Tales from today's commute....

[.stu]

Crossed the river using the footbridge this morning and when I got to the other side I found the path was flooded. It's a 2 mile round-trip back to the main bridge and there was a bin sticking out of the water which indicated the water was only about 6 inches deep, so I chanced it and unclipped my feet and slowly coasted through to the other side. I was a bit nervous about cycling through a flooded river but it was only a couple of metres. Five minutes later the heavens opened and the wind began to howl... Gonna take the road bridge home but there should be a good tailwind all the way home

 

[GrasB]

Hope you're feeling better soon ! How was the tree ?

I'll assume no longer present having been chopped into small pieces

 

[Hacienda71]

I expect to see a 25mph average

http://www.strava.com/activities/103737736

 

[fossyant]

http://www.strava.com/activities/103737736

Windy !!!

 

[Hacienda71]

If it was SE rather than SW I reckon 26 to 27 would have been possible. Got to love a tailwind

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Great ride home despite the dreadful wind with @martinclive, we had been chatting so much, we ran out of road! I did feel for him though cause his left turn when we spilt up was straight into the wind, and it was awful,
cheers for the company Martin, got home much earlier!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Windy !!!

and downhill

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Headwind and rain made for a slow and hard ride.

 

[apc]

Tough SW head wind for majority of journey today. Tough going...

 

[User28924]

Only been commuting for a few weeks now (Christmas temp), 15 miles each way, with my last day tomorrow. Enjoyed pretty much every ride, despite the recent constant hideous wind which resulted in the way home always being a massive slog (especially riding ss). Yesterday however, a puncture on the way in, didn't get the chain tension right after the repair, threw the chain on the way home, then hit the biggest **********ing pothole I've ever seen. Was surprised the front wheel didn't buckle. Horrific.

 

[martinclive]

Great ride home despite the dreadful wind with @martinclive, we had been chatting so much, we ran out of road! I did feel for him though cause his left turn when we spilt up was straight into the wind, and it was awful,
cheers for the company Martin, got home much earlier!

+1 to all of that!

 

[BSRU]

First commute of 2014 and a lovely easy 53km ride in. A couple of small downpours but it is quite warm and my windproof gear did it's job, kept me warm even when soaked.
Only problem with it being so "warm" is the radiators at work are off, so damp gear later this afternoon me thinks.

 

[fossyant]

1st Day back since mid December. Felt OK. Windy though and damp. Took a slight diversion which only added an extra 1/2 mile - looking for more, so need to add on a longer loop towards the end of my commute.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Was very warm, no rain (though the roads are very wet) and either I am getting used to it or the wind wasn't to bad either. Still was hard work, probably a combination of yesterdays ride and the fact that the tyres I am on haven't had a pump attached to them since June!

 

[ianrauk]

Cold, windy and wet in SE Londinium.. vile weather. Great start to 2014's commute....not
Thing is.. we now have sunshine and blue skies.
This mornings tailwind is going to make for a tough commute home tonight.
And tomorrow's forecast is for the same.
Oh well, just have to get on with it.

On another note, I was surprised at the amount of commuting cyclists I saw this morning. Maybe new bike for Christmas syndrome.