Tales from today's commute....

[Shut Up Legs]

Warm commute to work this morning, just above 20°C mostly. This afternoon's commute will be interesting, as the expected maximum (probably about the time I ride home) is 39°C in Melbourne where I work and 38°C at home (this week is bringing another 1-week heatwave to Melbourne). I brought a sweat headband with me to work to use for the ride home. Fortunately there are several drinking fountains along my route home, although the water in them can get a bit warm on really hot days like today.

 

[ianrauk]

Warm commute to work this morning, just above 20°C mostly. This afternoon's commute will be interesting, as the expected maximum (probably about the time I ride home) is 39°C in Melbourne where I work and 38°C at home (this week is bringing another 1-week heatwave to Melbourne). I brought a sweat headband with me to work to use for the ride home. Fortunately there are several drinking fountains along my route home, although the water in them can get a bit warm on really hot days like today.

yadda yadda rub it in why don't ya Vic...

 

[Shut Up Legs]

yadda yadda rub it in why don't ya Vic...

Believe me, mate, I'd much rather have the cold weather than these heatwaves. I've had a gutful of Summer already, and can't wait for Winter. I hope it's really long, cold and rainy.

 

[fossyant]

I thought I'd told you to stay off the bike until 'things' had settled down properly!

We were talking about you while at Llandegla and a few of the guys went a bit green

Stay off the bike, no chance. My tales would turn anyone green.

Think I am going to get flare ups. Nothing sinister going on, just scar tissue.

 

[HLaB]

Ice bike again, though in hindsight probably didn't need it.

A lot of water when I was out last night, pretty mild though a couple of hours later a mate said it was icy for his commute.

 

[400bhp]

Flamin snake bike p_uncture again. 2nd this month. May have to ditch the GP4000s

Quite a relaxed ride apart from that. Pretty good driving around me.

 

[Chris Swift]

Night of the numpties tonight, not long after I left work I got a close pass into oncoming traffic off a bus driver after he'd blasted his horn at me, driver reported, heading for the Griff island on a 50mph limit dual carriageway I caught sight the weak flash of pedal reflectors, unlit cyclist in front of me, stopped at the lights at the island a cyclist started to cross the road at speed as the lights changed, then nearly crashed the bike trying to stop it. thankfully the rest of the commute was routine.

Typical round hear! The amount of dicks I see cycling on road and path with no lights all wearing dark clothes too it's unreal! However I don't recall seeing any road bikes without lights n reflective clothing! Every morning there's a guy cycling down a444 towards binley road, by the way the council have turned street lights of on this section it's a 50mph limit but dicks do more I nearly crashed car other day into another car cos didn't see the dick dressed in all black and no lights!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Typical round hear! The amount of dicks I see cycling on road and path with no lights all wearing dark clothes too it's unreal! However I don't recall seeing any road bikes without lights n reflective clothing! Every morning there's a guy cycling down a444 towards binley road, by the way the council have turned street lights of on this section it's a 50mph limit but dicks do more I nearly crashed car other day into another car cos didn't see the dick dressed in all black and no lights!

I'm surprised anyone would want to cycle that road, there are several much nicer routes to use, I used to work on Herald Way and my preferred route from Holbrooks was down Sewall Highway and Hipswell Highway.

 

[Chris Swift]

I'm surprised anyone would want to cycle that road, there are several much nicer routes to use, I used to work on Herald Way and my preferred route from Holbrooks was down Sewall Highway and Hipswell Highway.

My parents live on Sewell highway the road can be a nightmare at times to cycle on

 

[Deleted member 1258]

My parents live on Sewell highway the road can be a nightmare at times to cycle on

I rode it for about 2 years, I had a 7am start which meant it was nice and quiet, 4pm finish though put me on the road at the start of the rush hour, which could make the trip interesting and meant I had to be assertive most of the time, though it was no worse than most roads in Coventry, I used to live in Earlsdon and at one point was commuting up the London Rd in the middle of the morning rush, that one did deserve a X certificate at times.

 

[Chris Swift]

I rode it for about 2 years, I had a 7am start which meant it was nice and quiet, 4pm finish though put me on the road at the start of the rush hour, which could make the trip interesting and meant I had to be assertive most of the time, though it was no worse than most roads in Coventry, I used to live in Earlsdon and at one point was commuting up the London Rd in the middle of the morning rush, that one did deserve a X certificate at times.

Wouldn't get my cycling up the London road.... ive crossed it and gone down Daventry road lol to get to leamington!

That guy was there this morning cycling down a444 in rain no lights!

 

[fossyant]

Wet again. Going to invest in a canoe

 

[BSRU]

Wet roads, not too cold, a bit of a breeze but no rain made for an enjoyable 50km ride in, apart from a few seconds after the 48km mark.
That is when an private hire mini-bus driver(not a picture of health) decided to force his way past using his size and the horn. Driving around so stressed in such an overweight condition cannot be good for your heart.

 

[Frood42]

Last nights commute would have been fine if not for the d*ck who pulled out from a side road on the right and squeezed me very badly through a pinch point, he saw me, but didn't give a f*k... I would be very surprised if he could not hear my rather loud voice and couldn't see the air turning blue

This mornings commute was fine, been taking the shorter route the last two days, but there is much more queuing traffic and it is somewhat slowing me down, I may have to go back to leaving earlier and going out for longer just to escape all the traffic...
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[Supersuperleeds]

Nice ride in, until it decided to rain, and then it decided to really rain, and then it rained properly. Got an absolute drenching. At least it was warm.