Tales from today's commute....

[Hip Priest]

Slow X certificate ride to work this morning, well below freezing, a light dusting of snow on the ground, snow showers and a stiff bitter biting wind in my face all the way into work, my thighs were aching from the cold and the effort within half a mile of leaving home, and my beard froze up, I got into work and there were great lumps of ice in my beard. The ride home was similar, no snow on the ground but bitter cold with snow showers, the saving grace was I had that wind at my back most of the way and was flying, seeing 25mph in places on the flat and running out of pedal revs.

The opposite of me! I just rode home into a fierce headwind, complemented by sleet.

 

[400bhp]

That was hard work. 12 mph on an off road path feels OK. Not so when you hit the road.

 

[Kookas]

That was hard work. 12 mph on an off road path feels OK. Not so when you hit the road.

That was a tough ride home, headwind every inch of the way home

It was. I took a massive blizzard to the face coming back, and I could hardly even watch the road properly. Everyone was pretty cautious though because of the low visibilty, so at least I wasn't the only one stuck at 15mph.

 

[avsd]

Cold but dry/sunny in Belfast and a strong tail wind. Pay back time in the morning I think

 

[Black Country Ste]

It was a full-on blizzard five minutes before leaving work. Stepped outside and it had completely stopped. And I had a tailwind! Leathered it up the Alcester Road in the big ring without realising.

 

[kipster]

Great ride in this morning, beat my previous best time although it didn't feel that fast. Had a chat with a roadie for part of the route which took the mind of the cold, then moved away from him up a bit of a hill

Going home was altogether different, blown all over the shop, some headwind, some side, some tail. I bottled one section as too many cars about and didn't fancy being blown into the path of one of them, so took a different route.

No snow where I am, just cold and windy, bring on Tuesday.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

wind was brutal going in and coming back, but I had the tail wind tonight mostly in the best places.
But I have never had so many considerate motorists coming home today , which was great, no closes passes and waiting to pass when it was safe,

but the weather in this country has just gone mad and it pisses me right off

 

[subaqua]

cold cold headwind home. not snowing tho thankfully

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just shy of 23 miles tonight to make up for the pitiful 6 miles this morning. Not as cold as this morning, but the wind has really picked up

 

[MisterStan]

Killer winds, mainly gusting from the side. Very cold. Bring on tomorrow!

 

[3narf]

It was hard work today!

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What a superb tailwind! Like being borne aloft on wings of gold.

 

[Collider]

was concerned about ice and dangerous winds so took the bus and sulked for the entire journey. Will get back on it tomorrow

 

[Moby Jones]

Back on the bike today after 8 long months. Picked a nice brisk day to start again. A fair bit of ice about but didn't have any incidents. My feet did suffer from the cold a bit though.

 

[subaqua]

another bitterly cold one. with a tailwingd in , which means one thing ( well 2 actually) a PB for the ride in of 25 Mins. and a headwind home . took an extra 15 mins last night FFS.

 

[potsy]

Cold, windy, hard work.
Got beeped at for being on a RAB in Stockport, guy didn't look as he came out onto the RAB and nearly hit me, for this I got beeped at stopped in the middle of the lane and invited him for a chat but he carried on his way, idiot

Coming home I saw a bit of a road block, van, ambulance, person on the floor getting treatment, not sure what had happened but hope they are OK, Longley Lane Northenden for the locals