Tales from today's commute....

[MisterStan]

My knees?

Cycling with you day in, day out, that is a creak I have come to know, not expect. I know when you've dropped off the back as the creaking stops!

 

[martinclive]

Cycling with you day in, day out, that is a creak I have come to know, not expect. I know when you've dropped off the back as the creaking stops!

......and the heavy breathing starts! LOL!

 

[MisterStan]

......and the heavy breathing starts! LOL!

That's why I whistle! Drowns out the sound.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

weather looks very grim!

 

[MisterStan]

weather looks very grim!

Really dark out there!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Really dark out there!

light out I think!

 

[apb]

raining here.

I forgot my lights and waterproofs, bugger. But it's FRIDAY!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

We had the mother of all storms about an hour ago, roads are now drying and it looks nice out there again

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Grim, but I had a tail wind!
It never rains but it pours!!!

I will get all the water out the frame tomorrow!

 

[MisterStan]

Absolutely soaked. What a great ride though, really enjoyed it.

 

[Rustybucket]

Tried some new routes today - might be abit mad but went on the A30 & A4. Really enjoyed not having to go thru Hounslow anymore! & not having to stop at traffic lights every 5 minutes. The heavens opened up 5 miles from home & I got soaked. couldnt be bothered to stop & put my jacket on. Still tryiing to figure out the best way to get across London fast - need to work on that part of the route.

http://www.strava.com/activities/177526432
http://www.strava.com/activities/177526429

 

[donnydave]

Got a bit wet yesterday, it wasn;t till I got home and checked the news that I saw how bad it was around Cambridge, A428 closed, A14 and M11 still moving slowly in places as late as 9pm, fields and roads merged into one big wet puddle.

I should correct that - I checked the news and saw how bad it was if you travel by car around Cambridge. Even though I got soaked and had to turn my bike upside down in the shed to drain the water out the frame, I was actually marginally quicker than normal thanks to a tailwind. The first 10 seconds were the worst then if you just give in to the fact that you're going to get wet it was actually quite fun

 

[confusedcyclist]

Rode in my first serious downpour last night, was fantastic fun riding in the flooded streets of Bradford while cars backed up as far as the eye could see. +1 reason to continue cycling

My shoes have only just dried out though, seriously need to invest in overshoes and waterproof socks

 

[Ganymede]

Rode in my first serious downpour last night, was fantastic fun riding in the flooded streets of Bradford while cars backed up as far as the eye could see. +1 reason to continue cycling

My shoes have only just dried out though, seriously need to invest in overshoes and waterproof socks

In the floods last year I cycled in wellies. One puddle was so deep it was up to within an inch of the top of my wellies on the downpedal. I only cycle a few miles though! But i still got through where cars could not.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

In the floods last year I cycled in wellies. One puddle was so deep it was up to within an inch of the top of my wellies on the downpedal. I only cycle a few miles though! But i still got through where cars could not.

On the Busway when it was flooded, one guy I see regularly coming the other way rode thru one of the flooded bits.

All you could see were his handle bars and seat!