Wow, it’s supposed to get all the way up to 37 today.  That’s going to feel downright balmy on the ride home. Did the same ride as yesterday with the same clothes.  There are still 4 or 5 icy spots where I need to unclip and walk/slide myself and the bike across/over, but I’m getting…

Not too much to say about yesterday’s ride home. Uneventful, around 30 degrees. Wore the same stuff as the morning ride minus the head band, and was comfortable. This morning, I switched to the fixie, with a couple of new twists. The first addition was fenders, which I put on last week, to see how…

Yesterday evening’s ride was uneventful. I wore the same clothes minus the arm warmers. It was a few degrees warmer (around 28) and I probably should have shed the PolarTec top instead and kept the arm warmers. That’s what I did this morning, which was 27 with a bit less wind. I was comfortable for…

My first ride of the new year was a 15-miler to work. Temperature was 25 with a wind chill of around 13. Not the coldest conditions I’ve ever ridden in, but one of the longer sub-freezing rides I’ve taken (most of my really cold rides last winter were around 8 miles straight to work). I…

I finished up 2009 with 144 rides in to work on the bike, which is an average of 12 per month. My goal for 2010 is to top that. I’m expecting the weather to keep me off the bike more this winter than last, but hopefully I can make up for that with more rides…

Well, this morning I finally got the planetary alignment needed to sneak in a holiday-break ride.  Woke up early and snuck out while the rest of the family was still asleep.  Yesterday’s rain washed most of the remaining snow and salt off the roads.  While it wasn’t exactly great biking conditions, it was the best…

So, unfortunately I bagged my last chance to bike yesterday before the big snowstorm.  Had to do a bunch of stuff around the house to get ready for the storm, and ran out of time to ride.  Looks like I’m going to be burning some cycles on the trainer over the next few days.  I…

It was right around freezing when I left work.  Wore the same clothes as the morning, minus the PolarTec top and plus arm warmers.  This was pretty comfortable.  The helmet liner by itself (no ear band) is enough to keep my head warm down to at least freezing, it seems.  Might see if I can…

24 degrees at the start of the ride this morning, sunny with a 7mph west wind.  I took a 12 mile ride in.  Shoe covers, toe warmers, hiking socks, thermal jogging tights, bike shorts, short sleeve athletic shirt, long sleeve light cycling jersey, PolarTec pullover, windbreaker, medium weight cycling gloves, head band, helmet liner.  Feet…