Nice one mate cheers.
Tales from today's commute....
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Nice one mate cheers.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
looks like today will be another car day mini ck 1 off college with a bad cold and im starting to get sniffly and the forecast the storm to be right over us for my return ride 
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
looks like today will be another car day mini ck 1 off college with a bad cold and im starting to get sniffly and the forecast the storm to be right over us for my return ride
Yep. I used the car to come in today, winds of 19mph, gusting to 37 here, and still forecast to be the same at home time, with added rain.
That is just too windy to commute in, for me.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Kitchen sink in there also ?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Pah, it's just a breeze in Manchester
Commute home into a 37mph headwind. TBH it's nice out, been for a walk.
Commute home into a 37mph headwind. TBH it's nice out, been for a walk.
Not quite, but tools, steelies and hard hat in one side, laptop, work jacket, and lunch the other, change of clothes on top. I don't normally like to use large panniers (normally just change of clothes in top bag), but if I'm working on site, I need a lot of stuff.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Not too bad on way home except the rain stopped and it was bone dry for the last half. Had full waterproofs on. 
Windy but it was OK.
Windy but it was OK.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
roads flooded again and torrential rain, yet again i made the right choice not to ride yesterday
Torrential rain last night but not cold. Had a bloody puncture when it was stair rods. Luckily I was near a bus shelter so managed to change the tube in the relative dry. Drowned rat when I got home.
This mornings temperature was a balmy 15°. Back in shorts and short sleeves. Madness.
The rain kept away with just a tiny hint of mizzle but not enough to get wet. This evenings cycle commute home however is looking like stair rods again.
This mornings temperature was a balmy 15°. Back in shorts and short sleeves. Madness.
The rain kept away with just a tiny hint of mizzle but not enough to get wet. This evenings cycle commute home however is looking like stair rods again.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Warm ride in, top zipped down. Rain didn't arrive at 7am, and still hasn't now. Not much wind either.
biking_fox
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
I've been the Dales for a couple of days, perfect weather there, and then manage to miss all the palaver here too. Was very wet and blowy overnight, but the morning commute was fine.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Very warm & breezy commute this morning, but at least it was dry - the rain didn't start until I was in the office and just making the first coffee of the day. Looks like it may also be dry for the return leg in a bit over three hours, with the added bonus of a tail wind for most of it.
I've had Raynaud's Disease in my hands and feet for as long as I can remember. I'm now 70 and just retired, so I can now choose not to go out in very cold conditions as oppose to having to commute in them.
However, As I've alluded to in various posts, I've never been able to find any glove or glove and liner combination that actually works for me.
But there are fellow sufferers who get the issue triggered simply by handling something cold e.g., frozen peas, but such has never happened to me.
Not even the pogies/bar mitts as mentioned earlier?
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/tales-from-todays-commute.105055/post-7082979
I'm very tempted to try them, see how I get on with them.
In the past, my hands have been so cold that the only way I could generate enough heat in them was to get off the bike, and wheel it for the last mile or so while jogging (SPD cleats). It was strange but thankfully it worked.
