My Morning Commute

[huskerdont]

Wind was mostly at my back or to my side, and even experienced that rare wonderful pleasure of stillness and quiet that comes when the wind speed and riding speed are exactly the same. I expect to pay for it this afternoon up the hills into Arlington, but meh, such is life. No joy without work.

[KWL]

was my slowest this year. I sure hope the wind continues from the same direction this evening.

[AFHokie]

Saw a fox in 4MR Park this morning…have “what does the fox say” stuck in my head ever since…

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[bentbike33]

@AFHokie 150413 wrote:

Saw a fox in 4MR Park this morning…have “what does the fox say” stuck in my head ever since…

I saw the fox a couple weeks ago on the detour after HDCC. It was running across the baseball diamond where the trail goes behind home plate.

[Steve O]

@EasyRider 150406 wrote:

slightly alarming front-end wobble, not quite a shimmy.

So wobble comes before shimmy. Hmm. Okay here’s my take on the spectrum:
Serenity
Stirring
Quiver
Waver
Wiggle
Jiggle
Shudder
Tremble
Wobble
Shimmy
Shake
Twerk
Yank
Lurch
Fling

[huskerdont]

@Steve O 150418 wrote:

So wobble comes before shimmy. Hmm. Okay here’s my take on the spectrum:
Serenity
Stirring
Quiver
Waver
Wiggle
Jiggle
Shudder
Tremble
Wobble
Shimmy
Shake
Twerk
Yank
Lurch
Fling

Ted Striker has the proper order as shimmy > shudder > crack up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UybDydQpNY

[Rockford10]

Scene opens: W&OD Trail, just west of Cedar Lane, Vienna.
Weather: low twenties, sunny.

Our protagonist appears on the scene. She is cold, but generally comfortable, cycling west into work with pigtails in the December morning. She spies a bike being walked. It’s a CaBi. She knows the nearest CaBi station is quite far. She slows, “You need help?”

A man wearing flip flops, shorts and a hoodie answers with a slight Australian accent, “No, I’m good.”

She continues the ride into work and contemplates the existential nature of life and how eventually she can’t feel her toes. Were they ever there?

Curtain falls.

[lordofthemark]

It felt very good to be back bike commuting again this morning.

My core body warmed up quite well – but my fingers were cold, despite my gloves (as was expected). Trails and traffic were light. Took a bit of time getting to used to the loaner cannondale. I felt more forward than on my Dew, especially at first, though I got used to that. The brake handles seem a bit bigger. The shifter has no numbers, so I was a bit more intuitive about shifting. the pedals are flat on one side, SPD on the other, and every so often after a stop I found myself on the SPD side and had to turn them around while riding. Good to have a mirror again, particularly because in the more forward position turning around is a bit less comfortable. I didn’t go fast, but my speed was not bad for a cold day, getting used to the bike, and not having ridden much for a couple of weeks. Did pick up a couple of PR’s.

Saw FFG, but couldn’t make out what he was saying.

[KLizotte]

@lordofthemark 150834 wrote:

It felt very good to be back bike commuting again this morning.

My core body warmed up quite well – but my fingers were cold, despite my gloves (as was expected). Trails and traffic were light. Took a bit of time getting to used to the loaner cannondale. I felt more forward than on my Dew, especially at first, though I got used to that. The brake handles seem a bit bigger. The shifter has no numbers, so I was a bit more intuitive about shifting. the pedals are flat on one side, SPD on the other, and every so often after a stop I found myself on the SPD side and had to turn them around while riding. Good to have a mirror again, particularly because in the more forward position turning around is a bit less comfortable. I didn’t go fast, but my speed was not bad for a cold day, getting used to the bike, and not having ridden much for a couple of weeks. Did pick up a couple of PR’s.

Saw FFG, but couldn’t make out what he was saying.

Congrats on the return to biking. FYI: if you have short fingers you can have shims put in (if you have drop handles) that will bring the brake levers closer to you (I’ve had it done on my bike; doesn’t affect braking at all). Just so you know when you get your new bike.

[Steve O]

@lordofthemark 150834 wrote:

the pedals are flat on one side, SPD on the other, and every so often after a stop I found myself on the SPD side and had to turn them around while riding.

The Shimanos are designed to hang a particular way so that once you get used to them you can always have them be the proper side up without having to look down. When my bike was stolen in 2013 I got a different brand for the new bike, and it drove me crazy that they would hang any which way. So I went back to the Shimanos. That pair, though, was stiff for maybe a year, and it took a few seconds to rotate to the proper position, which would sometimes frustrate me. Over time they have loosened up, and now they work perfectly.

[vern]

@lordofthemark 150834 wrote:

It felt very good to be back bike commuting again this morning.

Saw FFG, but couldn’t make out what he was saying.

FFG said, “Hey Ken!” I know because I was directly behind him.

[MFC]

@KLizotte 150844 wrote:

Congrats on the return to biking. FYI: if you have short fingers you can have shims put in (if you have drop handles) that will bring the brake levers closer to you (I’ve had it done on my bike; doesn’t affect braking at all). Just so you know when you get your new bike.

A lot of shifters have a screw somewhere near the top where you can adjust the brake lever reach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Su5IYNHfEg and http://www.velonews.com/2014/09/video/ask-mechanic-adjusting-reach-road-shifters_347208

[TwoWheelsDC]

Just terrible this morning.

[Judd]

@TwoWheelsDC 150910 wrote:

Just terrible this morning.

I started late and missed the rainbows. I am consoled by this picture from my ride in:

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[huskerdont]

@Judd 150915 wrote:

I started late and missed the rainbows. I am consoled by this picture from my ride in:

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Is that pic supposed to be showing 10,100 miles on the computer? Because if so, that’s cut off in the pic on my system. I think you’re just trying to show off your guns.

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