Tales from today's commute....

[Harry_Palmer79]

Much warmer this evening. I was pleasantly surprised that the BBC got their forecast wrong and I didn't get a drenching.

They got it wrong for me this morning as well. I was more than happy as it meant I got to work with dry socks, unlike yesterday!

 

[billy1561]

Yesterday was one of the toughest commutes with a really blustery headwind that was also changing direction from time to time causing me to be blown all over the place. Drivers behind kept there distance though. Must have looked like i was going to fall off

 

[MisterStan]

They got it wrong for me this morning as well. I was more than happy as it meant I got to work with dry socks, unlike yesterday!

I always have a couple of spare pairs in my desk drawer!

 

[Nocode]

Bit of a wet commute this morning. Taking the MTB without a decent front mudguard meant I looked like a Victorian chimney sweep when I arrived at work! Black smudges all over my face and down the front of my jacket - oops!

Also, even though I was wearing seal skinz socks and neoprene overshoes my right foot was still wet, gah! Always my right foot as well... At least I packed a spare pair of socks to ride home in

 

[martint235]

I actually managed to keep dry feet today. I had the familiar tidemarks around my calves when I took off the sealskinz though. Other than the rain it was a pretty good commute, Operation Kalm is still going reasonably well!

 

[Sandra6]

Really didn't want to go to work yesterday, still felt , actually considered changing my route to avoid a "hill" but decided the motorists on the alternative junction would be more stressful.
Saw another cyclist coming towards me and actually slowed myself right down to avoid being overtaken on said hill, I was so slow up it that he'd disappeared by the time I got to the brow.
Sweating buckets by the time I got to work.
Rode home with a workmate, much more fun. Got beeped at by an impatient car who had a clear pass,no idea why he didn't take it and beeped instead.

 

[ManiaMuse]

Horrible ride back in the rain yesterday. First part was alright, the rain seemed to be holding off, but then this really misty rain started coming down, made worse by the headwind. It wasn't particularly heavy but was horrible in the eyes, roads were really greasy as well.

For added measure got a puncture 50 metres before getting home.

 

[Scruffmonster]

I always have a couple of spare pairs in my desk drawer!

Yep. 1 sock drawer at home. 1 at work. I buy them anytime Aldi reduces them to 49p. I must have 30 pairs.

 

[Andrew_P]

Came very close to ruining my bib tights last night was close passed by a 40ft artic in the pissing rain in a Bus/Lorry lane whilst he undertook the cars doing around 40mph+ in a 30mph. The draft + the spray + the closeness of the pass put me in to a massive wobble, I was doing 20-25mph. Pretty sure if I had not instinctively pulled on the brakes and used the space to my left I would have come off or been hit.

Only 5-10 minutes from home, I was quite shaken up by the time I got home, and quite edgy this morning.

I suppose you could argue I should have been further out than I was but I felt I was already in a fairly strong primary as I have had similar before on this stretch of Ken Livingstones legecy of a town bypass that has a Bus Lane that does not have any buses that use the bypass, so anything but cars can use and abuse it.

 

[400bhp]

Rain rain and more rain this morning. Aldi overtrousers and aldi raincoat on.

Carerra subway's headset is grinding like a good un. Will have to strip down I suspect.

 

[400bhp]

Came very close to ruining my bib tights last night was close passed by a 40ft artic in the ****ing rain in a Bus/Lorry lane whilst he undertook the cars doing around 40mph+ in a 30mph. The draft + the spray + the closeness of the pass put me in to a massive wobble, I was doing 20-25mph. Pretty sure if I had not instinctively pulled on the brakes and used the space to my left I would have come off or been hit.

Only 5-10 minutes from home, I was quite shaken up by the time I got home, and quite edgy this morning.

I suppose you could argue I should have been further out than I was but I felt I was already in a fairly strong primary as I have had similar before on this stretch of Ken Livingstones legecy of a town bypass that has a Bus Lane that does not have any buses that use the bypass, so anything but cars can use and abuse it.

Sometimes there's nothing you can do.

 

[fossyant]

Very wet this morning, and a very steady ride in - over 3 minutes slower than usual on the shortest route. Very heavy traffic and malfunctioning undercarriage again

 

[ianrauk]

Horrible, dank, wet and grimy ride this morning. A lot of spray from vehicles. Not an enjoyable commute today. Well there was a little bit of SCR with a regular which jollied things up a tad, but not nice or enjoyable at all. Hey ho.. such is life - just have to get on with it.

 

[MisterStan]

My commute this morning? Wet, (head) windy and hard work - just hoping that the wind doesn't decide to do a 180 and that the rain holds off this evening. To be fair though it was an enjoyable ride in and the look on my colleagues' faces when i arrived on the bike was great.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Very wet this morning, but full waterproofs on so was not really an issue.