Tales from today's commute....

[skudupnorth]

That's a big puddle!

And some 😁 Got to ride through another nearer home which didn’t stop me pedalling and seeing as I was soggy already, I had a ball hitting that one 😆

 

[palinurus]

Finally a non-cloudy day so I could experience the sunrise. Quiet most of the way and then busier than ever on the industrial estate. Had to wait an entire light cycle to turn right.

Also: extra special day today:

 

[GeekDadZoid]

First commute of the year today and the bike is in its new config, now my commute is only 10 mins or so on the bike I use a messenger bag rather than panniers as I only need to take a laptop and a few other bits, no need to get changed etc. The bar bag is great for holding keys, wallet, phone, mask etc and nice and accessible.

I really enjoyed getting out today, I have done a quite a few leisure / fitness rides since christmas but they are not quite the same.

 

[skudupnorth]

Black ice and an abnormal higher rate of tossers in vehicles only slightly spoiled today’s commute due to the weather being wonderful.
I really don’t want to go down the camera route but I can see a need if peanuts in cars feel they can be dangerous around vulnerable road users !

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Everything was white & frosted at 04:30, this morning
Barring about 500 yards of Aberford Road (A642) between Ferry Lane & the bottom of 'Stanley Hill', all the roads had a lovely glistening sheen

 

[hennbell]

How do they Calculate wind chill?
It is very cold here today -30C with wind chill it is claimed to be -41C

O yeah, I put the bicycle away today

 

[ianrauk]

How do they Calculate wind chill?
It is very cold here today -30C with wind chill it is claimed to be -41C

O yeah, I put the bicycle away today

And there I was moaning that it was minus 3 this morning.

 

[DCBassman]

How do they Calculate wind chill?
It is very cold here today -30C with wind chill it is claimed to be -41C

 

[skudupnorth]

Stunning morning riding to work, light dusting of snow helped the grip and my two Donkeys were happy to see me when I arrived in work

 

[palinurus]

Bit of snow on Sunday but had a day off Monday so no commute. Had to go to Sainsbury's on the Elephant Bike on Monday though- felt confident using an icy shared path on it (it's an easy bike to bail out of if necessary). Cross bike with studs this morning for the brief bits of compacted icy snow at the start and end of my commute (no ice at all for the majority of the route).

This kind of stuff.

 

[palinurus]

Crappy ride home. Because I had the crosser I just had my old Hope rechargeable front light fitted. Left work about sunset but it was raining so it was already dark, had been charging the battery pack all day but plugged in the lamp and it wasn't working. Gave a brief flash and died.

Got through the unlit rural section while it was still light-ish, hardly any junctions to the left so that wasn't too bad. Then once I got about halfway home- it was getting proper dark then- I sneaked down little residential streets, walked tricky junctions, cut through footpaths- at one point crossed a road using a pedestrian footbridge which was covered with the only ice still hanging around so I could hardly walk and got my gloves soaked holding the parapet for support. Took a bit longer than usual.

 

[Andy in Germany]

"It must be really hard to ride back from work right now" said one of my clients today...

"Yeah", I said: It's tough..."

 

[palinurus]

Crappy ride home. Because I had the crosser I just had my old Hope rechargeable front light fitted. Left work about sunset but it was raining so it was already dark, had been charging the battery pack all day but plugged in the lamp and it wasn't working. Gave a brief flash and died.

Well, I'm getting the expected 8.4V from the charger and 7.4V from the battery pack, nothing obviously adrift in the light unit.

Left early this morning, total darkness all the way. Back to the regular bike / lighting setup. Ordered a Lezyne USB front as a backup yesterday (used to always keep a blinky in my bag but never needed to use it, lost it eventually)

 

[Andy in Germany]

There was a lot of snow while I was at work, but by the time I left the roads had melted

Behold the power of the quantum snow repelling spiked tyres...

 

[All uphill]

There was a lot of snow while I was at work, but by the time I left the roads had melted


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Behold the power of the quantum snow repelling spiked tyres...

The roads had melted, Andy? That is some temperature change!