Tales from today's commute....

[glenn forger]

I always double up Ian, one steady, one flashing, cheap as chips:

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/c/q/lights/phaart_lights

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Not as bad as last year.
We have had half the rainy days compared to last year.

I must be unlucky, as its rained more on me this year than the last 3!
But I must keep it in perspective, out of say 220 days of commuting by bike each year its about 20 days of rainy journeys, so not bad overall.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Today, Cambridge as at absolute grid lock at 5.20 pm, to say I smug going thru the traffic on the bike was an understatement,
days that today make the hard work so worth while!

 

[ianrauk]

I always double up Ian, one steady, one flashing, cheap as chips:

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/c/q/lights/phaart_lights

That is my usual way, but not got out the full winter light set up yet.
Usually 2 Hope Vision 1's on the front.

 

[potsy]

That is my usual way, but not got out the full winter light set up yet.
Usually 2 Hope Vision 1's on the front.

Rookie mistake

 

[400bhp]

Looks like a strong headwind there and back tomorrow

 

[HLaB]

The path of least resistance again for me to minimize brown trouser moments

 

[Deleted member 1258]

That is my usual way, but not got out the full winter light set up yet.
Usually 2 Hope Vision 1's on the front.

I've just got organized with a full set on the bike, one set flashing and one set solid.

 

[Spartak]

Rode my newly purchased Spesh Rockhopper to work today, which although heavy going on the road, performed superbly along the Ashton - Pill track

 

[mangid]

Foggy here in Cambridge, and chilly, Exposure Blaze failed on me. I'm suspecting it's not quite as waterproof as claimed, it got soaked Sunday/Monday. Fortunately checked not too far into ride and got backup Fibre Flare out.

NorthWave GoreTex boots worked well, although they failed in 3 hours of torrential rain on Sunday

 

[Gains84]

Quiet ride in today with none of the fog that was forecast, just finished stitching up the holes in my stuff from yesterdays off...apart from my knee im trying to not look at that!lol

 

[Frood42]

Cold wet slog this morning, with a bit of mist thrown in.

Was wearing my windproof jacket and a fleece on my top half (shorts still, but starting to get colder), which was fine at the beginning, but on the return loop of my 30 mile journey the sweat soaked fleece did rather cool me down too much, and the sweat was dripping out of the ends of the windproof jacket, so my gloves got soaked too.

Still, can't complain too much, still better than being in the car, and then there is the large Hot Chocolate at the other end.

Had one numpty who was signalling for me to get over to the left, despite the fact there was a second EMPTY lane for him to use and I was coming up to a parked up road sweeper that I needed to pass that was in the CS2 marked area.

Is his brain going to overload or melt if he has to turn a steering wheel to get around me while I am negotiating an obstacle? Are these people incapable of looking beyond the bonnet and planning for obstacles up ahead on the road? Was he so outraged about a cyclist using the road that he did not see the big road sweeper vehicle with the warning stripe paint on the back? Do they not know "Mirror - Signal - Mirror - Manouvere" so that they can move into the EMPTY and CLEAR second lane that is available?

 

[HLaB]

A bit misty here this morning, it seemed a white out but thats probably because I was wearing glasses (and on the positive, despite the lack of visibility no one came into the back of me, maybe they just done that simple thing). I had the typical WVM driving completely in the cycle lane despite it being quite a small when a artic previously wasnt'. Thankfully I timed it right with the Artic (braked a bit), so I never actually had to undertake it in the cycle lane but in a large bus bay.

The first bit of my route is off road but with the weather changing (2nd off road part narrower and covered in leaves) I think I'm going to have to modify my route to get on road sooner.

 

[HLaB]

Just a short 6 and a bit miles for me, I was tempted to go further but I'd deliberately went for milk at lunchtime so I couldn't, its a self enforced rest night of a sort. Its good to have that urge back though :-)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Blimey, that was hard work, wind has come back and the rain this afternoon made the cycle paths interesting with the wet leaves.