Tales from today's commute....
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lets hope they are over dramatising things as usual 
markharry66
Guru
Hammering it down dual carriage way in woolwhich one lane clear bus behind horn goes why lol one finger salute sorted that out
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
Short route today, tired and in pain. On the plus side, just wandered into the canteen and was given a free sausage butty. Yay (we move in 3 weeks and there was a free breckie on - how I didn't know is beyond me).
All the family are commuting on bikes today - me to work, son to high school, daughter to primary, and mum to and from school, before getting the car 10 miles to work. Daughter want's to ride home with her friend tonight - no mum !!! Gulp.
All the family are commuting on bikes today - me to work, son to high school, daughter to primary, and mum to and from school, before getting the car 10 miles to work. Daughter want's to ride home with her friend tonight - no mum !!! Gulp.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
I woke up in the early hours to hear it absolutely chucking it down, so when I got up for work was pleasantly surprised to see it had stopped raining but roads very wet.
Was fairly misty in the sticks and had to keep cleaning my glasses but the rain held off for the whole ride.
Had some positive interaction with a bus this morning, he pulls very wide to give me plenty of room as he is about to overtake me, as he moves out I notice a huge puddle spreading half way across the road, so I was preparing to get a bit wet, driver spots the puddle, slows down and lets me go round it, nice wave of appreciation as he went by.
When I got to work, my Satmap said I had done 43.9 miles, got a few funny looks as I proceeded to ride around the warehouse until it ticked over to 44.0
Was fairly misty in the sticks and had to keep cleaning my glasses but the rain held off for the whole ride.
Had some positive interaction with a bus this morning, he pulls very wide to give me plenty of room as he is about to overtake me, as he moves out I notice a huge puddle spreading half way across the road, so I was preparing to get a bit wet, driver spots the puddle, slows down and lets me go round it, nice wave of appreciation as he went by.
When I got to work, my Satmap said I had done 43.9 miles, got a few funny looks as I proceeded to ride around the warehouse until it ticked over to 44.0
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
Wet commute this morning as predicted. Had an errand to run so pretty much went for the straight run. Probably should of mounted lights to be honest for a bit of extra visibility, it was bleak in parts. Forecast looks horrendous for this afternoon. Gutted for my little lad, school have their last day of term speech day today that is going to be ruined by the weather. After this dry period we've recently been treated to its sods law that today had to be poor 
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
44 is that all?When I got to work, my Satmap said I had done 43.9 miles, got a few funny looks as I proceeded to ride around the warehouse until it ticked over to 44.0
You know that a clear sign of addiction is rounding up rides don't you....
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
44 is that all?
You know that a clear sign of addiction is rounding up rides don't you....
I know, I'm slacking, but I've got a full days work ahead of me.......
ianrauk
Tattooed Beat Messiah
Bit of a bizarre commute for me not because of anything happening but because its my last for a while
How come?
Origamist
Legendary Member
Rain had stopped and the roads were dry. A bit chilly, but warmed up pretty quick. Commute was great until the driver of an Enviro Skip Hire HGV overtook on a bend in the face of oncoming traffic coming out of Lower Peover. He squeezed me to the hedge and passed me with inches to spare. Their depot is near me, and if it happens again, I'll complain.
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Moving Jobs, the new place is about 50miles away a bit too far to cycle commute until I get somewhere closer.
Edit: just quickly mapped it, with RWGPS its 57.2miles.
ianrauk
Tattooed Beat Messiah
Drive, park, ride?
w00hoo_kent
One of the 64K
Drive and ride, that's what I do.
I've been a bit meh of late and decided to go back to concentrating on riding at 90rpm cadence (or at least try to) for the ride in today. Worked well and I feel better for it, the bike fit is starting to gel now, although I'm still not sure about the shims in the right shoe. No rain in, hoping all of the downpour is during the day so I get a dry ride back.
I've been slowly cultivating the school crossing patrol lot on the way in and was pleasantly surprised when I got a 'Hi' back from one of them this morning as I went past. Doubt I'll get the grumpy guy in New Eltham to lighten up though.
I've been a bit meh of late and decided to go back to concentrating on riding at 90rpm cadence (or at least try to) for the ride in today. Worked well and I feel better for it, the bike fit is starting to gel now, although I'm still not sure about the shims in the right shoe. No rain in, hoping all of the downpour is during the day so I get a dry ride back.
I've been slowly cultivating the school crossing patrol lot on the way in and was pleasantly surprised when I got a 'Hi' back from one of them this morning as I went past. Doubt I'll get the grumpy guy in New Eltham to lighten up though.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
If it turned a long term commute I'd look into that but I think I'd rather move closer.
