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Against the wind…

{ June 30, 2008 @ 4:54 pm } · { bikes }
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Makes for a difficult ride to work this morning. I did not realize how much wind was blowing this morning until a mile or so into my ride. At this point I realized I was working very hard and not much speed was happening. The trip into town took 10 minutes longer than normal and I felt every minute! This string of thunderstorms every day is creating havoc on my commute. When I arrived to work I went online & discovered the winds were 10-12mph WSW — a headwind the whole way — hopefully, this translates to a tailwind going home. We can hope :-)
I do not mind riding in the rain, thunderstorms are a different matter. We shall see how the afternoon falls, I just might get lucky and enjoy a repreive from the weather on the journey home.

Livestrong.

Wheels just keep on turning…

{ January 8, 2008 @ 2:13 am } · { bikes }
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A beautiful day this morning. The temp was nearly perfect @ 55°F with just a slight breeze (<5 mph). Fantastic start to the day. So energetic and alive when I arrived at work. I have new handlebar end lights that are terrific. My commuter has the mountain bike style straight handlebar and the bar end lights are designed to be seen from behind… I am getting more visible with each new gadget. I now have 3 blinkies and the 2 new lights shining red – quite the sight from behind. My headlight works fairly well but I think I need to improve it some — there are a couple sections of road where it is realllly dark in the mornings and my visibility is not quite as good as I would prefer… online shopping here I come!