Tales from today's commute....

[Hacienda71]

Took a bit of a Detour on the way home tonight over the Cat and Fiddle to Buxton then Long Hill to Whaley Bridge then the climb from Whaley to the top of the Brickworks. Lovely sunset over the Cheshire Plain but boy was it nippy up top. Autumn attire will unfortunately need to be deployed soon.

 

[summerdays]

Mudguards, rack and Snow Studs.... erm the Summer Tyres won't fit under the guards so it's Studded tyres at 60 PSI

You can fit studded tyres but not normal tyres? I had the opposite problem where I could just hear the studs touching the mudguards.

 

[potsy]

3 days in the car, think my ribs have made a miraculous recovery ! Got the MTB kitted out for the commute again. Mudguards, rack and Snow Studs.... erm the Summer Tyres won't fit under the guards so it's Studded tyres at 60 PSI ! New route try out tomorrow (I hope).

No more messing swapping between Panniers and rucksack when changing bikes !

Studded tyres in September

 

[I like Skol]

I've just popped out to collect one of the lads from Scouts. The sky is clearing, looks like it could be a starry night and will be very chilly in the morning so I have just dug out the long fingered gloves

 

[summerdays]

I've dug out my lights, I only had my emergency ones on the bike on Tuesday, and it was foggier than I expected meaning I took a different route to the one I intended. So time it start carrying proper ones though it's only in the depths of winter that I actually cycle in the dark on the commute.

 

[fossyant]

Studded tyres in September

Nothing else spare !!!!

 

[fossyant]

I've just popped out to collect one of the lads from Scouts. The sky is clearing, looks like it could be a starry night and will be very chilly in the morning so I have just dug out the long fingered gloves

Looks like I will have to find mine too ! Unless the missus issues a frying pan to my head.

 

[Tin Pot]

The mass of inexperienced cyclists in Deptford this evening kept us on our toes...<FacePalm>

 

[GrasB]

Patches of grass on the verge looked as though they had frost on them ... I didn't think it was THAT cold!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Cracking ride in this morning. Nothing special happened as such but rhythm was good, felt really smooth. Added a few extra miles on too

 

[potsy]

Back on the bike after ages away, seemed very hard work for some reason

Buff, thermal socks and glove liners were deployed, felt ok until I saw a guy going the opposite way in shorts and t shirt

 

[apb]

Two guys in lycra and on roadies over took me just before a hill. they then index down and slow down. what a bunch of whimps. I scalped them back.

 

[jagman.2003]

Three of us going to attempt commuting back via off road trails/mountain bikes this evening.
Have been meaning to give this ago for ages. Between us we think we know the full route.
Will make a nice change from competing with traffic on the roads. Might attempt it more often & both ways if successful.
Scenic route is about 18 miles on rough route plan. Mountain bike had a lot of dust on it....

 

[fossyant]

Back on the bike. 10.5 miles with just 1 mile on road. Cracking route. Gasping a bit on arrival at work.

 

[fossyant]

Good deed of the day done too. Colleague forgot their key for their lock so I lent them one. Another colleague let a student park in the staff bike shelter as he had forgotten his lock.