Tales from today's commute....

[GrasB]

Weather forecast was a joke
It's lovely sunshine

Several deep puddles around my local back roads & fairly persistent rain when commuting in today.

 

[Arjimlad]

The usual ten-miler through Frogland Cross and Itchington. Quiet country lanes for the most part then a blart down the A38.

One gets to know the driveways whose owners nose their cars out into the cycle painted bit.

 

[dexter101]

Had my first wet commute today, pouring down the whole journey but really enjoyed it!

Unfortunately my planning wasnt as good as I forgot dry socks and dry boxers... currently sat at work barefoot and commando!

 

[Hop3y]

Had my first wet commute today, pouring down the whole journey but really enjoyed it!

Unfortunately my planning wasnt as good as I forgot dry socks and dry boxers... currently sat at work barefoot and commando!

Are you wearing a kilt?

 

[Ganymede]

Weather forecast was a joke
It's lovely sunshine

Rubbish

You need this: raintoday.co.uk. Would have told you that band of rain had gone past!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I was thinking I'd be driving this morning but got up to a warm gray morning, soaking wet under foot but dry, no rain, rode in, came out tonight to bright sunshine and a lovely ride home, the only thing of note was a cyclist nearly getting wiped out by a bus in Bedworth, silly sod was riding on the wrong side of the road against oncoming traffic, he then hopped onto the pavement and rode through the junction against the red light.

 

[MisterStan]

Who turned on the headwind?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Who turned on the headwind?

It felt like I had a headwind in every direction bar heading east, unfortunately my commute home is mainly south and then north

 

[Origamist]

Weather was kind this am and pm.

Got beeped at this morning for no obvious reason, apart from the fact I was riding a bike.

Saw a cyclist down on Brooklands Road - stemming the blood with a towel to her face. Lots of people had stopped and the police were in attendance, so nothing I could do. The paramedics arrived as I was leaving the scene. Heal up.

 

[BSRU]

Turning into a lazy week for me, just a 40km ride in on a lovely morning.
Amazingly still should do 200 commute miles this week something unthinkable a few years ago.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Commuted with a mate this morning. Was a nice change to have some company and had a good ride. Nice weather, nice mileage, nice morning. All good!

 

[Arjimlad]

The fair-weather commuters appear to have chickened out with a little bit of rain earlier in the week. Or gone on holiday... I didn't see anyone going the same way as me today.

 

[thefollen]

Lovely run in this morn. Next to no wind.

My commute's only 8.3miles but after a long hilly ride at the weekend (72miles) it was amazing how easy it was and how unintentionally fast I went with what seemed like less effort than before. Speedo is broken but was at least two gears up from normal throughout. Rested the legs until today also; the Haywards Heath Howler had given them a battering!

It's almost like that leap in accuracy when you transition straight from playing snooker to playing pool. Find I only do a long ride on occasion, but they obviously yield great benefits :-)

 

[Exile]

On the bus today after yesterday's off. Too sore to even think about taking the bike, getting it out would have left me in agony. Just when I could do without taking time off the bike...

 

[dexter101]

Another good commute today, looking forward to the feeling tomorrow afternoon on the last commute of the week.
felt like i was struggling today but have cut 2 minutes off my time since I started last friday. pleased to see an improvement and cant wait to see going!