Tales from today's commute....

[Hacienda71]

Warm and dry when I set off. The wind was harsh and I did wonder if 50mm wheels and an aero frame might be a bit dangerous but surprisingly it wasn't too bad even with strong gusts from the side. Decided to do an extended loop but my light started to lose it's charge rapidly. It went of totally about 5 miles from home and the back up light is a be seen light and throws virtually no light so the last bit was interesting, it did get a lot easier when I got to the cycle lane of the A34 Alderley bypass.

 

[mustang1]

No bike commute for me today I'm afraid, had to take the train and it was as rubbish as expected.

 

[MisterStan]

Took the Busway as it was just about dry, but bloody warm out there, as well as windy but who cares its Friday!

I buswayed (new word?) too, driest it's been all week!

 

[zaza123]

I buswayed (new word?) too, driest it's been all week!

What is this busway you speak of? I am a naive oik from the sticks.

 

[MisterStan]

What is this busway you speak of? I am a naive oik from the sticks.

Essentially it's a bus lane with concrete rails, running about 16 miles, but the bit for us is the beautiful cycle path they built alongside it; traffic free and smooth. It gets pretty boring cycling up and down it every day but there are no potholes, cars, lorries etc.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire_Guided_Busway

During the winter, it will cover the bike in grit and muck, one of the disadvantages of not having cars to 'clean' the route if you will, hence we often take the roads home if it's wet. On days like today, you know you have a safe route home as gusts aren't going to sweep you into the path of traffic.

The best aspect for me is that it runs through a nature reserve and you can see owls, herons, foxes, badgers, depending on the time of year.

 

[Glow worm]

Essentially it's a bus lane with concrete rails, running about 16 miles
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire_Guided_Busway

During the winter, it will cover the bike in grit and muck, one of the disadvantages of not having cars to 'clean' the route if you will, hence we often take the roads home if it's wet.

It sure does get wet- about 3 feet of wet at times though don't think it's not been flooded yet this winter for a change!

 

[MisterStan]

It sure does get wet- about 3 feet of wet at times though don't think it's not been flooded yet this winter for a change!

Touche! You're right though, it hasn't flooded this year. Yet.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

had a soft tyre on the way in. flat as a pancake by lunch so left the bike at work (in a secure compound) and trained it home after beer and pool in the bierkeller

 

[DCLane]

Wet, wild and windy both ways today; I took the Raleigh Team as a) it's old and b) it's solid. Oh, and it's also slow and with a 52/42 front plus 13-21 rear very difficult to pedal uphill into a headwind

am / pm commutes - with virtually no-one else out.

 

[zaza123]

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Essentially it's a bus lane with concrete rails, running about 16 miles, but the bit for us is the beautiful cycle path they built alongside it; traffic free and smooth. It gets pretty boring cycling up and down it every day but there are no potholes, cars, lorries etc.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridgeshire_Guided_Busway

During the winter, it will cover the bike in grit and muck, one of the disadvantages of not having cars to 'clean' the route if you will, hence we often take the roads home if it's wet. On days like today, you know you have a safe route home as gusts aren't going to sweep you into the path of traffic.

The best aspect for me is that it runs through a nature reserve and you can see owls, herons, foxes, badgers, depending on the time of year.

Thanks. I am now wiser.

 

[MisterStan]

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Thanks. I am now wiser.

I do aim to please

 

[John_S]

Hello All,

One way to sum up todays commute is simply by saying it was blooming windy.

To be fair I think that where I live in the East on England I think that we had it pretty easy compared to other parts of the country and so I can't complain to much.

I had the with me on the way in but it was into a head wind on the way home and there was over a 5 mph difference in my average speeds. The ride home wasn't much fun because as well as being buffeted from side to side at times there was certain points of my ride when the headwind into my face was so strong it seems like I was using up the last bit of energy I had at the end of a week at work just to keep the bike moving forward. Still I got home in one piece so that's the main thing.

Hope that everybody else stated safe today in what were some fairly miserable conditions!

John

p.s. thanks to MisterStan for expanding my knowledge and vocabulary with "busway".

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

That is all

 

[mythste]

Just got in for a bit of cheeky weekend overtime.

Tailwind all the way in, so feeling pretty great! Await the update of agony when I get home after having to do it the other way.

#prayformythste

 

[donnydave]

Glad I dont need to leave the house today, opened the curtains to see the garden upside down with stuff flying all over, now the rain has started, MAN ALIVE I can't hear the keyboard clicking over the noise of the rain