November 4, 2012Leave a Comment
While the U.S. Northeast recovers from Sandy while preparing for yet another major storm later this week, the National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for a disaster of another kind in Northern California: unusually warm weather that may break high temperature records across the San Francisco Bay Area.
October 19, 201210 Comments on Attention SF Bay Area: Rain Monday
Don’t let the gorgeous sunshine and warm weather fool you: We’re supposed to get a little rain on Monday, so strap your fenders on and dig your rain gear out of the closet.
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November 4, 2011Leave a Comment
Mr Money Mustache retired at age 30 and now blogs about how YOU can escape the perpetual cycle of debt that keeps you enslaved to the one percent.
He’s a Canadian who now lives in Longmont, Colorado, and in his most recent post we discover he and his familiy ride bikes to get around. He also encourages you to bike for transportation, even in the winter.
October 3, 20112 Comments on Big waves wash out Lake Shore cyclists
Video captures cyclists on Chicago’s Lake Shore bike path washed out to Lake Michigan as huge waves pound the popular commute route last Friday.
July 26, 20112 Comments on Weathering the Storm
About twenty years ago, here in Colorado Springs one could count on summer showers around 4:00 p.m. for half an hour, which gave way to sunny skies which dried it all up. Until this year that weather pattern had disappeared, and one could count on a dry ride home from work.
Yesterday’s monsoon rains were wicked wet, thunder was loud, and lightning was uncomfortably close. I rode on, reminding myself that this is better than driving because the roads are icy or it is -30° F.
The most accurate weather I have seen comes not from my local TV stations or their websites, but from a little site known as USAir Net. It is geared toward Aviators, but is remarkably accurate and allows me to gauge with some accuracy wind direction. I loathe the wind.
If you’re a commuter, check out this site. It is well worth your time.
February 1, 20115 Comments on Snow day reading
I lived in Wichita Falls, Texas for a while (before that monstrosity of an elevated freeway was constructed straight over downtown), and one distinct memory I have is that of a whole long line of police cars responding to an accident on the north side of town during an unusually wintry day. I watched from my bicycle on an access road as I watched several of them slide into the ditch.