Comments on: How Was Your Commute Today?

By: CW

CW — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:53:57 +0000

A short ride in Eugene, OR, at 49F with some sprinkles. Unless the weather is too dangerous to ride, I will ride.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:14:56 +0000

Decided, after a long bit of deliberation with myself Sunday night, that I was officially cutting off the season at six months- not bad for Chicago, especially considering a 30-mile round trip with zero bike paths.
None too soon- the 15-20*F temps weren’t the bother, it was the SNOW. The fronts bringing all the rain to the NW have been hammering us with sleet and snow- six inches last night, another half-inch so far today. Don’t know what the weather prospects are for the rest of the week, but the trouble with living so close to a large lake is lake-effect snow- weather ceases to change day-to-day and can change hour-to-hour. What started as a sunny, crisp, dry morning can become a soggy, sneeze-inducing slog, or a snowblind, icy trek home.
If we had bike paths around here, or even if people would shovel the walks, I would ride. No way in God’s Green am I battling traffic with ZERO margin for error, cars on the left and snow/ice on the right. The city dwellers have it easy compared to those of us mired in the ‘burbs!
Be safe, riders; I’ll be back out in Feb or March!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:54:57 +0000

Today was beautiful biking weather in Austin, TX. I had to layer in the morning the keep the chill off (low 40′s), but half way through my 9km commute the internal heat kicked in and everything turned ducky. The ride home this afternoon was in the mid 70′s, clear, and gorgeous. Couldn’t ask for better commuting days than these!

By: Len

Len — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:34:36 +0000

When DST ends so does my bike commuting, 37 mile round trip. Granted , living in the Valley Forge King of Prussia area of Pa., I have some beautiful trails and parks to use for my commute, but the roads out here are already clogged and dangerous so no daylight no commute. Besides it’s ski season…

By: MG

MG — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:39:55 +0000

Today, on Wednesday the 4th, in Lincoln, Nebraska, it’s an absolutely beautiful day — sunny and 52 degrees F, so we’ve got perfect riding conditions. Not to mention I got a new pair of Lake MXZ302 winter shoes and a new NiteRider TriNewt LED headlight in today, so it’s a darn good on-the-bike day. I plan to just keep on riding well into the evening tonight after I get off work, because tomorrow it’s going to be about 20 degrees cooler.

In Nebraska in December, you gotta’ take advantage of the good days because you never know what tomorrow will bring…

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:50:00 +0000

In Daejeon, South Korea, it was cold and the wind was gusting in from Sibera. Hovered around freezing all day but thankfully the dry wind sucked up all the moisture giving us black ice the day before.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:50:17 +0000

I had the day off so only rode to the grocery store, but it was about 75 degrees and 20 mph winds in the afternoon. My husband rode home from work after dark and commented that he needs gloves with fingers.

Mindy in Tucson

By: doug

doug — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:01:58 +0000

the other day, 35 degrees and clear. i had the day off today, but had i done so it would have been in the 50s and very windy and very wet. big storms. i rode a few miles to the coffee shop and that was it. eagerly awaiting my CAT rain cape, though.

By: Arleigh

Arleigh — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:15:15 +0000

One thing that becomes more and more apparent is the cities that get frigid in the winter, and there’s feet of snow on the ground have the best system for commuting. Either greenways, bike lanes, or advocacy.

By: Paul in Minneapolis

Paul in Minneapolis — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:15:42 +0000

Minneapolis. I cheated this morning and rode to the bus stop. My bike’s computer read 4 degrees. It wasn’t the cold, I wasn’t ready to ride on the snow in the dark. They do keep the greenways pretty clear, but my thin tires like to dance around some. Still 2 pairs of socks (love wool) with booties, 2 pairs of gloves (mid inside heavy weight), gortex jacket and wind pants over my work cloths and a face mask and an insulated helmet. Plenty warm enough to have rode.Coming home it was nice, in the mid 20s, so I rode.

It’s been thrity years since I lived in the north. So for it hasn’t been too bad for my three mile ride to work. It’s a little longer for school, still I bike-n-bus if not ride the ten miles.

Minneapolis is really great for biking and the busses make it even better. When I lived in N.W. GA there where not many who used bikes for transportation in that area. It was sad. Yesterday when I rode to the grocrey store I saw more woman then men. No mater how bad the weather has been I still see others biking.