Tales from today's commute....

[cyberknight]

Glad to hear you got home okay.

As per usual for Leicester we didn't get the forecast snow, instead it was a warm but wet ride home. With hindsight I didn't need the ice bike today, tomorrow looks like it is going to be very icy though.

Took the car to work on night shift , glad i did as the wet roads around Bretby froze along with a dusting of snow in sheltered parts.If i had took the bike i would have certainly have hit the deck at some point .The estate into my road was ungritted and even in the car it was dodgy as its a steep down hill bend.

 

[tallliman]

I thought it was warm tonight, mind you I had enough clothing on to keep two eskimos warm

Edit: or did you mean cold as in runny nose cold? D'oh

:-D Hehe! Yes, I meant a runny nose cold. Feel bloomin' dreadful!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

A week's commute worked its usual miracle post lazy 2 weeks off work, during which I did no cycling at all. My weight had increased from its usual 78kg to 82.5kg, but after only 5 days of commuting (320km and roughly 4000m climbing), it's down to just over 80kg. Works like a charm every time!

 

[Ciar]

That was an interesting commute, headed out last night into the snow/rain downpour and my god was it horrible, headwind for a solid 9 miles and nothing i was wearing was able to keep out the cold for that long, all in all my new sealskins had to be wrung out and i swapped into some normal gloves, i was very happy to get home!

 

[ianrauk]

Wussed out of the commute this morning. We did have a fair smattering of snow last night which settled. Overnight it has turned to ice. Im not even going to bother getting the train either. Im staying at home.

 

[Simontm]

Meanwhile on the West side of town, main roads were fine. Took it a bit slower JiC. A few cars tried to give me grazed elbows in passing a bit closer than normal and there were sod all cyclists out and about. To the two blokes I chatted to round Olympia.
Numpty count: 0

 

[RoubaixCube]

No rain so im out on the bike. Its so bitterly cold out there riding into gusty headwinds of upto 17mph

 

[prawny]

Riding in was a mistake this morning, I made it in with no incidents but it was more by luck than anything else.
Forecast told me snow was done and there wasn't much in the cul de sac and the main road was clear, an hour in the view was 'different'

 

[Sixmile]

Got up this morning and started putting my cycling stuff on when my wife asks what I'm doing as 'you can't go out in that'. Overall though it wasn't too bad. Drove the first few miles and then jumped in the bike for the last 7 mile to work. Transitioning from warm car to bike is definitely harder than warm house to bike.

 

[Leaway2]

It is a bit snowy here so I used the hybrid this morning and quit enjoyed the soft ride. I may use it for the commute more often.

 

[ianrauk]

Snowing heavy in the Orp again.

 

[cyberknight]

2 car crashes on our road this morning , came down really heavy according to mrs ck after i went to bed.

 

[Arjimlad]

Had a lovely confident ride in on icy roads dusted with snow accompanied by the rattle of ice spike Schwalbe Winter tyres. Did the full 10 miles in. I was very pleased with how warm my hands stayed with aldi ski gloves.

 

[13 rider]

Beat the snow this morning made to work before it started but cold . Overshoes were on for the first time this winter that's properly cold .First time doing 3 commutes in a row picked windy days to try that last home before home tonight was hard work

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Beat the snow this morning made to work before it started but cold . Overshoes were on for the first time this winter that's properly cold .First time doing 3 commutes in a row picked windy days to try that last home before home tonight was hard work

I didn't miss it, was a tad wet when I got to work.