Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
What's this commuting you all speak off ? 
I'm still up making the kids sarnies and kicking them out the door !
I'm still up making the kids sarnies and kicking them out the door !
united4ever
Veteran
I agree. I would take my 3 degree commute above a 37 degree commute every time. I am a sweaty betty anyway so I would just be a sweating mess with that heat. I find the UK winter weather very good as long as the wind stays at bay.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
well thanks to the crap planning, the roll over by all the cycling campaign groups especially the one that claims to represent all london cyclists , the crap delivery of infrastructure, and whanky other road users I got absolutely sodden as CS2 , yes the new bit thats segregated, was FULL of water , not a few mm like on the road. no this was of biblical proportions with it slopping over the kerbs .
utterly fecking useless. so much more could have been done with that amount of money.
apart from that it was fairly speedy
utterly fecking useless. so much more could have been done with that amount of money.
apart from that it was fairly speedy
Lucked out, didn't get wet! I'll be off to Paddy Power at lunchtime to worry the FOBTs
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
This morning was one of those mornings where maybe a few years ago I would of been reaching for the car keys. These days it's kit on and crack on.
Absolutely wet as when I arrived at work, the wettest I can remember. A few expletives did leave my mouth too, mainly aimed at a set of 4-way roadwork lights that didn't seem to want to change to my favour. Kits now drying, a couples of mashes along with a second brekkie and I'm looking forward to the return leg.
Absolutely wet as when I arrived at work, the wettest I can remember. A few expletives did leave my mouth too, mainly aimed at a set of 4-way roadwork lights that didn't seem to want to change to my favour. Kits now drying, a couples of mashes along with a second brekkie and I'm looking forward to the return leg.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Forget extreme Ironing, today was Extreme Cycling!
Head wind of extreme proportions and lashings of rain
Head wind of extreme proportions and lashings of rain
I was expecting rain of biblical proportions this morning.. but it never materialised. There was rain but it was more heavy drizzle rather then an out and out downpour and heavy winds of which Kate Kinsella predicted on tv. Maybe I was just lucky as looking over the other, north side of the river, it's looking very grim.
And one thing about rain is that everyone decides to jump in their cars. The road traffic was absolutely horrendous this morning.
And one thing about rain is that everyone decides to jump in their cars. The road traffic was absolutely horrendous this morning.
IBarrett
Über Member
- Location
- Nottingham
Today was planned as a driving day not a riding day because of the awful weather forecast.
I've been in a traffic jam for 45 minutes and going nowhere fast. If it wasn't so miserable with massive puddles every where im sure I would have gone home and be more than half way in on my bike by now.
I've been in a traffic jam for 45 minutes and going nowhere fast. If it wasn't so miserable with massive puddles every where im sure I would have gone home and be more than half way in on my bike by now.
OP
OP
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
A wet start but the rain eased off about half way. I think longs may have been needed though as my knees turned blue. Not very much traffic around early doors but my friend in the Fiat 500 is alive and well, I've missed her.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Wow that was fun. I had to cycle as my wife had booked our car in for its MOT and she could not deliver it to the garage, so I put the bike on the back & rode to work. Perrinpit lane had a blown-over "road closed" sign & was coned off, but I knew I could get through. Lots of cars thought the same... and had to turn around rather than risk killing their engines. OK I got slightly wet feet (although kept warm by neoprene overshoes) and I picked the wrong pair of gloves but it was fun riding in the floods.
This evening I must find the time to pop the tyres off and drain the wheels, and have a relube of the hubs into the bargain. The Revolt 3 has a sealed bottom bracket cartridge so there's not much I can do about that, really.
This evening I must find the time to pop the tyres off and drain the wheels, and have a relube of the hubs into the bargain. The Revolt 3 has a sealed bottom bracket cartridge so there's not much I can do about that, really.
I feel like someone's showing off
Hardly. Cycling in 37C heat - indeed, doing anything in 37C heat - sounds awful.
