Tales from today's commute....

[Origamist]

As ever, I was thinking I had not had a puncture for a couple of months - well you know how the story ends...Oh and when I tipped the bike upside down rusty water came out of the seat-tube.

Was too hot on the way home and struggled with 70psi in the rear.

Bike in for a service tmrw...

 

[summerdays]

As ever, I was thinking I had not had a puncture for a couple of months

I keep thinking that, then I tell my mind to shush in case the fairy is listening!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Well its been a very long time since I had a completely rain free week. This morning I was a little late, but thought its okay, until I ended cycling in 10 miles of hard head wind, but there you go..., but coming home the wind had not changed direction and it was lovely. One of those rare days where its all going with you and not against you.

As I don't moan much about the weather!, I thought I would sing its praises today and comment that for me today was one those great cycling days, and makes all the months of drudgery worth it, when you have the fitness, its Friday, tailwind and lovely weather.

So I am off work for a week, I may even take a ride out on the bike that's not commuting, I haven't done that for almost 2 and a half years!

Enjoy yourselves peeps and be safe!

 

[I like Skol]

Absolutely soaked to the skin on my way home this morning . As I was riding along in the heavy, warm rain I was thinking how it must be ages since I got properly rained on during a cycle commute. The overshoes haven't even been in the panniers since around March?
I suspected I might get rained on this morning but decided 'what the hell' I don't care and went to work with just shorts and T-shirt last night. It was my last night shift and nothing to rush home for on a Saturday so just enjoyed the wet ride like a kid

 

[DWiggy]

My ride home yesterday was just too hot for me I sweated buckets! my Garmin recorded an average temperature of 32.7deg (not sure how accurate that is but it felt HOT)

With these electrical storms we have had over the last few days how do people feel about commuting in them on an Ali or Steel bike? is it safe?

 

[clid61]

Ride home from work 0700 Sat am , calm damp muggy as hell , descent from Pem into Wigan was unusually unbearably warm despite the
rain

 

[biggs682]

well 2moro will be the 2nd day of using my new commuter , it did 8 miles on Friday and had a shakedown this morning for another 10 miles , looking forward to using a different bike

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Due to my weekly commuter bike maintenance getting a bit out of hand (I got carried away), I'm riding the road bike to work this week, which is a nice change sometimes, as I go up those hills a lot faster . The temperature on my ride to work just now was about 3°C but the Garmin Edge 800 was showing about 1.5°C thanks to the wind chill . Yes, I know, you Brits think that's "balmy", but it feels pretty cold for an Australian.

 

[Origamist]

Was riding the recently acquired Ridgeback fixed this morning as my trusty commuting bike is waiting for repairs. Have not ridden fixed for over a year and had one moment when I did not clip in properly and the cranks kept turning but my leg stubbornly refused to go with the flow - no damage done, apart from an elevated heart rate. Av speed was about 1mph slower. I put this down to a combination of factors, but mainly me.
The front mudguard clip is just fouling the headset when I hit uneven surfaces. Will get an inline M:Part headset and that should sort the problem out. Other than that, the bike was fine.

Tatton Park is getting busier by the day - so will have to take a detour soon as the show will swamp the local roads around Knutsford.
Weather was great this am and the wind was not too bad.

 

[subaqua]

helped a young lady in distress after she got knocked off. not going to say much more but I saw what happened and the shrug and the driver just about to get back in his car when I went over and said quite loudly " I saw what happened , and am happy to be a witness" guys attitude changed for the better in seconds

 

[I like Skol]

helped a young lady in distress after she got knocked off. not going to say much more but I saw what happened and the shrug and the driver just about to get back in his car when I went over and said quite loudly " I saw what happened , and am happy to be a witness" guys attitude changed for the better in seconds

This shouldn't be needed but there are some real a*seholes out there. Good on you

 

[subaqua]

This shouldn't be needed but there are some real a*seholes out there. Good on you

have texted her my email and have pointed her to here to read the what to do if thread.

 

[summerdays]

Started off thinking the temperature was quite nice this morning but by the end of my commute I was very red in the face!

One silly comment from a guy in an open top car who told me off for riding in the middle of the road! If he had looked properly he would have seen the white markings around a sunken bit of road that's been that way for ages (just after the Coldharbour/Cranbrook lights).

 

[kurt909]

Gorgeous weather this morning!

Halfway through commute I looked down and realised my handpump had disappeared.

On the way home I spotted it in some gravel, today was a good day.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Due to my weekly commuter bike maintenance getting a bit out of hand (I got carried away), I'm riding the road bike to work this week, which is a nice change sometimes, as I go up those hills a lot faster . The temperature on my ride to work just now was about 3°C but the Garmin Edge 800 was showing about 1.5°C thanks to the wind chill . Yes, I know, you Brits think that's "balmy", but it feels pretty cold for an Australian.

The air temperature was about 2.5 and the Garmin showed 1 this morning, plus it was misty. What will tomorrow bring, I wonder?