Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

Left work tonight and the front light packed up. So turned the Satmap on full brightness, tilted it forward and road cycle paths all the way home

 

[lazybloke]

In a hurry to get home tonight, so of course I got a puncture. Thankfully was able to get home after adding a bit of air but it's flat again now.
Hawthorn hedge trimmings, I reckon.

 

[Johnno260]

A partial commute again, it's saving me a ton of time, I stopped a little further away today, and cruised in.

The traffic was horrific for a car driver today so it saved me a ton of time, had a disagreement with a moron in a car with no lights who went past a stalled learner into oncoming traffic.

 

[si_c]

A bit parky this morning - the thermometer sat around 1° - but otherwise reasonable run in. Two complete tossers in quick succession incapable of understanding that 12" is too little space.

 

[rivers]

Windy run in, Headwind the entire time, rain, a bit chilly. But still better than being sat in traffic

 

[si_c]

Windy run in, Headwind the entire time, rain, a bit chilly. But still better than being sat in traffic

Euch, I'd already forgotten about the headwind. It was brutal. Thanks for reminding me!

 

[rivers]

Euch, I'd already forgotten about the headwind. It was brutal. Thanks for reminding me!

Winds are changing direction this afternoon, which means a headwind home. But not as strong, so I should make some progress at least

 

[si_c]

Winds are changing direction this afternoon, which means a headwind home. But not as strong, so I should make some progress at least

Looks like it's staying in more or less the same direction here, but it's dying down a bit, so I can take it easy on the way home and still make good time Tomorrow will be slightly easier in the morning but then 20+mph (gusting to 35) tail cross on the way home!

 

[Johnno260]

Looks like it's staying in more or less the same direction here, but it's dying down a bit, so I can take it easy on the way home and still make good time Tomorrow will be slightly easier in the morning but then 20+mph (gusting to 35) tail cross on the way home!

Get a sail and convert to a land yacht?

 

[si_c]

Get a sail and convert to a land yacht?

I'm a tad on the big side, so I end up being my own sail...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Not looking forward to the ride home, at dinner time when I went out it was blinking cold and now it is bucketing it down

 

[ianrauk]

Yep, same in Londinium.

 

[13 rider]

Throughly unpleasant ride home in Leicestershire land . Cold ,wet ,dark and a headwind but I still extended the ride home 10.8 miles instead of the shortest route of 7.6 miles

 

[skudupnorth]

All was going well even in the grim weather when...…………….Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee as a young motorist rear ended me !!! Not sure what happened but my rear wheel was out of true ( only two days old ! ) Thankfully no real injuries and the poor mite was devastated. Everything was fixable and we carried on our merry way. I felt it was not worth traumatising the driver who offered everything to help including a lift home which was not going to happen seeing as they only had a Ford Ka ! Bike is ridable, I'm ok and I live to ride another day Maybe Karma will repay my calmness one day,it was not worth bouncing about and upsetting everyone

 

[13 rider]

All was going well even in the grim weather when...…………….Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee as a young motorist rear ended me !!! Not sure what happened but my rear wheel was out of true ( only two days old ! ) Thankfully no real injuries and the poor mite was devastated. Everything was fixable and we carried on our merry way. I felt it was not worth traumatising the driver who offered everything to help including a lift home which was not going to happen seeing as they only had a Ford Ka ! Bike is ridable, I'm ok and I live to ride another day Maybe Karma will repay my calmness one day,it was not worth bouncing about and upsetting everyone

Glad your ok . Well done on staying calm