Tales from today's commute....

[MisterStan]

My commute went like this.

Start, stop, start, stop, stop more, start a little, crawl, crawl....yadda yadda for an hour before finally pulling up at work to pay £2.30 to park ! Why do people do this for a 6 mile drive ?

Get them plums rested mate and you won't have to worry about this next year.

 

[HLaB]

Expecting Armageddon this morning but wok up to beatiful blue skies and light winds

 

[MisterStan]

I am ashamed of my bike this week - the Busway is so filthy it is unbelieveable. Even with full guards the bike is covered in grit/muck.
As per Ian's note above, blue skies and sun by the time I got to Cambridge. Lovely morning for a ride.

 

[fossyant]

Get them plums rested mate and you won't have to worry about this next year.

I flippin hope so !! More flippin winter kit than Santa and his sleigh, and I can't ride.

 

[ianrauk]

I am ashamed of my bike this week - the Busway is so filthy it is unbelieveable. Even with full guards the bike is covered in grit/muck.
As per Ian's note above, blue skies and sun by the time I got to Cambridge. Lovely morning for a ride.

I gave my bike a through clean on Sunday.
It was looking lovely... not no more....

 

[HLaB]

Roads are still very wet though and there's more expected rain for the commute home.

I'm not surprised after last night I popped out for a ride and didn't even get 20miles before it turned mild and started to spit. Once I turned to go north it was that constant misty 'sticky' rain; thats the wettest I've been for a while.

 

[MisterStan]

I gave my bike a through clean on Sunday.
It was looking lovely... not no more....

Ditto, she's getting stripped down to the frame this weekend, new chain, cassette and BB going on and a detail clean of all components. No commuting for me next week, so will be using the best bike for a couple of none commuting rides which means I can take my time over it.

 

[fossyant]

Gave the car a good clean and hoover out at weekend. Lovely and shiney. Not any more !

Oh bugger, wrong forum !

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Expecting Armageddon this morning but wok up to beatiful blue skies and light winds

Same here the I wouldn't have said the wind was light, but much lighter than I was expecting. The forecast for me tonight is 10 miles of torrential rain and 26 mph headwind, this will be after downing a few pints with my new boss. Plus side is the weather this morning means I knocked a good chunk of the target off.

 

[potsy]

Brinny ?

Surprisingly no, Stockport just before brinksway.
I think it was more a case of showing off in front of his girlfriends

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I gave my bike a through clean on Sunday.
It was looking lovely... not no more....

I had to mickle my chain last night, despite the bike getting a thorough (for me) cleaning at the weekend. I didn't bother cleaning the frame, all that mud will protect it

 

[Frood42]

No rain this morning, but the chilly wind is back... roads wet and greasy still, but other than that not a bad ride into work.

How do the PCSO's and the Police keep those yellow coats/jackets so clean?
The roads are greasy and dirty and make a mess of everything...

Still seeing officers out at Bow Roundabout, and Ilford Hill/Chapel Road, but most of the time I am out too early to see them in the mornings...

We could really do with some of them lined up along Mile End Road (Bow roundabout to Mile End station), with some on motorbikes, to stop the dangerous speeding undertakers that ruin that bit of road...
.

 

[ianrauk]

No rain this morning, but the chilly wind is back... roads wet and greasy still, but other than that not a bad ride into work.

How do the PCSO's and the Police keep those yellow coats/jackets so clean?
The roads are greasy and dirty and make a mess of everything...

Still seeing officers out at Bow Roundabout, and Ilford Hill/Chapel Road, but most of the time I am out too early to see them in the mornings...

We could really do with some of them lined up along Mile End Road (Bow roundabout to Mile End station), with some on motorbikes, to stop the dangerous speeding undertakers that ruin that bit of road...
.

Yup, also still seeing plastic cops looking very bored on junctions. How do they keep their hi-viz jackets so clean? By doing bugger all all day, that's how.

 

[HLaB]

Same here the I wouldn't have said the wind was light, but much lighter than I was expecting. The forecast for me tonight is 10 miles of torrential rain and 26 mph headwind, this will be after downing a few pints with my new boss. Plus side is the weather this morning means I knocked a good chunk of the target off.

When I last looked it was to be blowy here tonight but only light rain till 9pm, mind you it said that last night and I was drenched!

 

[BSRU]

When I was out in the dark countryside this morning, looking in my mirror I noticed a white light reflecting of the wet road surface behind me.
I looked behind to see the white light on the road but no sign of a bike, it must be the Wiltshire headless avenger lone ranger ghost night rider.
But no it turned out to be just moonlight reflecting of the road