Tales from today's commute....

[martinclive]

Creaking from drivetrain sounded like the BB - sounded nasty so popped along to local bike shop..................turns out that not tightening the QR up properly after changing tyres so that the back wheel is loose is not ideal for a quiet drive train!

Thanks to Jason at Townsends in Cambs for the 10 second fix and not making me feel too embarrassed!

 

[gaz]

Bit chilly this morning. Got a flat as I entered Norbury. Took a while to fix it due to cold fingers, broke my tire leavers, couldn't get the glass out and I messed up my disc brake pads putting the wheel back in. Must have had 30 cyclists pass as I was fixing, only 1 stopped to ask during the fix. One of my colleagues stopped just as I put the rear wheel back on.

Slowish ride to the nearest shop to top up air to 100psi.

 

[musa]

Tbh gaz no one stops round here.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

In Coventry this morning at quarter past seven it was cold enough for a winter jacket and cold hands, I'm going to have to dig out my gloves, tonight it had warmed up and I was overheating slogging into the head wind, but at least it stayed dry, like Fossyant I think summer has gone.

 

[paul04]

Just beat the rain this morning, just turned on to the works car park and the heavens opened,
not so lucky on the way home, but had my wet weather gear on + I was nice and warm, a bit of a hard ride home because of the headwind.

I did hear the weather is unsettled for the next few days, then getting better by the weekend

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Left work late, so cut the commute short and got home early.

Windier tonight than this morning but like Coventry was a lot warmer than this morning

 

[HLaB]

The rain came on just as I entered the bike shed looked cold but I needed to fix the wheel and it was off by the time I did so (3mins later) apart from that nothing much happened, except a driver patiently holding back when he could have easily squeeze through

 

[BSRU]

A little colder and much windier this morning, so I put my windproof jacket on but it was just about too warm for it although I didn't feel the cold wind at all.
Cannot be that cold as I am still wearing my summer socks, Endura Coolmax, and my toes were fine.

Fingers crossed the forecast for next week is correct for a change, maybe a warm dry week next week

 

[robjh]

A windy morning after a windy night, and there were bits of branches strewn over the rural bits of my ride. Luckily not much traffic at 7 o'clock, so no trouble dodging round them but I would have been less happy later in the rush hour. Wearing extra layers too, with the leg warmers making their first seasonal appearance.
The wind seemed to be blowing me along at phenomenal speed, but the cycle computer cr*pped out for part of the way so I can't prove it.

 

[fossyant]

Groundhog Day. Same as yesterday, same route into Manchester, then back to my office. Same weather too.

 

[sazzaa]

Today a motorbike sped past me and was way too close. I thought they were on my side

 

[Ciar]

Last nights evening commute was interesting, didn't get caught in the rain, the temperature was up again and nice enough not to worry about the cold, on top of that it was as windy as fook, so windy i got blown sideways twice on burdett road.... which was nice ;-)

 

[HLaB]

A bit fresher this morning and I decided to get some miles in before this afternoon's predicted storm and rode 25.7 miles, nothing special happened except it was a beautiful ride which I enjoyed without building up a sweat. It took a while to warm up but that might have been the head wind and I wasn't in the mood for pushing myself but once I got the tail wind (around 12miles) I was cruising to town

 

[4F]

Epic fail, first time ever I have forgotten my work trousers. Drove in yesterday and thought I had everything for the week, obviously not.... At least I have an office to myself.

 

[HLaB]

Epic fail, first time ever I have forgotten my work trousers. Drove in yesterday and thought I had everything for the week, obviously not.... At least I have an office to myself.

Remembered mine just as I was about to leave the flat; it wouldn't have been the first time I'd forgotten though