28°, windchill 25°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
- skull cap
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

34.8°, windchill 30°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
- skull cap
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

38.4°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-skull cap
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

61.3°, 97% humidity

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-full fingered bike gloves

Good

49.5°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polatech vest
-O2 jacket
-full fingered bike gloves

Good

28.7°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-wool socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

29.6°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton shirt
-longsleeve quickdry shirt
-skull cap
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Chest was a little too warm

35°,Windchill

-O2 jacket
-fleece jacket
-wool socks
-cotton shirt
- skull cap
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

44.8°, wind chill 39°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton shirt
-Nema skull cap
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

37.1°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton shirt
- skull cap
-chords
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

36.8°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-longsleeve quickdry shirt
-Nema skull cap
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

47.3°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-khakis
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

33.1°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-Nema skull cap
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

52°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-khakis
- biking gloves

Was comfortable

39°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-longsleeve quickdry shirt
-Nema skull cap
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

45.7°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-khakis
-full fingered biking gloves

Ears were cold, but otherwise was comfortable

52°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Good

41°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-khakis
-full fingered biking gloves

Ears were cold, but otherwise was comfortable

41.5°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-jeans
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

43.3°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton shirt
-jeans
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

52.0°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polo
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Good

59.1°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Good

54.1°

-khakis
-cotton shirt
-polo
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Good

54.9°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-full fingered bike gloves

Good

52.7°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-full-fingered bike gloves

Good

62.4°, 93% humidity

-jeans
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

A bit sweaty

39°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-longsleeve quickdry shirt
-Nema skull cap
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

34°

-O2 jacket
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-longsleeve quickdry shirt
-Nema skull cap
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

55.0°, new tires!

-jeans
-cotton shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-full fingered bike gloves

Good, the tires road nicely

Torn Tire

If you have been following this blog may have seen that it has gotten way more exciting lately (which doesn't mean much, as this is typically a very dry blog, more to serve as a place for me to document what I wear with what climate conditions). I had been feeling a thumping feeling as the rear tire rotated, and I got the flat while getting ready to go to bed. And that following morning, I came downstairs to find my bike laying on its side, with a flat rear tire again. So I knew something was up. And I put in my extra tube, and rode to work. And when I got on my bike to ride home, (finally during sun-lit hours) I was able to see that my tire is tearing open at the location that I had gotten the flat the previous night. So Julia did me the favor of picking me up as I was riding to my local bike shop, Suwanee Creek Bicycles. The bike shop had some selection of slicks that I could pick from, but as this is my primary means of transportation, I am getting picky, which they were happy to help me with. So it turns out that the pair that I like had to be ordered, and to keep me from being without a rideable bike, they lent me a brand new tire to use until the pair I ordered gets in (talk about good service!) I love this bike shop, its a great sensation feeling that they personally know me (as they always know me by name as I walk in, or when I call asking questions), and really take care of me.

1,000 Miles on Flat Note

I broke the 1,000 mile mark for the year! I have ridden 1,007.1 miles this year as of today. On another note, last night I was finally doing better about getting ready to go upstairs and go to sleep so I at least get 6 hours, when all of a sudden Julia and I hear a hissing noise, and what do you know? I have a flat. So I proceed to fix the flat, and of course, there goes my getting upstairs at a decent time. Oh well. Maybe tonight.

66.2°, 98% humidity

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good. Rear wheel had a rhythmic thudding, as if going over breaks in pavement.

68.2°, heavy rain

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-rain pants
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Feet & head wet, but body dry. Should probably have brought a small towel. Rear wheel had a rhythmic thudding, as if going over breaks in pavement.

70.3°, 98% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

65.8°, light rain

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Pants slighty wet, but otherwise good

65.8°, light rain

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Good

61.7°, rain

-khakis
-rain pants
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Good

57.5°

-jeans
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves
-O2 jacket for first half

Good. Saw another bike commuter, one I had not before.

49.0°

49.0°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Good

50.0°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Good

Broken Bike Chain

This morning 2.5 miles in on my way in to work, my bike chain snapped. Luckily it was right after I had gotten off a major street and intersection. Julia was able to come get me, ad I am going to work from home and have a new chain put on my bike.

69.4°, 93% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

67.3°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

69.3°, 93% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

69.4°, 96% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves
-O2 jacket

A bit warm, took off jacket, then was good

71.4°, 96% humidity, hard rain

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-O2 jacket
-bike gloves

Good

69.2°, 95% humidity, Rain

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good, but wet

68.5°, 92% humidity

-shorts
-quickdry shirt
-bike gloves

Good

72.0°, 88% humidity, Rain

-shorts
-bike jersey
-bike gloves

Good, but wet

70.0°, 86% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

67.1°, 87% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

66.2°, 91% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

64.2°, 74% humidity

-shorts
-biking shirt
-bike gloves

Good

68.2°, 89% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

71.4°, 91% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

66.2°, 90% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

72.0°, 92% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Sweaty

69.1°, 87% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

69.4°, 92% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

A bit sweaty

73.9°, Hard rain

-shorts
-quick-wick shirt
-bike gloves

Good & wet

70.4°, 94% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

71.0°, 88% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

66.4°

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

72.1°

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

61.6°

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

61.0°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

73.8°,86% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good, but a bit winded as I did the 4 miles in 12 (had to if I was to catch my bus)

74.1°,89% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

70.2°, 92% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

71.7°, 94% humidity & light rain

-bike shorts
-quick wick shirt
-bike gloves

Good

65.3°

-bike shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

62.8°

-khakis
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves
-keens

Good

74.8°, 97% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

73.1°, 83% humidity

-shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves
-keens

Good. Ended up calling the police as there was someone laying on my neighbor's back patio, who later was stumbling around and went into the woods behind another neighbor's house.

74.8°, 97% humidity

-khakis
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Slighty warm

69.7°, 90% humidity

-bike shorts
-quick-dry shirt
-bike gloves

Good.

71.1°, 90% humidity

-khakis
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Sweaty, but not too much until on the bus

72.1°

-bike shorts
-quick-dry shirt
-bike gloves

Good. Saw a rabbit (but not an angora, so I didn't try to catch it) hopping along my route.

70.1°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves
-keens

Good

67.8

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves
-keens

Good

65.7°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves
-keens

Good

68.2°

-pants
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

69.1°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

64.2°

-slacks
-cotton shirt

Good

76.3°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves
-keens

Good, feet were nice & cool

66.5°

-slacks
-cotton shirt

Good

63.3°

-slacks
-cotton shirt

Good

63.0°

-slacks
-cotton shirt

Good

48.0°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 bike jacket

Good

50.4°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 bike jacket

Good

64.2°

-jeans
-cotton shirt

Good, although sweaty once on the bus from having sprinted the 4 miles in 13 minutes

65.3° mist

-slacks
-cotton shirt

Damp but good

57.3°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polo
-bike gloves

Warm near end of ride

66.2°

-bike shorts
-cotton shirt

Good

69.2°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

64.3° sprinkles

-khakis
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

67.3°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

Year to Date Tally: 464 miles

The tally of the miles I have ridden from the start of the year through the end of April is 464 miles.

64.6° light rain

-mtn bike shorts
-cotton shirt
-bike gloves

Good

60°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-open button-up shirt

Good

59°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polo

Good

59.5°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polo

Good

59.5°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polo

Good

48°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-bike gloves

Good

46°

-slacks
-quickdry shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-full fingered bike gloves

Good

50.9°

-khakis
-cotton shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-bike gloves

Comfortable

57°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-bike gloves

Good.

47°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polo
-O2 bike jacket
-bike gloves

Good

43.5°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polo
-O2 bike jacket
-bike gloves

Ears slightly cold, but mostly comfortable

58° light rain

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-rain pants
-bike gloves

Comfortable, then legs got hot once on the bus

53° hard rain

-slacks
-quick dry shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-rain pants
-bike gloves

Feet got wet, but other than that good

53° hard rain

-slacks
-quick dry shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-rain pants
-bike gloves

Feet got wet, and head was dripping wet when I got on the bus (so a towel would have been good), but other than that comfortable.

59.4°

-jeans
-cotton shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-bike gloves

Comfortable

48.7°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polo
-O2 bike jacket
-bike gloves

Comfortable

Mileage Tally: 352 miles

As of through the end of March my year tally is 352 miles of bike riding.

61.9°, hard rain

-khakis
-quick dry shirt
-rain pants
-O2 bike jacket
-bike gloves

Good

47.5°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-dress shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-bike gloves

Slightly warm in the chest

39°, wind chill 37°

-khakis
-quickdry long sleeve shirt
-fleece vest
-fleece beanie
-O2 bike jacket
-insulated bike gloves

Good

59.2° light rain

-jeans
-cotton shirt
-O2 bike jacket
- bike gloves

Comfortable

49.2°

-slacks
-quickdry long sleeve shirt
-O2 bike jacket
-full fingered bike gloves

Good

46.9°

-slacks
-cotton shirt
-polo
-O2 bike jacket
-full fingered bike gloves

Slightly warm in the chest

43.0°

-khakis
-cotton shirt
-polo
-O2 bike jacket
-full fingered bike gloves

Good

44.8°

-tshirt
-jeans
-O2 bike jacket

Good

43°

-light fleece
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-slacks
-biking gloves

Slightly cold in the begining

44°, flat tire then Bus accident

-tshirt
-khakis
-O2 bike jacket
-polartech vest

Good, but slightly warm from having to sprint the 4 miles to make the bus. The reason I was late is that I had a nail embeded in the rear tire, & in the process of changing the tube I either found or made a pinch flat in my spare, so I had to patch the spare to be able to use it.

And this afternoon on the way home from work, my bike was in another bus accident on the highway, almost 6 months to the day (tomorrow would have been six months exactly). I am fine, just sore, and it looks like my bike did not sustain damage this time. But it was scary, it was a multiple car pile up, very much like the crash in Taledega Nights, where cars were spinning in 360's in front of our path and the bus swerved, when up on two wheels and then started plowing into the spinning cars, using my bike as the plow.

But I did not start running around screaming about the invisible fire. . . .

50.1° rain

-rain pants
-tshirt
-slacks
-O2 bike jacket

Good, and dry as well

45°

-wind breaker
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-slacks
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

58.8°

-polo
-socks
-cotton undershirt
-khakis
-biking gloves

Was comfortable

58.5°

-polo
-socks
-cotton undershirt
-khakis
-biking gloves

Was comfortable

58.5°

-polo
-socks
-cotton undershirt
-khakis
-biking gloves

Was comfortable

47.3°

-wind breaker
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-jeans
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

29.5°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-slacks
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

25.4°, wind chill 15°

-snowboarding jacket
-sweater
-wool socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

57°

-wind breaker
-cotton socks
-cotton shirt
-jeans
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

46° light rain

-wind breaker
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-khakis
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

30.9°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

23.6°, wind chill 16°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-wool socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-cordouroy
-insulated biking gloves
-barclave

Was comfortable

25°, wind chill 14°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

42°, wind chill 37°

-wind breaker
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

30.6°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

172 Miles

I have ridden 172 miles so far since the first of January. A good start so far, let's see how well I can keep it up.

30.7°

-wind breaker
-sweater
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

36.4°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-jeans
-full-fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

45.9°

-wind breaker
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-slacks
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

45°

-wind breaker
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-polo
-khakis
-full-fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

25.9°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

13.5°, wind chill 8°

-snowboarding jacket
-sweater
-wool socks
-cotton undershirt
-knit hat
-cordorouy
-insulated biking gloves
-barclava

Was comfortable

33.8°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

28.7

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-wool socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

31.5°, wind chill 26°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

51°

-wind breaker
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-slacks
-full fingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

43°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-khakis
-fullfingered biking gloves

Was comfortable

34°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

15.1°

-snowboarding jacket
-polartec vest
-wool socks
-cotton undershirt
-knit hat
-slacks
-insulated biking gloves w/mtn bike gloves underneath

Hands were cold, everything else was comfortable

34.5°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

13°, wind chill 0°

-snowboarding jacket
-polartec sweater
-baclava
-wool socks
-cotton undershirt
-knit hat
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Finger tips were very painful, but other than that I was comfortable

32°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-wicking undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

27.3°, wind chill 17°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-wool socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-khakis
-insulated biking gloves
-barclava

Was comfortable

28.4°

-wind breaker
-polartec vest
-cotton socks
-cotton undershirt
-headband
-jeans
-insulated biking gloves

Was comfortable

42°, wind chill: 37°

-wind breaker
-polartech vest
-slacks
-full fingered mtn bike gloves
-headband

Hands were a bit cold

64.2° Light Rain

-wind breaker
-rain pants
-tshirt
-bike shorts

Felt warm

61.3° Rain

-wind breaker
-rain pants
-tshirt
-slacks
-fenders! (for the first time, they were great, kept me much drier)

Good, and dry as well