Tales from today's commute....

[Alex321]

Rain forecast was fairly accurate, said rain by 4pm, and it's just started here.

Raining steadily here - it said 90% cahnce in each of the two hours between 4pm and 6pm (95% for the next few).

 

[ianrauk]

Rain forecast was fairly accurate, said rain by 4pm, and it's just started here.

Pity you norvern numpties.. us southern London softies have a dry, wind assisted ride for the commute home

 

[GeekDadZoid]

Ah, I can just see my colleague in the top left as he was cycling through the park !

That looks suspiciously like the pond in Alexandra Park which brings back bad memories of cross country running 😱

 

[fossyant]

That looks suspiciously like the pond in Alexandra Park which brings back bad memories of cross country running 😱

It is said 'pond'. Not a bad park TBH, in daylight !

 

[fossyant]

Still raining. Cut the pace as I had waterproofs on and it was rather warm.

 

[ianrauk]

Pity you norvern numpties.. us southern London softies have a dry, wind assisted ride for the commute home

Well... 10 minutes after getting home.. the heavens opened.

 

[cyberknight]

Rain forecast was fairly accurate, said rain by 4pm, and it's just started here.

took the car as i was on half a shift, glad as it was pissing it down with flooding in sections

 

[Alex321]

Steady rain all the way home, but not particularly heavy, with little wind and 5-6 degrees warmer than coming in this morning.

A bit of rain really doesn't bother me much. I don't bother with a rain jacket, just ride in my regular cycling clothes, though I would have put overshoes on if I had taken them with me this morning.

 

[GeekDadZoid]

It is said 'pond'. Not a bad park TBH, in daylight !

Certainly much better than it was back in the 90s

 

[Arjimlad]

Last commute for a while last night and last ride for a while .
4 way traffic lights at road works looked like someone had tried to whizz through and there was a 3 car pile up although i couldnt see any major damage but it was about 1 am so a tad dark .
Fed up with my single piston cable discs now , the front is so bad i had to stop and do the release qr and recentre twice on the way home as it just goes out of adjustment even though i have it set with plenty of wiggle room its like riding through treacle as it rubs just enough to make it harder work.

I have some TRP Spyres, post mount, dual-piston - bought in June 2020 - taken off my Giant Revolt when it went back under warranty with a broken frame. Let me know if you are interested. I've been waiting for a moment to clean them & put them up for sale.

 

[fossyant]

Soggy ride home, and a soggy ride in this morning.

 

[Arjimlad]

Soggy ride home, and a soggy ride in this morning.

Ditto, although this morning was more damp from putting the waterproof on when it was 17 degrees and not raining all that hard... would've done better without it.

 

[cyberknight]

I have some TRP Spyres, post mount, dual-piston - bought in June 2020 - taken off my Giant Revolt when it went back under warranty with a broken frame. Let me know if you are interested. I've been waiting for a moment to clean them & put them up for sale.

Unfortunately I need flat mount

 

[C R]

Unfortunately I need flat mount

You can get adaptors to use post mount calipers on flat mount frames.

 

[cyberknight]

You can get adaptors to use post mount calipers on flat mount frames.

Have to look into it I hospital ATM post OP