Tales from today's commute....
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MisterStan
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- Location
- Out there somewhere
Cold and hard work again, but less so than yesterday. Aside from the Siberian winds, it was a fine morning for a ride.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
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
Low sun again ? Saw 2 cyclists down last year on Longley Lane and a two cars smashed up recently.
Now't to report for me, decided to take the road part way on the MTB rather than the whole TPT and joined the TPT at Stockport. - Lovely and dry at the minute. The Mersey looked like glass this morning near Parrs Wood - very little wind. Got a meeting in town later, so will take the back roads and cycle routes into town on the MTB rather than hit the 'express routes'.
chqshaitan
Guru
- Location
- Warringon
was a nice ride in today, no wind to talk about.
Although my lace came undone on my boot and ended up wrapping around the pedal crank. not good when going up a hill on an express way
Although my lace came undone on my boot and ended up wrapping around the pedal crank. not good when going up a hill on an express way
Thank gawd for my Specialized Defroster Boots, they keep my toes toasty warm.
Boy it was chilly out there with a very fierce cold blustery headwind.
I had to push the bike out of my road eve though it was gritted last night. The wind just blew all the grit away. Once on the A21 the roads were fine. Though traffic was heavy. Sun even popped out for an appearance.
Boy it was chilly out there with a very fierce cold blustery headwind.
I had to push the bike out of my road eve though it was gritted last night. The wind just blew all the grit away. Once on the A21 the roads were fine. Though traffic was heavy. Sun even popped out for an appearance.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
nice slide on the ice tyres this morning. For those that know it, it was an underpass that goes under the A6 near Abbey Park in Leicester. There is always water on the road in the dip of the underpass, presumably it is running off the A6. Anyway, turn into the road taking it steady knowing it would be icy, pick a line and decide to go straight no matter what. Just getting into the dip and I notice there isn't any water but the dip is full of proper slush 3-4 inches deep. way to late to bail so I go into it, back end starts to go and then all of a sudden the tyre bites, a bit of a wobble and I level off and away I go, God bless ice tyres I say.
Apart from that a very chilly slow 24 miles into work this morning.
Big round of applause for all of you still out there on slicks.
Apart from that a very chilly slow 24 miles into work this morning.
Big round of applause for all of you still out there on slicks.
J.Primus
Senior Member
- Location
- Northerner living in London
Bit worried about my journey home, the wind was so strong I didn't realise I was doing 20mph up a hill without putting in too much effort. That's going to be one hell of a headwind on the way home!
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
.........but how humble of you not to mention that we scalped an electric bike!!!
MisterStan
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The peloton will not be beaten!
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
The last snow spell we had I overtook an electric bike whilst on my ice tyres, I presumed with the cold the motor was playing up, it certainly wasn't due to my cycling prowess.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I had my closest to a scheduled deflation today; on my 2nd last ride I p'tured and on the last I opted not to fix it and take the short way home; that was over a week ago so I knew I'd be facing a flat (sceduled ?) this morning. On the bright side once I got going it was quite nice to be commuting again
