Tales from today's commute....

[Spartak]

So it's going to be one of those days is it! Had a collision with a deer and then a half mile later I pop the rear gear cable! I did think about turning round as I was only about 4 miles from home but it started to rain so I carried on. Really wish I'd of gone back now, it's going to be a struggle going home in 28deg stuck on an 11t cog!

...... character building ? 8-)

 

[Ganymede]

it's going to be a struggle going home in 28deg stuck on an 11t cog!

Look on the bright side, you might hit a mahoosive thunderstorm instead!

 

[GrasB]

Look on the bright side, you might hit a mahoosive thunderstorm instead!

I'll take a thunderstorm over a hot UK day every time!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

I'll take a thunderstorm over a hot UK day every time!

Yep, give me a thunderstorm over an 11t any day!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

...... character building ? 8-)

I reckon what frustrates me more is I'd planned to keep a spare gear and brake inner at work to make lunchtimes fixes possible. Yeah, I didn't do that.....

 

[summerdays]

To the bloke in the Green top (quite tall too), don't sit on my tail for 2 miles then when I decide to be patient and just wait for a pedestrian to get out of my way, you decide to give them a blast of your horn! Now they think I'm the impatient idiot.

 

[BSRU]

Heavy thunderstorms overnight but all dry by the time I left this morning.
Another very warm morning but today with quite a strong wind.
Still a good 53km ride in, almost 400km for the week so far

 

[BSRU]

Looks like I might have had a "lucky" escape. I passed a HGV loaded with building materials half parked on the pavement with it's side curtain pulled back revealing it's contents.
It looked a bit dodgy as it was leaning due to parking half on the pavement on a slightly sloping road.
Just seen on Twitter pictures of this lorry with it's load all over the road, apparently it fell out not long after I passed it.

https://twitter.com/_AmyMartin_/status/490043344027152384/photo/1
I think I passed that first bus just abit further along this road.

 

[Origamist]

Some heavy rain overnight, but for nearly all of the commute it was dry, 16C and windy. Got to within 1 mile of work and the heavens opened!

Another aborted overtake on a railway bridge - some people seem determined to injure themselves and others...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Heavy rain overnight, was thinking I would have a couple of hours extra in bed and have a short ride into work but when the alarm went off at 5am it had stopped and the sky was clearing, so I got up and did the extended route. Tried to rain once or twice, but apart from that a very non eventful ride in.

Brought two 750ml bottles with me today in anticipation of the hot ride home.

Gave the commuter a mid week mickling last night, you never know, they might make a cyclist out of me yet.

 

[DWiggy]

What a an amazing storm that was last night!! but nice and clear for ride in but its going to be a super HOT on the way home :/

 

[summerdays]

Really hot cycling back, so why did I meet a cyclist wearing a rain jacket, done up to his chin? And then there was the weird lady who was riding with her hands under the handlebars only holding the brake levers???

Just too hot today!

 

[BSRU]

Nice hot ride home whizzing past lots of traffic on a 40mph road with me in the bus lane.
Unfortunately or fortunately broke a spoke on the rear wheel but just outside my house, could've been worse.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Sweltering, that is all

 

[Hacienda71]

Thought I would add an extra 20 miles on the way home. The sun was shining it was warm people were happy, the normally impassive hardcore roadies on the Cheshire plain were smiling and waving at eachother and anyone else on two wheels. The deer were out in Tatton Park, the sun made the swans look majestic as they cruised across the meer. Life was good no rush nice and steady. Then BANG, bloody spoke had gone. Spent the rest of the ride observing my front wheel revovlving like a pringle.