Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

Cold and slow today

 

[DrLex]

Another day for the Marathon winters; another day of cycling past an ice-related accident. Today it was a LWB Mercedes Vito perpendicular to the road and on its side. Police in attendance & I suspect the officer let me through on grounds of curiosity as to whether I'd stay rubber-side down.

 

[I like Skol]

Finally, an icy morning! I've been waiting for a good icy morning since I put my the Marathon Winters on my bike a couple of weeks ago. There was plenty of frost, some black ice and a nice big (2 or 3 metres) stretch of sheet ice, none of which seemed to have any effect on my bike. The only time I had to be careful was stopping at the lights and making sure I didn't put my feet down on ice.

I'm waiting with baited breath for the 'I fell off my bike on the ice' post that is sure to follow such a bold statement as this

 

[Frood42]

Chilly this morning, with the startings of mist and ice, thankfully the road was ok, but all the cars were iced up.
Managed to beat the mist into work.

Short 6 mile commute for me, forgot to reset the time on my alarm clock...
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[jagman.2003]

Finally, an icy morning! I've been waiting for a good icy morning since I put my the Marathon Winters on my bike a couple of weeks ago. There was plenty of frost, some black ice and a nice big (2 or 3 metres) stretch of sheet ice, none of which seemed to have any effect on my bike. The only time I had to be careful was stopping at the lights and making sure I didn't put my feet down on ice.

Seems from this & other posts that Marathon Winters are getting some good reviews. Will be considering changing over on my winter bike when the present tyres reach the end of their life. Michelin Country Rock. Haven't done a bad job so far as a general cheap winter commuting tyre. But don't have any real strong ice capabilities.

 

[Origamist]

-2C in the sticks so wore my favorite red merino condom hat again. Got a bit too hot by the time I go to Hale so took it off and put it in my DHB Windslam gilet side pocket and zipped it up. Got to work and tried to extract the aforementioned sweaty merino beanie and it wasn't there! I must have totally missed my pocket (due to my thick gloves) and it is now cleaning tarmac and car tyres somewhere on Park Road. What a moron...

 

[fossyant]

Despite still feeling rough, and have now developed a cough, as I hadn't got to be in too early, took an extended route to just outside the City Centre. No ice or frost on my route, but I expect that's going to change tonight - just come back to the office and it's cold out there. I feel an extended route home coming on, so that should clock me over 33 miles today.

I'm at the same office tomorow, but I suspect I won't be clocking up the extra miles on the ice bike, especially with a heavy rucksack full of locks. Time for a cheap rack for it ?

 

[Archeress]

Commuted in on the Timberline MTB. Didn't feel too bad compared to the road bike. However did catch up with a colleague so slowed down to ride with him.

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[HLaB]

A bit frosty this morning and it seemed to encourage most folk into their cars I passed quite a bit of congestion on route nothing special happened except it was easy to get through the Rbts as they were that jammed.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Frosty this morning, I rode to work to the sound of windscreens being cleared, once I was out on the main road no problems, nice routine commute, tonight was a bit fresh but no ice about, it was a routine commute until I got to School Lane where I got smidsyed, I think it was off the couldn't give a F*** type, fortunately I spotted what he was going to do and was already on the crown of the road out of the way when he pulled out, well done to the driver who was about to overtake me, he read the situation backed out of the overtake and gave me room for the sidestep, now I don't normally have incidents but thats two in two days, I'm not impressed

 

[HLaB]

I think it was a tad warmer tonight but will probably freeze in the stics, nothing really notable except when I turned to freezing fog, I hope it doesn't set in :-/

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Spotted a Strava segment in one of the parks I ride through so went at dinner time to try and set a time, took a wrong turn and missed it. So went back tonight on the way home and took the KOM, on the ice tyres! Only ten people have ridden it, but chuffed to snatch it on the ice tyres.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Frosty this morning, I rode to work to the sound of windscreens being cleared, once I was out on the main road no problems, nice routine commute, tonight was a bit fresh but no ice about, it was a routine commute until I got to School Lane where I got smidsyed, I think it was off the couldn't give a F*** type, fortunately I spotted what he was going to do and was already on the crown of the road out of the way when he pulled out, well done to the driver who was about to overtake me, he read the situation backed out of the overtake and gave me room for the sidestep, now I don't normally have incidents but thats two in two days, I'm not impressed

Just out of curiousity, what is the sound of windscreens being cleared like? Is it a bit like cat claws on a blackboard? We don't really have to do that, down under.

 

[apb]

Very close pass by a gas man in a white van. Caught up with him and tapped on his window and said "That was a really close pass", he apologized. Nice guy but just doesn't see it from a cyclist point of view.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Just out of curiousity, what is the sound of windscreens being cleared like? Is it a bit like cat claws on a blackboard? We don't really have to do that, down under.

Thats difficult to describe, its like someone scraping a rough surface, I was doing it last night, I was taking my son home after his Sunday visit, we were later than usual and I was surprised to find the car iced up when we came out.