Tales from today's commute....

[HLaB]

That's my riding finished for the year. Got three days commute next week as in hospital Monday for scans, so I recon it's safer to pack in now and I may end up with intact undercarriage. Mileage won't be reached by a considerable distance. All my clothing is now away in drawers. Bugger.

Best of Luck

 

[paul04]

That's my riding finished for the year. Got three days commute next week as in hospital Monday for scans, so I recon it's safer to pack in now and I may end up with intact undercarriage. Mileage won't be reached by a considerable distance. All my clothing is now away in drawers. Bugger.

Hope everything goes ok with the scans.

 

[paul04]

Nice and quiet on the roads this morning, only seen a handful of cars, I did see a cyclist with his lights on, but its just a pity they was riding on the pavement.

The ride home was some what scary to say the least, as the wind had picked up, a strong headwind made it hard going, and was hit a couple of times by cross wind

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Been an awful month for me too, was laid up off work with full blown flu for 10 days in November and then I staggered back in for my lighter of my two week rotas and just managed to work. Got back on my bike one day the following week and once this week. Been on holiday the rest of this week and started Christmas shopping, and now I have a streaming cold/temperature and headaches. My legs have given up the ghost and the get fit campaign will have to start all over again. Next week I have 5 x 7am starts and it will be pandemonium so I'm not sure I can ride as well leaving home 6am. How come fitness disappears in a month when it takes months to claw back?!

Dunno,I must have had flu,also.I have improved trmendously from commute 193 where I felt ill and was throwing up on the return.Plus last night I pumped my tyres up to the max and went like a rocket today.Today was commute 196 of the year.

Ok,but it was raining coming back on today's commute.Was fine till I got to Henniker Point where the fun began.Car swerved at me from the other side of the road and I thought he was crossing in front of me gave me a fright for a second,esp as it was raining also.Then he flashed his lights.I can only guess my lights confused him although they have failed to do this with the other three million motorists in London.I have a suspicion he'd been smoking too much pot. and this had fecked his eyes up.Then after this I get to Harrow Green and hit a bottle which goes "pop",waiting for my front tyre to go down but nothing happens.

Think I will be ok for the last nine commutes (fitness wise) but im running into too many comedians at the moment who have been on the Sherry.

 

[simon the viking]

Yesterday evenings commute was interesting, Missed my footing on the stairs at work whilst coming down them wearing SPD shoes and carrying empty boxes (it was 5 minutes to home time and I'd changed) and managed twist my ankle a bit ..... It went quite numb for the ride home which took 15 minutes longer than normal due to high winds and aforementioned affliction....

Ankle still a bit painful and suitably blue (bruising) off till tuesday so should be up to commuting then but might try a short ride tomorrow (monday)

 

[HLaB]

Yesterday evenings commute was interesting, Missed my footing on the stairs at work whilst coming down them wearing SPD shoes and carrying empty boxes (it was 5 minutes to home time and I'd changed) and managed twist my ankle a bit ..... It went quite numb for the ride home which took 15 minutes longer than normal due to high winds and aforementioned affliction....

Ankle still a bit painful and suitably blue (bruising) off till tuesday so should be up to commuting then but might try a short ride tomorrow (monday)

Not good :-( I hope you heal fast!

 

[simon the viking]

Not good :-( I hope you heal fast!

Cheers but Spd shoes+stairs+rushing = own stupid fault.... I did my ankle good and proper about 20 years ago couldn't put the foot down for a fortnight and foot was black and blue... I think that left it a bit weak

Its a bit achy bit should be okay in a day or 2.... I'm sure lots of people on C.C have worse injuries at present though

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Cheers but Spd shoes+stairs+rushing = own stupid fault.... I did my ankle good and proper about 20 years ago couldn't put the foot down for a fortnight and foot was black and blue... I think that left it a bit weak

Its a bit achy bit should be okay in a day or 2.... I'm sure lots of people on C.C have worse injuries at present though

Nope I haven't.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Too windy and too warm! its december!

 

[BSRU]

+13.2 celcius when left this morning, very windy with some sharp shows but great for riding in, I was nice and dry by the time I arrived at work

 

[Gains84]

Ill second that, almost had to stop and de-layer a bit on my way in i was over heating so much! Crazy temperatures!!

 

[potsy]

 

[MisterStan]

Very mild this morning, I seem to remember it was like this last year too? Does that mean that we have the winter from hell to look forward to in the New Year again?

 

[ManiaMuse]

Winter jacket hasn't come out this year yet. Have been wearing shorts and short-sleeved tops most of the time.

Only concession I have made is full length gloves, although I was thinking they might have been a bit excessive this morning.

 

[Beebo]

today was mostly - eeeuuurrrrgghhh!!!!