Tales from today's commute....
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confusedcyclist
Veteran
Rather annoyingly I listened to the weather forecast over the weekend, something about a storm resulting from a hurricane out in Bermuda which has failed to materialise. Not wanting to take any chances riding in gale force winds I drove in. Sure enough stuck in traffic for an hour. It wasn't even raining.
Broke my streak of getting to work by bike, 2 months without a car, was it worth it? No!
Broke my streak of getting to work by bike, 2 months without a car, was it worth it? No!
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Biscuit
Legendary Member
- Location
- Pentlow - the land of the free
Todays ride in was perfectly normal despite the scare stories circulating at the weekend. I suspect tomorrow will be the true test of mettle.
Well that was a full on ride home. Started off in sunshine, then it got grey and windy, then very windy, then tipped it down and now just as I get home it's blue sky again.... Very strange and stopped twice, once for the gilet and again for full finger gloves and arm warmers. Let's see what tomorrow brings
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Wind?
At my back hopefully but doubtful. Probably coming straight ahead or trying to blow me over more likelyWind?
Exile
Senior Member
- Location
- Manchester
Enjoyable commute both ways. Saw a cyclist who seemed to have a death wish on the way in, filtering up the side of trucks and even a digger(!) as the lights were going green. I was almost glad when he took to the pavement, at least he was a bit safer there. On the way home I locked the rear wheel a couple of times. New pads + wet leaves = skids! Also encountered one driver who didn't want to give way to me at a pinch point when priority was in my favour, played the game, held my line and it turns out he wasn't too keen on hitting 20 stone of cyclist. Probably for the best, being honest.
Tomorrow looks properly grim. Headwind most of the way in (Met Office reckon it'll be 20mph, gusting to 40), with a good chance of a soaking. And the way back's no better. Welcome to winter, I suppose.
Tomorrow looks properly grim. Headwind most of the way in (Met Office reckon it'll be 20mph, gusting to 40), with a good chance of a soaking. And the way back's no better. Welcome to winter, I suppose.
Spartak
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- Location
- Bristolian
Some call it 'character building' .........
Well it wasn't as bad as I had expected based on the doom mongering by the weather men and the BBC weather app.
Left at 5am in light drizzle and a bit of wind, rain did get worse for about 5 minutes but with the wind i was dry again in 10 minutes. There was a fair bit of plant matter that had been blown down from the trees so I took it steady all the way in as last thing you need is half a branch into the rear wheel or chain on the way to work.
The wind did start to get up as I reached Bristol and there were some nasty gusts that caught me by surprise a few times especially when in the city as the buildings channeled it as you came around corners. Arrived safe and sound and now I really should be getting my emails answered rather than updating CC.
Left at 5am in light drizzle and a bit of wind, rain did get worse for about 5 minutes but with the wind i was dry again in 10 minutes. There was a fair bit of plant matter that had been blown down from the trees so I took it steady all the way in as last thing you need is half a branch into the rear wheel or chain on the way to work.
The wind did start to get up as I reached Bristol and there were some nasty gusts that caught me by surprise a few times especially when in the city as the buildings channeled it as you came around corners. Arrived safe and sound and now I really should be getting my emails answered rather than updating CC.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
My ride home just now had a lot of 
, a bit of 
, and reached about 28°C. The minimum this morning was only 5°C (one of my "quilt on" nights), while tonight's minimum will be 15°C (a "quilt off" night). I'm glad I'm not a meteorologist.
Paradoxically, my legs are both the most immune to cold and the least immune, of all my body parts. Why? I think it's because when I'm cycling they're doing all the hard work, so I can ride in sub-zero temperatures wearing short cycling pants, but when I'm in bed and totally relaxed, it takes just a slight chill to be woken up by my knees and hips aching, because there's not much body fat in my legs, thanks to all the cycling (sorry for the bragging!
).
, a bit of , and reached about 28°C. The minimum this morning was only 5°C (one of my "quilt on" nights), while tonight's minimum will be 15°C (a "quilt off" night). I'm glad I'm not a meteorologist.Paradoxically, my legs are both the most immune to cold and the least immune, of all my body parts. Why? I think it's because when I'm cycling they're doing all the hard work, so I can ride in sub-zero temperatures wearing short cycling pants, but when I'm in bed and totally relaxed, it takes just a slight chill to be woken up by my knees and hips aching, because there's not much body fat in my legs, thanks to all the cycling (sorry for the bragging!
).
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Not bad as I thought it would be
Saved 6 quid on bus fare too!
Saved 6 quid on bus fare too!
