Tales from today's commute....

[Origamist]

Front mech is sh*t. Now stuck in the little ring. Can't wait for the 1 x ring to rule them approach.

More positively, rode with the ex-UCI Masters Champ for a couple of miles this morning - he was working on increasing his cadence, not speed (luckily for me). I managed to keep up in 39/13 and could still talk, which was a minor achievement. I'm pretty sure the wind helped though. Didn't get beeped at either, which was a pleasant surprise.

Very mild, which is confusing me in mid Nov...

 

[donnydave]

with regards to the recent warm(ish) weather my wife goes to WI meetings and all the old biddies were telling her "it was just like this in 1946"

 

[TheJDog]

Front wheel went out from under me in the car park this morning. Big boo boo on my shin First off I've had on the commute since I went over that car's bonnet a year or two ago..

 

[Ciar]

the usual commute just add wind, only thing getting on my tits is how mild it is compared to previous years its positively barmy! I just don't know how to dress for the occasion ;-)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Steady ride this morning, legs feeling a little tired. Special ride though, 22 miles in and I turned over the 12'000 mile mark this year.

Well done, what are you looking at finishing the year on?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Wind going to die down today my arse, was windier than the last two days put together on the way home tonight.

 

[Truth]

It was my one hundredth cycle to work of 2015 today. Love milestones

 

[fossyant]

Lovely this morning, and just about got away with it on the way home, but it started to lash it down about 2 miles from home.

 

[fossyant]

Idiot alert.

Been a bit slow commuting to work last couple of weeks, blamed it on a dodgy knee etc. Anyway, been about 5-10 minutes slower. Guess what, I'd knocked off the auto stop on the Garmin. Doh.

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

Lovely this morning, and just about got away with it on the way home, but it started to lash it down about 2 miles from home.

Snap. I was just coming out of Bury and it started to rain, but as I was only a couple of miles from home I did not bother to stop and put the rain jacket on. I can't believe I am commuting in the middle of November in shorts and short sleeve top.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Wind going to die down today my arse, was windier than the last two days put together on the way home tonight.

I thought exactly the same this evening. Legs were shot with about 4 mile to go.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Well done, what are you looking at finishing the year on?

My target was 12'000 so the're all bonus miles now. I'm guesstimating I'll finish on 13'000 plus a bit. You still on for that 20'000?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

My target was 12'000 so the're all bonus miles now. I'm guesstimating I'll finish on 13'000 plus a bit. You still on for that 20'000?

I should do it, just under 1,100 to go.

 

[martint235]

And today's lesson for motorists: Don't do the windscreen washer trick just as the lights turn to red. Particularly not on a particularly long red light cycle (there's a pedestrian green man involved). Also if you're going to c**p yourself that much just because a cyclist gets off his bike, walks round to the driver's side of your van and sprays water down the window (which you'd obviously close cos you're a cowardly little sh*te), I'd consider bringing fresh underwear.

Other than that it was a really nice commute in.

 

[summerdays]

One eejit on my commute this morning ... . me ... to the point when I start to question my abilities. Somehow I looked and managed to get half way across the motorway slip road with a car coming and accelerating. The only defence I can think of was that he didn't have his lights on and it was misty, but basically my fault!