How Was Your Commute Today?

[Geonz]

We had some major storms blow in at 4:00 a.m. -- they abated just in time. Silly me still wore all the rain gear, so I got sweaty anyway. I think I would have steamed up just as much with Gore-Tex but I'll try that next timeand see; I wore my more traditional rain jacket instead because it has a hood...
I don't *really* like these 7:30 mornings but I love the Fridays off that are the payback, and I do like that I can run five minutes later, relatively speaking, 'cause there's just nobody on the road in a college town in the summer at 6:45 a.m.

[ZenBiker]

Had a nice commute today, great weather going in and almost no head wind coming home (unusual here). And for an interesting twist, I encountered a slight delay in the morning due to a unicycle troop (band? group?) practicing in the road! Two cars waited along with me as the unicycle riders executed a sort of pinwheel turn, before we went ahead and passed them. I'm sure they plan to be in the 4th of July parade and were getting in some street experience. Anyway it was a fun way to start the day.

[redrhodie]

I got a flat this morning. Rear tire, of course. Got to work on time, even after stopping to buy a new tube, so I'm definitely getting faster at changing them. There's the one good thing about glass on the road. Practice makes perfect.

[redrhodie]

What, is everyone on vacation?! Not me. I rode in today and am very excited to report that the long awaited bike path extension is done! yay! Actually, it's evidently been done for a few weeks, but I never checked. This means I can now avoid the big intersection that used to literally give me nightmares. I did overcome all my traffic fears riding through it twice a day, so that was good, but now I never have to sit through multiple light changes before I get a green light. So, the new route should be faster, even though it's probably the same length. I suspect once the word gets out that it's open, it will be too crowded with kids and dogs for me to enjoy, but for now, it's great.

[Melalvai]

I'm not on vacation, but on good days the one-mile ride isn't all that interesting.

Today I rode a few extra miles around town because we did our bike/ped traffic counts! This is the first ever for the city of Kirksville. We used the National Bike/Ped Documentation Project guidelines. We learned that the guidelines are for big cities. For example they recommend one count location per 15,000 population. Well, our population is 17,000 total. One location isn't going to tell us anything! We did 4 locations. Also, the recommended dates & timing aren't ideal. They suggest a 5-7pm on a weekday. I know from experience that Saturday afternoons see a LOT of cyclists and runners on the street that I was counting at. And at this time of year, most people are out in the evening or morning when it is cooler. But during the 2 hours I was there, I counted 5. One of those was my co-counter who had to leave. One was my friend bringing me another bottle of water. And one was my friend leaving after bringing me another bottle of water!

I think the other intersections probably fared better. They were in locations that people use when biking & walking for transportation, while my spot (on my old road that I used to live on) was on a road that people use for recreation or training.

[RadicalEdward]

It's been too cold and wet to ride

I rode in today though - and had to chip the ice off my bike
No seriously
Ice

Foggy morning with Frost everywhere - no sun to be seen - reasonable wind
I don't think we'll see the sun today at all

[Melalvai]

Yesterday I took the car in for an oil change & tune up. It ended up needing a new oil pump switch too.

When it was done I drove home and switched to my bike, and biked over to my mechanic's house for new cables.

Car maintenance: $277.
Bike maintenance: $36.

I love biking.

[redrhodie]

Like riding through clam chowder. Ick.