Tales from today's commute....

[Lovacott]

No snow or ice in my part of North Devon but the winds have been insane. I've missed a whole week for the first time in a year.

 

[palinurus]

With rain forecast as well. Guess who goes back to work on Monday having had this week on pre-planned leave.

Edited to add: I don't think the daytime temperatures will have totalled +10°C this week, even by Sunday

I'm not looking forward to the warmer weather quite so much now I've seen the rain forecast.

I'd got quite used to the colder weather, after a day or so of breeze and low humidity the roads were dry, no ice.

Tomorrow will be an orange chain day for sure.

 

[DCBassman]

Been off the bike since last Tuesday so very cold, -50C with wind chill.
Hopefully it will warm up next week.

Now, that adds a little perspective for us UK folk...
-50!
Blummin' eck...

 

[Jenkins]

True to form, 10 miles of heavy rain on the way in to work. Most of the ice has gone, but still difficult to see in the conditions and enough to produce a couple of brown trouser moments.

 

[hennbell]

Weather has not improved much here in Canada still very cold.
In the last 3 weeks I have only got 4 days of bicycle commuting.

 

[palinurus]

Weather has been filthy, lunchtime chain-wiping a daily chore. However have avoided an absolute soaking so far (mild dampening, no wringing out of socks)

 

[Andy in Germany]

Weather has been filthy, lunchtime chain-wiping a daily chore. However have avoided an absolute soaking so far (mild dampening, no wringing out of socks)

Somehow that's worse after a while: it feels like the weather is just being apathetic.

 

[palinurus]

Well, it had a go at me on the way home- windy too- but my socks are still dry.

Going to turn this thread into one where it's me moaning about the weather.

 

[gzoom]

Amazing how something so small can make cause so much bother!! It just got through the canvas.

 

[palinurus]

So yesterday I was riding home and it was raining fairly heavily. As I left the industrial estate and headed through Leverstock Green there was a Mr Whippy van parked up with a fair queue of people outside. Saw a group leaving while eating ice creams (so if it was a front operation it was a good one).

Sort of wish I'd stopped for one.

 

[confusedcyclist]

A flat tyre spoiled my only chance to commute to work this week. On the bright side, it was discovered in my garage, and not at the other end of my journey far from warmth and tools.

 

[palinurus]

So yesterday I was riding home and it was raining fairly heavily. As I left the industrial estate and headed through Leverstock Green there was a Mr Whippy van parked up with a fair queue of people outside. Saw a group leaving while eating ice creams (so if it was a front operation it was a good one).

Sort of wish I'd stopped for one.

No pic but I wonder if I caught it on the Fly6? …

Here you go:

 

[hennbell]

First ride in a long time, warmed up 20C from last week, so it is now -17C.

 

[cosmicbike]

Nice to ride in in short sleeves for a change, somehow got out of the house before 0525hrs so added an extra few miles on. Get the feeling homeward bound is going to be a tough headwind all the way. Ho hum, I need the exercise.

 

[palinurus]

Just missed him yesterday.