Tales from today's commute....

[thefollen]

Nice and cool this morn, not a drip of sweat! Everyone behaving themselves also :-)

 

[Bodhbh]

BBC weather forecast siad lots of ice about, so went out on the marathon winters and had a completely uneventful ride to work.

Winters on here too, and ride uneventful. I didn't make the same mistake as a few weeks back - ignoring the fact there was heavy rain the night before, and frost all over in the morning - then having 2 offs.

 

[Frood42]

Had a car revving their engine at me this morning, they got ignored, it was very close to home (so I hadn't warmed up and was moving quite slowly) and a residential road.
There were cars parked either side of the road and I was in primary as there was nowhere safe to pull in and it was too narrow to have them trying to squeeze past.
Not sure I have seen that car before and hopefully I won't see them again, people like that just annoy me, look beyond your f*in bonnet and learn some patience, you ain't going nowhere as there is nowhere for me or you to go...

Took a slightly different route this morning and did 12.5 miles (rather than 11.3).
The new route from Leytonstone to Ilford via the A114 and A116 is quite good, that is until you get to Romford Rd, not a big fan of Romford Rd, it is in really poor condition and is in need of resurfacing (but they probably don't have the money or planning skills to take on such work properly). They could have had the CS2 extenstion run through Stratford and onto Ilford (and vice versa), and I think it would have gotten some use as well, a missed opportunity I think.

Not a bad commute, it stayed dry, and the wind was a little chilly, but not a bad commute at all.
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[MichaelO]

Well, what can I say about last nights commute... I got throughly and absolutely soaked, it pelted down hard (as in "ouch" hard)..

Think I had the same at around 5.30-5.45ish as I came through Clapham. When lightening struck, I wondered whether I was actually being hit with hail rather than rain - it hurt!!

 

[Andrew_P]

Not sure of my new year policy of not looking at BBC Local news weather, or the BBC weather App before leaving in the morning. They seem to love a drama and put out yellow warning like they are going out of fashion, and either puts me off riding or scare the crap out of my missus. Anyway last mile in to work decide to give it a bit of welly and get up out of the saddle and stomp on the peddle to just have it whoosh down to 6 o'clock as the wheel spins round, hmm better just pootle in the last bit hugging the car tyre marks!

 

[Origamist]

Was expecting ice as it was -1, but thankfully nothing doing. Wore my thin, redIcebreaker beanie as it was sub zero and it made me look like a condom. Should be good for visibility!

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Nice ride in this morning. Wet roads but once the sun was up it was a beautiful sunny blue sky morning. Traffic was pretty crap though. Had another cyclist wheel suck me all along the A21 too. Not that I mind as I could hear him huffing and puffing trying to keep up, and at the lights he was always in the wrong gear so was slow getting away. Would try ahrd to catch me up and sit on my wheel again. Oh well.. if you must.

Saw this car in Deptford. Now if I had a car, I would have one like this. Looked stunning in the sunshine. (Yeah I know it's a 4x4 and all that)

Aaaargh! It's a beemer.

Oh yeah,work colleague suggested that I should get a cab in as im entitled to them on my early morning turns.Ballcocks to that. I don't like cars at the best of times.Travelling in one is even worse.Another

 

[potsy]

Extended commute home. Only slight, still missed bloody Simonsway. Flipping turned off a road too early so ended up in Gatley as usual. Pah. Wythenshawe is just one set of road works with the metro link.

You're giving us mancs a bad name with these geographical errors

punc ture on the way home tonight - looked like a pinch flat with two holes right near the valve. I went down a pothole shortly before so i suspect it was that

One for me too, second in two days, turns out the tyre has a split I missed yesterday, now binned after a bumpy ride home

 

[fossyant]

You're giving us mancs a bad name with these geographical errors

I don't do Wythenshawe ! Get me wheels nicked from under me !

 

[fossyant]

Another extended commute into the City Centre. Now back at my office, and if the weather stays reasonable , there will be a longer commute home too (watch me miss this 'turn' again).

 

[PBB]

Twice fell off today, first (and second!) time ever I think. my fault, need better tyres than CST Travellers on icy roads

First was a right turn at low speed. Help from local lady who was de-icing her car, she even offered me a lift. Thank you!

I should have taken up the offer because 5 minutes later - yep, another right turn at low speed, but ice doesn't seem judgmental of speed so I went straight down! "you alright mate?" "yep fine thanks, just feel like a prune!"

Bruised hip, lightly damaged pedal, chain came off somehow on the first (stayed on for the second), but worst damage seems to be my busted water bottle! Now I don't have one for the journey home I will be thirsty

 

[jagman.2003]

Twice fell off today, first (and second!) time ever I think. my fault, need better tyres than CST Travellers on icy roads

First was a right turn at low speed. Help from local lady who was de-icing her car, she even offered me a lift. Thank you!

I should have taken up the offer because 5 minutes later - yep, another right turn at low speed, but ice doesn't seem judgmental of speed so I went straight down! "you alright mate?" "yep fine thanks, just feel like a prune!"

Bruised hip, lightly damaged pedal, chain came off somehow on the first (stayed on for the second), but worst damage seems to be my busted water bottle! Now I don't have one for the journey home I will be thirsty

You have my sympathies. I don't know how I stayed up. More wheel twitching than care to remember. Shame about the bottle too.

 

[HLaB]

Jus another short uneventful commute for me.

 

[.stu]

Twice fell off today, first (and second!) time ever I think. my fault, need better tyres than CST Travellers on icy roads

First was a right turn at low speed. Help from local lady who was de-icing her car, she even offered me a lift. Thank you!

I should have taken up the offer because 5 minutes later - yep, another right turn at low speed, but ice doesn't seem judgmental of speed so I went straight down! "you alright mate?" "yep fine thanks, just feel like a prune!"

Bruised hip, lightly damaged pedal, chain came off somehow on the first (stayed on for the second), but worst damage seems to be my busted water bottle! Now I don't have one for the journey home I will be thirsty

My commute in was very similar to yours - 2 offs in a very short space of time Bruised my hip and scraped my knee, put some scrapes on the bike (brake lever, rear derailleur and pedal need a dab of touch-up paint, saddle needs a few stitches on one side), but worst of all I put a huge hole in my merino long johns, so gonna have a go a stitching them up tonight.

 

[fossyant]

Argh, my chain has just gone a nasty colour in an afternoon. The roads are wet, but full of salt. Wash and oil your bikes folks !

That's just 20 miles in the black sludge, and an afternoon drying in the office !