Tales from today's commute....

[HLaB]

My commute was dry but had been very wet overnight and took the temperature right out of the air, shorts and tee shirt the day before yersterday (had to do a survey yesterday) and today was light overtowsers (keeping my works trowsers clean), Aldi winter gloves, long slieve shirt (forego the tie ), my winter softshell commuting jacket and a gilet over it; and I never sweated once but then again it was a short flat recovery commute 4.3miles, round the mere.

 

[Beebo]

all the fair weather cyclists stayed away this morning.
Creek Road in Greenwich was closed due to a bad accident just outside Cycles UK, someone was lying in the road being attended to by a number of paramedics. Couldnt tell what had happened, but I think it was a pedestrian not a cyclist.

 

[Arjimlad]

A feeling of euphoric smugness engulfed me this morning, as I was passing very long queues of traffic in the opposite direction.

They were mostly cars with driver only in them. I felt heartily sorry for most of them although many will live within easy cycling distance and most employers round here will be cycle-friendly.

Almost made me feel guilty for experiencing the joy of riding to work.

 

[Nocode]

Typical, haven't cycled to work recently and looks like I picked a nice cold, wet and windy day to get back on the bike. Absolutely soaked when I got into work earlier.

Had a brief chat with another cyclist (white boardman, kask helmet, mavic cosmic aero wheels) at the lights in Lewisham High Street. Not sure if he's a CC'er or not.

 

[Davidsw8]

Can sum this morning up very simply

Wet
Windy
Tailgating Lorry
Idiot Pedestrians
RLJ'ing cyclists

 

[ianrauk]

all the fair weather cyclists stayed away this morning.
Creek Road in Greenwich was closed due to a bad accident just outside Cycles UK, someone was lying in the road being attended to by a number of paramedics. Couldnt tell what had happened, but I think it was a pedestrian not a cyclist.

Missed that as not at work today.
Same place then as when the poor unfortunate girl got knocked over and killed couple years back.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I had a lovely dry ride in this morning, jacket was back on as it was a bit nippy

 

[Jdratcliffe]

Ha ha, didn't we have a lunch and a v long post lunch drink in Liverpool with Matt f once too?

Sorry everyone, carry on. I did my new commute today, gipsy hill to gatwick. Just too far in the time I have to do it in to cycle it, shame.

how long did it take you? i used to do redhill to london bridge and at the moment i do redhill to gipsy hill

 

[Jdratcliffe]

Hmmm I think riding in shorts and summer shoes and lightweight jacket minus my mudguards was a big mistake, I was soaking and freezing. Quite fast though with a northerly behind me and a desire to get there as quick as poss!

Miss judged it as well today was freezing in the head wind i had

 

[Andrew_P]

Miss judged it as well today was freezing in the head wind i had

must admit I was quite glad for the unusual northerly this morning. Took me quite a while to warm the feet up once I go to work!

 

[potsy]

Got absolutely scalped by another roadie going over the motorway on Manchester Road - barsteward !

My commute home this morning was interrupted by a broken spoke on the rear wheel, first one ever in 4 years of cycling, had to undo the qr on the brakes to carry on home at a gentle pace.
Have taken the wheel off and will be popping it into the lbs later, my fettling skills are not quite up to that job

 

[Leodis]

Pretty much Friday legs are on, was nippy this morning with a slight headwind. Might pootle home and pick up a beer or two from the shop.

 

[jarlrmai]

Ha ha, didn't we have a lunch and a v long post lunch drink in Liverpool with Matt f once too?

Sorry everyone, carry on. I did my new commute today, gipsy hill to gatwick. Just too far in the time I have to do it in to cycle it, shame.

Indeed, that was a great day I remember it very well.

 

[kipster]

Temperature drops a few degrees and the only other cyclist I saw today was Mrs kipster, perhaps the few i normally see had the day off. Nice rides in and out of work, new best time on the longer route home, fish and chips for tea.

 

[paul04]

I just beat the rain this morning, just got to work and the heavens opened, In work I had to modify the front plastic chain guard, as it broke a few weeks back when I fell off the bike, and it was catching on the front derailleur.
The ride home was ok, nice and sunny, but the headwind did not help.