Tales from today's commute....

[Shut Up Legs]

Very Autumnal my commute was, today, about 11°C on my ride home, and thanks to the complete lack of insulation in the house I'm currently occupying it was the same temperature in there, too . I'm still enjoying the contrast from the overly-long Summer we had, though...

 

[Lyrical]

[QUOTE 2453085, member: 1314"]Good to be back! CS innit. Clapham Common Southside. [/quote]

Yes bruv, now I know what I'm looking out for when scalping along CS7

Saying that, yesterday on the way home -- Cammer wearing sleeveless top on a Trek - that any of you? He was pretty fast, I'm not sure if it's the famed "Trek guy"

 

[Biscuit]

christ my legs would just not work this morning !
and the wind is back again !

I know!! I noticed it just after I got to Haverhill. Suddenly flatness occurs in all directions and the wind robs me of every pedal stroke.

 

[HLaB]

The forecast today is the same as its been the last few days (bright start, strong west to south westardly in the morning and bucket at night ). So I decided to make the most of the good weather and headed down to Washinley and over its drag then got blown into town.
Edit: I was a bit earlier than normal as I had an internal meeting at 9am but that meant the roads were a wee bit quieter and the wild life was out; the very young deer was particularly nice

 

[Supersuperleeds]

The local councils are kindly resurfacing my morning route for me, everyday another section of road is down to 10mph and covered in loose chippings. Today's route it was a two mile stretch on which I appeared to be the first to use it, not fun going uphill with a headwind and sliding about, I certainly knew I had been for a ride by the time I got to work.

 

[lejogger]

Tired commute this morning after a 100mile club run on Sunday and 90 minutes of footy last night. (plus a cycle to the pub and back )

Saw two regular commuters ahead of me, the first rides a Boardman Hybrid, and the second on a Boardman Alloy road bike ... seeing as I was on the Boardman Carbon, it was only right that the hierarchy was maintained, so I blasted past them both!

 

[BSRU]

Please let us know, I can't decide whether or not to go for disc brakes on my next commuter

Lots of rain and the disc brakes perform the same as when it's dry

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Lots of rain and the disc brakes perform the same as when it's dry

Cheers

 

[ianrauk]

Would never go back to rim brakes on a commuting bike.
OK, with perfectly set up rim brakes they can do a good job in the wet, but just not as good or assured as disc brakes. Not only that, it saves me having to fork out on brake pads every couple of months (disc brake pads last a year) and also new wheels (rims last me about 18 months)

 

[Matthew_T]

Windy commute in to college. Was a little bit late as a result but I think it was a late start by everyone anyway. Was only in till 3 and then had a nice tailwind home. Set a PR on Strava but that was pretty much it.
Very uneventful day.

 

[Hip Priest]

Pretty humdrum commute. My bottom bracket has gone from having a 'bit of play' in it, to rocking from side to side alarmingly. I need to change it, but I can't get the flipping thing off.

 

[kipster]

Forgot that on part of the longer commute the road turns into a lake anytime it rains so very wet shoes, socks and legs now. Chain also came off the big cog at the front, will have to check that out later this evening.

 

[potsy]

Weather OK both ways today, that's a bonus, had a little chat with a fellow commuter as we were filtering through the traffic in Cheadle, he was slightly quicker than me but was rubbish at clipping in so I kept getting back in front

Quick nod at @fossyant too

 

[fossyant]

Braver that me is @potsy, HE HAD HIS ARMS OUT. Long sleve base and top for me.

 

[400bhp]

Weather OK both ways today, that's a bonus, had a little chat with a fellow commuter as we were filtering through the traffic in Cheadle, he was slightly quicker than me but was rubbish at clipping in so I kept getting back in front

Quick nod at @fossyant too

Aren't they all..