Incontinentia Buttocks
Veteran
0500hrs, pitch black, freezing mist rising off the canal and not a soul to be seen. Bliss.
Tales from today's commute....
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Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
So, 2 degrees for the ride in tomorrow, and 10 for the ride home.. clothing challenge !
What do you wear ?
What do you wear ?
My commute was t'other way round!
17c heading in at Sunday lunchtime, and 2c home just now.
Sweat there ~ shiver back
Half a mile from work, I get this obstacle course.
There is a way through, luckily, as it's a lot of miles (on not nice roads to ride) to be on the other side. I'm stuck with this until September!
17c heading in at Sunday lunchtime, and 2c home just now.
Sweat there ~ shiver back
Half a mile from work, I get this obstacle course.
There is a way through, luckily, as it's a lot of miles (on not nice roads to ride) to be on the other side. I'm stuck with this until September!
Grievesy
Active Member
- Location
- Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cold foggy morning on the way in at 6am today. Was so foggy that my front strobe light was just lighting up the fog whiter and making visibility worse. Cycling away minding my business when BAM. punched in the face (or so it felt) a bird flew into my face. The would be perpetrator was gone by the time I realized what happened and stopped to check on it for round 2. So carried on and got to work. the reception lass went white as a sheet when she seen me. Didn't realize it had happened as my face was quite cold but I'd cut my face and it would appear I had some DNA of the perp on me as well.
Unsure if it's a bad omen or a lucky charm? So far I'm going to go with the former over the latter.
Unsure if it's a bad omen or a lucky charm? So far I'm going to go with the former over the latter.
straas
Matt
- Location
- Manchester
Legs pretty sore today - decided to run up the steep side of conwy mountain on saturday morning.
Found kit selection this morning very confusing - ended up swapping out long sleeved jersey for short, but keeping long sleeved base layer on.
Found kit selection this morning very confusing - ended up swapping out long sleeved jersey for short, but keeping long sleeved base layer on.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Sub zero at 6am this morning, so woolly gloves under mitts, s/s baselayer, l/s thin jersey, light thermal jacket with windproof front panels, buff & trousers. Going home it was up to around 13° so the buff, woolly gloves & baselayer were stuffed into the jacket pockets with the jacket only part zipped up.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I ended up putting the short sleeve base layer in my bag, and unzipping the arms off my Aldi softshell jacket. It wasn't as warm at 5.45pm as the middle of the day !
CycleCommute.CC
Active Member
- Location
- Livingston
Stunning weather this week for commuting. Definitely chilly on the mornings so takes good planning to get the clothing right. Felt so good to get shorts on for the first time this year!
https://cyclecommute.cc/2019/02/25/double-first/
https://cyclecommute.cc/2019/02/25/double-first/
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Not the usual response from someone asked to put the sodding phone away !
I see this queue of traffic from my office as I get ready to leave. The number fiddling away on their mobiles is about 10%. I have reported them in the past but this chap seemed to be contrite.
Perhaps I am going soft.
I see this queue of traffic from my office as I get ready to leave. The number fiddling away on their mobiles is about 10%. I have reported them in the past but this chap seemed to be contrite.
Perhaps I am going soft.
Sheffield_Tiger
Legendary Member
Nice detour home from Hillsborough to South Sheffield via Ladybower.
Obviously I didn't have Strava when I was doing that route more often and only had it when I was losing the cycling bug as I'm by no means fast but recorded 36 achievements over 24 miles. Even though the chain came off on the Surprise View climb.
Obviously I didn't have Strava when I was doing that route more often and only had it when I was losing the cycling bug as I'm by no means fast but recorded 36 achievements over 24 miles. Even though the chain came off on the Surprise View climb.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
I should be grateful that two thirds of our school run is on a very good local greenway. The other third passes through a local town that is well beyond the ability of my 9 year old to negotiate. It is a particularly bad piece of urban planning and infrastructure.
So we have a solution. My daughter sits on the back of the Big Dummy and we get through the rough stuff by towing her bike. Once on the greenway she can unclip her bike from mine, slot the wheel on and off we go in peace, all the way to school.
So we have a solution. My daughter sits on the back of the Big Dummy and we get through the rough stuff by towing her bike. Once on the greenway she can unclip her bike from mine, slot the wheel on and off we go in peace, all the way to school.
Been using the MTB on the way into work this week - nobblies do make it harder, and given the mileage deficit I'm at currently for my years plan, anything to help keep the fitness up is a bonus.
Also used the bike for my meeting this afternoon - the main site is 7 miles from where I'm based, but there's a lovely bridle path between the two for about 4miles which I use. Given that today was like summer in many respects it was a great ride there and back.
I did get a bit pissed off though, there was one lycra clad gentleman who rode through 4 sets of red lights in front of me. I might have spoken unkindly towards him as I passed him going uphill, on an MTB, at 18mph, in a suit.
Also used the bike for my meeting this afternoon - the main site is 7 miles from where I'm based, but there's a lovely bridle path between the two for about 4miles which I use. Given that today was like summer in many respects it was a great ride there and back.
I did get a bit pissed off though, there was one lycra clad gentleman who rode through 4 sets of red lights in front of me. I might have spoken unkindly towards him as I passed him going uphill, on an MTB, at 18mph, in a suit.
Freehub started acting a bit too free on the commute in this morning. Assumed it was because of the cold (-1C). Got ready to ride home this afternoon and found I had no drive at all. Had to call out the cavalry and take the drive of shame home. First commute of the year missed.
