My Morning Commute

[mstone]

@TwoWheelsDC 148193 wrote:

Just one?

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[Crickey7]

@TwoWheelsDC 148193 wrote:

Just one?

I had a spoke pull through the rim of a fairly new wheel.

[ShawnoftheDread]

When you find your gloves and cap at the front desk because they fell out of your bag. And then you realize it could have been your chamois.

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[ian74]

@ShawnoftheDread 148214 wrote:

When you find your gloves and cap at the front desk because they fell out of your bag. And then you realize it could have been your chamois.

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Most likely it would have not been at the front desk, but surrounded with orange biohazard tape where it dropped on the floor.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@ian74 148217 wrote:

Most likely it would have not been at the front desk, but surrounded with orange biohazard tape where it dropped on the floor.

But some clueless person would have picked it up first.

[bobco85]

Traffic this morning seemed a bit, um, hungover. Drivers were much calmer, I saw little to no aggressive driving, and the areas that normally get highly congested were flowing smoother. I guess all that candy puts people in a saintly mood

[Emm]

When daylight savings time ends next week I am really going to miss my peaceful morning commutes in the dark. Leaving South Alexandria and heading north on the MVT at 6:30AM right now means the first half to 2/3rds of my commute is totally dark, and there’s almost no one else on the trail. The lights in National Harbor and DC give off an amazing glow over the river, and the sun slowly rising during the later portion of my commute just makes for such a peaceful ride to work every day. It’s just me, my bike, my coffee and nature all alone in the dark. I’m so lucky to have such a beautiful and peaceful ride.

I find the commute home in the dark after DST ends to just never be as fun or peaceful as the morning rides–it’s more crowded on the trail and on the road. Still awesome, but just less quiet and serene.

[huskerdont]

Late commute this morning, arriving at 10:15. Pros: sunlight, warmth, and getting to see the leaves fall in the sun. Cons: Traffic was insane. I didn’t even go through Georgetown on M like at 6:30 because traffic was backed up through Rosslyn. It was backed up on the Roosevelt Bridge. It was backed up on all the Pennsylvania cross streets. An ambulance was trying frantically to get through on 20th, but cars had nowhere to go. I felt bad picking my way through them (carefully) while everyone was stuck, but I just wanted the hell out of there. I don’t know how people can stand living like that. It’s no wonder people drive like Tasmanian Devils when they get free of gridlock.

[Tania]

@huskerdont 148326 wrote:

Late commute this morning, arriving at 10:15. Pros: sunlight, warmth, and getting to see the leaves fall in the sun. Cons: Traffic was insane. I didn’t even go through Georgetown on M like at 6:30 because traffic was backed up through Rosslyn. It was backed up on the Roosevelt Bridge. It was backed up on all the Pennsylvania cross streets. An ambulance was trying frantically to get through on 20th, but cars had nowhere to go. I felt bad picking my way through them (carefully) while everyone was stuck, but I just wanted the hell out of there. I don’t know how people can stand living like that. It’s no wonder people drive like Tasmanian Devils when they get free of gridlock.

This is exactly why I’ve changed my work hours to an earlier start.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@Tania 148327 wrote:

This is exactly why I’ve changed my work hours to an earlier start.

I prefer the early shift for that reason, but the sweet spot at my work locker room is 830. Any time before that and I have to try and squeeze in between all the lunks to get changed. And believe me, dudes have some weird and obnoxious locker room habits (that don’t involve joking about sexual assault).

[mstone]

@ShawnoftheDread 148214 wrote:

When you find your gloves and cap at the front desk because they fell out of your bag. And then you realize it could have been your chamois.

I’m pretty sure you mean “I wonder who that belongs to?”

[mstone]

@TwoWheelsDC 148334 wrote:

I prefer the early shift for that reason, but the sweet spot at my work locker room is 830. Any time before that and I have to try and squeeze in between all the lunks to get changed. And believe me, dudes have some weird and obnoxious locker room habits (that don’t involve joking about sexual assault).

http://theoatmeal.com/pl/minor_differences2/locker_room

[huskerdont]

Was just half a mile to the polling place. Took a “long” route home to get the heart rate up a bit, but it wasn’t much, so I think I will bike to a distant restaurant for lunch.

[Emm]

Thanks to everyone on here over the past year or two that’s encouraged me to stop being a baby and still ride in temps below 40. I took the advice a few of you gave me and bought a buff, which made a HUGE difference this morning–in the past I wouldn’t even commute when it was below 40 on my ride in (today it was ~38 when I started). Pulling it up over my mouth and nose when I hit the hills at the start of my ride kept my cold-weather induced asthma at bay, which made the whole ride not just bearable, but actually enjoyable. I’m sure I looked like a floral-print loving bank robber, but it was worth it

I will have to start using shoe covers when it’s in the high 30s/low 40s though. Having my toes get freezing and then go numb 1/2 way into a 14 mile ride wasn’t fun. But the fact my lungs were fine was a huge win!

[TwoWheelsDC]

My morning (and evening) commute have some weird temperature variations that are making my clothing choices interesting. When I leave my house in Capitol Hill, it’s cold-ish, but it’s noticeably warmer once I hit the tidal basin and through G-town. Then the temperature drops a bit as I hit the CCT, then stays relatively steady until it drops dramatically once I cross the river and go up the hill into FFX County. I think when it’s really hot or really cold, the temperature swings aren’t that noticeable, but the in-between temps make it really obvious.

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