Tales from today's commute....

[Shut Up Legs]

Bloody cyclist sitting right on my ass.

Either overtake me (most usually do ) or back the fcuk off

That annoys me too, the uninvited drafter. Quite often, I'll just tell them to back off. If they still don't, due to rudeness or music earplugs, then I'll just slow down, not so suddenly they hit me, but quickly enough so they get the hint.

 

[Ollie W]

Wet again today which wasn't much fun but I smashed my time up Commercial Road thanks to the traffic lights staying green. Did a ten mile ride after work around Southampton Common with friends afterwards which was really tough due to the inclines but generally good fun

 

[martint235]

Headwind, drizzle but quite mild. All in all a decent ride in, hopefully the return will be similar rather than the forecasted heavy rain.

Also thinking of n+1 for a commuting bike. I just can't get the overall speed out of a singlespeed so may have to get a geared bike. Or I could just follow the lead of sensei @Aperitif and relax into the moment!

 

[ianrauk]

Like his nibs above, headwind, little bit of drizzle which you would be hard pressed to call rain, and very mild. School Easter holidays here in Bromley so traffic nice and light.

 

[GrasB]

A nice commute, if a little greasy under the tyres at times. Refreshing to be in some warm light rain for a change.

 

[fossyant]

Mild and damp. Removed waterproofs pronto. Short ride in as I set off late. Cheadle Town Centre closed for two weeks - should make an interesting diversion somewhere. Got chatting to a bloke on a commuterised MTB, just back on the bike after 6 months off with a broken shoulder. Feeling a bit nervous not surprisingly.

 

[.stu]

Put my waterproof jacket on this morning, looked out the window and it had stopped raining, so took it off again. Five minutes into the ride it started drizzling. 15 minutes later I was completely soaked, but not cold thankfully.

Tried out my new tyre combination and did not hear a single piece of grit being dragged under the mudguards, so I'm well happy.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Nice steady wet and warm ride this morning.

 

[azir]

Woot! First commute since my encounter with a car door - basically it could have been an abysmal ride and it would still have beaten the train handsdown. As it was I was pleasantly surprised to find out it was the school hols and that some of the worst bits of road on my commute have been resurfaced. Awesome.

 

[MisterStan]

Wet and windy!

 

[donnydave]

First bike commute in nearly 2 weeks due to waiting for new wheels as my old ones had worn out on the rims. I did a fair bit of research and a bit of shopping around and I chuckle to myself when I read reviews from experts on the internet, pontificating on the new-found feel, precision. nay, holy aura associated with a particular completely average mid range wheel which weighs 15g less than their last set of wheels but apparently they can totally tell the difference.

The only difference I could tell was that when I glance down I've now got silver spokes instead of black spokes. I still got as wet and tired as I did before....

 

[HLaB]

Oops! I've seen a lot of derailleur hangers snap, but never the derailleur itself.

Had a cage snap a few years back, the hanger stayed true

Just a direct commute for me, I figure I'd be better with an extra 50mins in bed, missed all the congestion :-)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Proper wet ride tonight. Loads of flooding, still did over 20 miles mind, I mean, once you are wet you are wet

Nearly came off twice, once on a metal bridge over the canal and once on wet cobbles, also near the canal.

 

[potsy]

Mild and damp. Removed waterproofs pronto. Short ride in as I set off late. Cheadle Town Centre closed for two weeks - should make an interesting diversion somewhere. Got chatting to a bloke on a commuterised MTB, just back on the bike after 6 months off with a broken shoulder. Feeling a bit nervous not surprisingly.

So Cheadle is shut going towards Gatley only, is that right?
Went up Wilmslow road this morning no problem but wasn't commuting to the usual place, and was in the car

 

[I like Skol]

........ but wasn't commuting to the usual place, and was in the car

Slacker, No wonder I'm catching you on MCL