Tales from today's commute....

[DWiggy]

The green lights are often really really cheap lights and they just give off a greenish glow.

My Cherry Bomb only cost me £15 and is like a mini nuclear reactor, the batteries also last ~2 months, I feel a lot safer in the day or light with on attached, no excuses for not having proper lights at this price!

 

[fossyant]

^ Ouch ^

No ice this morning, although forecasts said their might be. Glad though, as I've got to ride into Manchester for a 4.00pm meeting, and really didn't fancy that on the ice bike !

Had a few quiet chuckles to myself listening to mororists honking at each other when stuck in traffic - on bloke in a pick up was leaning out of his window ranting and shaking his fist as someone had beeped him, which then led to a string of cars beeping. Oh dear

 

[BSRU]

Woke up feeling crap with a head cold and sore throat, still have my appetite so rode in just a few miles less than I would normally, felt fine on the bike.

Couldn't miss out on riding this morning as it was such a nice morning to ride, no rain and no wind

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cold this morning and my body is starting to feel the miles from the last few days

 

[helston90]

More wind- seems to be the story of every ride at the moment, 13.6 miles of 20mph head wind- now we sit and pray for the direction to stay the same for the return leg!

 

[Andrew_P]

Full on slide coming out of my road, which woke me up a bit, then a 2 mile stretch of icy road at the end of my commute, tally one 4x4 in a ditch and a minibus up on the grass and me well I took it reallllyyyy easy in the middle of where the carr tracks were as it looked the safest. I had to drivers flash me with the thumbs down I think warning me of icy road, as if I couldn't tell!! I had a few rear wheel slips but was going slow enough that it didn't bother me, although due to the slow progress I got bloody freezing

 

[donnydave]

now we sit and pray for the direction to stay the same for the return leg!

I've just checked, that has never happened since records began

 

[HLaB]

A slow recovery ride for me, got away from the flat a wee bit sharper to suit my deliberately slow pace and traffic was almost non existent until I got to the Fengate.

 

[EthelF]

discovered that a puddle i cut every morning outside home wasnt a puddle the hard way!

Anything like this then (slightly OT - 2 years ago)?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfQyodldCqk&feature=youtube_gdata_player


I got a suspected cracked rib for my efforts, as well as a quizical look from my son as to why Daddy was suddenly having a bit of a lie-down in the road (was on the nursery run). Been a lot more careful on frosty mornings ever since!

 

[Davywalnuts]

Cycling through Feltham this morning and was taken back at the sight of some dear old boy standing near the road with his trousers around his ankles!

Defo not a cyclist.. no tan lines.. haha.

 

[Kaptain Kreman]

Hi,

Just thought i would post a "Hello" having enjoyed reading of the many adventures you lot have on your commutes.
Unfortunately my commute is less than 2 miles and very boring out here in Oakham, Rutland. Also since I usually ride a recumbent trike (kettwiesel) I get lots of clearance when overtaken (99.9%) 'cos of the perceived greater width and really enjoy these mornings when it is icy and I can drift around corners :-)))

Chris Chapman (aka Kaptain Kreman)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Hi,

Just thought i would post a "Hello" having enjoyed reading of the many adventures you lot have on your commutes.
Unfortunately my commute is less than 2 miles and very boring out here in Oakham, Rutland. Also since I usually ride a recumbent trike (kettwiesel) I get lots of clearance when overtaken (99.9%) 'cos of the perceived greater width and really enjoy these mornings when it is icy and I can drift around corners :-)))

Chris Chapman (aka Kaptain Kreman)

Just because you are only two miles from work, it doesn't mean you only have to travel two miles. Many of us do much greater distances than direct door to door. Beauty of this is when you do need to get home or work quickly you can do, and when you have the time, expand the day.

 

[MisterStan]

when it is icy and I can drift around corners :-)))

We can drift with our two wheelers too - it just doesn't look as good and hurts a hell of a lot more!

 

[MisterStan]

Just because you are only two miles from work, it doesn't mean you only have to travel two miles. Many of us do much greater distances than direct door to door. Beauty of this is when you do need to get home or work quickly you can do, and when you have the time, expand the day.

This is a very good point. I often wish that my commute wasn't quite so long, so that I could get home to my girls more quickly.

 

[martinclive]

Fair play mate, that's 200 a week, puts my 175 to shame!

In theory - if he was doing 5 days a week