Tales from today's commute....

[summerdays]

I was a passenger in a car that overtook a cyclist at the top of the hill, which we went down at 40mph near the bottom, when I suddenly realised the cyclist was still on our tail having managed to catch up with us and stay there. Mr Summerdays was very careful to keep the speed the same and not accelerate as otherwise he would have got a face full of clack stuff from the exhaust. I've never managed to go more than 30 going down that hill!

 

[potsy]

Second commute on the single-speed this morning, cool with just a hint of wind but caught a slight bit of drizzle about 500 yards from work.
That was good timing

No sign of the promised sun yet either, my bike is in danger of getting wet for the first time if it doesn't improve later

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Another shorter trip this morning, just not been feeling it this week for some reason. A pleasant enough ride in nicer conditions than of late. The rain in the early hours still showing on the roads so glad I chose the guarded hack. It's a proper comfy beast, shame its a bit heavy!

 

[J1888]

Last night was dreadful - wind in every direction apart from behind me.

This morning - fantastic - perfectly cycling weather.

 

[Origamist]

Was on the best bike this morning and speed was up by 1.5mph average. However, it was wet under foot and I got caught by a couple of light showers. Wind had died down which was a relief.

The commuter bike is still not quite ready as the front mech is stuffed. I'm guessing, because I hardly ever use the inner ring (seriously, I can't remember using the 34t on a commute) the spring has locked in the outer position! I've got a new one due to arrive later today....

If it's dry, I'll stick on an extra 5 miles tonight...

 

[MichaelO]

Got up early & upped the commute from 20 to 35miles with a little detour via Box Hill. Deserted roads - great ride!

 

[LoftusRoadie]

Got my rack bag ready to go home last night and realised that it had got so dirty from the towpath that I couldn't close the zips. Tucked the top bit in and put a bungee cord over it. Luckily it didn't rain so made it home OK. Cleaned it, added a bit of oil and zips work OK now. Decided to put a cover on the bag in future!
Nice not to have a massive head wind this morning

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Oil isn't optimum for zips (or locks for that matter). If you don't have any graphite to hand try running a pencil up and down the zip to lubricate it that way.

 

[Hacienda71]

Had to pop home just before lunch. It was raining and I thought oh well I'm not bothered but I wonder if I will see anyone else enroute. Well there was a guy near Macc then nothing until I got to the A34 bypass from Monks Heath to Alderley/Wilmslow where I saw an impressive site. About 10 of the GB Olympic Development squad riding in a tight chain gang going in the opposite direction followed by a motor scooter. Kind of reverse derney.

 

[summerdays]

Well so much nicer than yesterday! More of the same please!

 

[Hacienda71]

Had to pop home just before lunch. It was raining and I thought oh well I'm not bothered but I wonder if I will see anyone else enroute. Well there was a guy near Macc then nothing until I got to the A34 bypass from Monks Heath to Alderley/Wilmslow where I saw an impressive site. About 10 of the GB Olympic Development squad riding in a tight chain gang going in the opposite direction followed by a motor scooter. Kind of reverse derney.

Just found one of their rides. Considering there was no major tailwind they weren't hanging around on the bypass, second only to Simon Yates on the 10k loop.

http://www.strava.com/activities/299837458/overview

 

[Origamist]

The rain got me 6 miles from home. If poured down. Could only manage an extra 3 miles.

Sadly, my Sunday best bike has got properly wet for the first time. As it's carbon, I think it will have dissolved by morning....

 

[MisterStan]

Sunny with a nagging headwind for 18 miles. That sums it up nicely.

 

[Jenkins]

Finally , the wind has dropped to normal levels. Unfortunately after two days of battling the wind and a 100K on Monday my energy levels have disappeared so the commute was much slower than expected.

 

[Tomtrumps]

Nice evening so thought I'd let the new Garmin guide me home for the first time. Started off a bit weird by going over London Bridge when Tower Bridge is much quicker. Then it was more familiar before doing everything to keep my on cycle paths through Lewisham which meant a face full of flies and much slower progress. The rest was different but ok. I'll go back to the usual route tomorrow.