Tales from today's commute....

[confusedcyclist]

Nothing unusual, but left my knee/leg warmers in work AGAIN yesterday. They are my only pair so slightly chilly start, but I'm still alive.

Sportsdirect just delivered my cheapo autumn/winter gear, so won't be going cold anymore at least

 

[Origamist]

Pinged a spoke with 12 miles still to travel this morning - rear wheel horribly out of true, but got to work by loosening off the brake and mud-guard. Can't ride it home, so will go to the pub with the wheel and get it trued tomorrow!

 

[MisterStan]

Pinged a spoke with 12 miles still to travel this morning - rear wheel horribly out of true, but got to work by loosening off the brake and mud-guard. Can't ride it home, so will go to the pub with the wheel and get it trued tomorrow!

Make sure the wheel gets the first round in, i'd say it owes you....

IGMC

 

[Ganymede]

That ticky-ticky noise was the rack coming loose, it transpires. Warm today, eh.

 

[I like Skol]

Spurred on by @fossyant s THREAD ABOUT A NEW ROUTE I decided to do a little exploring in the Bredbury/Woodley area on my way home this morning and ended up travelling this lane.

The first thing I can say is that I wish I hadn't pumped my hybrid tyres up to 80psi before heading to work last night when I noticed they were getting a bit soft. The cobbles along a good part of this route were quite unforgiving. Secondly, a clean route it is not....

I don't even get that mucky if I take my MTB for the full off-road commute route of my own. My bike isn't much better, I think it would be the decent thing to do if Fossy popped round and gave it a quick once-over

All good fun though and a nice change from the norm......

 

[potsy]

Your legs are always that colour

 

[paul04]

Very close call on the way home from work, Idiot car driver pulled right out in front of me on a mini roundabout (I had right of way) 3 pm in the afternoon had the cree t6 light on flashing mode, and I was in the middle of the road in the primary bike position,his excuse, he did not see me.
so after a few choice words to him I carried on my way, lets just hope the next time he approaches a roundabout he will just take a extra second to look for a cyclist.

 

[Simontm]

Lovely sharp morning although my feet are starting to tell me that its time for shoes and socks! Also, my seat bolt sheared off last night (yet another to add to the catalogue of errors on an Evans Cycles bike) so I borrowed the seat of my dad's old single speed. Very comfortable indeed - wonder if he'll forget I've got it <jk>

Numpty count: 1 - some woman at the top of Westmead Road pulled out on me causing a quick stop. I waved at her but she blindly carried on, unaware there was anything else on the road .

 

[MisterStan]

Suspected leaky valve lead to an unscheduled stop, will have to have a proper look at lunch. Coolest it's been for a while this morning.

 

[Beebo]

First real Autumnal morning of the year, I love this time of year.
Short sleeves were just about acceptable this morning and could have done with thicker socks.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Brrr, just feckin brrr . With a ss base, long sleeve base, two pairs of arm warmers and a ss jersey I was cold through each and every mile of a 37 mile trip this morning. 3.2 deg registering on the Garmin meaning my coldest ride since early in the year. The fog in places had visibility down to around 15ft I reckon meaning a slower ride than normal too. Lovely hot cuppa and a cooked brekkie has seen me right nom nom nom

 

[Origamist]

Yep, chilly and misty in Cheshire too. 4.5C and had full finger gloves on for the first time in months.

Starting to see less fewer cyclists out and about too.

fanks, glen.

 

[glenn forger]

Fewer FFS.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Cold in the posh bit of the country too this morning, finger gloves and woolly hat if this continues. Beautiful start to the day though, lovely seeing the sun turn from red to gold as it it rose majestically over the low lying mist in the meadows, the cows a chewing and the birds on the wing, etc...

 

[fossyant]

90 minutes to do 12 miles in the car. FFS