Tales from today's commute....

[400bhp]

Mojo gone today. Slow ride in with the rain and my waterproof jacket on. Way home with the waterproof jacket and it was too hot so had to unzip it fully and coast home.

 

[ianrauk]

Very dark, very wet....made for hard going.
Not an enjoyable commute.. just glad it wasn't cold.

 

[kipster]

After not enjoying the club ride on Saturday I really enjoyed the commutes today. This morning was wet and windy but few cars around and this evening, along the unlit country lanes I had my chance to see how the newly purchased Cree light and helmet light did their job. They did alright but weren't helped by the mist but it was nice to actually see the side of the road rather than guess where it is.

While on the evening commute on one dark and unlit country lane a pedestrian on the other side of the road shouted for directions, scared the hell out of me as I hadn't seen him (in dark clothes and no torch etc), had a car behind me so couldn't safely do anything but shout that he was heading the right way.

 

[fossyant]

Gah, another 45 minutes. Still feel knackered now. Loads of cyclists passed me. Took 30 minutes to do a couple of miles, takes 5 on the bike !

 

[MisterStan]

Warm and wet this morning. First full commute for a few days. Great to be back on the bike.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Back to shorts again this morning, very warm again, but still wet. Could have ridden more, but alas work beckoned.

Numpty tried to take me out on a roundabout, but luckily I swerved out of their way, think I scared them as they wouldn't overtake me after that.

Long odds, but if the bloke who was biking between Kilby and Countersthorpe this morning at around 6:45 is on here, you have the best rear light I have ever seen, much brighter than a car rear light, let us know what it is please! I would have asked you, but I couldn't catch you.

 

[Beebo]

Loads of oil or diesel on the roads this morning. Very tricky going through Rotherhithe.
I seems that London's bus fleet all have oil leaks.

 

[jagman.2003]

Steady ride in this morning. Finally gave in & swapped to the winter mountain bike. Nice fresh but damp atmosphere. Quite pleasant with some low mist across the fields.

 

[Frood42]

A light drizzle became rain , but not so much that I needed to stop and put my rain jacket on.
Not too cold once I got warmed up, so not all bad, and only a slight headwind in places.

I finally cleaned my chain and rear mech last night , which really made a difference, I was averaging 15.7mph along the first half of my commute, which is good for me in this weather on the heavy old hybrid (shouldn't have bothered with front suspension, but at least it is lockable).

However as soon as I hit the CS3 towards Barking my average speed plummeted
Strava will probably only give me the high end of 13 mph rather than the 14.1 my GPS device does.
However 1hr 04mins 50secs active aint too bad for the 15.2 miles considering all the stopping and slowing down I have to do along the CS3 (so can't complain too much).

The rain is supposed to clear today, so hopefully my feet won't get so wet on the return, and that my clothes have dried on the radiator by then as well...

 

[GrasB]

Gah, another 45 minutes. Still feel knackered now. Loads of cyclists passed me. Took 30 minutes to do a couple of miles, takes 5 on the bike !

Get a motorbike?

 

[potsy]

Gah, another 45 minutes. Still feel knackered now. Loads of cyclists passed me. Took 30 minutes to do a couple of miles, takes 5 on the bike !

I don't think you will hold out til Friday

 

[Ace Ventura]

Dirty morning. Rain didn't let up until nearly at work. Park people at Clapham Common still haven't cleared fallen trees from the winds last Monday so the footpath is completely blocked...road bikes are fairly naff on mud I've found.. Work still haven't opened the new showers, so people had a 25 min queue to have one...in wet clothes = cranky staff.

Looking forward to the ride home- clothes should still be wet through

 

[HLaB]

Lol, timed that right last night (about time I had some good Kharma). Popped to a LBS to get a 1/8inch chain, I had checked if they had one and they confirmed they did only to find that they didn't when I got there. Never mind they're friends of mine and I enjoyed the banter and headed to Hellfrauds. At Hellfrauds I decided to buy a quicklink as well as a chain; good call before I was out of their car park the half link that was holding my chain together popped, put it back in hoping to nurse the bike home and put the new chain on there. It popped again in the exact same spot and I decided to fit the quicklink.

 

[400bhp]

Mojo gone today. Slow ride in with the rain and my waterproof jacket on. Way home with the waterproof jacket and it was too hot so had to unzip it fully and coast home.

Mojo still not returned but a better than yesterday.

Let's see what the way home brings.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

The sun is shining in the Sky
there aint a cloud in sight
its stop raining