Tales from today's commute....

[LoftusRoadie]

Monday morning, 15 minutes into my ride, barely on the towpath and ... puncture! 2nd one on the front wheel in 7 weeks so will be replacing the front tyre (it's quite old anyway). Nice journeys last night and this morning - feel like I'm getting a rhythm whereby I'm cycling 5 minutes or so off my pb (it's a 19 mile commute) but not exerting myself.

 

[summerdays]

Morning Commute very busy, standing traffic in places and one idiot who pulled out from his parking space and barely missed me, I could have kicked his car but the good side of my brain told me not to and to just shout at him!

Return journey I had a tail wind, which I realised just as I turned into a road I hold the QOM on.... I now have a 1 second faster QOM. I don't feel bad about this as I'm doing it will a very full pannier

 

[J1888]

Fairly decent home and back - seems like the nice weather has brought pedestrians with a death wish out, loads of em about today

 

[ianrauk]

Traffic this evening around SE London seemed to be at a standstill. I don't think I have ever seen it so snarled up. That and the blasted wind made for tough going.
@Nocode @Beebo

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Very windy tonight, unlike yesterday when I got a good section of tailwind on the final stretch, it was a beastly crosswind. Had to mickle the chain tonight as it was very noisy after getting a little bit damp this morning.

Also this mornings commute was the first morning of the year with my legs on show

 

[Beebo]

Traffic this evening around SE London seemed to be at a standstill. I don't think I have ever seen it so snarled up. That and the blasted wind made for tough going.
@Nocode @Beebo

On the train today because i had a meeting over in wandswoth, but the wind was strong walking home.

 

[Origamist]

Likewise, strong x winds, but as the sun was occasionally shining and the traffic is more benign on my longer route I added a few extra miles. Ate 3 flies for good measure too.

New transmission on the commuter has given me a fillip as has the milder weather. Will start to up the mileage a bit.

 

[Hacienda71]

Windy on the way home this evening, but stuck an extra 15 or so miles on the route. Crossed with about ten MG TD's and TC's as well as a couple of newer MG B's. Then rode clockwise around the Lower Withington race circuit where a race was on. The bunch had split into three groups. Spotted a few local clubs represented. Didn't envy them going deep into a brisk headwind.

 

[MisterStan]

Sunny but a friggin headwind again. Not sure what I've done to piss the weather Gods off....

 

[ianrauk]

Sunny but a friggin headwind again. Not sure what I've done to piss the weather Gods off....

Going too fast in your morning run.......................

 

[potsy]

Windy on the way home this evening, but stuck an extra 15 or so miles on the route. Crossed with about ten MG TD's and TC's as well as a couple of newer MG B's. Then rode clockwise around the Lower Withington race circuit where a race was on. The bunch had split into three groups. Spotted a few local clubs represented. Didn't envy them going deep into a brisk headwind.

Can you say that again, but in English?

 

[Hacienda71]

Can you say that again, but in English?

Sorry. There were a shed load of dead old cars going in the opposite direction....

 

[Mo1959]

Sorry. There were a shed load of dead old cars going in the opposite direction....

No MG Midgets? I had one of them many years ago. Loved it.

 

[potsy]

Sorry. There were a shed load of dead old cars going in the opposite direction....

Gotcha

 

[Tomtrumps]

Traffic this evening around SE London seemed to be at a standstill. I don't think I have ever seen it so snarled up. That and the blasted wind made for tough going.
@Nocode @Beebo

T'was bloody awful traffic. All the way from Tower Bridge to Lewisham roundabout. However I did manage a couple of PRs uphill, so every cloud and all that.