Tales from today's commute....

[HLaB]

Missing out on the commute again. Due to damaged ribs. Was in agony after forum ride so its a week to 10 days off the bike to recover!

Ouch, heal fast!

I was on foot today as I need to go to the station straight after work, as I walked by alongside the queue along Thorpe Road I was tempted though to go back and get the bike and breeze by the walking pace queues (I guess the schools are back )

 

[jarlrmai]

Almost blown off the bike going uphil in a crazy head/crosswind, stopped and realised there was an articulated lorry behind me. 1st time I've just pulled on to the pavement and let the traffic go.

 

[mrmacmusic]

This morning's commute was, how can I put it... "character building". I don't remember the wind strength and direction being so prohibitive to making forward progress for quite some time... Blown off course a number of times, and twice the headwind almost brought me to a complete standstill. Nearly got off and walked over the Clacks Br too.

On the plus side, it looks like I might set a new record time heading home later

 

[Matthew_T]

Insane headwind on this mornings commute. Barely averaged more than 10mph! Commute took 1hr 35mins when it usually takes 1hr 15mins. Glad I left home earlier and took the wind onto account.

Going to have a lovely ride home though. Tailwind territory!

 

[G3CWI]

My 10 mile commute across rural Cheshire was done in lovely sunshine. Unfortunately a fierce headwind made it very hard work. No doubt the direction will have changed by 180 degrees for the homeward trip. Seemed to be a lot of cyclists about where normally there are none. Perhaps it is because I cycled in at lunch time? A roadie followed me for several miles but surprisingly never overtook. Perhaps he needed a windbreak?

 

[Kookas]

Spent about an hour faffing around with the saddle height and checking my bike for rubbing/inefficiency because I was struggling to even hit 25... on a downhill. The futile effort only made my commute take three times as long.

However, I'm pretty sure we all know the real cause.

Nice bikes at the college though. One even had a red chain. Technically, it was just a rusted black one, but I got the feeling the owner liked a matching chain.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The winds warmed up and turned round, but is as strong as ever, it just means I'm flying to work and crawling home instead of the other way round, saw Copper Cyclist as I was coming out of Nuneaton, he passed me going into Bedworth, I'm also going to have to rethink my layers, I'm OK going to work but over dressed for coming home.

 

[paul04]

A good quiet ride into work, the ride home was errrr a challenge to say the least, headwind and crosswind, but I still went the long way home

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

That was hard work - particularly between Longstanton and Westwick.

I am feeling your pain mate, I call that bit Dead Mans Curve !
Went the Low road was this morning as the roads were wet and I hate the GBW when its wet, too dirty!, so I had mostly side and some tail wind, but coming home 11 mph down hill past the windmill.
The weather has gone mad

 

[jarlrmai]

bah wind had dropped for return leg, still fast though.

 

[kedab]

didn't ride in today - was busy having a rather miserable time on the phone to PBK - anyhoo, kit decision yesterday wasn't too bad - deffo needed the base layer under the s/s on the way home at 10pm and could've done with some lightweight tights or knickers as the shorts left the legs slightly too chilly...wind wasn't too bad but today's wind looked frightful - the motor took a fair buffeting in the way in to work

 

[Nathjh]

Ah the wind done a 180 for my journey home. Love a headwind! Not!!
Anyway......the journey.

1) I hate slow drivers. (Learners not included, everyone has to start somewhere) I got a new pb on a strava segment, moved up 2 places to 5th. I reckon I would've got top 3 if it wasn't for me having to brake because of a slow driver!

2) transit vans with flat beds have the same indicators as bmw's. they must be really complicated to work as nobody ever uses them!!

3) give way to your right. Yes I'm turning right on a mini roundabout, yes you in front of me going straight on have to stop to give way to me and yes I will swear at you when you screech to a halt after trying to run me over.

Rant over all that in 7 minutes of cycling today haha

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Even windier tonight. mainly headwinds and cross winds, but there were a couple miles with the wind on my back. Lovely and warm, need to put ice cubes in my bottle, went for a swig and it was warm.

 

[Winnershsaint]

First commute since July. Only recently back on the road following an accident last August. Windy out and windy back. Not the most satisfying journey to and from work. but I'm back doing it, that's the main thing.

 

[subaqua]

headwind this morning and just right layer wise. out of the leggings now and back in shorts. wind was warm at 5.30am. oh and 1st commute since 04 April due to poxy chest infection. ride home i was a little too warm so maybe a short sleeve top instead of the long sleeve top. tailwind though and 2 strava \PBs