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25 February 2011

Day 6 without cycling weather

I awoke to the double sounds of my alarm's beep-beep-beep and rumbling thunder from an insistent, wet snowstorm.  No chance of bike commuting today. The forecast for the weekend is not great, with threatened precipitation through Sunday.

23 February 2011

Cold and icy today

I woke up to a day that threatened to usurp the forecast of clear skies and 40-degree temperatures. And it pulled through. Too much ice buildup to commute today.

The forecast for the next few days is not good.

21 February 2011

Rain and winter

Right now it's 41 degrees with rain, fairly heavy. Forecast expects rain tomorrow also. No bike today.

Trial run

On Saturday 19 February the weather had cleared enough for a trial run through my usual commuting path.
Temperature:
  • 36 to 40 degrees F
Clothing items:
  • sleeveless undershirt
  • skinsuit, short sleeve and short legs
  • arm warmers
  • light tights
  • light fleece long-sleeved jacket
  • light insulated gloves
I opened the jacket's top 10 inches at about mile 8. The trip included the gym and a 30-minute upper body workout. For the return, I removed the arm warmers, which left me comfortable.
Times:
  • About 60:00 out
  • About 56:00 back