Tales from today's commute....

[HLaB]

A biting wind but I loved it and had a great commute, evening venturing out into the exposed fens; it helped that my legs had recovered from the weekend and getting out just before the school rush (only got caught in one mini jam).

 

[Kookas]

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!

Is it still icy out? I'm debating whether I should go into college late or not.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

No commute by bike for me today as I had to go collect my new Allez

Only problem is I won't get out on it until the weekend as I don't want to commute on it yet.

 

[MisterStan]

Had to use the car today, to add insult to injury, I only used it because I needed to pay my bloody road tax and the Post Office is too far from my office to use before/after work or at lunch.

 

[I like Skol]

Had to use the car today, to add insult to injury, I only used it because I needed to pay my bloody road tax and the Post Office is too far from my office to use before/after work or at lunch.

There's logic in there somewhere?

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Is it still icy out? I'm debating whether I should go into college late or not.

It's fine now, just early this morning it was bad on the side roads.

 

[Kookas]

It's fine now, just early this morning it was bad on the side roads.

Cool, I ended up going in. Had my first WVM battle too, a guy in an NHS minibus full of the disabled no less. Didn't bother checking his mirror when changing lanes and damn near had an accident with me, the pillock.

 

[thegravestoneman]

Thought I would give the Raleigh twenty shopping bike a spin on my short commute today, oh dear. I will be back on the luxurious comfort of the butchers bike tomorrow.

 

[DCLane]

Lots of snow commuting this am on the MTB - made worse by having a longer commute than normal as I had to go to Headingley, not Leeds.

.... however, there was a huge traffic queue as someone had wedged their car, blocking both lanes of the dual-carriageway I use. I sailed past about 6 miles of queueing cars/buses/lorries

Leaving now ... just as more snow arrives.

 

[HLaB]

Lol, apparently I'm a feckin coont for not giving way to a ninja cyclist at an imaginary give way line. I did see him, despite his lack of lights and easily gauged his speed and easily decided he'd still be 4-5m away when our paths crossed without touching his brakes and sure enough he was; then came the outburst, talk about an overreaction

 

[potsy]

Just the headwind and rain to cope with on the way home, not the most pleasant of rides

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

Mixture of snow and sunshine on the ride home today. I got a fair bit wet and very cold soggy feet indeed.

 

[Andrew_P]

Drafting a car having pulled away from some lights and needing to turn right in to my road, I was aware the car behind me had backed right off or even dissappeared leaving nothing following me (hate that coming up to junctions) I noticed a pair of older ladies waiting to pull out a bit up the road, slowed up a bit so they could "see me" and not blinded by the car in front, I was certain I had eye contact and they still fecking pulled out and looked stunned as I was shouting "woah" skimming the centre line trying to avoid their front wing and avoid hitting the cars pulling up to turn in to the road they had pulled out from... Brown short pad time, better give them a 40 degree tonight!

Although a reminder to NEVER assume lol

 

[Svendo]

Blizzard worsening as I got towards Rochdale, stinging face snow, slushy roads. Traffic by and large sensible and cautious. In Rockerdale very heavy, had to clear snow off front lights, cars going 20 ish on the 40mph dual carriage way. Beginning to get some patches of packed snow under the slush causing a bit of wheel slip and slide. Traffic building up due to slow speeds, so rode up the centre line of Bury Road. Despite setting off early still didn't get to work until ten past three. But felt proper Badass.

 

[ianrauk]

[QUOTE 2296295, member: 1314"]Sharp, small hailstones this evening through Balham and Tooting.[/quote]


Should have worn a hat.