Tales from today's commute....

[Stephen C]

Interesting commute last night, left Xmas party at 11:30 and headed into the mist, everything was eerily quiet and I got soaked but enjoyable none the less! Very enjoyable commute this morning, stopped at a red light just after it had changed and got told by an old man I should've gone for it, told him I needed the rest!

 

[BSRU]

Had an encounter with an illegal electrically assisted bike this morning, I gathered it was illegal due to not being able to close the gap up a small drag despite me doing 20mph and the other rider not really pedalling. I need to put some proper effort in to bridge the gap, only for the rider to ride onto the pavement at a pedestrian crossing as I neared him.
So in the past few days I have seen an illegal electrically assisted bike and also a bike with a internal combustion engine. With no police around their probably not going to be caught unless they have an accident.

 

[paul04]

Set off early this morning 6am (had a few jobs that needed doing 1st thing)
nice and quiet on the roads, 3 ninjas on the way to work, over took one who even had headphones on (I could even here the music he was listening to as I cycled past)

On the way home and it was very windy out, 3 quarters of the way home I had a tail wind (even got second place on a strava segment, 25mph on the MTB at one point

But all good things must come to a end, yes 7 mph was the best I could get for the last 1/4 of the way home

 

[Black Country Ste]

Almost left hooked this morning but the driver woke up and stopped. Poor overtake on the way home. He left about three feet but too quickly for the conditions with nothing coming the other way, needlessly swerved in to take the next speed cushion. I called out, he stopped, getting out to give me a load of threatening verbal as I turned round to get away from him. I don't need another of those, thanks.

One absolutely superb overtake later on.

 

[Stevie Mcluskey]

Dire Journey home uphill and into the wind. Beat the worst of it i think as its now blowing a gale and lashing down in East Kilbride now as i write. Think it may be an early check for tomorrow mornings journey

 

[bikingdad90]

Interesting commute home with the rubbish btwin slicks on (running into ground before new rims and tyres) greasy roads and a strong side wind that only decided blow at roundabouts making turning a challenge or in the built up areas where it was pushing me sideways in to traffic as I was trying to filter. Had to stop and wait for wind to stop occasionally as I couldn't counter balance any more.

No Strava records for me just a bruise on my leg from where I pushed off and foot slipped and hit frame while bike stayed put because of the grease.

 

[400bhp]

weeeeeeeeee

windyyyyyyyyyyy

I came back the way I knew I'd have a tailwind for a fair way. Avg 27mph over 1.6 miles just following the flow of traffic and actually having to brake and slow down-blasted slow cars.

 

[MisterStan]

That was fun! Tomorrow morning is going to be a bitch though....

 

[gaz]

Gusting head wind of 30mph FEEEEECK!

 

[ianrauk]

Like what others have said.. WIIIIIINNNDDDD!!!!

 

[BSRU]

Seems the electrically assisted bike rider I saw this morning was wearing a Sony helmet camera and his front light was set to dazzle.
Also my first electrically assisted bike of the year

 

[Hacienda71]

Brisk tailwind tonight. Wanted to get a 25 mph average for the 10 miles, the Garmin said 25 mph but Strava says 24.5.
Anyway I'm sticking with the Garmin data. Averaged 31.5 along the A34 Alderley bypass for 3 miles

 

[fossyant]

You'll be crawling to work tomorrow @Hacienda71

 

[Hacienda71]

You'll be crawling to work tomorrow @Hacienda71

Wasn't too bad on the way in up Oak road despite a major 20 plus mph headwind at lunch time. Only lost about 3mph

 

[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.