Tales from today's commute....

[BSRU]

Ride home last night was splendid, took the picture esk route and loved it although there was a smashing head wind, ride in this as was fun but damp.

A quick question, does anyone use waterproof jackets? I have a DHP waterproof hi viz jacket but when I wear it I boil in the bag and end up just a wet as if I didn't have it on so have opted to leave it off as more comfortable being wet and cool? (I do push it on every ride though )

I only wear a waterproof jacket if it is heavy rain or very very cold( I wear it on top of a windproof when well below 0).
In the summer I would not bother at all with waterproof clothing.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Bit colder this morning and the wind is back, still a nice quiet ride in.

 

[HLaB]

A quick question, does anyone use waterproof jackets? I have a DHP waterproof hi viz jacket but when I wear it I boil in the bag and end up just a wet as if I didn't have it on so have opted to leave it off as more comfortable being wet and cool? (I do push it on every ride though )

Depends on the conditions what I'm wearing etc. I tend to wear a waterproof (this without the hood) and a gilet to give a bit of contrast (to catch driver's eyes) as I often wear a work shirt but I can take a short commute (this morning was only 2.5miles) and I'm fairly fit so don't sweat on the flat terrain. In the summer I'll carry a small foldable Aldi's jacket but seldom wear it. On a leisure ride I'll wear a soft shell jacket in the autummn/winter (varying thicknesses) and not at at all in the summer prefering to get wet from weather than sweat.

 

[fossyant]

I use a basic race cape if its raining hard. Yes bit boil in bag but its mainly to keep warm.

 

[Nathjh]

Had a north face waterproof which in too small for now. Looking into getting something specific for the commute, high viz and waterproof. Don't need to worry about getting cold for the time being.

 

[GrasB]

Where's this reported warm weather? I want to get into my 3/4 longs not stuck in fleeced & wind-proof longs damn it!

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Saw a very close incident this morning involving a cyclist. Entirely the cyclists fault, if it wasn't for the hgv drivers good awareness he would of been brown bread. Crossing a light controlled cross roads a cyclist decided to go down the right side of the lorry to overtake whilst both crossing the cross roads, I know the road well and know there are parked cars on the left of the lorry. The lorry started to pull over to the right to get his trailer in a position to clear parked cars, squashing the cyclist to the right, luckily he spotted the cyclist and slammed his brakes on. Could have been fatal. If your new to commuting please don't go down the inside or outside of any vehicle be it van, lorry, coach whatever you are unable to see through into the road ahead. It could be your last commute. Stay safe peeps.

 

[GrasB]

Saw a very close incident this morning involving a cyclist. Entirely the cyclists fault, if it wasn't for the hgv drivers good awareness he would of been brown bread. Crossing a light controlled cross roads a cyclist decided to go down the right side of the lorry to overtake whilst both crossing the cross roads, I know the road well and know there are parked cars on the left of the lorry. The lorry started to pull over to the right to get his trailer in a position to clear parked cars, squashing the cyclist to the right, luckily he spotted the cyclist and slammed his brakes on. Could have been fatal. If your new to commuting please don't go down the inside or outside of any vehicle be it van, lorry, coach whatever you are unable to see through into the road ahead. It could be your last commute. Stay safe peeps.

The best place to be relative to a bus or lorry is a right in the middle of the lane & few meters back from it. If you get motorists taking objection to it ignore them because THEY are in the wrong. Ride safe, ride smart!

 

[Andrew_P]

Crikey, two weeks enforced non commuting due to a chest infection, just as it was clearing caught a cold off of my kids :-( Couldn't face not riding so back on the bike. I am knackered never though two weeks would effect me so badly. Longest time without ridingthe bike for just over two years!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

When rain falls so do driving standards. In this part of Sussex anyway. Egregious close pass by boy racer in liveried car valet company van - now has nice comment on their facebook page - followed by murderous FFS! pass by a scaffold lorry who then stopped 200yds further on to deliver his scaffold.

And it rained all the way in, with the poxy east wind still blowing in my face.

 

[DWiggy]

When rain falls so do driving standards. In this part of Sussex anyway. Egregious close pass by boy racer in liveried car valet company van - now has nice comment on their facebook page - followed by murderous FFS! pass by a scaffold lorry who then stopped 200yds further on to deliver his scaffold.

And it rained all the way in, with the poxy east wind still blowing in my face.

Had a car over take me going down a steep hill doing 25-30mph in the damp only for him to immediately stop 10 yards in front of me to let an oncoming car pass, not an easy stop and a few expletives from me!! almost ended up in his back seat!!

 

[Nathjh]

WIND!!! where did it come from? It absolutely demolished me, on a plus note only had a close shave with a Volvo, fortunately he'd already lost his wing mirror or I might not be posting this from my bedroom!! (guess another cyclist wasn't so lucky)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Very windy, last couple of miles were hard, feel likes it's Friday already.

 

[hennbell]

Weather is still cold we are setting record low temperatures. Then a nice person decides to warm me up by getting as close as possible. (some foul language)

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brkADzCwD-g

 

[BSRU]

Weather is still cold we are setting record low temperatures. Then a nice person decides to warm me up by getting as close as possible. (some foul language)

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brkADzCwD-g

SOAB is quite tame by modern standards.