Tales from today's commute....

[skudupnorth]

Good one today but very mild temp so got a tad warm Its been noticed by some of my work mates that i ride very fast.......well i would be fast to them seeing as most of them sit in traffic jams !!!

 

[markharry66]

Pants weather south London. Should have taken the duck shot gun and bagged some dinner.

 

[martint235]

Wet, dark, unpleasant. Would have worked from home but today and tomorrow I have proper reasons for being in the office.

 

[ianrauk]

What's worse then a cockwomble cyclist with a flashing headtorch in the daytime?
Answer: A cockwomble cyclist with 2 flashing lights on the front of his bike and one on his helmet, except they weren't flashing, they were all strobing.

Apart from that.. it was pretty miserable out this morning. Heavy rain when I left. I even did a shorter version of my commute. 12 miles.. I feel bad about that.

 

[L Q]

Managed to stay dry and the rain started one mile from the office, its not raining here so I got very lucky.

Had one car that kept behind me for at least 1/2 of a mile this morning giving me plenty of room coming through Bardney, nice touch and thanks

 

[subaqua]

got utterly drenched on the ride in . top half was sopping wet but I was dry inside, however bottom half was saturated . it wasn't too bad till I was a mile from work when the massive puddle in the bus lane became a tidal wave at me by the cockwomble bus driver.

 

[Karlt]

Gods be praised; today is my work from home day. I got drenched riding back from the childminder's (half a mile) so rather relieved...

 

[martinclive]

Soaked (and my mate had a puncture) - but still better than driving

 

[jahlive905]

UN. PLEASANT.

 

[DWiggy]

Soaked! and note to self, next commuter will have disc brakes...rim brakes just don't work that well in the wet

 

[Supersuperleeds]

What's worse then a cockwomble cyclist with a flashing headtorch in the daytime?
Answer: A cockwomble cyclist with 2 flashing lights on the front of his bike and one on his helmet, except they weren't flashing, they were all strobing.

Apart from that.. it was pretty miserable out this morning. Heavy rain when I left. I even did a shorter version of my commute. 12 miles.. I feel bad about that.

I did a shorter route, but I didn't feel bad about it, I did extra miles yesterday in anticipation of the drowning I got this morning.

 

[donnydave]

Soaked (and my mate had a puncture) - but still better than driving

agreed - still better than driving. Also worth it for the incredulous looks on the faces of my colleagues - ffs its just a bit of water falling from the sky!

 

[JMT]

Very misty this morning but at least I avoided the rain that others have had today. Not a bad ride a couple of close passes, a couple of very good lorry drivers who waited patently (a good distance) behind me until there was room for a safe pass. Only real numpty was another suicidal squirrel (thats 3 in 2 rides now).

 

[donnydave]

super spooky mist on the way home, only knee high and swirling off the fields at the side of the busway. The people in cars would have missed this of course, so I had the whole show to myself. Nature's special effects department were on overtime with some cool dusk/setting sun light effects on the mist

 

[Andrew_P]

Cow shoot - That sums up my morning the last 4 miles of commute are lovely countryside, for three of them this morning on wet roads cow shoot dropped off of a farmers trailer as he is moving it from field to field. I already filed a complaint about a new soli\road cuttings recycling centre dropping their mud and flint all over the road last week but now Cow shoot I was farking covered in it. Apart from the obvious inconvenience to cyclists namely me its a bloody hazard in the wet. Already seen a car in a ditch upside down on Monday. The farmer thinks its ok as he has signs up caution "mud" on the road. Going to do my Victor Meldrew on Surrey County Council again, can't believe its ok to make a road this shitty, literally!