How Was Your Commute Today?

[Catrin]

I woke up exhilarated to ride to work, a very light mist, warmer weather (high 60's). Half way through the skies opened up and let me have it.

I still have dirt in my hair from all the muck my tires threw at me. With an average rainfall of 10.3" annually, I thought I was safe. I thought wrong!

Thankfully you are getting rain, though I must admit that doesn't sound like much fun!

Reading this thread is making me feel guilty, for one reason or another I've not been able to do my once-a-week bike commute for a few weeks. I just won't ride home in the brutal temps we've been having. My asthma is pretty much just gone, but I am not going to risk it. I might have a chance this Friday, assuming things cool down for one day like they are promising, but I've heard them say what before this summer

[ZenBiker]

I challenged myself to ride every day in July - commute to work, to the farmer's market , to church by bike. So far so good. Mornings are great, afternoons hot and not so great (though nothing like what you all are dealing with back east).

Had a close call this morning. I was at a stop light waiting my turn, one foot clipped out, standing in the middle of my lane. No other cars in my lane, just me right at the edge of the intersection. A truck coming from my left turned suddenly into the road I was on, tires squealing, and just made the corner without clipping me. I actually leaned my bike over trying to scoot sideways out of the way. Of all the ways I thought I might get hit by a car going to work, sitting at a stop light at this intersection was not one of them. Guess you can never take anything for granted!

[WindingRoad]

I took a break today and drove. I've been battling the heat all week and I think that cumulative heat exposure phenomenon may be happening to me. So tired and my stomach keeps hurting? I dunno maybe it's a bug or something but I gave myself a day off. I hope to ride again tomorrow assuming I feel better.

[Catrin]

I took a break today and drove. I've been battling the heat all week and I think that cumulative heat exposure phenomenon may be happening to me. So tired and my stomach keeps hurting? I dunno maybe it's a bug or something but I gave myself a day off. I hope to ride again tomorrow assuming I feel better.

It is good to take care of ourselves, tomorrow is another day!

[Gypsy]

My commute was better today than the last time I rode my bike. I also got my new lock and proceeded to lock my bike up...


Except, when I came down to check on it, the security in my building were worried because I had not actually locked the bike to anything.

*sigh*

[Melalvai]

My commute was better today than the last time I rode my bike. I also got my new lock and proceeded to lock my bike up...


Except, when I came down to check on it, the security in my building were worried because I had not actually locked the bike to anything.

I've done that! Not very often, but once I came out to my bike and realized it was locked to nothing, and once my husband watched me lock up my bike and then said "I think there's something wrong."

[Eden]

It's been a zoo out there - literally - on my last two rides I've had to dodge a mole, a snake (just a little tiny black garden one), an off leash dog, bunnies - tons of little brown bunnies (no wonder we are having such an amazing recovery in the raptor population.....), and I saw two little gophers or something poking their heads out of the ground.