Tales from today's commute....

[campbellab]

That half a second of realisation that you are still clipped in. "Oh f.!"

 

[I like Skol]

........ Totalled my helmet, big hole in my knee,.....

Totalled your helmet!!!! Did your manhood impact on the stem or something

 

[Vikeonabike]

Unfortunately I was out of the saddle sprinting up a hill when my chain snapped. Bloke in the car behind me did say my dismount was spectacular.. Got to be happy with that!

 

[subaqua]

Totalled your helmet!!!! Did your manhood impact on the stem or something

I have a friend who split the fuel tank on his motorbike with his testicles when he had a smash on it. the pictures ( yeah i know - why did i look) were gruesome. he did joke with the doctor that all he wanted was pain relief , and nothing to take the swelling away

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Spawn was awake most of the night. Thank gravy for this morning's tailwind.

 

[BSRU]

Shortened commute this morning due to kids "soft" play area related injuries, hurt my big toe on the bouncy castle so a little painful to walk on but ok cycling if I stay sitting down apart from clipping in and out.

Lovely morning for a commute, just need some sunshine to make it perfect.

Almost saw a gutter cyclist doored, he violently swerved out of the way just in time, fortunately no other traffic around.
But then they skimmed past the next parked van as if they had not learnt anything from their near miss.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

[QUOTE 2343801, member: 1314"]Came in just shorts this morning. Spring is here![/quote]
Well, so did I! What a remarkable coincidence .

(Seriously, though, I'm fed up with Summer, because it's been ridiculously long and dry over here. Bring on Winter, puh-leease...)

 

[Andrew_P]

Blimey shorts?! I was still in buff, longs, hat, thick gloves and jacket was still a little chilly!! Lovely bright ride though left in daylight which is nice. Couple crappy passes but other than that lovely.

Looks like the wind is turning back at last from tomorrow and going to be a warm south easterly, all good!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Damn Strava Giro Challenge. Decided to set off earlier than normal for the commute and take it a bit slower to bank some time. Ended up doing 50km in just over 2 hours, every time I dropped a gear, I seemed to go faster, other than that very quiet commute into work.

 

[ianrauk]

SHORTS? You gotta be kidding.
It was zero degs when I left this morning at 7.30am. But nice and sunny though.
Nice dry roads and very little traffic today for some reason.
But the nice weather does bring out the fair weather cycling commuters who really should learn the rules of the road. Nobbers.

 

[musa]

If i were commuting this morning i would be in shorts too. Its nice today

 

[MisterStan]

Another sodding visit from the fairy! Hopefully that's my three for the time being....

Loads of cyclists out this morning - lots I don't normally see too.

 

[potsy]

Shorts?
1c here this morning, was bad enough in my summer tights

 

[DWiggy]

Stunning ride in this morning, although a bit nippy it was really nice and bright (7am) but just as the weather perks up I start feeling like poo, got the lurg apparently i've caught the thing that going around at the moment!

 

[400bhp]

Lovely commute in this morning - apart from P fairy. It occurred about half a mile from work, so rather than standing about on the pavement in busy pedestrian traffic I walked, then changed the inner in the works car park.

It was a bit warmer than it has been but for me shorts don't come out until double figures can be seen on the mercury.