Tales from today's commute....

[Shut Up Legs]

Gaaah! . Melbourne's weather forecast just got even worse. The 7-day forecast maximums (including today) for my particular suburb of Melbourne is (in degC): 34, 33, 32, 33, 36, 36, 38. If I don't lose a few kg in weight by the end of that due to sweating bucket-loads on my commutes home, I'll be very upset. This is very atypical for Melbourne, by the way, and is breaking all sorts of weather records.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Tale from todays commute..... I took the car ! Felt quite strange in some ways, but my legs told me to have a day off the bike. Looking forward to tomorrow's ride already

 

[apb]

Really wet this morning. Forgot to bring a spare pair of socks, so my options were. Wear wet, muddy socks or no socks.

i went for no socks.

 

[Christopher]

Mild and drizzly. Saw a horrible sight this AM in the park: someone had killed two small dogs or large cats and left the burnt remains behind on the cyclepath. Sickos. A passing park official said she'd contact the cleaning squad to deal with it but we were both a bit upset. Honestly how could anyone do that? Still feel a bit sick now when thinking about it.

 

[fossyant]

Slow this morning. Overdressed for the rain that stopped, so took it easy.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Mild but damp, a bit of drizzle, a bit of fun with a very long low loader and muddy roads

 

[G3CWI]

Really wet this morning. Forgot to bring a spare pair of socks, so my options were. Wear wet, muddy socks or no socks.

i went for no socks.

I have stashed a few bits of clothing in a filing cabinet a work for just such an emergency.

 

[ianrauk]

As wot supersuperleeds said, miles, damp and drizzle.
Kept the fair weather commuters off the roads.

Oh well, I thought the bike would last at least one commuting week without getting all filthy.

 

[apb]

I have stashed a few bits of clothing in a filing cabinet a work for just such an emergency.

Going to do a bit of shopping at lunch time and do just that.

 

[MisterStan]

Oh well, I thought the bike would last at least one commuting week without getting all filthy.

Deep down, you're happy that you get to clean it again though.

 

[ianrauk]

Deep down, you're happy that you get to clean it again though.

I don't mind the cleaning. Over the years it has helped me understand how bike mechanics work.
The commuter get's s full clean once a week anyway whether or not it's filthy.

But... I do enjoy riding and seeing a nice clean bike and would have been nice for it to have lasted the commuting week.

 

[potsy]

Overdressed for the rain that stopped, so took it easy.

Didn't stop for me, bike's filthy again

 

[chqshaitan]

First time commuting in the rain, so was interesting. Also didnt help that I had a head wind, which made things difficult going up some of the steep hills.

Got in to find that my waterproof jacket and bike are covered in mud, grr. This was on a and b roads, so glad i didn't travel in today on my old dirt track route, boy that would have been messy

 

[Davywalnuts]

So, its been a while, but it happened again...

In slow moving heavy traffic, I get the 'beeeep..' Followed by car pulling up along side, window down and finger wagging... Am actually stopped at this stage. I look in and an elderly gentleman shouts, 'get in the cycle path!'.

Me: I have every right to be here and that path is dangerous.

Him: Get in the path!

Me, rolling eyes shaking head: So you would like me to be another car in this heavy traffic and hold you up even further? He didn't like that and gave that palm down shoving indicating hand movement, meaning get over there, followed again by..

Him: Get in the path!

Me, having had enough: If YOU cant pass me safely, YOU shouldn't be driving!! He didn't like that and wound his window up.

What a prize twonk.

Road in question here, its rubbish tbh and cycle path is stupidly dangerous, but, the main road is wide.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Hanworth Road, Hounslow&hl=en&ll=51.444031,-0.385938&spn=0.018376,0.045447&sll=52.8382,-2.327815&sspn=9.123282,23.269043&oq=hanworth road, &hnear=Hanworth Rd, Hounslow, United Kingdom&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=51.4442,-0.38577&panoid=AqpEUvlWGWEP4VpTmbv_Dw&cbp=12,201.93,,0,-5.95

 

[jarlrmai]

I don't know how to say this but, my bike got wet this morning, there was like drops of water coming from the sky or something it was really weird, i've emailed the council to see if they can do something.