Tales from today's commute....

[summerdays]

Moral of the strory, don't do good deeds for others car drivers, the cycle gods will punish you !

Or the cycle gods were looking after you and made sure you left in that spare inner tube

 

[rossw46]

Or the cycle gods were looking after you and made sure you left in that spare inner tube

I make you right...

 

[L Q]

Nice ride back last night, took a different route through the country lanes so it was mostly back wind for the entire route back but had to reign the speed in as it was a bit wet and slippy, too many cars with full beam blasting me and one who nearly pulled straight out in front of me but I was on the ball and slowed down in anticipation.

 

[Sim2003]

Heavy winds this morning. Extra care all some of those gusts are mega.

Took me a extra 8 mins this mornning.

 

[I like Skol]

Typical! Left the house in full storm gear this morning after listening to the battering rain during most of the night and throughout my breakfast. Not a drop fell all the way to work, but it was bl00dy warm

 

[martint235]

Feckin Kinsella woman! "Some people may see a few spots of rain early on". Yeah right, flipping downpour more like!! Coupled with a headwind it made for a slow trip in. No numpties to speak of though, in fact there were even a couple of nice motorists who either hung a way back at pinch points or who moved to one side on the South Circular to give me that little bit of extra room.

 

[MickL]

Felt every mile this morning, all 5.6 of them, But some how managed to increase my average speed and improved my time. And thats including having to turn back because I couldn't remember if I locked my car this morning when I took the bike of it. I hadn't, so glad I went back to check.

 

[Origamist]

The rain had stopped, but a crosswind for most of the journey. A few more numpties than normal - the type that would rather pass you at 50 mph with a foot and half clearance than use the empty, adjacent lane.

Bumped into my new UCI buddy, who suggested we go out on Sunday for a ride together. I'll have to think about it!

 

[ianrauk]

Feckin Kinsella woman! "Some people may see a few spots of rain early on". Yeah right, flipping downpour more like!! Coupled with a headwind it made for a slow trip in. No numpties to speak of though, in fact there were even a couple of nice motorists who either hung a way back at pinch points or who moved to one side on the South Circular to give me that little bit of extra room.

Also saw that Kinsella woman's report and thought bugger it I am going to get wet. Had a slight drizzle just after I left at 7.30 but that lasted all of 5 minutes. After that it was dry for the rest of the ride in. 'twas mild too. S/S jersey and shorts.

 

[HarryTheDog]

Lots of standing water so I now have wet shins and butt (should have put the mudguards on this morning) . Going through Dagenham I was semi drafting a big lorry on a dual carriageway in the fast lane ( I was turning right at next lights) when I suddenly remembered there was a dip in the road which fills when it rains for about 24 ft in length a good 6 inches deep . Sure enough this lorry hits it at around 25mph I changed from centre of the lorry to right behind one of its double wheels as it carved a channel through the water. All the cars slowed by the side of it and got enveloped in a 10ft high wave. I came out the other side surprisingly dry.
Approaching Canning town a tall young racing snake went past, but in traffic I ended up overtaking him again as he took the wrong line. The cheeky lad then drafted me all the way up the Canning town Hill and popped past, just before the brow. Second time I have been overtaken there in 12 months.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Met Office predicting a dry morning ride, YR.No predicting a shower or three. 6 miles in and the wet stuff starts to fall, Met Office 0 - 1 YR.No. It then starts to lash it down and I was wet through within a minute or so. A few miles later and the air as well as the roads were bone dry, giving me the chance to dry up a little.
Making my morning cuppa and a colleague asks if it was me they saw going straight on at the lights instead of turning into work. The bemused look when I explain that I like to round it up to a 25 mile trip was a picture, "Why would you do that?" was the question, "Why wouldn't you?" my simply reply...

 

[fossyant]

Missed Friday and Monday's commute. Woke up friday with a baked potatoe sized lump in my ass cheek .

Hot footed it to my GP practice and the nurse said I'd had a bleed from my injection on Tuesday. Nice. Going down slowly, but really didn't want to risk anything just yet. Hopefully be in tomorrow.

 

[cosmicbike]

Having been away on a course Thursday/Friday last week (snuck the bike in the car ..) today was back to the bike. Started wet, then went dry. Bizarrely warm too, but rather breezy.
Forecast is for 50 knot gusts at surface tomorrow!

 

[MickL]

Missed Friday and Monday's commute. Woke up friday with a baked potatoe sized lump in my ass cheek .

Hot footed it to my GP practice and the nurse said I'd had a bleed from my injection on Tuesday. Nice. Going down slowly, but really didn't want to risk anything just yet. Hopefully be in tomorrow.

 

[L Q]

Very strange journey home last night, went over a load of small branches and it felt like my back tyre had gone down so stopped to check and the tyre was full of air, got back on and within 1 mile a tree had blown over the cycle path so stopped again to try and move it, way to heavy and not a chance.