Tales from today's commute....

[AndyRM]

I'm off the bike this week so took public transport in.

On the Metro I like to play a game when I run full pelt through Monument Station in the corridors that connect my trains.

I have no idea if I'll make the connection, I do it purely to see if anyone will assume I'm in the know and follow my lead.

Today I broke my record and got 7 followers.

When we arrived, the platform was deserted and I could feel their eyes burning hatred at me.

I am not sorry.

 

[MisterStan]

Pissing it down and a healthy headwind as I left. It stopped raining after 15 miles. I got a puncture a mile later. @kevin_cambs_uk came past as I was repairing it, which was nice.

 

[HarryTheDog]

Bit of a tailwind on the way home, early on I caught up with a athletic looking tall chap on a white aero looking Cervelo with a Crossroad cycling top on who had a good bash at losing the little stocky fellow, we tore it up for a mile but he then turned off. I have never heard such a noisy bottom bracket on such a new looking bike before. I was fully expecting something to fall off his bike at any moment so I kept quite a few feet away from it.

 

[Keith Oates]

The weather has turned hot here this week with temps at 32 Deg C. when leaving home at 0630 hrs and highs in excess of 36Deg. C in the evenings. Arriving at work in the mornings and at home in the evenings has had me looking like 'a drowned rat' but I still enjoy the rides.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Felt a definite nip in the air this morning out the back of the house so thought arm warmers may be in order. After 2 miles I was cursing myself for falling into the trap, they were very much not needed!
Legs starting to get back to a bit of form after a 9 day break, a 21mph+ average and comfortable with it too.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

Long sleeves and long legs this morning. Brrrr....

 

[MisterStan]

Felt a definite nip in the air this morning out the back of the house so thought arm warmers may be in order.

Same here; in fact I could see my breath condensing! I took them off after a couple of miles as i'd warmed up. Nice and sunny today - wind not too much of a bother. Looks like it's going to turn for a full on headwind home again, but the legs are feeling good this week.

 

[ianrauk]

Nice and sunny morning in the Sarf East today. No need for any of those arm warmer or leg warmer thingies, oh no. A lovely mornings commute. Light traffic and the green lights were go. Marvellous.

I saw Mr Linklaters lawyer cyclist again today, the RLJ'ing pavement riding lawyer. I didn't see him do any naughtiness as I overtook him and was away before he could even try and catch my wheel.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Legs feel like lead this week, finding it really hard work, but at least the wind has died down. Was cold enough for a jacket this morning and I nearly stopped to put the full fingered gloves on.

 

[L Q]

Lovely ride in this morning, legs felt really good as well, so glad I took up cycling again after a 20 year lay off,

now I am looking for a bike to see me through the winter period so I have really got the bug again

 

[JMT]

Nice ride to work this morning, dry and cool with very very light headwind. Just one numpty of note, a white van man waiting to turn right from a junction on my right must of misjudged my speed as he pulled out in front of me and ended up in the cycle lane part of the road missing me by about 6 inches. But never mind he missed me so no damage done, I just gave him a big smile and a wave as in his rear view mirror.

Will try a slightly different route home tonight to spice things up a bit :-)

 

[fossyant]

Missed the rain. WHOOP

By the look of the clothes and trainers in the drying cabinet the guy in earlier than me didn't

Been in bed last two days. My pain meds are knocking me out

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

I cannot get another drenching
I am fed up of getting the water out the frame lately

Just bloody ridiculous, crap weather !

I tried to be positive but its not bloody fair anymore !

 

[Arjimlad]

When I have wet days I think of this

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2015/jul/27/tour-de-france-21-stages-in-21-pictures#img-5

and try to soldier on !

 

[Ciar]

The usual honestly i wish i could post something different, only thing i can add is why do people insist on squeezing down the side of the roadworks and a bus on the mile end road? is everyone really in that much of a rush :/