Tales from today's commute....

[Beebo]

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.

I thought it was quite warm for January. But I agree with the wet and windy bit.
Last Friday was worse.

 

[Andrew_P]

Was biblical rain and wind for me at 6.45am, added almost a mile with flood diversions. Three times I had entered a flooded section before any cars in the middle of the road to have a twonk enter the other side in a car and come blasting through, I could have surfed my way back on the waves. Unbelievable!

 

[Frood42]

First commute and bike ride of the new year.
Wet and windy in places.

Starting off the year slowly (a short 11 mile ride which took 57mins).

Lovely weather out the office window at the moment, pity about the forecast for later, which is telling me I will be getting a bit wet...
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[GrasB]

Windy & slow commute to work. Was oddly cold once moving. Still I managed to avoid the rain. I just wish it would get proper cold!

 

[Glow worm]

My lovely better half bought me a nice high viz, wind proof jacket which I wore today for the first commute of the year and blimey I was warm after a few miles! . Reckon I'll have to save it for frosty days only and hope she won't be offended.

Enjoyed blasting past the usual lengthy traffic queues at Quy roundabout

 

[potsy]

Mainly light shower/heavy shower, light shower/heavy shower repeat for 10 miles

 

[MrGrumpy]

First ride of 2014, weather was not bad just windy, however return leg is going to be a mare. Currently chucking it down and blowing a hooly. The one saving grace is that at least the wind is a southerly direction so going to give it some beans

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I spent most of my ride to work accompanied by a rare and mythical beast, the much endangered tail wind, was spinning out on the fixed on flat road in places, dry warm morning but everything wet from last nights rain, good ride in, tonight I got home between the showers, it was raining when I went out in the yard just before home time but had stopped by the time I finished, five minutes after I got home it p***** it down, hard ride home into the head wind but not as hard as I thought it was going to be.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Good job I don't wear a wig is all I can say..........

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Wind was back tonight. Got a break at 15 miles as I stopped to help a bloke with a puncture. When I say help, I shone my front light on his wheel so he could see what he was doing to get a bit of air into it, he had slime tyres and seemed to think it would seal the hole if he got a bit of air in it and span the wheel. He got some air in the tyre and he was happy to limp it home from there.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Dear Mrs Mother Nature,
You smashed me in the face all the way home, and have done for every single ride home I can think of lately. You side swiped me at every left hand opening tonight, it got a little tedious after a while, I could see it coming. Get a new game plan 'cos it's getting a bit predictable ! If you fancy another round, meet me outside my front door @ 06:30 in the morning. If you don't turn up, I'll take it as a victory......

 

[steveindenmark]

Riding to work at 5am, pitch black with bike light and head torch. The first deer was oh so close, the second deer following it I could almost stroke. With that small window of light in front of me, all I could see was a wall of brown fur.

I bet they hurt when they hit you.

Steve

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Dear Mrs Mother Nature,
You smashed me in the face all the way home, and have done for every single ride home I can think of lately. You side swiped me at every left hand opening tonight, it got a little tedious after a while, I could see it coming. Get a new game plan 'cos it's getting a bit predictable ! If you fancy another round, meet me outside my front door @ 06:30 in the morning. If you don't turn up, I'll take it as a victory......

Oh, I see you're already waiting for me.......

 

[ska1903]

First commute of the year for me and wimped out and took the short route.

Need to build up what little fitness I had again after 2.5 weeks off doing nothing but eating and drinking

 

[Gains84]

Last nights head wind was a grin and bear it affair, this mornings biblical rain storm was more a laugh and get on with it with a nice tailwind push! Not looking forward to struggling home again tonight but im hoping the radiators here will at least make me dry for the first, oh i dunno - 10 seconds! :S