Tales from today's commute....

[kevin_cambs_uk]

+1 to that (though @MisterStan did call me a wimp for taking the car!) Kudos to him though - just seen his Strava trace and he did ride this morning

He has put me to shame !
well done that man !

 

[ianrauk]

Just got through the door at home and it started to rain.... Gods are smiling on me today.
Very bleedin' muggy out there.

Oh yes, and blew someone away with a bit of SCR on Bromley Hill...luv it.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Very hard work tonight, just couldn't get going, at least it was dry, but the wind couldn't decide which way to play and seemed to spend the majority of the ride riding against it.

 

[ianrauk]

Very hard work tonight, just couldn't get going, at least it was dry, but the wind couldn't decide which way to play and seemed to spend the majority of the ride riding against it.

The wind has dropped in Londinium thank gawd..

 

[fossyant]

Pulling on soggy shorts and socks that have been in your panniers all day isn't pleasant. Down side of not being in my office when its been wet, can't dry anything.

 

[HLaB]

Got out to a p'ture tonight, it was the club training but after that I wasn't in the mood. Fixed it and would have still made but as I said I wasn't in the mood, other than that it was a pretty quiet ride.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Pulling on soggy shorts and socks that have been in your panniers all day isn't pleasant. Down side of not being in my office when its been wet, can't dry anything.

I took spare kit with me today as I didn't want the hassle of trying to dry my kit.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

For the first time in months I rode in with a rucksack today, took dry gear incase I couldn't get the morning stuff comfortably dry enough. Amazingly, without really going for it, it was my second quickest mph of the year for a morning commute !. I need 50.5 miles tomorrow to break the 4000 miles year to date mark, well pleased with this

 

[GrumpyGregry]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that any man in possession of a vehicle in Sussex upon which the words 'Highway Maintenance' are inscribed with be an utter ****.

(with apologies to any who work in Highway Maintenance who aren't)

 

[simon the viking]

Took the car for the first time in weeks and got caught in the aftermath of this......
http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/News/Traffic-tailbacks-after-two-car-smash-20130723172442.htm

Only held up for 10-15 mins.... but on bike I would held up for 0 mins as would have gone a different cycle path route

 

[martint235]

So is there a better way to start a day than zipping past Selhurst station at 30mph? There sure is, zipping past Selhurst station at 30mph on Lelly!!! Just trying out the rig for next week to make sure no small adjustments need to be made. An absolutely joy to ride to work.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

After struggling last night, positively flew to work this morning. Big thanks to the roadie who towed me for a good 3 to 4 miles, I caught him quite easily, but I had to work very hard to stay with him, got my average way higher than normal.

 

[G3CWI]

Too tired to cycle in today. Hangs head in shame.

 

[MickL]

Too tired to cycle in today. Hangs head in shame.

No Shame, I felt the same plus I pulled my back this morning somehow so took the car.

 

[BSRU]

Been taking the mickey out of the Mrs. for having a "cold" on the hottest days of the year, payback time today as I now have it.
Managed 53.5km this morning but average down by 2kph and it felt like it as well .
Will have an easy ride home and hopefully back to 100% tomorrow.