Tales from today's commute....

[BSRU]

Had some lovely SCR this morning with a guy I've encountered before who rides a white Giant carbon road bike.
Me on my CX bike(21kgs this time of year), earlier in the year an easy target for the other guy.
But not today, he was catching me at first but eventually I started pulling away.
Often get caught on the long cat 4(when the extra weight makes a difference), about 3km after our paths meet but today just eased away.
Made me feel good as even though I was putting in some effort it wasn't an all out blast and almost as fast as my previous best on my much lighter road bike and into the wind most of the time as well.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Had a nice commute this morning, roads were wet but nothing falling
Returned back to the extended route and would of loved to have been on the bestie but it'll be a couple of weeks till I get my new wheels on. Went for some Fulcrum Racing Quattros, can't wait until end of October, neeoooowwwwww

 

[BigAl68]

Typical as I am at home the weather is lovely. On the plus side I am currently eating sweets and watching my daughter dance around the front room.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Blimey my legs would not work today. I need some of that Berocca!!!

 

[GrasB]

Blimey my kegs would not work today. I need some of that Berocca!!!

When you're talking about kegs in the plural this early in the day one might suggest a change of job is in order

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

When you're talking about kegs in the plural this early in the day one might suggest a change of job is in order

I did learn how to spell!

 

[ianrauk]

Since jnr is now at school I am now back to working on a Friday. But only for the mornings. Today in SE London the weather is glorious. Lovely and mild bearing on the 'bit to warm'. certainly built a sweat up on the cycle home. Nice quiet roads too.

And leaving for home on a Friday afternoon means at least I will get one day a week commuting home in the dayiight during the winter.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Back in the game tonight!
Flew home racing another guy, but I did not let me team shirt colours down!
If you draft them long enough eventually they wear out !!!

 

[Exile]

I'm guessing the local plod are running some form of road safety campaign as there were a smattering of coppers at several junctions on the way through the city centre. Nice to see them out, hoping it's to actually try and make the roads safer and it's not just another Op Grimaldi. Not holding my breath though.

 

[DCLane]

A new one on me: Someone hung out of a car and tooted a silver tuba at me on my commute home.

I rode past a minute or so later with them stopped in traffic ... oddly enough the window was up and them looking

 

[Shut Up Legs]

For the first time in weeks, I needed neither my overshoes nor my cycling jacket. Spring weather is finally here!

 

[Spartak]

Blimey my legs would not work today. I need some of that Berocca!!!

Works wonders I put one in my bidon every time I cycle 8-)

 

[BigAl68]

First ride in three days and it was lovely as for what seems like a long time there was no rain, no wind and warm enough for just bibs, jersey, arm warmers and a gilet which came off after 20 minutes. The downside is with all the rain and wind we have had the fallen leaves have now been compacted into a sludge which meant for a few hairy back wheel slips and slides so I dropped my speed and took it easy after the second one. The detour at the Fishponds tunnel is still a royal pain as it completely breaks up any rhythm to the journey and the slope off Bath side of the detour is now a muddy slope which I am sure some people have come a cropper on.

Plenty of wildlife today;
Rabbits x too many to count
Foxes x 4
Rats x 2
Mouse/vole x 1

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Well, that was a nice, sunny ride home , with about 20°C. Tonight will be 7 and tomorrow 26, so here's few more of these for good measure .

Now, now, don't have a go at me, I was freezing my you-know-whats off a few months ago, while you lot were enjoying your 26°C "heatwaves" .

 

[dee.jay]

Nice! I started my commute home and within about 5 seconds it started absolutely tanking it down! Luckily it only lasted a few minutes and I had a relatively dry ride home (just the surface water my only enemy)

Oh, and the boy racers determined to kill someone doing probably double the speed limit racing down a dual carriageway.