Tales from today's commute....

[Drago]

Cold ride in but don't mind that. Feel a bit dizzy and nauseous. Not sure whether to gut it out, or ride back home now while I'm still up to it. Ill see how it goes.

 

[Drago]

Update - did bail out of work early. Felt torrid and would've been a danger to myself and the public.

A very slow ride home and straight to bed.

Feel horrible and dizzy. I'm fine laying down but up and it feels right queasy. Docs tomorrow if no better, though docs is in the next village and ill have to ride there

 

[Spartak]

It was bl##dy freezing this morning & only had track mitts on ! Had to stop twice to attempt to bring some feeling back into my fingers ! Apart from that it was a lovely ride with a cracking sunrise :-)

 

[DCLane]

Ride was fine starting out, on the Lethal Impact bike. 2 miles in, downhill and everything goes all wobbly ... the front wheel's loose

Slowly everything stops safely, but I've no adjustable with me so it's hand-tightened and I take the rest of the ride slowly.

 

[400bhp]

Ride was fine starting out, on the Lethal Impact bike. 2 miles in, downhill and everything goes all wobbly ... the front wheel's loose

Slowly everything stops safely, but I've no adjustable with me so it's hand-tightened and I take the rest of the ride slowly.

I've probably got a spare qr skewer if you want it?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

This morning I noticed I was being followed by the same Pinarello I was following a few days ago, I was on my single-speed but still put in a fairly decent show of ambivalence while keeping a reasonable pace... at least I did until my left foot unclipped well ahead of schedule

I'm fairly sure said Pinarello had no idea I even existed

 

[mangid]

Ride was fine starting out, on the Lethal Impact bike. 2 miles in, downhill and everything goes all wobbly ... the front wheel's loose

Slowly everything stops safely, but I've no adjustable with me so it's hand-tightened and I take the rest of the ride slowly.

You need one of these on your keyring, never leave home without it

 

[DCLane]

I've probably got a spare qr skewer if you want it?

Thanks - it's the old bike so needs an adjustable rather than QR. I'll pick up one later.

 

[BentMikey]

Wingnuts? Who remembers those?

 

[martint235]

Full finger gloves and a jacket out for the first time this autumn. I'm starting to think that the move to a saddlebag from a rucksack also increases the feeling of cold.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Proper Brrrr.
Standard issue Monday drivers a go-go, one of the other cycle commuters was effing and jeffing when he go it, I had two stoopidly close passes from a Range Rover and a Corsa which for a Monday ain't bad.
I probably owe an apology to the chap on the mountain bike that I passed whilst he was crawling up one of the hills, my cheery 'morning' clearly made him jump.
Road works at the work end of the ride almost gone.
And I've got my own legs back and no coughing and excess snotting.

So. All-in-all, a good 'un.

 

[Lee_M]

full winter gear for first time today - nice and toasty, but the BSO feels really lumpy and hard work

and why is everyone so bloody miserable, if I say hi people look at me like i'm weird, then get into the changing rooms at work and its like a morgue.

Youve ridden in to work, your endorphins are shooting around, and you havent had to be on the tube, why so miserable?

 

[400bhp]

It's properly dark now on most of the commute to work (7 am start). 2 or 3 cyclists without lights. Crazy.

 

[ianrauk]

Knee warmers & long finger gloves on for the first time since earlier this year.
But.. was only 5deg when I left this morning so not too bad.

 

[Nortones2]

Wingnuts? Who remembers those?

I remember them! Especially on a borrowed WW2 folding para bike. Wing nut is in the top tube. Lasting impression left.