Tales from today's commute....
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clippetydoodah
Active Member
Absolute drowned rat this morning. Set off and it looked ok. Unfortunately 10 mins in the heavens opened,
and rode 15 miles in the rain. My Garmin stopped again. I Had to take my clear shades off, which then resulted in
losing a lens. This caused sweat, rain,or something causing my right eye to sting. Had to squint most of the
way into work. I discovered that my regular backpack is only waterproofish. Fortunately my kit stayed dry enough.
I had brought a fleece jumper with me today as sitting in the office, post ride, has been freezing this week.
At least the sky is clearing for the trip home.
and rode 15 miles in the rain. My Garmin stopped again. I Had to take my clear shades off, which then resulted in
losing a lens. This caused sweat, rain,or something causing my right eye to sting. Had to squint most of the
way into work. I discovered that my regular backpack is only waterproofish. Fortunately my kit stayed dry enough.
I had brought a fleece jumper with me today as sitting in the office, post ride, has been freezing this week.
At least the sky is clearing for the trip home.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Rode home 1 am ish from work as mrs ck was ill , FIL was at our house looking after her .
She had another transient ischaemic attack.
Like a mini stroke but you recover quickly and have no long term effects, she is on meds for blood pressure , ok now but i wanted to be home just in case .
She had another transient ischaemic attack.
Like a mini stroke but you recover quickly and have no long term effects, she is on meds for blood pressure , ok now but i wanted to be home just in case .
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
Off the drive, turn right, turn left, turn left, turn right, through the pinch point, bear left at the mini roundabout, through the golf course, right at the mini roundabout, up the hill, through the lights, down the hill, left at the lights, right at the station, past the taxi rank, bear left, up the hill, turn left, follow the road back down, and stop.
Nothing to report, other than that I'll reverse the above later.
Nothing to report, other than that I'll reverse the above later.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Best wishes for a swift recovery.
Following on from cyberknights post and the message above from Arjimlad best wishes to cyberknights mrs for a quick recovery!
Back on tales from commutes last night I was reminded of additional hazards to keep an eye out for now that it's dark on my ride home from work again.
Last night having got out of the city into the sticks I was heading down a hill when a bat flew directly at me. I was absolutely sure it was going to fly straight into me but I guess that with their radar/sonar (probably the wrong technical/scientific term) senses it swung around me at the last second.
It certainly got my attention though.
Back on tales from commutes last night I was reminded of additional hazards to keep an eye out for now that it's dark on my ride home from work again.
Last night having got out of the city into the sticks I was heading down a hill when a bat flew directly at me. I was absolutely sure it was going to fly straight into me but I guess that with their radar/sonar (probably the wrong technical/scientific term) senses it swung around me at the last second.
It certainly got my attention though.
Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
Simontm
Veteran
Best wishes for your wife @cyberknight
Commute in today and I miss Tower Bridge already 
...In via Westminster Bridge the longer/slower route and back via Southwark Bride/Tower Gateway/Canning Town for a mix with the Saturday afternoon traffic.
Also I see they put diversion signs on the CS 3 at Tower Gateway directing away from Tower Bridge.
...In via Westminster Bridge the longer/slower route and back via Southwark Bride/Tower Gateway/Canning Town for a mix with the Saturday afternoon traffic.Also I see they put diversion signs on the CS 3 at Tower Gateway directing away from Tower Bridge.
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Simontm
Veteran
Rather brisk morning. The Thames looked charming with the mist sitting on the water. If the mornings stay like this might have to wear long sleeves as well as the base layer - many looked kitted out for winter today.
Thumb sore from yesterday when the new tyre refused to go on and I ripped the skin off it!
Numpty count:1 Addison Lee people carrier. firstly veers in towards me when he's driving with his knees when getting his sunglasses out and then eyes down to check his phone as I am coming up to a parked lorry and need to pull out.
Thumb sore from yesterday when the new tyre refused to go on and I ripped the skin off it!
Numpty count:1 Addison Lee people carrier. firstly veers in towards me when he's driving with his knees when getting his sunglasses out and then eyes down to check his phone as I am coming up to a parked lorry and need to pull out.
Simontm
Veteran
That low sun's vicious. Sorta did a zigzag home to cut down most of the westerly route and put the sun slightly off from me.
Bus driver tooted me at Notting Hill so he could swing left, to which the cyclist next to me said: "you made a friend" I replied: "Either that or he's saying I'm really fat!"
Numpty count:0
Bus driver tooted me at Notting Hill so he could swing left, to which the cyclist next to me said: "you made a friend" I replied: "Either that or he's saying I'm really fat!"
Numpty count:0
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Set off with the sun low in the sky, dry and as my evenings football match had been cancelled, I stuck an extra 15 miles on the commute. Was a good opportunity to put the new front light through its paces. However my lasting memory will be how bloomin cold it went as soon as the sun set. Autumn is definitely upon us. 
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
First commute since being knocked off in a hit and run 2.5 weeks ago. Shoulder/collarbone still painful, still got half a tennis ball swelling on my hip so just did a half drive, half ride commute on my 26inch wheel MTB complete with knobblies just for giggles. I have lost 6lb since the accident but couldnt understand why according to my garmin I barely used any calories. Checked it out when I got home, it was set up for a 20yr old 9 stone female. ( my daughter)
