Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
Your experience may differ (does that help?)Don't say thaaaaat, i've just got em!
Actualyl I was convinced there was some stray metal in the rim somewhere contributing to the problem - so hope you get on OK (lots of people do!))
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
Rubbish weather and worse traffic. Where were Yesterday's cyclists??
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Going in, fine, going home early... Really nice!! The sun actually has a bit of warmth in it!
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Got a bit stressed at work so stuck an extra 15 miles on the commute. Seemed to help me unwind. The forecast rain was very minor.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
No matter how stressed I was I don't think I would go to that extreme measure!
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Got the layers completely wrong this morning, was sweating buckets pretty much as soon as I left the house. Still better than being freezing cold.
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Good run home with the lads, so much warmer, probably could have ditched the base layer and just work the jersey. Legs felt really good and for once very little wind.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A bit blowy this morning which is about the only thin of note. Got away at 20 past 5 tonight and went for a longer blast before it got dark, it was a very mild evening and although the wind had switched direction during the day, they'd halved in strength 
Got stopped at a level crossing and another cyclist was already there and I had a very pleasant chat. After on another quiet lane I found myself chasing an owl. Evenings like this sums up why I like to cycle 
Got stopped at a level crossing and another cyclist was already there and I had a very pleasant chat. After on another quiet lane I found myself chasing an owl. Evenings like this sums up why I like to cycle 
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Much warmer as others have said. Loads more cyclists on the Fallowfield Loop now it's pretty light at 5.15 to 5.45. But the down side is walkers without dogs under control. Don't mind the dogs that wander about that are predictable, but the ones that shoot off over a crest, then pop back up in front of you whilst the owners don't give a care.
I'd slowed down, but many folks on bikes are oblivious to watching for a dog that disappears in the distance at speed then pops up next to your wheels. Ah well. Smile.
Pros and cons to using a 3.5 mile stretch of my 12.5 mile commute. It's pleasant, but mucky, but no cars. Does get you through the crappy parts of Manchester rather nicely though.
I'd slowed down, but many folks on bikes are oblivious to watching for a dog that disappears in the distance at speed then pops up next to your wheels. Ah well. Smile.
Pros and cons to using a 3.5 mile stretch of my 12.5 mile commute. It's pleasant, but mucky, but no cars. Does get you through the crappy parts of Manchester rather nicely though.
Tankengine
Active Member
Soaked on the way in but shorts in the PM ....come on spring!!
Ganymede
Veteran
- Location
- Rural Kent
A nice moonlit ride home at about 8.45 - not much moon but enough to light the way.
I met a fellow female cyclist coming off the train - I'd never seen another woman cycling home in the dark from there before so we had a chat - she was dressed in serious gear and was doing 7.5 miles including a really fearsome hill. She said the fact that it was downhill all the way in the morning meant that she never baulked at going out on the bike, but then that meant she always had to do the haul home regardless of how she felt or how late it was. She looked very fit so she must have got used to it! (She was also a lot younger than me!)
I met a fellow female cyclist coming off the train - I'd never seen another woman cycling home in the dark from there before so we had a chat - she was dressed in serious gear and was doing 7.5 miles including a really fearsome hill. She said the fact that it was downhill all the way in the morning meant that she never baulked at going out on the bike, but then that meant she always had to do the haul home regardless of how she felt or how late it was. She looked very fit so she must have got used to it! (She was also a lot younger than me!)
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Passed another cyclist on the way home yesterday afternoon. I then hear laughter as he sat on my wheel, no idea what he was laughing about. He said something but I couldn't hear properly, I'm guessing something about getting a tow. Had a bit of fun and nudged it along a bit quicker and to be fair he stuck with me. Ok, let's go again... goodbye 
Left early this morning to miss the band of rain spreading across the region. 'Twas dark, very dark but at least not wet, very wet...
Left early this morning to miss the band of rain spreading across the region. 'Twas dark, very dark but at least not wet, very wet...
