#yegbike commute: even though the temperature is only -3°C, the medium gusty northwest winds make for a miserable, cold and grey ride. Some light snow barely covering the surfaces, with some crunchy ice/snow patches. Nothing the gravel bike with ordinary gravel tires couldn’t handle. Light […]

#yegbike commute: warmish at +9°C with slight southeasterly breeze - but seems to be all directions depending which way you are headed. Surfaces damp and spots of light rain. Unfortunately for me, the summer folder isn’t ideal for wet gravel and mud. But still made very good time. The pedestrian […]

#yegbike commute: conditions ideal at +4°C with light southerly breeze. A fair amount of people out and about in the downtown area. Traffic medium weekday level, medium annoying. Despite the ideal riding conditions, and fantastic light luck,just didn’t have the oomph, seemed like I was going […]

#yegbike commute: comfortably above zero at +4°C with light southerly breeze. Very pleasant ride, surfaces mostly good, now gravel in the issue. Traffic medium weekday level, the annoying part was drivers looking for free street parking on the edge of downtown: A few people about. I really […]

I've been saying this every year for the past few springs, but I think the ridership of cycles in the #yegbike scene is at critical mass of acceptance. But today I REALLY mean it - going home today down Grierson Hill and across the Tawatinå LRT Bridge by the Muttart - it looked like an European […]

#yegbike commute: pleasantly above zero at +3°C with slight southwest breeze. The summer folder went fast in those conditions, with very light Sunday traffic. Paths and sidewalks fairly empty. Of course the vehicles that were out were driving in weird ways - lots of U-turns and hesitations […]

#yegbike commute; just below zero 0°C with slight northwest wind makes for a great ride. Surfaces mostly good, bare and dry. Sun coming up on the morning commute is appreciated. Also watching the geese try and swim on a frozen pond quite amusing. Traffic light, not many people about. I do hope […]

#yegbike commute: chilly at -6°C with light southwest winds. Surfaces mostly bare, but enough crunchy ice sections made me not regret taking the winter beater with spiked tires. Maybe last ride for that bike this season? Anyway, not a bad ride. Traffic surprisingly light and well-behaved. Only a […]

#yegbike commute: temperature just below zero -2°C with medium but gusty northeasterly winds. Some snow/mush overnight, but surfaces mostly just damp, with frosty sections. Spiked tires were not a bad idea, but not super icy - as yet. Some light snow, mostly melting on contact. Not as bad as I […]

With the #yegwx forescast for overnight and tomorrow, the #yegbike commute vehicle will be the winter beater. A 0's or 10's Mountain bike with studded tires. Not that the studs will necessarily be required, but with rain/slush/snow at below zero, a wise idea. The summer folder has been great for […]

#yegbike commute: today’s zero C seems warmer than yesterday. Paths damp and muddy, but not excessively so. Not currently raining. Songbirds out, inner city moderately busy with campfires. Traffic medium light and medium annoying. So far so good for a fine, albeit dark, spring morning. #earworm […]

#yegbike commute: cool and crisp at 0°C with slight southeast wind. Surfaces quite dry for the most part, only a few stubborn puddles remain, and in liquid form. Ideal weather really, just a little to cool for the summer shoes I chose for the afternoon. Really appreciate the earlier dawn, both […]

@EarWorms - I like your explanation on your Earworms Galore profile page. That is exactly what it's like - but you can't turn the radio off!

There was a #yegbike commute this morning, but there seems to be some tech issues. Anyway, it was above zero and slight southwest wind. Surfaces on paths and roads mostly dry, some puddles but blessedly still in liquid form (state?). Traffic medium busy and medium annoying. Not many people out […]

#yegbike commute:just below 0°C with slight northwest wind. Surfaces mostly dry - the forever puddle at Enzo Farone park withstanding. Took the High Level Bridge/109th route as that is better for the summer folder, which served very well this fine moring. Traffic weekday light, and fairly […]

#yegbike commute - sort of, I am taking at least today off sick. But it's just below zero with small amount of snow - looks to be just slushy and messy, not too icy. I can tell you the cars are taking it slow and careful on the Saskatchewan Drive hairpin turn down Walterdale Hill. I am thinking […]

#yegbike commute: just below 0°C, with a chilly southeast wind, medium strength. Surfaces mostly ice free, but some oatches remain. Took the urban summer folder with ordinary tires, to excellent effect. Paths mostly empty, even in the inner city. Traffic light. A bit of a chilly but excellent […]

#yegbike commute: just below zero C, with medium east by northeast wind. Surfaces pretty darned good - ice is dramatically less - but still there in spots, mindfulness still required. Small amount of snow, almost freezing rain, but not sticking around. Traffic medium weekday light, not many […]

#yegbike commute: still cold at -8°C with slight southwest breeze. Lovely but obscured full moon. Surfaces sti with icy patches throughout. The little folder did pretty well, and the speed was great. But the spikes were still necessary. Traffic was medium light, and mostly well behaved. A few […]

I may have lost my mind, but I have put plump studded tires on my summer folder, the mini road bike. We shall see how the #yegbike commute goes on this craft, but it seems the right choice for this shoulder season in #yeg right now. I thank @EllenInEdmonton#yeg#yegbikeor the tires, and Larry at […]

#yegbike commute; still cold at -10°C, wind now southwest. Lovely fullish moon. Conditions pretty much the same as yesterday, still icy patches throughout. I am tired of the winter, maybe that’s why few people were about in the morning, perhaps everyone else feels the same. #earworm ‘Let Me Roll […]

#yegbike observations and thoughts for this shoulder season. If one is primarily on the flats and main bike routes, an ordinary summer bike might be fine for this week. But if you go through some shady valleys and forested paths, probably studded tires are a wise idea. My treacherous spots are […]

#yegbike commute: still cold at -10°C with light northwest wind. A small amount of light powdery snow overnight covers most surfaces, giving good traction over the icy spots that are doubtless still there. The winter beater bike with studded tires did just fine. Main roads bare but wet, lesser […]

#yegbike commute: -10°C is still cold, especially with a chilly northeast wind. Surfaces have icy melt patches throughout, not terrible but studded tires ease the mind. Traffic medium light, mostly well behaved. Not many people about. A medium winter ride, but it does go on. #earworm ‘How Do You […]

Actively snowing and -12 in broad daylight. Meteorological Spring? My ass! Anyhow, #yegbike wise it's not bad as the snow is fluffy and you cut right through. Presumably it won't be cold and snowing long enough to build the sort of rutted ice cake that can […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

#yegbike commute, pm update: enough snow fell through the day that drifts and uncleared paths can be downright skittery, requiring mountain bike trail skills. Some minor roads are beautiful snowpack, some medium roads quite brown sugar mushy. Main roads are okay in the tracks, but any […]

#yegbike commute; cold at -12°C with slight northeasterly wind. Some snow - maybe a few centimetres, light and fluffy. Riding through the mostly uncleared MUPS was not an issue at all, some mush buildup at intersections on the roads. Traffic light and well behaved, not many people about. The […]

#yegbike commute: merely cool at -5°C with basically no wind. Surfaces are almost all bare pavement, just a few minor icy patches on shady spots. Almost nothing to complain about- there is gravel around. But we have a gravel bike for that! Traffic medium weekday light, a few people in the paths […]

#yegbike commute: pleasantly cool at -6°, again with no wind. Surfaces are surprisingly dry, the summer gravel bike gets another week. Heavy fog this morning, making a pleasantly spooky ride. That and a slight frost has the few vehicles drive almost carefully. Only a few dog walkers out and […]

#yegbike commute: lovely cool temperature of -4° with no wind. Maybe an inch of snow overnight, more like 2cm. Covers the paths nicely, the slightest bit of slog on ordinary gravel tires. Some footprints to be avoided, but quite rideable. Main roads mushy and slushy, medium roads with good […]

#yegbike commute: just above 0°C with the slightest of eastward winds. Surfaces merely damp - all that melt remains liquid for now. A very few remnants of icy patches remain, summer gravel bike did very well indeed this morning. Traffic light and well behaved, a few pedestrians out and about on […]

#yegbike commute: crazy warm at +3°C with no wind! Surfaces mostly just damp. Some icy patches remain, but ordinary gravel tires were just fine. Even the former death luge run down the Scona Hill MUP by the Old Timer’s Cabin was rideable - but of course one still needs mindful caution. Traffic […]

#yegbike commute: slightly above zero with southwest breeze. There was some freezing rain previously, but most surfaces are okay. What was bare pavement has some crunchy frost residue, and some very slight icy ruts. However, what was previously icy has a slippery sheen that requires extreme […]

#yegbike commute: just a little cold at -5°C with medium southeast wind providing the chill. Surfaces mostly dry pavement, still icy bits but less than previously. Summer gravel bike with ordinary gravel tires did just fine. Traffic surprisingly quite light, no issues. A few people out and about […]

#yegbike commute: cold at -18°C, but very slight northeasterly wind. A trade I’m happy with. Traffic unusually light, only a few people on the paths and a very quiet inner city. A light skiff of snow since last afternoon does provide some traction over the ice. But more importantly, the snow […]

#yegbike commute, pm update: a bit of snow, not quite 1cm? Much less than forecast. So, enough to hide the ice, but not enough to provide traction over it. Caution, caution shall be our watchword!

#yegbike commute: by the numbers temperature of -8°C isn’t so bad, but medium gusty northeasterly winds cool that right down. Surfaces remain for the most part bare, but the icy parts are still icy. Traffic was quite light, and even mostly well behaved. Paths mostly empty, street life quite […]

#yegbike commute: chilly at -8°C with light southwest wind. River Valley paths remain icy. Icy patches persist at intersections randomly through the city. But most surfaces good otherwise. Traffic weekday light and not too annoying. Paths mostly empty, at least early in the morning. Streetlife […]

#yegbike commute: other than cooling down to -10°C and no wind to speak of, pretty much the same conditions as yesterday. #earworm ‘Don’t Know Why’, Norah Jones

#yegbike commute, pm update: most surfaces are great - except for the icy parts that can be anywhere! Any shady intersection or place can be horrifically slidey bulbous ice feature. Greisbach neighbourhood especially. Scona Hill MUP as always is an icey death luge run. And my home neighbourhood […]

#yegbike commute: merely cool at -6°C with southwest winds. Surfaces icy patches, especially in the river valley, but melt patches all over. Main roads and MUPS bare pavement, with the previous caveat. Traffic weekday light, fairly respectful. Not many people about, even in the inner city. Not a […]

When I first moved out to Vancouver in the late 1980’s, I worked a health food/vegetarian diner very much in the middle of the ‘new age’ era. There existed a directory of all the ‘new age’ facilities and activities in the area. I remember one ranch offering a program called ‘chop wood, carry […]

This weekend, we are staying at a guest cabin/chalet out past Pigeon Lake, a mile or so before Winfield. We’ve stayed here before, it’s a nice medium sized property about a days bike ride from home. But we took a Communauto this time. Too warm for skiing - yesterday […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

#yegbike commute: cool at -9°C with southwest winds. Funny how a few Celsius degrees feels considerably warmer. Surfaces still with reasonably good snowpack, minor MUPS still not done, a bit of a slog but rideable, certainly with the fatbike. Traffic medium weekday levels, not too annoying. A […]

#yegbike commute: -17°C is cold enough, with a medium southeast wind. Surfaces are mostly good snowpack. Major MUPS done, and the others rideable, but it really is a fatbike day. Traffic medium levels and medium annoying. Not many people about, street life was downright absent in the Boyle […]

#yegbike commute: chilly at -9°C with medium gusty northeasterly winds. Small amount of fresh powdery snow falling - maybe a few cm this far? Covers the ice quite nicely, good day for the fatbike. Traffic medium but well mannered, not many people about on the paths. Actually not a bad ride […]

#yegbike commute: cold at -13°C with slight northeasterly wind. Some bits of snow, not significant. Most surfaces good snowpack, most MUPS done. Icy patches throughout. Traffic not bad, street life quiet. Just another winter ride, not perfect, not horrible. #earworm ‘Taking It To The Streets’ […]

Supper involved poblano peppers. This involves getting the skins superheated so that they blister with black, such that the skin peels off later after they cool. Unfortunately nothing in our kitchen gets that hot, at least not very easily. So the oven was used, with a high broil. I did the […]

So glad this is my weekend, and I don’t have to riding home in this. Or preparing the #yegbike commute pm update! https://share.icloud.com/photos/093QBHQY2vuMRu1pXY3sgtmOw #yegwx

Today I'm looking up Rep Al Green D-TX and the Rev Al Green. They are similar ages, but different people. One has filed multiple charges against Donald Trump, one is a funky soul singer whose songs I know so well. Am so glad both people are alive and kicking in this world.