CYCLOGS

[arallsopp]

Cyclo-commuted in this morning (as per usual), with lots of ice out there. Snow still pretty thick on the grass / pavement. Only one incident on the way in, with two wheel skid ending with a bail into ploughed snow somewhere around a park in Crystal Palace. Was quite a soft landing, considering

88 miles to target....

 

[Auntie Helen]

238.49 miles to reach target...

Just come in from 13 miles in the snow in the beautiful country lanes around here. Stunning scenery but my toes are very cold!

 

[arallsopp]

Yep. I think that's maybe a specific issue with 'bents. My toes freeze on the long ride home. 90 minutes in sub zero with your feet elevated is no fun. Plus, the cut outs on the soles of my (MTB) shoes mean that there's very little insulation on the underside. Mightn't be a problem on an upright, but sole first, its breezy!

238 is a lot of miles. I reckon you should ride to mine and back. That'd cover the bulk of it, particularly if you let me navigate

 

[aran20]

Worst ride/commute ever today. This morning at 04:30 was OK but a little cold with a brief snow flurry, but this afternoon was hell, started off the ride home in the rain, (not too bad), but then that turned to blizzard like conditions for about 20 minutes, which really chilled me down, and turned the already busy roads to a slush pit, then the snow turned to rain again and froze me to the core. Was not enjoyable at all, I could hardly sort myself out getting in the house as my hands were so numb!

Nice and warm now though. All showered up and raring to go again tomorrow? Ha!

 

[ianrauk]

LOL like yer style Aran....

Mrs ianrauk just called to say it is snowing quite heavy at home.. 12 miles away here, it's raining.. so a right horrid mix

All showered up and raring to go again tomorrow? Ha!

 

[aran20]

LOL like yer style Aran....

Mrs ianrauk just called to say it is snowing quite heavy at home.. 12 miles away here, it's raining.. so a right horrid mix

If only you could have heard me eff'in and blind'in in the garage when I finally did manage to get in!

 

[GrasB]

Worst ride/commute ever today. This morning at 04:30 was OK but a little cold with a brief snow flurry, but this afternoon was hell, started off the ride home in the rain, (not too bad), but then that turned to blizzard like conditions for about 20 minutes, which really chilled me down, and turned the already busy roads to a slush pit, then the snow turned to rain again and froze me to the core. Was not enjoyable at all, I could hardly sort myself out getting in the house as my hands were so numb!

Nice and warm now though. All showered up and raring to go again tomorrow? Ha!

Give the man the hard-core (nutter) cyclist of the year award! .

I managed to get it just right, it was raining on the way home & just started to get some real flakes of snow when I got to the door. The tips of my fingers were a little cold but that's about it.

 

[arallsopp]

Many many crowded trains, and nobody liking me bringing the bike aboard means andy ended up riding home. Not great, but nowhere to leave bike at work right now...

Chiswick, Victoria, Charing Cross, London Bridge, Lewisham, Catford Bridge, oh sod it, Bromley Hill and home. 22 miles or thereabouts. Ice in the gutter. Ice in the middle. Took 3 hrs 15 mins, which is a good 2 hours longer than usual.

Worst bit of riding all year. BRRRrrrrrr!!!!

 

[ianrauk]

glad I got the train home last night. A21 was solid with cars. Trains were solid with people. Managed to get a train home ok just about. But walking the mile and half from station to home was a nightmare. The snow/slush/rain was so very slippery.

Got the train back in this morning, all the roads now seemed to have dried up so will deffo cycle home tonight.

 

[Auntie Helen]

I thought you were off work this week!

James and I just went out to buy some final bits for his Grand Fudge-Making Extravaganza that he does each Christmas for his relatives. 13 miles on mostly clear roads - the snow is really melting round here - but we took a short-cut through Castle Park in Colchester and the cycle route hadn't been gritted. I had a lovely time slipping and sliding around on three wheels but James sensibly walked so it's not done our average speeds much good!

 

[ianrauk]

Should have been off, but got tons to get through at work. So will finish today until the 4th. But due to all this bleedin' poop weather I have now missed 2 cycle commutes...grrrr

 

[Garz]

Should have been off, but got tons to get through at work. So will finish today until the 4th. But due to all this bleedin' poop weather I have now missed 2 cycle commutes...grrrr

Two!!

I dont commute so us weekend riders have tailed off due to the weather also buddy!

 

[Baggy]

So far we've not had any really rank weather, but this morning it was freezing with black ice and now it's chucking it down. No commutes this week (off work, luxury ) so have got a couple of longer rides in as well as feeding the traffic-light goblins on the solstice.

Not inclined to go out today but can't afford to miss any more days or will struggle to hit my target!

 

[arallsopp]

Due to all this bleedin' poop weather I have now missed 2 cycle commutes...grrrr

I hear you buddy. I hear you. Managed to get called into the office today (poop) but with two hours heads up (phew) which meant I could go the nice way (yay).

Result, I'm now only 24 miles from target. That's got to be doable.

 

[redflightuk]

Should of been working until midday today but boss came round at the end of last tea break yesterday and after a short speech he said we could have the morning of aswell. So with 359 miles to go and the main roads clear of snow i better get pedalling to stand any chance of getting near the target.