Tales from today's commute....

[subaqua]

Commute home last night was a little bumpy - BA Cattle Class from Aberdeen to London city . up, down, sideways snaking, rolling . guy next to me was gripping his arm rest while I had a silly grin on my face like it was a fairground ride .


rode in on the MTB today as commuter is still awaiting Rear derailleur ( CRC nobbers) ( 1st ride for a week as have been off or in Scotland with work and I can't get a bike on as hand luggage )

took 5 mins off my best time as its a LOT lighter than the commuter. Traffic was a bit nuts in places - City road towards Old street was mayhem with nose to tail and nobody letting anything out - eejits

 

[HLaB]

The Wind has died down the rain has started

 

[Kookas]

No wind. Bike got rained on, though - mickled it once I got home. Hope I did it right.

 

[Leodis]

Nice ride home, still full of cold and feel

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Well another day, more wind and rain, took the long way back as the Guided Floodway is just to dangerous. 19 miles and it peed down all the way.
This commuting by bike is becoming an extreme sport! tomorrow is a day off, which is gladly welcomed cause my legs are knackered, after the miserable January, I think I have earned it!

So a lie in, the missus is on tea duty, and a nice relax

 

[lip03]

Had an interesting one this afternoon, had a spare few hours after work before I had to get my son from nursery so decided instead of my usual short flit from canary wharf to city Thameslink I would try out the regents canal toe path to kings cross, never ridden it before and have been eying it up for a while, very wet, very windy but also very enjoyable! Parts of the toepath were almost underwater due to the resent weather. Got as far as Islington and the toepath was closed due to the high water levels :/ so had to jump off and go roads for the last ten minutes altogether a nice afternoon even if I was a bit soggy on the train!

 

[fossyant]

Tested out the Varium jacket again. Ie it hissed it down all the way home for the whole hour. Long route again. These kgs will go.... I hope.

 

[fribbleblib]

Some eejit overtook me very closely and so near a junction he had to cut me up, then hammer on the brakes to comply with the stop line. I was squeezing the heck out of my brakes so not to ram his back bumper. Audi idiot.

 

[HLaB]

Wet was about the only notable thing I could draw from the PM commute.

 

[Spartak]

Left home at 4:30 this morning, heavy rain for the first 10kms & an extremely nagging NW wind. Rain eased off for second 10kms but encountered lots of floods - glad I was on my MTB, it might be slower but the extra grip us reassuring

Its supposed to brighten up later so may go via Leigh Woods on the way home !!!

 

[MisterStan]

Not the worst rain I have commuted in, but the sheer volume of water on the roads was unbelievable. The Busway is starting to flood on the big curve at Longstanton, which i've never seen before. Getting home should be fun!

 

[HLaB]

The forecast was nearly bang on (the rain would ease towards 9am), so I delayed my start and had an extra 10 mins in bed. The weather as per the majority of time was the only significant aspect of my commute.

 

[jagman.2003]

If you squirt me with your windscreen washers, madam Mini driver, I will snot-rocket all over your bonnet !

I knew a gentlemen once who adjusted his washers directly at cyclists & pedestrians. Maybe he wasn't so much of a gentleman after all.

 

[jagman.2003]

Tried to pick some days to ride this week, but with work commitments & poor forecasting I gave up.
Upside was it gave an ankle strain a chance to heal a bit. Long ride at the weekend to make up hopefully.
Also on the positive side. I ordered the wrong 10 speed shifters for a new weekend project (n+1). I could:
a. send them back. But I would have to sort cables I had started using.
b. Sell them on ebay.
c. Put the 10-speed shifters on the Specialized Sirrus as an upgrade with all new 10-speed gear. Then cascade down other drive train.

So I chose 'C'.
The Sirrus is getting nice new 10-speed setup. Also the winter commuting mountain barge is getting the 8-speed cascading ugrade.
As some have found on here too. My freewheel, has started jumping on mountain bike & freewheeling the wrong way. So I was going to need to change some parts anyway.

 

[subaqua]

took another 2 minutes off the time again on the MTB . I really had forgotten how light it is . deraileur arrives today when wifey goes to post office to collect. so will be back on the slow tourer on Monday.

Am keeping the MTB in the dining room so its easy to get out again. will be going up to Epping on sunday , and not in the car like most tosseurs do .