for discussion of all thing commuting by bike
Whether it's a journey for work, shopping or leisure, maybe even tweaks and hacks to make your commute easier, feel free to share.
I was excited to ride to work today in the sunny spring weather. Then I saw the wind forecast. No thank you, I'll pass. I ride directly into the wind on my commute home, and am completely exposed the whole way.
Edit: For people who use proper units, 43 miles/hour is 69 km/hour.
I have a fairly short commute (4 km), so my weather red-lines are: hail, smoke (usually from wildfires), and snow (hasn't happened yet).
I will not ride in the rain. I had a traumatic incident with wet brakes when I was quite young and while I know intellectually that properly maintained brakes still work when wet, I just won't do it.
I bike through the winter and one time they didn't plow the bike path and it snowed so much through the day that on my way home my boots were dipping into the snow. Should have worked from home but I have pride issues lol
Commuted in range from 19(-7) to 104(40). Wind gusts of 50 mph(80 mph) heavy rain and light snow. Good riding gear goes a long way. Draw the line at "winter mix"/ice storm, heavy snow where losing control a real possibility. Also dense smoke.