How Was Your Commute Today?

[uk elephant]

Had a lovely ride to work at dawn, catching a glimpse of the spectacular sunrise behind me. Bike spent the day at the LBS for some well earned tlc and I got to ride home with a clean bike with new chain and cables, and new inner tube in place of the one with a slow leak. We're ready for our big day out in the big city on Saturday.

[wackyjacky1]

Windy! I have just a two-mile commute, but on the way home this afternoon I was headed straight into a 20 mph headwind, with higher gusts. Felt like I was standing still, though I was pedaling like crazy!

[7rider]

My taillight hates me. It wants to leave me all the time.
The other week, it tried to commit suicide by jumping from my rack when I went over the lip of pavement onto a milled section. Alas, I caught it before it was smooshed by a car, and my LBS set me up with some brackets to re-attach it. This particular light, I attach to the back of the rear rack. Note the bracket on the back, for attaching lights.
Anyway, today the light again tried to commit suicide when the bracket failed, sending the light skittering across the road. Once again, I was able to rescue it. And fortunately, I was able to get home in the evening before dark. I think the bracket was aluminum, rather than steel, and thus softer and weaker. I need to hit up a hardware store for a good angle iron or something.
I love my light. So bright and flashy. I don't know why it hates me so.

[Melalvai]

My taillight hates me. It wants to leave me all the time.

My friend is having the same problem with her taillight. Hers is just a little cheap blinky but it also won't stay attached to the rack and it has left her 3 times.

[Sky King]

I just have to share the irony of a conversation I had this week. A new health and wellness center opened right across the street! They had an open house and I was visiting with one of the yoga and other mind/body class instructors. Bike riding came up and he commented that he only lived two miles away. I commented about how nice that is for his commute and he says "well after my training ride" I don't feel like riding my bike to work. That just threw me for a loop, here was someone who promotes healthy lifestyles but can't ride his bike two miles to his office. To each their own I guess, hope he doesn't run me off the road in his rush to drive to work after his training ride.

[redrhodie]

I just have to share the irony of a conversation I had this week. A new health and wellness center opened right across the street! They had an open house and I was visiting with one of the yoga and other mind/body class instructors. Bike riding came up and he commented that he only lived two miles away. I commented about how nice that is for his commute and he says "well after my training ride" I don't feel like riding my bike to work. That just threw me for a loop, here was someone who promotes healthy lifestyles but can't ride his bike two miles to his office. To each their own I guess, hope he doesn't run me off the road in his rush to drive to work after his training ride.

The only way I wouldn't ride if my commute was only 2 miles, would be if I walked instead.

[7rider]

So I get all the way down to the first floor by security, and realize I left my ID up at my desk. Grrrrr. So I ride back up to the 13th floor (yes, some buildings have a 13th floor! No superstition with these builders!). I'm wearing my jacket which had my screaming yellow reflective vest over it. Sort of like this:

Co-worker looks at me and asks "off to help school kids cross the street?".
Ha. I agree, grab my ID and leave. It's only while riding the elevator back down again that I realized I should have replied "off to my second job working road construction!"

Oh well. Got home before sundown anyway. That will change next week.