Tales from today's commute....

[biggs682]

My old Marin is now in full commuting guise with its newly fitted rear carrier .

 

[MrGrumpy]

No bike Today as I refuse to go out in that freezing cold rain today, so drove in. However slightly better the rest of the week so will suffer

 

[HLaB]

It never happened, not that I planned it too I thought after quite a solid block of cycling and the end of other things I would force myself to have a rest day. The traffic and bus in was strangely fine but after 1minute tonight I decided I'd made a mistake not cycling.

 

[Bazzer]

First commute in 13 days. Traffic was way busier than usually experienced on a morning commute.
On the positive side aside, I avoided the forecasted rain, by the skin of my teeth. 10 metres or so from turning into work car park, I felt a heavy rain drop. By the time I was at my desk, the rain was falling steadily.

 

[GetFatty]

Despite approximately 33% of my cycling having taken place in the dark, I've decided I really don't like cycling in the dark. Don't know what it is about it particularly as my new commuting time of 5.30 means the roads are almost empty. Still we'll see.

The commute time also means I rarely see another cyclist. Perhaps we should have a get together of London cyclists who don't use the radial routes into the centre

 

[captain nemo1701]

Another stolen BMW reported this morning:

Second one the last few weeks. Seems to be the season for BMW...

 

[GetFatty]

It's actually a joy to hit the south circular. At least the drivers are concentrating on the road

 

[AndyCh]

My old Marin is now in full commuting guise with its newly fitted rear carrier .

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I wish I had kept my old Marin. What a brilliant workhorse that was as a commuter for about a dozen years. It did need pretty much every part of it replaced by the time I got rid of it, but I could have kept the frame! I've had better bikes since, but I don't think I've had one that I loved so much. Bit like old cars isn't it?

 

[biggs682]

I wish I had kept my old Marin.

Had this since new and i have lost count of the mile's it has done
It always makes me smile

 

[Mike_P]

Think it was one degree this morning and discovered that the Regatta coat, see found a bargain thread, whilst zipping up well obviously does not with a helmet strap in the way so a buff is still needed.

 

[HLaB]

'Chalk & Cheese' commutes for me yesterday was 9to10deg, today was just 3deg. I ordered a new pair of overshoes at the weekend and they came yesterday just in time for the rain then and cold today.

 

[HarryTheDog]

Weather forecast was heavy rain, it never happened but I still stupidly donned my waterproof and sweated into work.
Through Dagenham I went past a lady I have seen before, she is fairly quick and I only gained 2 minutes over her over the next 5 miles. ( she then turned off).
When I looked at her on Strava flyby she got 2 QOMs yesterday, smashing a old QOM by a fair way. Someone then flagged her ride.
Looking at her ride I saw nothing wrong, she was fairly quick when compared to me and where she got her QOM with the biggest margin she was still 795th compared to men. Someone obviously did not like losing their little trophy.

 

[Twizit]

Always nice when you end up with a dry commute when the forecast looked fairly biblical.

 

[ianrauk]

The traffic was simply abysmal through the SE London wastelands this morning. Due to overnight rain the roads were very wet, filthy too. The bike's covered covered in road grime and muck, so's me.

 

[jann71]

Wish I'd kept my Marin too. First bike I bought myself. Still had all the original parts when I sold it.