Tales from today's commute....

[I like Skol]

Gears started to slip on the smallest sprocket about halfway home, then on the next sprocket, then the next, etc.....
Cassette was packed solid with snow so I was restricted to the lowest few gears.

 

[steveoo]

Hard ride home last night caught in the frozen rain and sleet
Felt like someone slapping my face with an hedgehog.

Hats off to those who braved the weather this morning true cyclists

 

[Buzzinonbikes]

Nothing too major. Had an ambulance try to squeeze through at a tight traffic light on a cross roads up a hill. I told him he should no better, his colleague inquired as to why I was wearing a pink top. Charming... (It's orange btw)

 

[ttcycle]

[QUOTE 2296295, member: 1314"]Sharp, small hailstones this evening through Balham and Tooting.[/quote]
They were horrible and sharp and I was wearing a hat!

Bumped into super speedy Origamist this evening now that my commute is CS7- always a pleasure Dear Sir!

No excuses, back on the bike and loving it!

 

[Black Country Ste]

Hit some black ice making a tight right turn. Almost lost the back wheel but managed to get a foot down and slid another couple of feet before steadying myself.

 

[subaqua]

no wind to speak of yesterday going home , well not until Warton road when the side wind hit me hard. was riding realy well and passed PCSO on his 3 wheel motorised thing. sadly addiscum lee not good at reading road ( good job I am and saw what he didn't early enough) and meant i had to slow down coming to the lights after coming down the bow flyover at a fair whack.

 

[MisterStan]

Glass spread all over the Busway path = visit
Aside from that, a good run in, it's getting lighter so much earlier too, may need to dig my tinted lenses out!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Put the ice tyres back on last night, need not have bothered as this morning was fine. Still did 25 miles on them and set 5 Strava PB's,

 

[fossyant]

Wow, what a change in a day. Very nice ride in, despite head wind, sun just about coming up, now back on the fixed (seems like I'm swapping bikes like I swap me grundies ).

Traffic chaos at the A34/A560 junction at Gatley - lights out, 6 lanes one way, 4 lanes the other. Managed to nip out across 6 lanes as a truck pulled out to block the road.

 

[HLaB]

This morning's commute was pretty fast warming up into a cold wind but being blown by it through a shower when I looped round and very little traffic on the minor roads. I did have one 'oh sugar' moment got to a fairly large and busy roundabout with a three lane entry on my left was a kid on a bmx. As I picked my way quickly through a gap, I thought 'oh sugar' I hope he didn't follow

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Wow, what a change in a day. Very nice ride in, despite head wind, sun just about coming up, now back on the fixed (seems like I'm swapping bikes like I swap me grundies ).

Traffic chaos at the A34/A560 junction at Gatley - lights out, 6 lanes one way, 4 lanes the other. Managed to nip out across 6 lanes as a truck pulled out to block the road.

Once a month?

 

[400bhp]

Still feeling crap so the ride in wasn't great, especially into a headwind. Hopefully the ride back will be better.

 

[ianrauk]

Still feeling crap so the ride in wasn't great, especially into a headwind. Hopefully the ride back will be better.

You and me both mate.
Had to work at home yesterday as I was feeling so crap.
So back on the commute today with a blasted headwind. Hard work....

 

[ianrauk]

Not looking nice out there for tonight's commute home.

 

[potsy]

First ride home for ages in full daylight

Traffic was busy in the usual places so plenty of filtering, 1 or 2 nods from fellow cyclists, even got let out of a sidestreet by a car driver, this and the lack of rain made it one of the better commutes of 2013.