MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Yep windy windy windy, crawled home tonight. Last commute of the year tomorrow, sad times 
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Left the pub at around 8:30, to say it was windy would be an understatement, probably the hardest ride I have done, was just shy of 11 miles, all headwind. At one point I was going down a hill, that I can easily do 25 mph on, in the lowest gear I had. Oh and it rained quite heavily as well
Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
Ugh, wet and WINDY, missed the worst of the rain thankfully, but no mythical tailwind.
Loads of traffic about, no idea why... but it suited my slow lethargic pace tonight.
Tomorrow will be my last commute (as heading to Suffolk for Xmas with the family).
Friday I'm off work, so a short leisure ride to make up the miles before I head back on Saturday.
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Loads of traffic about, no idea why... but it suited my slow lethargic pace tonight.
Tomorrow will be my last commute (as heading to Suffolk for Xmas with the family).
Friday I'm off work, so a short leisure ride to make up the miles before I head back on Saturday.
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discominer
Senior Member
Wild wind- near high rise flats I was almost blown across the road. Drivers giving me plenty of room was nice to experience (it ain't usual on my commute).
stowie
Legendary Member
If you are travelling where I think you are (C London -> E London) then the A12 southbound is currently shut between Bow and A13 because a water main burst and a hole opened up on the carriage way. All traffic is going off at Bow Roundabout, along Mile End Road and then down Burdett Road to the A13 to get back onto the A12 blackwall approach. It wasn't too bad this morning, but I should imagine later on it was appalling. I believe this closure is for an indeterminate amount of time since the road cannot be opened until it is made good.
Loads of traffic trying their luck on local roads to try to bypass it all probably is causing traffic jams everywhere.
fribbleblib
Well-Known Member
- Location
- New Sarum
Wet, windy, windy and wet.
But I am ten miles fitter and ten miles better off in fuel usage.
Pedestrian walked straight out in front of me, but headwind meant I was probably going slower than walking pace at the time, so slowly diverted around her!
But I am ten miles fitter and ten miles better off in fuel usage.
Pedestrian walked straight out in front of me, but headwind meant I was probably going slower than walking pace at the time, so slowly diverted around her!
Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
Thanks.
Sort of, it's E London -> C London (Tower Hill) -> E London.
I do go along Mile End Road and then down Burdett Road (pass through Bow 4 times a day), so this is good to know, cannot see it being an issue in the mornings though, just at night.
http://app.strava.com/activities/100855489
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stowie
Legendary Member
Not sure if it is going to be fixed within hours or days. The website doesn't mention timescales at all.
This situation would have had me near meltdown when I drove everywhere. Now I use the bicycle I tend to shrug and not worry about it too much. Apparently queues on diversion were so long that it was taking over an hour to get past the closure. I try not to be too smug when I cycle past the queues, but I think I often fail.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Can we swap? Mine was a nice, balmy 38°C, and also with a slight head wind. I think I mislaid 1kg on the way home: I suspect it sweated off.
Of course, in true unpredictable Melbourne fashion, it will be about 30°C tomorrow, and 23 the day after.
Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
Chilly this morning 
Roads weren't too bad.
A12 at Bow Roundabout is closed still, and so numptys abound around that roundabout, some idiot worker has put a traffic diversion sign at the cycle lane entrance on the roundabout, so bikes cannot get into it... Not an issue for me as I normally prefer to take the road than the cycle lane/pavement there anyway.
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Roads weren't too bad.
A12 at Bow Roundabout is closed still, and so numptys abound around that roundabout, some idiot worker has put a traffic diversion sign at the cycle lane entrance on the roundabout, so bikes cannot get into it... Not an issue for me as I normally prefer to take the road than the cycle lane/pavement there anyway.
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MisterStan
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- Location
- Out there somewhere
I was expecting a punishing headwind this morning, thankfully it wasn't as bad as i'd feared!
Origamist
Legendary Member
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
I had my Xmas lunch yesterday and was not on the bike. I saw the forecast and was cursing my luck as I would have taken a detour to pick up that tailwind along the bypass! Looks like next year for a 31mph+ ride along there for me.
Was cold this morning with a light frost and a touch of ice. My nerves were jangled when another cyclist shouted "ice" at me just as I was taking a corner! When the new bike comes, I'll get the ice tyres on - it's not a nice feeling when you get the gentle, audible crunch of frost followed by the scary silence of black ice.
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jagman.2003
Über Member
- Location
- Gloucestershire
Bit chillier this morning. But gave me the perfect layer selection. A good scoot in apart from two minutes of a weird lack of concentration. Overcooked a mini roundabout & had to make emergency manouvere to avoid kerb. Then unclipped half way up a hill..!
Will adjust SPD's when I have five minutes today.
I was looking out for debris on the back lanes. Mainly twigs & branches then, had to dodge a spanner in the road. Looked like it had been around a while. A little rusty & grubby. Probably washed out of a ditch by the rain. Still did the decent thing & picked it up so it didn't do any damage. I could do with another 11mm combination spanner at home...!
Will adjust SPD's when I have five minutes today.
I was looking out for debris on the back lanes. Mainly twigs & branches then, had to dodge a spanner in the road. Looked like it had been around a while. A little rusty & grubby. Probably washed out of a ditch by the rain. Still did the decent thing & picked it up so it didn't do any damage. I could do with another 11mm combination spanner at home...!
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Cold ride in, lots of standing water, snow forecast for tonight!
