How Was Your Commute Today?

[MyRubyE]

Didn't have to commute this morning, but rode my bike this morning to do errands. The weather and road comditios were excellent for riding. Came across an interesting bike find along the way, which I plan to blog about later this evening. An all around great day for riding.

[blackhillsbiker]

Freezing this morning! Much nicer this evening. I've been taking the long route past a park that is all lit up for Christmas, with music playing and everything. I enjoy that.

Deb

[MyRubyE]

Sounds wonderful Deb - if we can beat the cold, enjoying the holiday decorations is wonderful to observe while riding.

[redrhodie]

1st commute on Princess Ice Boogie, my new bike. She's a 'cross bike with studded tires and disc brakes. This morning was in the 20s, and the roads had a lot of black ice. No problem! Really fun ride.

I had to avoid the bike path, which was all rutted and not great for these tires, and stay on the streets, which is a hillier route. Really felt the extra weight (she weighs almost 27 lbs since the tires weigh 2 lbs each). By the time I was getting ready to go home, my legs were burning from the morning ride.

I was so sore when I got home, I took some Advil and got right into a hot bath. I remember feeling the same way the first few times I commuted on both my other bikes. It must be new bike syndrome. I'm taking a rest day tomorrow!

[7rider]

Boy....the vacations are over.

Although I didn't bike commute b/t Christmas and New Year's, just being out on the road during that week - and to a lesser extent, bike commuting in the days leading up to Christmas - showed that the level of commuter traffic was down to tiny levels as folks took vacations and burned leave. It was a joy to be able to get out of our neighborhood easily without line after line of non-stop traffic.

But...all good things must come to an end. It's Monday and the workers are back - even at 6:45 a.m. Saw more traffic than I like this morning. May have to re-set that alarm clock 10 minutes earlier to try to get out ahead of it.

But...today is the first day - and likely the only day - where Pfunk12 and I have the same number of bike commutes! Yahoo!

[pfunk12]

You are beating me! Today is my work-at-home day so no commuting for me. I am going to do the 12:30 Thrasher ride. Hoping that the pace is civilized and I don't get dropped.

But...today is the first day - and likely the only day - where Pfunk12 and I have the same number of bike commutes! Yahoo!

[blackhillsbiker]

Yuck! The path was drifted over every few feet, rutted and icy. I was wondering whether or not it would be plowed due to holidays. My 15-minute ride took me just under an hour. It started to snow really hard. The snow tires and my trusty Dew kept me upright. DH picked me and my bike up to go home for lunch. I'll try again tomorrow.

Deb