How Was Your Commute Today?

[DebW]

Seems that my winter bike commutes have finally turned into spring bike commutes -- didn't need the windproof goretex overpants for the first time in months!

[Crankin]

My second commute was weird. It was cold this morning and it really rained badly yesterday, so I waited until it was 35 out, as I am healthily afraid of black ice of the same kind that took out my friend and broke his hip at this time of year. It was really nice out, despite being cold. A lot more people I work with saw me come in and I got all kinds of questions, like "You rode 5 miles? Oh my God!" But, some good questions, too. I usually work until 6:45 but my last client is coming on a different day, so I left somewhere around 6:15. I didn't have my headlight, and I was cursing myself. It wasn't dark, but when the cars have their lights on, I need to, too. And, there was a bit more traffic than I would have at 7:00. Anyway, my pannier was so packed, I was struggling. Finally, I just decided to slow down, but the big hills felt crazy hard. I took a little bit of a longer way home, up by the back of the North Bridge, to avoid a traffic back up that always happens at rush hour, so I got an extra half a mile in.

[rebeccaC]

I signed the 30 days of riding pledge in hulagirl’s cycling related forum thread. I usually ride or run/walk to work when I’m in the office all day. I’m planning on riding before or after work on days I have to travel to a project or meeting. My morning commute is city streets with a stop at Intelligentsia for tea and usually a muffin or scone…today’s was a honey/fig bran muffin. It could be a four mile ride but I usually do quiet back streets, add a few hills and a ride on the beach to make it six to ten miles.

the ride home is sometimes with a stop at whole foods if not an earlier lunch walk to the farmers market for food/house needs

[colorisnt]

rebeccaC, that sounds lovely.

I drove to work today but then forgot the stylus I needed, so I rode back to get it. Thought I was going to have to resort the gym (that was my compromise for the 30 days thing) but nope! I did the 5 miles RT in drizzle and made it to work, parked the bike, ran up to get my stylus, grabbed it, ran down and hit traffic coming back. Still only took about 28 minutes RT. I was a woman on a mission