Tales from today's commute....

[Hacienda71]

Roads are starting to freeze. Cold and very dark on the way back from Macc. Only slightly odd thing was on Alderley Edge they must be filming something as it was light as day up there lights everywhere and there was a massive sparkling blue light ball about 15 foot across in one of the woods. Very weird and I haven't even had a drink.

 

[fossyant]

Aliens!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Did 17 miles to work and 18 mile home. Done nearly the same mileage in three days that I normally do in two weeks. Arse starting to go numb, but planning on doing at least 15 each way again tomorrow.

Remembered to turn on the back light tonight

 

[Sandra6]

I cover my brakes at all times, even when stationary - in fact, I seem to lock my brakes when stationary. Don't know if this is odd behaviour or not.

I always have my brakes on hard when I'm standing still at a junction or lights. It's just a habit.

 

[Hip Priest]

I had a SMIDSY this morning, and the driver's two young daughters both shouted 'Daaaaaaaaaaaad!'

 

[ianrauk]

Did 17 miles to work and 18 mile home. Done nearly the same mileage in three days that I normally do in two weeks. Arse starting to go numb, but planning on doing at least 15 each way again tomorrow.

Remembered to turn on the back light tonight

Nice one mate.
Bloody addictive this cycle commuting ain't it.
Next thing you know you will be signing up to the MyCyclingLog CycleChat group

 

[Berties]

Having had no chance to do my commute ride due to weather and need for car at work for a week,hit the road hard this morning,having averaged 19 to 19.5mph for so long today cracked the 20 and came in at 20.4 mph ,so a good ride,

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Nice one mate.
Bloody addictive this cycle commuting ain't it.
Next thing you know you will be signing up to the MyCyclingLog CycleChat group

Logging my miles on an excel sheet at the minute. The way I see commuting is it is totally free exercise, i.e. free time; free monetary wise (aside from buying the gear) and guilt free and as a Yorkshire man, who is also an accountant, I love things that are free.

 

[sabian92]

Forgot my gloves and it was 1c. Ouch.

Apart from that, had 1 impatient WVM, and a knobber on a hairdryer/scooter that revved his engine for the full 2 minutes while waiting for the lights to go green. Oh, and a dick in a Lexus 4x4 who squeezed between me and and a car in the outside lane on a dual carriage way, got to the junction then turned left from the right hand lane. Moron.

 

[JoeyB]

Gonna be a cold one in the morning and will be my first sub zero ride since starting to ride to work last week...and the first meeting of the day is to discuss pay with my boss and the MD. Eek!

 

[400bhp]

Aliens!

Potsy and his umpeen lights?

 

[Twilkes]

[QUOTE 2177494, member: 1314"]How many miles with no gloves in 1c? Must have been colder with wind chill. I feel the chill straightaway and before I bought decent winter gloves cold painful fingers was the hardest part of cycling.[/quote]

I left one of my gloves on the bus this morning, so cycled with a glove on my right hand and a sock on my left hand. When I got to work I immediately ordered another pair of gloves. 8-)

 

[Hacienda71]

Potsy and his umpeen lights?

Don't think it was Potsy. As Alderley Edge it doesn't have park in it's name.

 

[skudupnorth]

Good ride to Styal this morning but the return trip was interesting through the country lanes with ice greeting me on the bendy bits ! Survived two days so far,even with the odd clown who cannot see my many lights !

 

[400bhp]

I left one of my gloves on the bus this morning, so cycled with a glove on my right hand and a sock on my left hand. When I got to work I immediately ordered another pair of gloves. 8-)

Did you cycle with one sock on your foot then?