Tales from today's commute....

[ianrauk]

Yup, dry when I left, half way in it started raining. Not a huge amount, more drizzle. Not cold, so had a lot of fun riding through the puddles and going 'wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

 

[MisterStan]

Well if it rains, i'll get wet.

Well it rained. And I got wet

The wind picked up a bit towards the end too and made it harder than it should have been.

 

[matth411]

This morning's commute home (I work nights) I had planned for. Google Maps analysed every few hours in work to make sure I knew where I was going, got motivated to do it, lights fully charged (I always have them on) helmet on and away I went. And got lost. My normal commute is only 5.6miles so I thought about doubling it just to get more miles under my belt. Instead I did 20miles through the countryside and more hilly than I had planned for. I saw some good views across the fields (no pictures though) and the smell of the stables I went past certainly woke me up a bit more. Managed to keep a decent pace throughout which I was pleased about, and didn't suffer too much. Until I woke up this afternoon. I have never felt my leg muscles so tight and painful, and yes I did stretch afterwards. Obviously not enough.

 

[Exile]

Damp on the way in and an encounter with a daft bus to keep things interesting. Longer route home with an excitable collie and a headwind to keep things interesting.

Enjoyable commute, nice to be back on the bike and make it both ways without an inflation issue. Was also nice to add a few miles to the return leg, definitely something I can see becoming a regular occurrence.

 

[Ollie W]

First commute in a few weeks. Vibration on the front wheel still there, going to have to LBS it, thought we'd fixed it. Enjoyable, especially now I have a Garmin Edge Touring tracking my every move. And useful it proved too. After work I cycled up a massive hill (for me!) to my ballroom class, only for my wife to ring saying she'd sprained her ankle and I needed to get to the minor injuries unit to drive her home. I searched (and failed) on the GET and bombed it back down towards work to find her, only to find that she'd actually gone to A&E getting the two hospitals in Southampton mixed up. Gah! So off I rode, back up some more hills (and down/up the massive valley that is Dale Road), found my wife and sat with her til she was discharged with paracetamol and little else at 1am. 10 miles done, slightly more than expected!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Up early for some reason, did the wife's cuppa and I just carried on and left very early.
As there was less traffic got every light through Cambridge on green, there is a first for everything!
I must be feeling optimistic cause I have brought shorts today and my sunglasses!
Last night cleaned the bike after the rain, and my make shift brake covers stopped the shoot and crap getting in the brakes, worked a treat!

 

[BSRU]

Just an easy pootling 45km ride in this morning, overcast, dry, warmish and a light wind. I arrived at work nice and fresh as if I hadn't done anything.
A cyclist decided to RLJ by hoping onto the pavement to circumnavigate the junction, how I laughed when his chain fell off.
It took a little time for him to realise what had happened but it cost him lots of precious time.

 

[HLaB]

Last nights rain seems have cleared the air a bit, pity it hasn't cleared my head. It was just a relaxed commute round by the rowing lake for me, then a cruise along Oundle Road.

 

[MisterStan]

[QUOTE 3058772, member: 1314"]Got ****ed on last night, abs soaked. Shoes still wet this morning. Cold and wet but then alright about 8-ish. Went to Trafalgar Square to find the centre of London but couldn't find it.[/QUOTE]
Stuff them with balled up newspaper when you get in and they should dry out pretty well overnight.

 

[BSRU]

Strange how commuting 64km seems easy after three days of 90km commutes.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Blimey that was hard work tonight

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Bloody wind as hell, but at least dry. Sunglasses worn, waste of time ....

 

[Supersuperleeds]

[QUOTE 3060877, member: 1314"]Went to pub last night and had 6 pints of 4.9% stout. Had my bike and so decided to get the 11pm train home from Waterloo. Surbiton station a mile-and-half from home so decided to cycle along the pavement.

It was dark, I went slow, and the bike was silent. Passed a student on his way home - it was about 11.30am. As I passed him doing about 5mph, like a dark vampire, he jumped and shouted:

'You scared me! Nearly had a heart attack.'

He started laughing and I apologised and was home by midnight.

[/QUOTE]

You must have been very slow; or it was a long train journey; or you are still drunk

 

[Origamist]

New commute starts on the 14 May. Should be "fun". Will get the train on Wednesdays in order to have a rest day. Hopefully I will still have enough energy for a weekend ride too.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

My parking spot was taken this morning. Even though I consistently arrive just before 6am and leave no earlier than 4:15pm on weekdays, sometimes my spot gets taken. This "morning", there was some old heap of junk locked to my spot that looked like it didn't get maintained properly, complete with a badly-torn saddle. Hopefully it won't just sit there for weeks, because it doesn't look like it gets much use .