Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

Step out of work, windy is an understatement. Battled the headwind for 7 very tiring miles.

 

[Andrew_P]

Headwind in, side wind home. Barely got my HR up but legs were aching near the end of each. Normal knobs on the road, one nice chap have me the self-gratification artist out the window as he crossed me to take the left hand slip, nice.

 

[MisterStan]

Windy.
A lot of drivers demonstrating that the horn on their cars worked.
Two idiots who didn't use their mirrors when reversing/pulling out.

 

[Svendo]

Drizzle-Hail-Sun(!)-Hail all with blustery wind, side and head this morning.
Drizzle-Dry-stinging driven sleet hurting my face whilst struggling into the headwind this evening (10pm)

 

[subaqua]

so much for the tailwind home- more like a not sure how i want to blow so lets just try offing you wind .

ride in this morning wasn't much better either. it is still a million times better than the bus n tube tho

 

[potsy]

It's snowing

Hardly anything when I left home, by the time I got into Stockport it can only be described as a blizzard.

Who said take the studs off?

 

[DWiggy]

Lovely Head wind, felt like someone had a hold of my saddle

 

[fossyant]

It's snowing

Hardly anything when I left home, by the time I got into Stockport it can only be described as a blizzard.

Who said take the studs off?

It started about 7:15 near me. Up till then the snow had melted, but went outside to shuffle the cars (mine was first out) and get the bike out, it dropped loads. Cleared the cars, but as I got in, it was covered again.

Glad I took the bike as the roads are a mare - TPT trail was slushy. Decided to cancel going to a meeting in the city centre as the side roads aren't good, and driving standards worse.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Took the road bike this morning, problem was ice.......lots of it, put my foot down a couple of times and nearly ended up on my arse!

 

[BSRU]

Took the ice bike this morning, lots of rain overnight and freezing temperatures did not arrive until later.
As it happens only a few side roads were icy the rest were just wet.

What was amazing, even though it was sub-zero with very strong gusty winds, see a guy wearing t-shirt and shorts, blasting along the shared path as if it was a race track.

 

[I like Skol]

It's snowing
Hardly anything when I left home, by the time I got into Stockport it can only be described as a blizzard.
Who said take the studs off?

It started about 7:15 near me. Up till then the snow had melted, but went outside to shuffle the cars (mine was first out) and get the bike out, it dropped loads. Cleared the cars, but as I got in, it was covered again.
Glad I took the bike as the roads are a mare - TPT trail was slushy. Decided to cancel going to a meeting in the city centre as the side roads aren't good, and driving standards worse.

Listen to you two big girls! It's just weather, it didn't affect my trip to work at all (by bike before anyone suggests otherwise).

I was like a school kid last night "ooh, I hope it snows lots before the trip to work!!"

 

[fossyant]

I was one of the few people to actually get into work on time.

 

[potsy]

I was one of the few people to actually get into work on time.

Same here, a lot of people late In

Denton S bends a nightmare apparently.

 

[I like Skol]

Denton S bends a nightmare apparently.

I breezed up there at my usual speed

 

[potsy]

I breezed up there at my usual speed

Before the snow came down I bet

The rear wheel drive cars were holding everyone else up, 1 lad left his car in a layby and walked in 20 minutes late.