Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

1 foot away from bonnet surfing last night, car pulled out of a driveway and didnt pay enough attention or thought they could make it , cue a very load shout from me and a judicious application of brake and swerve.
Apology ? dont be daft , it was even a badly stereotyped brand of car driver not known for indicator use.

I had the very same tonight but with a van, I surprised myself by how calm I remained.

 

[summerdays]

Today I was was cycling out of a dead end road (well for cars) and I noticed the car coming the opposite way had the area in front of the driver covered with sticky tape with various messages written on it! (An area 50 cm sq was covered by these strips).

Realised he was turning and coming back I decided I preferred to watch him pass from the safety of the pavement.

 

[tallliman]

Tired commute into a headwind today. The tailwind on the way home however was rendered useless by a complete lack of power in my legs. Frustrating really, easily my slowest commute in a while and not helped by the poor visibility due to the mizzle.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Tired commute into a headwind today. The tailwind on the way home however was rendered useless by a complete lack of power in my legs. Frustrating really, easily my slowest commute in a while and not helped by the poor visibility due to the mizzle.

The drizzle was really weird tonight. Brilliant shining moon with a lot of clear sky but I got soaked without it really raining.

 

[tallliman]

@Supersuperleeds, not sure I'd even go as far as saying I got too wet. It just was in the air and on my glasses. A right pain!

 

[Smithbat]

My journey this morning was pre sun up and pre idiot/muppets. This evening the only idiots I encountered were cyclists with no lights on! After 12 hours looking at the screen as it is month end my patience began to wear thin! I still know that I feel so much better having cycled home than I would if I had driven.

 

[cyberknight]

Tired commute into a headwind today. The tailwind on the way home however was rendered useless by a complete lack of power in my legs. Frustrating really, easily my slowest commute in a while and not helped by the poor visibility due to the mizzle.

Spin that around for a head/sidewind just now coming home , getting blown about on the back lanes.

 

[cosmicbike]

Bah! Checked ttres before taking bike out back door, all good. Walk out front door, back tyre flat
So commute today was by van. I am in debt to myself for 17 miles and now behind target to boot. Not happy

 

[Gez73]

Crazy windy this morning. Headwind all the way in. Managed some fantastic unintentional trackstands!! Take care out there. Gez

 

[Smithbat]

A lovely headwind today but a distinct feeling of satisfaction too. Due to roadworks and a burst water main, Aylesbury is at a complete standstill, I sailed past it all smiling smugly until I nearly hit a pedestrian looking at his phone and not where he was going. Grrrrrr
Numpty count - 1

 

[Supersuperleeds]

That was the hardest ride I've had for a while, ice tyres and that wind made it very difficult. On the plus side the LBS has just called to tell me my wheel is ready so I can get off the ice bike until.... (goes looks at weather forecast) tomorrow

 

[13 rider]

Windy that's it

 

[hennbell]

I am in the middle of a really cold snap at the moment, so cold, 2 weeks of -20C and a howling wind. But the good news is the days are getting longer, sun is setting around 4:30. So I ride to work in the total darkness but the ride home is mostly in the sunlight. Today is a very strange weather day -24C and lots of wind at 7 am, by noon it is still windy but only -10, tonight it is expected to return to -24 but less than half the wind.

Only 2 to 3 months till the snow melts!!!!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I am in the middle of a really cold snap at the moment, so cold, 2 weeks of -20C and a howling wind. But the good news is the days are getting longer, sun is setting around 4:30. So I ride to work in the total darkness but the ride home is mostly in the sunlight. Today is a very strange weather day -24C and lots of wind at 7 am, by noon it is still windy but only -10, tonight it is expected to return to -24 but less than half the wind.

Only 2 to 3 months till the snow melts!!!!

You are my favourite poster. If the weather here is crap I tell myself it is nothing compared to what you will be riding in.

 

[edrobbin]

Windier than something really flippin windy. hideous headwind kept turning into a vicious crosswind. There were several times when it nearly knock me off.

For Leeds people - going into town under the bridge by the station @ 05:45 - workmen let me through which was nice. What wasn't nice was when I turned past the Queen's the wind literally stopped me in my tracks - a complete standstill - couldn't believe it.

Not a nice day on the bike