Tales from today's commute....

[MichaelO]

Will probably buy new socks at lunch time - can't see them drying out before 5pm!!

 

[Leaway2]

Got to Timperley in the rain, about a 1/3 of the way, and could feel the back wheel getting a bit "bouncy" and the tyre getting low. I decided to turn back. In about 200 yards the tyre was too flat to ride. I stopped and took the wheel off, then snapped 2 tyre levers .
I thought, as it was a slow puncture, I would give it a go with the CO2. Sure enough, it got me home. When I wheeled the bike into the house, I could see the bubbles on the surface of the tyre where the air was escaping.
1 bike is at Edinburgh cycles having a headset fitted, 1 has a puncture that I had repaired the tube last night, but not refitted the tube/tyre. Doh!
So it was the car.

Edit: Just ordered some Pedros tyre levers.

 

[Origamist]

Wet, with a lightish headwind (a northerly!), and lots of standing water. Plodding in at 18.5 mph av

The lambs in Tatton Park had the right idea as they were sheltering under the trees.

At least it was cool enough to wear a rain jacket, but the old event jacket I have no longer repels the heavy, drippy stuff. Will have to get a new jacket before the autumn...

@Leaway2 it always seems to rain heavier in the Timperley "basin"....

 

[Leaway2]

Wet, with a lightish headwind (a northerly!), and lots of standing water. Plodding in at 18.5 mph av

The lambs in Tatton Park had the right idea as they were sheltering under the trees.

At least it was cool enough to wear a rain jacket, but the old event jacket I have no longer repels the heavy, drippy stuff. Will have to get a new jacket before the autumn...

@Leaway2 it always seems to rain heavier in the Timperley "basin"....

Wish I could plod at 18mph.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Wet, with a lightish headwind (a northerly!), and lots of standing water. Plodding in at 18.5 mph av

The lambs in Tatton Park had the right idea as they were sheltering under the trees.

At least it was cool enough to wear a rain jacket, but the old event jacket I have no longer repels the heavy, drippy stuff. Will have to get a new jacket before the autumn...

@Leaway2 it always seems to rain heavier in the Timperley "basin"....

@Origamist Can't you reproof the jacket? Have a look for some Grangers two in one or Nikwax, much cheaper than a new jacket

 

[Origamist]

@Origamist Can't you reproof the jacket? Have a look for some Grangers two in one or Nikwax, much cheaper than a new jacket

Cheers, but I've washed, rinsed and re-proofed it about 10 times now - it's the arms that seem to have given up the ghost.

I quite like the look of the new DHB Cosmo jacket - with 15% off it looks like quite a bargain (if the water column and breathability ratings are to be believed...).

 

[Learnincurve]

I have my first anecdote, this is from part riding/walking my first bike in 15 years home with a small child. It's not very interesting but it annoyed me. Crossing the road which was a dead end with drop off point at the end. Small purple car stops at the crossing point on the other side of the road about 5 yards from the drop off point. It had double reds, drop curbs with the bobbly bits for the blind and everything. I wait for them to move. Woman then gets out passengers side and starts faffing about, I say "this is no parking love!" she says in a thick sheffield accent "am I taking up the whole road!!" and walks off looking at me like I'm the one who's scum, the car and driver stays there. We cross round it and go round the corner then joy of all the joys I see the black and green striped trafficus wardenus who has nested in the no parking longer than half an hour bit. Small child ran up to him, grabbed him, pulled him round the corner and points at the purple car and goes "they are not supposed to be there!!!!" he looks at it nods and goes "no he's not love" and heads off to stalk his prey.

 

[Origamist]

Weather much better on the way home and found a short cut that shaves 0.3 miles off the commute.

 

[Leaway2]

Small child ran up to him, grabbed him, pulled him round the corner and points at the purple car and goes "they are not supposed to be there!!!!" he looks at it nods and goes "no he's not love" and heads off to stalk his prey.

So that is what pester power is.

 

[400bhp]

Wish I could plod at 18mph.

If you avoided the car parks and the pavements and stuck to the road I'm sure you could do it.

 

[mangid]

Was stupid enough to trust the 3 weather apps on my phone this morning. Should have known better.

 

[Leaway2]

If you avoided the car parks and the pavements and stuck to the road I'm sure you could do it.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Apparently the BBC are going to do a new Lottery Number Predictor App.
They are going to use the same Algorithms used in the Weather App.

 

[fossyant]

Waterproofs today, so easy ride in. Glad I didn't clean the bike last night.

One mental pass. Going past a pedestrian island at Sainsbury's some stupid woman comes flying past me with absolutely no room - bonnet under handle bars job. Managed to jink the bike left as mouth went into swear mode.

Caught up the car within 20 meters and rattled my knuckles hard on the passenger window. Shouted 'too close' as well as other profanities. I did get a 'sorry'.

Just give folk room FFS. Stupid driving, not deliberate, but not thinking.

 

[MichaelO]

Bought a Pearson Touche off Ebay earlier in the week - first run out today
Took a slightly longer route to avoid some lumpy bits of the North Downs, but I can see why those who have flat commutes use single speeds - very enjoyable!