Tales from today's commute....

[ianrauk]

Wish I'd cyclocommuted this morning. Was busy sorting out my cycling gear before bed last night only for the wife to comment that I should get the train to be safe etc and I reluctantly agreed (silly me!).

Dry roads, no ice, no wind, nice and sunny - very nice cycling conditions.
You missed out.

It's very rarely that the weather stops me cycling.
Only 2 days in 2012 did the weather stop me cycling, that was due to the snow.

Like me you commute on the A21, apart from the bit near Catford Bus Garage where those dopey car cleaners throw water onto the road which can turn to ice. It's a very good, safe road to cycle on in any weather.

 

[Nocode]

Dry roads, no ice, no wind, nice and sunny - very nice cycling conditions.
You missed out.

It's very rarely that the weather stops me cycling.
Only 2 days in 2012 did the weather stop me cycling, that was due to the snow.

Like me you commute on the A21, apart from the bit near Catford Bus Garage where those dopey car cleaners throw water onto the road which can turn to ice. It's a very good, safe road to cycle on in any weather.

Yeah, all very valid points. It was just the wife's little unhappy face that got me last night.
I'll try to be on the bike tomorrow - I think she now feels guilty given the train issues this morning!

 

[Davywalnuts]

I saw a MTB cyclist in knee length shorts... nuts..

 

[GrasB]

Bad luck, hope the bike and you are ok..

The bike ok?

Oh yes and hope you are ok too

Both me & the bike are fine. It was at slow speed to the non-drive side on a 'bent. Unfortunately one of my gloves has been ripped open. Though, my winter marathon on the back wheel is missing 7 studs in a row.

 

[gaz]

Traffic was insane today, due to vauxhall being closed.
Joined CS7 at balham and it was solid traffic until kennington. nearly 4 miles!

 

[fossyant]

Slow, and steady ride into Manchester, and now back out. Back to the muddy route tonight !

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Ride in was normal, ride home should be to, tomorrow on the other hand could well become epic!

 

[tadpole]

I saw a MTB cyclist in knee length shorts... nuts..

Them is some big nuts
if they show out from under his knee length shorts

 

[Sandra6]

Had my bike serviced yesterday, rode like a dream today.
Coming home managed to encounter three cyclists, all of the idiots.
First idiot cycling on the pavement towards me (I was on the road just going in the opposite direction) both approaching side street, him to cross me to turn. He decides he has right of way, I told him he was a dick, he told me where to go.
Second idiot was on the road just after, I pulled onto the road behind him, he swerved in front of me to take the same turn that I was approaching -no shoulder check or signal - he was doing casual one handed cycling though and almost fell off the bike as he misjudged the corner. I ended up stopping to let someone turn into a carpark, then had a car pull out right in front of me for my trouble. Idiot then took the wrong lane to the RAB and cycled over in front of an approaching car, completely oblivious. I was glad I had to wait so long to get across myself as I didn't fancy catching him up again.
Third idiot was all over the road as I pulled up to my house, cycling down the middle of the road for some unknown reason.
I did see a fourth cyclist in between idiots 2 and 3, he seemed quite normal in comparison even though he was wearing gardening gloves.

 

[martint235]

Worked from home today.

Tomorrow will be on the bike. SWMBO has suggested that it would be safer to get the train due to snow forecast. I pointed out that if she wanted to see me again before next weekend, it was probably better to cycle. I imagine Southeastern trains are preparing their shortened trains as we speak "Sorry for the delay to your train. This has been caused by adverse rail conditions. Also due to the adverse rail conditions, we've had to run 4 carriage trains rather than the usual 10 carriages".

I may leave work early though if it starts to look particularly bad.

 

[fossyant]

I may leave work early though if it starts to look particularly bad.

And ride the long way home !

 

[Matthew_T]

Very wet ride today. Made 3 new segments and I am in the top 10 in all of them.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

routine ride in this morning, it was snowing on the way home tonight, its still snowing now and its settling.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cut the commute to 11 miles due to the snow starting to settle.

 

[Black Country Ste]

Forgot to charge my Magicshine battery last night and the lights died on the way home this evening. I haven't got round to sorting redundant lighting so for anything up to a mile I was a ninja cyclist without noticing.