Tales from today's commute....

[potsy]

Diesel. Huge spill Westbound A560 from Councillor Lane in Cheadle through to Longley Lane in Wythenshawe. Left turn Lane into Councillor Lane was deadly - no two wheeles were getting round that. Had the back end step out on a straight section. There is nothing worse than the strong smell of diesel and wet roads. Pharp !

Cheers for that, will avoid later and go via Didsbury road.

Seems to be roadworks everywhere at the moment, Stockport's turned into a filtering battle again near Asda now that they have put a million cones down and shut off my little cut thoughs

 

[fimm]

Came across the aftermath of a crash on the way home yesterday. Got an idea something was up when a police car with its blue lights going overtook all the traffic waiting at the level crossing (there are ways round, but waiting is faster once you are there). Came across the crash further down the road - several ambulances there as well as police.

 

[paul04]

very mild weather this morning, which made a pleasant ride into work, but not so lucky on the way home,
as the rain started, but had my full wet weather gear on

 

[ianrauk]

Got home just before the heavens opened...phew, very lucky. Tipping it down now.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Avoided the rain both ways today

 

[Origamist]

Wet, warm and slow (sounds like a porno).

 

[fossyant]

Total gridlock in Stockport town centre. Hissing it down with rain. Glad to be on the bike. Still rather warm and was running just under boiling point when I got home. Flung off the waterproof pronto, and went back outside. Heating on and the oven was too much.

 

[DCLane]

Wet evening in Leeds, misty too - with lots of queueing cars and a few close passes when they were moving.

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Wet evening in Leeds, misty too - with lots of queueing cars and a few close passes when they were moving.

I hope you nicked them.

 

[potsy]

Total gridlock in Stockport town centre. Hissing it down with rain. Glad to be on the bike. Still rather warm and was running just under boiling point when I got home. Flung off the waterproof pronto, and went back outside. Heating on and the oven was too much.

Dry by the time I came home

 

[HLaB]

As usual the forecasted Armageddon didn't come (when will I ever learn); there was a wee bit heavy rain in the early afternoon and it was dry for the pm commute. So I went for a wee leisurely ride after crawling through town and then went to a budget supermarket (Lidl) and bought a compression running base layer which should be fine for the bike

 

[martint235]

There's some very slow roadies out there

Bit wet in SE London this morning but other than that a pretty good ride in. Starting to love the new bike, got rid of the GPS, just a little Cateye now. No changing gears, just pedal, don't pedal, pedal, don't pedal. All change on Monday when it will be pedal, pedal, pedal.

 

[Spartak]

Total gridlock in Stockport town centre. Hissing it down with rain. Glad to be on the bike. Still rather warm and was running just under boiling point when I got home. Flung off the waterproof pronto, and went back outside. Heating on and the oven was too much.

I've only ever been to Stockport once ..... it was total gridlock & hissing down then as well

 

[apb]

The council is slowly turn my commute into an assault course.

 

[BSRU]

Oh dear, tried to take it easy but tempted into some SCR when I saw another cyclist going up a 1.8km drag I often cycle.
He's on a nice looking Trek road bike and me on the Genesis Croix de Fer with panniers loaded.
Basically uphill for a third about 8%, then downhill for a third, then finally the last third is uphill 6%, overall average gradient of 4%.
Caught them on the 8% part, exchanged greetings as I went past as I have seem him a few times going the other way.
Turns out my time for the 1.8km section is only 9 seconds slower than my best time on the road bike.
Just shows the difference having someone to chance/be chanced by can make.