Tales from today's commute....

[kevin_cambs_uk]

You forget how tough the rain weather is, its unpleasant, cornering is tricky and you can't stop so fast.

Very unpleasant today but at least it was made bearable by still being daylight and a strong tail wind.

 

[ianrauk]

Yukkity yuk yuk...horrid wet. But it wasn't cold or windy at least.

 

[mustang1]

Didn't ride bike today. Took train. Not because I didn't want to, I was just a little late. Kinda worked out in the end as I was going out tonight anyway.

 

[Origamist]

Conditions were very similar to this morning. Dry, x winds and around 10C.

Added an extra 3 miles and really should have gone a bit further, but a puncture weakened my resolve.

 

[MisterStan]

Wet, but not dreadfully so, a tailwind was most welcome though!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Managed to push my eddington number to 82 with tonight's ride home, also wet and windy for me

 

[Simontm]

Dull but dry cycle in - dunno where most of the traffic was cos it wasn't on my route! Sun came out at the outskirts of Croydon, which was unusually as it is normally hail, fire and brimstone
One thing I noticed today is that people do not look behind them for oncoming traffic when getting in their cars, spotted four of them this morning.
Numpty count: 2. Going down Westmead, a bloke was looking directly at me and still decided to pull out to turn right
Second was another cyclist at the Gander Green/St Anthony Hosp junction on Stonecot Hill who was so busy mucking about with his computer, he veered in front of me then nearly went straight into the back of a queuing car

 

[Ciar]

Well it was definitely a wet ride home and i came ill prepared for the journey, only brought my endura roubaix fleecy thingy, i can happily say it kept me toasty warm and even though wet outside it was remarkably dry inside! definitely the perfect ride for testing out clothing ;-)

today is car day, so that's my four commutes done.

 

[apb]

two bell-end cyclist today. one jumps out on the cycle path in front of me. No "sorry" or anything, just joins the cycle path while looking at me and makes me brake hard.

The other cycling, travelling very fas,t overtakes me on a blind bend. These are "Shared" paths and he had no way to know if there was a pedestrian or another cyclist coming the other way and if there was he wouldn't have a chance at stopping.

Some cyclist are not much better than motorist who drive with complete disregard for anyone.

 

[LoftusRoadie]

Cycling along the towpath this morning, lovely sunny day and I saw a couple on their houseboat (and I mean on the roof of their houseboat) lying on their yoga mattresses shagging doing their morning exercises (planking) and I thought what a lovely way to begin the day.

 

[Butty1972]

Really not feeling it this morning, tired, headache, toddler up at 4:30....
But, even though, once I was out in the sunshine, mood much improved... didn't bother trying too hard, just had a nice bimble in... two 'almost' clipless moments, but i'm still 100% for the season :-)
Fitted new green swisstop pads last night after pooing myself an impromptu component assessment of my shimano pads in last week's rain. So far so good, but no wet test as yet...

 

[summerdays]

I was a bit worried as pilates yesterday was lots of leg exercises that were killing me at the time, so thought I would pay today but I've been fine (I think when she does a leg day I don't suffer afterwards as much as some of the others, whereas the tummy days can be awful).

Generally been a good day's cycling so far, caught up with friends when I finished at lunch time, just got the homeward journey left in the sunshine, what a pleasant day in comparison to yesterday.

 

[Simontm]

Lovely sunny ride home. Hardly any traffic tho which was odd-I know half-term is in a week's time!
Those that were on the road were nice, smiling, letting me through type people
Numpty count: 0

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Bit of a meh week to be honest, just haven't had the usual drive to crack the miles in. Hopefully I'll be snapped out of it come June, want to go for my furthest and quickest month ever.

 

[apb]

To the A-hole who jump in front of my on the cycle path this morning, that's twice I scalped you in the same day.

Bell-end