Tales from today's commute....

[Shut Up Legs]

A fake commute for me today as whilst I've a day off, I'm too busy to ride for long! So just an easy 20miles or so.

I have a fake commute, too. I'm on a bus, currently east of Turin, on a 450km trip from Bormio (Italian Alps) to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (French Alps). There I'll continue cycling up various cols.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Sunshine blue skies, hazy clouds and a warm breeze!

 

[lazybloke]

yep, nice weather for the evening commute too. Goldilocks conditions.

Have been abusing my road bike in off road conditions recently so today switched to my mountain bike. I wouldn't say it was more comfortable, but it was definitely more sure-footed and I didn't worry about punctures nearly so much.

But OMG, those knobblies seemed to have a coefficient of friction very close to (or possibly exceeding) one.

 

[dhd.evans]

Looked outside and saw the forecast was accurate:

Said "fark it" and jumped on the bike anyway. Got a PR on a Strava segment for my troubles!

 

[ianrauk]

No rain here even though it was predicted. Think i'm gonna get a skinful on the way home though.
Nice and pleasant commute this morning. Very mild, near muggy in fact and no wind. Traffic all behaving themselves too.

On the way home last night I'm sure I heard someone call out my name, caught a quick glimpse but couldn't work out who it was...

 

[Sixmile]

After weeks of continuous cycle commuting, I had to take the car to work yesterday and my goodness, it reminded me how much I hate driving during rush hour. Are all Audi drivers completely unhinged psychos? I was never as glad to jump back on the bike this morning, even in the mizzly rain and arriving at work to find no hot water in the shower again!

 

[Arjimlad]

School run Mum driver approaches a schoolboy cyclist indicating right on a 20mph road with speed bumps. Does she wait behind for him to complete his manoeuvre safely?

Course not, she presses the loud pedal and veers round him. Stops at the school 150 yds up the road. I was going to have words but by the time I approached she was off.

 

[si_c]

Wet Wet Wet Wet this morning. Just checked my shoes. Still wet.

 

[Ciar]

Nothing exciting this morning just the usual London rat run, whereas this evening i am mostly looking for do my drowned rat impression ;-)

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

well absolutely chucked it down all the way home, drenched when I got in only saving grace was a tail wind!

 

[ianrauk]

Same in Sarf East Lahndon... heavy.. no... really heavy rain. Rain that blinded you, rain that hurt. Drowned rat is the phrase needed by the time I walked through the door. But like Kev, I had a nice tailwind to help me home.

 

[Heigue'r]

Headwind and downpour..quite warm and mild otherwise..will take it over the tube any day of the week

 

[Glow worm]

A couple of idiot drivers deliberately sped up through puddles to try and drench me, too thick to comprehend that when you are soaked, you can't really get any wetter. I almost feel sorry for them.

 

[subaqua]

Missed the rain in and out today. Just luck I think .

The annoying creak that started last week has gone . I think it may be temperature related .

 

[cosmicbike]

Missed the rain in and out of the airport today. New route in which avoids the horrible bumpy bit between the reservoirs and adds a little extra distance. Didn't enjoy the way in, nasty headwind and a visit from the slow, but fast enough to have to stop every couple of miles to put air in, P fairy. A rather tiring 14 miles in, but a nice quick 9 miles home.