Tales from today's commute....

[MisterStan]

Well that was an experience.... Grinding away, it felt like I had the kiddy trailer on the back. Wet & windy, my least favourite combination. Oh and the wind is forecast to swing around this evening too!

 

[G3CWI]

Well this morning was wet !
The busway is going to flood again, (what do I mean , AGAIN!!!)
But noty cold which made it all the more bearable

Where is this bus/boat way? Have you penned a strongly worded letter to the relevant authorities?

 

[MisterStan]

Have you penned a strongly worded letter to the relevant authorities?

Hahahahahahahahahaha!. Oh sorry, you're being serious! Link here.....

 

[DWiggy]

Very soggy ride in, sometimes wonder if its worth using my water proof jacket as I still get soaked from sweat?

 

[BSRU]

Lovely warm commute in this morning, no rain but very wet roads, a couple of temporary fords to negotiate and a two mini lakes, mudguards did there job well..

 

[ianrauk]

Yup, no rain, wet roads.
Though when I got up at 6.30 I could hear the rain beating down on the conservatory. When I left at 7.30 it had stopped. Lot of spray from cars and lorries on the first part of the commute.
Got to work and the sun is shining.

Stopped at a junction. Little boy with his mum. Little boy was looking at my bike. Said to his mum. 'Mum, look....it's one of those bikes like they use in the Olympics'

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Yup, no rain, wet roads.
Though when I got up at 6.30 I could hear the rain beating down on the conservatory. When I left at 7.30 it had stopped. Lot of spray from cars and lorries on the first part of the commute.
Got to work and the sun is shining.

Stopped at a junction. Little bot with his mum. Little boy was looking at my bike. Said to his mum. 'Mum, look....it's one of those bikes like they use in the Olympics'

Similar here, I set off earlier than you so had a fair bit of rain at the beginning. Roads are very wet around here with lots of big puddles, still nice to get the ice tyres off and get the average speed up to 15.9mph

 

[wiggydiggy]

All the fair weather commuters were in their cars this evening ... which were all static in a massive traffic jam across the centre of Leeds.

Me? ... I was on the MTB ... ploughing through the slush and around the stationary cars

Even if ... 11.40 mi in 00:57:00 hours at 12.00 mi/h

Broken down bus outside the Fenton Pub, Woodhouse Lane and the snow meant from center of town, all the way to Headingley, was solid unmoving traffic. I didnt know who to laugh at more the people waiting at bus stops they can see are not moving (your better off walking dears) or the cyclists on skinny road bikes sliding all over, did you not check the weather before you left? Did you not think your slick tyres might be a tad unsuitable for the journey home lol!

 

[apb]

Worked my arse off up queens drive going west - thought i was going to smash my PR on strava.

Got into work the results icon comes up, thinking to myself "This is going to be stella!".

new PR Queen's Drive West - Holyrood Gait to roundabout. Brilliant how much by? i was working my arse off strava, show me the good news!

new PR by 1 second. Are you Kidding me!

 

[thefollen]

Cycled to the current contract today after an exercise class at 6:30am! Had to lock the runaround outside (not a big fan) but discovered their shower is amaaaazing! Really powerful and decent heat. That and breakfast always completes a commute nicely.

 

[Rasmus]

An unusually friendly McGill's bus driver approved of my sprint speed up the Bath St hill. We then had a short conversation about the poor driving skills of white van men.

Heavily overdressed this morning - has spring arrived already?

 

[HLaB]

Yup, no rain, wet roads.
Though when I got up at 6.30 I could hear the rain beating down on the conservatory. When I left at 7.30 it had stopped. Lot of spray from cars and lorries on the first part of the commute.
Got to work and the sun is shining.

Stopped at a junction. Little bot with his mum. Little boy was looking at my bike. Said to his mum. 'Mum, look....it's one of those bikes like they use in the Olympics'

I was hoping it might here, left at 7:55 and got to work about 8:50, it was still raining unfortunately. Thought I'd try out a different route today and take advantage of the half term traffic, circa 12 miles (something like this with a bit on the start/end )
It was a pretty uneventful commute (due to the lack of school run traffic), heading contra the main flow out of town on Storey Bar's Road, back into the rural hinterland; I had a 4x4 come up aggressively behind me when I'm only a few bike lengths back from the junction, I glanced back to see no indicator and a 4x4 tyre overlaping my rear wheel. The best opt out I could see was to shoot round the greasy to the left but not indicate (encase he's going to hook). Thankfully he was turning right; he then had time to stop in the middle of the road and call me a w@nker, etc for not indicating

Started writing this hours ago and the sun is out now

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Does look like spring is trying to arrive.. birds were unbelievably noisy this morning (good to hear), roads wet for the commute in, weather warm & bright (6C I am told), commute back again this afternoon - roads dry and way too warm! No idea on te,mperature, but winter leggings, merino wool top & cycling jersey was too warm. had to cycle with jersey open and spring gloves... nice commute mind you and had a great line from one the male teenage students as I was leaving college ("great arse" as I walked passed them - doubt he realised he was refering to a 40 yr old woman but it was clearly directed at me! )

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

A lovely ride home.
Spent a good 30 mins at lunch fettling the bike after the rain, dried all the clothes out, and when I left it was all dry on the roads, a lighter wind and half the ride in daylight.
Its at times like today I realised why I keep going thru the awful winter, cause when the weather comes back to normal and its light everywhere, you still have your fitness.
Roll on spring !

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

This morning was OK, just cold. I've been up and down the Busway today for the first time in months. It was sh*te as I had to get off and walk. I'd rather do the 20 miles sat on my arse than walk 250m in the mud.

Absolutely Stan, that bit of the busway is neither use nor ornament.
Seeing the Dolphin car park flooded again, that GBW is not going to be free from water for week