[sanjuro]

The train broke down about 7 miles from my station. I jumped out and rode my bike the rest of the way to work.

I wasn't exactly dressed for a long ride, but at least I got there in a reasonable amount of time. I wanted to bitch, but it was a nice morning and I rode the Palo Alto "Bike Boulevard", which has almost no traffic.

Imagine the kind of mood I would be in if I had to wait on the train, or even worse, stuck in my car on the highway...

 

[urbaindk]

My commute to work today was decidedly uncool. But hey, the AC in my truck is broken so it's not like it was going to be any cooler driving.

 

[jimmydean]

I wussed out and didn't ride today. But my ride home is often 15 minutes shorter than if I wait for the bus (once I get off the train). So it doesn't save a lot of time, but it does help.

 

[Heidi]

Sweet! I've been commuting on my road bike mostly - it's faster and I can catch a draft off of trucks more easily.

 

[sanjuro]

that was the big problem, i am going mtn biking tonight, so i rode my norco torrent with 2.4 tires. some dude on a bike friday dropped me like a hammer, but no biggie.

 

[splat]

I love commuting to work on my Bike. I decided i am Not putting gas in My car till after labor day! Last time I filled it was June 26 ( because I had a Buisness trip to Islandia NY ) and it is still at 3/4 of a tank. I take mostly quite roads , with a 1 mile climb thrown in for good measure.

and I love it . I am mostly using my Road bike , In Bad weather I use my Fixie , and I have Used my Mt bike once ,andthen decidied to see how little pavement riding I could get away with on the way home. I had it down to about 3 Miles on a 19 mile ride.

 

[skinny mike]

that was the big problem, i am going mtn biking tonight, so i rode my norco torrent with 2.4 tires. some dude on a bike friday dropped me like a hammer, but no biggie.

oh man, the bike friday.

 

[SilentJ]

I froze my everything this morning. It's too early for it to be getting all cold and such! :mumble:

I'm going to put some gears on the commuter...the BS climb that I have to do sucks too much in the tall gear.

 

[Heidi]

I froze my everything this morning. It's too early for it to be getting all cold and such! :mumble:

I'm going to put some gears on the commuter...the BS climb that I have to do sucks too much in the tall gear.

LMAO! Yah, I pulled on a wind vest this am, and actually used arm warmers Monday!

 

[Echo]

That's cool as heck that you had your bike with you when the train died. But I'm not sure how that counts as bike commuting

 

[SilentJ]

LMAO! Yah, I pulled on a wind vest this am, and actually used arm warmers Monday!

We're only a couple weeks away from seeing frost at night..then it will still hit into the 80's in the afternoon. I believe July is the only month that we don't record an average snowfall! Makes dressing properly a PITA. Dripping snot in the morning and sweat in the afternoon! Stupid sub-desert-ness!

 

[sanjuro]

That's cool as heck that you had your bike with you when the train died. But I'm not sure how that counts as bike commuting

Well, I ride to the train (2 miles). I ride from the train (2 miles). And I since live 40 miles away from work, I don't bike commute, but I will take the train in the morning and ride home.

Also Caltrain has special bike cars, which can hold 16-32 bikes.

 

[Jeronimo]

I had some a-hole do one of those "let's see how close we can get to the cyclist" moves on me this morning. When I showed him his combined IQ and hat size with my middle digit, he acted like he was going to pull over...until I stood on the pedals to expedite any meeting we might be having. He didn't pull over :-(

 

[narlus]

riding home in the heat made the bad smells (either some nearby farm, or rotting animal) way more noticeable. there was one stretch which could have gagged a maggot.