one more commuting day until the holidays. We're going to Colorado for a visit. I haven't had more than 3 days off in a row (except for leg surgeries) in a long time. I'm excited! I'll miss my bikes. With 3 almost grown kids and a big dog, we'll have to take the van, which doesn't currently have bike-carrying capabilities. Oh well.
Happy Holidays!
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12-23-2010, 05:43 AM #7
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Sleet. Glare ice. I guess I'll catch a ride with DH today.
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01-14-2011, 11:28 AM #8
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5 for 5 two weeks running.
Raleigh Alysa
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01-14-2011, 11:43 AM #9
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0 for 5 this week.
I was sick two days, but had to go into work anyway, and the other three days included ice and below zero temps. I'm semi-hard core, but not THAT hard-core.
Great job to everyone who got out there this week!
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