How Was Your Commute Today?

[malkin]

Wind burst and threatening thunderstorm when I was leaving made me want to avoid the big downhills (which scare me a little anyway). Scouted out a new potential route.

Next chance to try it out will be Friday.

[lph]

Commute yesterday was long but fun. I was just getting ready to ride home when DS, now 15 and taller than his mom, calls and says he would like to go swimming with me at a certain lake and he would like to ride his bike there, taking the long way through the woods that takes almost an hour, even though there's a bus that would take him right there... It was a massive detour for me but I couldn't possibly refuse.

So an hour's ride to the lake, 20 minutes there until the sun disappeared behind the trees and 45 minutes home again with my big, longlegged, suddenly way too fit son

[colorisnt]

Didn't commute yesterday. First day of teaching my own labs and I wanted to look really nice and serious. Today I commuted in to my 8 AM/office hours again - hauling a$$ if I must say. I rode in a dress with cycling shorts and it was cool and perfect. Riding back at 3 after my dr.'s appt. is going to be brutal, I think.

[lovelygamer]

The weather has cooled to daytime temps of 85 in Maryland. It's allowing me to wear my work clothes on the bike while commuting and I love it. Today, I saw a seagull and a bi-plane on the way to work.

[Giulianna23]

Running a bit late for work this morning and pushing it through the neighborhood. Then I looked to my left and oh oh!...2 beautiful black labs running towards me. I was surprised I didn't freak out. Maybe because I had 2 labs in the past and know their personalities I think they wanted to play, they didn't bark nor had and agressive attitude but they can be intimidating. The owner popped out and called them I didn't stopped nor reduced my speed I just kept going hoping they were just curious. BTW I got to work on time

[malkin]

Tested out a new route that goes the 'other way round' and avoids downtown and the University. It took 45 minutes; the hills are all rollers, not the crazy verticals going the old way.

[Atlas]

I bought (well committed to buy) a new winter commuter! Long story short my old winter bike came back to me with a bent fork and no rear wheel so I've been looking for a new one. A really nice used Cannondale Bad Boy came into the shop and my partner (who works there) told me I really needed to test ride it. Like I can test ride something and say no? We need to tweak some things, get some fenders, and some better tires and it's ready for some snow! Which we better get a lot of this year. Now I have to decide if I just want new tires or if I should spring for studded.