Tales from today's commute....

[kevin_cambs_uk]

If it don't stop raining I am going to need a boat not a bike

 

[Crankarm]

If it don't stop raining I am going to need a boat not a bike

Tomorrow is going to be fine and dry Kevin.

I got a bit wet coming home earlier this evening.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Tomorrow is going to be fine and dry Kevin.

I got a bit wet coming home earlier this evening.

After the torrential rain on Saturday
I wonder if the gbw is not flooded...

 

[martint235]

Hardly any traffic this morning. Zipped in at 44mins for the 12 miles. No muppets in the riverside park either this morning so nothing to complain about. The strange guy who thought that pulling in front of me at the lights (twice) counted as an overtake and hence had a smug look on his face was just a curiosity rather than an annoyance. Still it seemed to make his day for the 10 yards or so he stayed in front. I can't believe that if you're on a geared bike and trying that you can be anything other than upset if a singlespeed passes you on a flat/slight downhill.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Had to miss a 130 miler I had planned for yesterday due to some work I needed to get done in a house I rent out so to clear my frustrations headed out early this morning for a 50 mile inbound journey. Twas bootiful too, light breeze, sun shining, minimal traffic. For the first 20 I was cold though, soon sorted that by putting more effort in

 

[summerdays]

I had someone sit behind me for about 2 miles this morning (from the Willy Wicket until the hill up to UWE), then he finally decided he was faster and disappeared into the distance!

 

[BSRU]

A very easy 31km pootle this morning, legs tired after weekend of cycling and swimming.
Some guy on a road bike went past me but no sign of any response from my legs.

I was more interested in watching my bike computer display creeping towards 18km which meant I surpassed last years total for June, 15km more on the way home to reach my 1,800 km target for the month.

 

[BSRU]

I had someone sit behind me for about 2 miles this morning (from the Willy Wicket until the hill up to UWE), then he finally decided he was faster and disappeared into the distance!

Maybe you have a nice bum

 

[summerdays]

Maybe you have a nice bum

Hmm ... I'm not in the pert young category .... but I do admit to admiring some of the bums that pass me (even more embarrassing was telling Mr Summerdays about one particularly pert derriere and then looking on Strava and realising I could put a name to the backside).

 

[summerdays]

And I've just remembered near the end of my journey, seeing all the set up conditions for a left hook, luckily both parties realised, but I'm willing to bet that there will be more accidents to come there - lots of cyclists going straight on and lots of traffic going left. (Meant I was able to turn right whilst they were sorting themselves out!).

 

[Supersuperleeds]

A bit chilly when I first set off, but more or less perfect cycling conditions this morning, roads were very quiet and also hardly any bikes about either.

 

[ianrauk]

After yesterdays 109 mile to Brighton and back my legs were really feeling it last night so told myself that today's commute was going to be a nice pootle in. And so it was to be. Lovely warm weather, dry roads and behaving traffic. So a nice 20 mile cruise into work. I wasn't even goaded into some SCR.. oh no...I just kept up .
Thing is, even though I didn't push it, I was only 1 mile an hour slower then usual...

 

[fossyant]

Glorious out. Slight detour due to re-surfacing works. Got an early dart today as we are off to the High School to discuss my lads diabete's care plan with the new Head - they are a bit 'relaxed' at following it to say the least.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

After yesterdays 109 mile to Brighton and back my legs were really feeling it last night so told myself that today's commute was going to be a nice pootle in. And so it was to be. Lovely warm weather, dry roads and behaving traffic. So a nice 20 mile cruise into work. I wasn't even goaded into some SCR.. oh no...I just kept up .
Thing is, even though I didn't push it, I was only 1 mile an hour slower then usual...

I did similar (although only 55 miles yesterday) and ended up with a PR on Strava. It makes no sense :-)

Also followed a slow guy with panniers coming up past the BMW garage towards Foots? Cray (I always get the Crays muddled up) sat behind him for a bit because it wasn't worth overtaking until I was comfortable with the set up for the roundabout (and that he hadn't decided to speed up once he hit the flat) plus was just pootling. I'll often sit behind people for a little bit if I'm not obviously faster than them anyway, I hate playing leapfrog overtaking with someone so try to avoid it.

 

[glenn forger]

It belted down yesterday then it's warm and sunny today so there's that wonderful earthy smell.