Tales from today's commute....

[13 rider]

Didn't feel it this morning but Thursday bike day so forced myself out just took the short route in but started to really enjoy it so on reaching work I did a couple of loops round the village to up the milage to 12.1 . Steady ride back spoilt by near miss as numpty in a corsa decided to pass me round a semi blind bend , but I could see headlights coming towards me so braked numpty in corsa braked and swerved into the gap I would have been good job it was dark as I saw the other cars lights .To be far to the corsa driver he probably couldn't see over his baseball cap visor Anyway 8.1 miles direct route home in not to windy conditions .

 

[hennbell]

Looks like winter has set in fully here in Canada. Snowing and -15 C luckily i put my snow tyres on last week.

 

[Jenkins]

Would it be too much to ask for just one day where it isn't blowing a gale or pi55ing it down?

 

[The Rover]

Haven't been able to commute on the bike for a week or so due to illness ( nowt serious ) but I was looking through my pics and found one I took a couple of months ago at about 6am on the way to work. Really makes me want to get out there sharpish!! It was taken on my phone so it's not great.

 

[united4ever]

Steady eddy this morning. Just had a post via the Manchester Cycling group of wire strung across the Floop this morning. Fortunately it was spotted by an early riser with good lights (pitch black path)

Scary that. What's the motive for this? Some lads hanging around to mug you and take your bike when you come off? Or is it pure menace/entertainment/idiocy?

 

[fossyant]

Scary that. What's the motive for this? Some lads hanging around to mug you and take your bike when you come off? Or is it pure menace/entertainment/idiocy?

Given that the guy found it on an early commute, it was just to hurt someone. I keep an eye out but it's a busy path so must have been done late at night.

 

[ManiaMuse]

Scary that. What's the motive for this? Some lads hanging around to mug you and take your bike when you come off? Or is it pure menace/entertainment/idiocy?

Yeah you fall off, they grab your bike and run/cycle off while you're still wondering what happened. It's pretty evil because you could end up injured in the dark with no-one around to help but there are some proper scrotes in this world.

 

[fossyant]

Which group is this? Not seen mention of it on my usual channels.

Manchester Social Cycling closed group on Facebook

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Fresh this morning, so went full legs and an extra base layer. Stiff breeze again although less than of late, just got my head down and span through it.

 

[donnydave]

optimum temperature for thermal equilibrium today without having to remove my coat. Bit chilly to start with but I stuck with it and after 2 miles I found a nice balance of self-generated heat and weather-based cooling.

 

[summerdays]

Cooler without actually being very cold. Not too bad overall!

 

[Maverick Goose]

First commute to and from new job today..the gales have departed for now and I managed to catch the last few photons of sunlight on the way back.Nice moon just coming up as well. getting a bit chillier but I just pedalled faster...flying high now!

 

[martint235]

Flip that was cold!!! I even wore longs!! I seem to have sorted my cold weather commute wardrobe (FNRttC wardrobe needs a lot more work as it's 6 hours out in the cold) apart from my feet. I wore sealskins today but still feet like ice. I'm not sure I can fit another layer of socks under them though (glove liners have worked a treat with my hands!!).

How do I get this thread pinned by the way? Surely my initial post that was just intended as a rant not as a vehicle for everyone else to join has now reached 1351 pages!!!

 

[mangid]

Trundled past a girl whose rear light was mounted under her seat and obscured by the bike rack and mudguard, really not visible until you were right beside the bike. Mentioned in the nicest possible way that it wasn't visible, and then thinking it was a girl on her way to school, said she should get her dad to fix it ... 'Dad?'was the reply, followed by a bit of a grumpy, that's where Halford's fitted it .... ?

Now sat shivering in my managed office where they don't switch the heating on until about 9am. Would have been better off cycling the long way ;-)

 

[ianrauk]

Full cold weather gear today as it was showing -1.3° this morning.
So on with the woolly beanie, wintergloves, on with the Nighvision Evo, the longs and the Spesh Defrosters (tip for @martint235, Defrosters worn with normal socks and feet are toasty).

Lovely ride in though. Nice and crisp and sunny with dry roads thrown in for good measure.