Tales from today's commute....

[mangid]

Wow windy this morning!
most a tail wind! I will pay for that going home!

Err, don't you come into Cambridge in the mornings? Twas mostly side/head (SW) along the busway. Wind is changing this afternoon, NW, so headwind home, and tail(ish) for me depending on extension I take :-)

Family on Tandem were struggling this morning, both had heads down, twas a real slog between Longstanton and Westwick.

 

[HLaB]

Mornin' all. I've decided to join the CC Commute Club! Luckily i'm on the south coast so not much wind, just very cold today.

Recently noticed a lot of people putting their hands in their pockets whilst cycling along recently.. it's flippin' scary to watch. Saw 3 today, got stuck behind two different people doing it down bus lanes, swirving all over the place! Really hard to get past them.

Also got cut up by some arse desperate to overtake on the infamous new cycle path at the end of my commute:
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43HjAEDp8W0

Welcome to the club

That gradual swerve over a painted lane will always happen, especially with vans/ ambulances when they might be carrying a load/patient in the back that they don't want bouncing all over the place

 

[HLaB]

Err, don't you come into Cambridge in the mornings? Twas mostly side/head (SW) along the busway. Wind is changing this afternoon, NW, so headwind home, and tail(ish) for me depending on extension I take :-)

Family on Tandem were struggling this morning, both had heads down, twas a real slog between Longstanton and Westwick.

I only cycled a mile or two west before turning for a tail wind; it didn't seem that bad though.

 

[Beebo]

Recently noticed a lot of people putting their hands in their pockets whilst cycling along recently.. it's flippin' scary to watch.

Yep, seen that, it would be much easier to get some gloves rather than cycle with your hands in pockets.

 

[Frood42]

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43HjAEDp8W0[/quote]
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WTF is that...???!!???

What is it with road designers?
Burn it off the road! Burn it off now!
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[Frood42]

Mornin' all. I've decided to join the CC Commute Club!

 

[robjh]

Windy in the Midlands - 40 mph gusts according to met office, and it felt like it. Where I had the wind right behind me it was a great ride, but crosswinds were a different story, twice I felt myself wobbling and pulled into the verge, with impatient motor vehicles behind me. Went slowly and carefully after that.

 

[fossyant]

Wind wasn't too bad as I set off, but it was definately picking up as the ride in continued. Slow one for me as I'm suffering with 'post operative pain' in the saddle department.

Here is hoping for a 70 mph tail wind home (watch it change direction).

 

[sazzaa]

Took the car in today, gusts up to 80mph. Still saw 3 or 4 people cycling into work, giving it death. Mentalists.

 

[Frood42]

Last nights commute wasn't bad, wearing the wind/waterproof is getting to be a problem, as while it keeps me quite warm on the first half of the commute, once the sweat has built up it can make the second half of the commute uncomfortable as it cools my core down too much... shall have to think about that.

Although there have been some very inconsiderate drivers out there recently, not a problem for me, but they have been a problem for other road users, and have been blocking up lanes, very rude of them, but more filtering opportunities for me
So much fun to be had filtering traffic and overtaking drivers, and laughing as they are left behind to stew in a queue (sorry, but you do it to yourselves).
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[Supersuperleeds]

Very very windy, one of the hardest rides to work I have done, first bit of headwind took all my energy, so when I did get a tailwind I couldn't take advantage of it, still did 43 miles but was shattered when I got off the bike.

 

[ianrauk]

Was very cold and blustery this morning. Thankfully no rain though it's due later apparently.
I also saw a family on a tandem on my commute this morning. Father and little lady. I said you look like you are having fun. She said she was bless her. And it did look jolly good fun. We then had a little pretend race.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Last nights commute wasn't bad, wearing the wind/waterproof is getting to be a problem, as while it keeps me quite warm on the first half of the commute, once the sweat has built up it can make the second half of the commute uncomfortable as it cools my core down too much... shall have to think about that.

Although there have been some very inconsiderate drivers out there recently, not a problem for me, but they have been a problem for other road users, and have been blocking up lanes, very rude of them, but more filtering opportunities for me
So much fun to be had filtering traffic and overtaking drivers, and laughing as they are left behind to stew in a queue (sorry, but you do it to yourselves).
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Try wearing a merino base layer, it will wick the sweat away from the body so you shouldn't get the cooling down effect.

 

[James Ots]

My commute is only 2.5km so the wind didn't make a whole lot of difference to my time, though along one straight I was about 10mph slower than usual. On the plus side, Mr White Van Man gave me loads of room as I wobbled around in the sidewinds. And the weather forecast for the ride home has been downgraded from 25mph headwinds and heavy rain to 15mph headwinds and no rain.

 

[mangid]

I only cycled a mile or two west before turning for a tail wind; it didn't seem that bad though.

Gusting towards 40Knots down here in Cambridge, 20Knots average.

The Longstanton Westwick stretch of the busway is quite open, and slowly turns S, can be really hard.

There's a dad and daughter who commute in to Cambridge from Willingham (?) along there in all weathers. Used to be dad and 2 daughters on a Tridam (?), but eldest now makes her own way I think, so down 33% on power ;-).