Tales from today's commute....

[Origamist]

Rained all the way in - not heavy, but was still soaked after 10 miles. Tailwind helped keep the speed up and good driving made it more pleasant than I feared. I didn't bother with a jacket, but was bordering on cold in the countryside with the wind and rain.

Gave the bike a wipe down and it wasn't too grubby after the clean on Saturday.

Hoping it dries up and the wind becomes more of an easterly this pm so I can stick an extra 3-4 miles on the commute.

 

[fossyant]

Back on the bike. The first mile of climbing was hard as I was struggling not to breath too deeply as I would have had a coughing fit.

Slow steady ride after that. Felt like crap.

 

[wisdom]

Wet, very wet.

I cleaned my bike yesterday.

And so did I on journney home backwheel dropped in a pothole bang broken spoke.Made it home ok though.

 

[summerdays]

Wet on the way in and then windy on the way home....

 

[ianrauk]

The wind can do one... just take your windy bollocks and go elsewhere.. you are not needed to blow hard and make me have to work harder... so just go.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Headwind as I headed out on my ride home tonight, got to my turning point thinking I would get a great tailwind, nope more bloody headwind. Every direction I went I felt like I was going into the wind.

On the plus side I beat the rain home, but then got drenched when I had to pop out after my tea to run an errand.

 

[MisterStan]

Stayed dry coming home, but my socks hadn't dried. Yuck!

A headwind for me too. Four of us rode together, had a nice chat.

 

[jnrmczip]

Where to start,
1 a lot of rain
2 a lot of wind
None of which mattered as I don't mind the elements get used to them living in glasgow.
3 strava not recording my full ride there and bback

4 bike is dirty well was I actually enjoy cleaning it

 

[Origamist]

Managed to dodge the showers and the wind had turned (more of an easterly) on the way home. In light of this good fortune, added an extra 4 miles.

 

[Simontm]

Avoided the rain but not the headwind and still cannot get my clothing right in this topsy turvey weather
Numpty count: 1 a Beemer cut into me at a pinch point then flashed his indicators either in triumph or an apology - hope the latter

 

[srw]

I'd just got off the bike at my office after a pleasant commute (despite the cold and the rain) and was crossing the road as a pedestrian when some complete tosser on a bike dazzled me. He had two super-bright headlights on his handlebars - one in flashy mode, and as if that wasn't enough he had a third on his helmet. To complete tosserdom the helmet was a full-face downhill job, accessorised with skiing goggles, a facemask and a helmet cam.

I just hope he reads this and posts the video footage of me rather theatrically protecting my eyes from his hideous egotistical nobberish selfishness. If it's painful to be in the same street as you as a pedestrian, sunshine, just think what you're doing to drivers coming the other way. Sooner rather than later one of them isn't going to be able to see what's happening.

 

[martint235]

There's a little residual heaviness in the legs from Sunday but I'm firmly pinning today's low average against a headwind and traffic!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Its always windy. I mean its always windy.
I can't believe we are not self sufficient on wind power in this country!

 

[Simontm]

Bit of a headwind starting out but that soon went. A fast ride in with lots of lesser spotteds abound with the sun (they are aware that it could get quite wet latter aren't they?).
Numpty count: 0

 

[Sittingduck]

Last night's headwind commute was a thing of the past this morning. Managed to tuck in behind a flatbed truck along Chelsea Embankment. This plus the tasty tailwind meant 28mph easy cruising... love it!