Tales from today's commute....

[I like Skol]

It was stupidly warm when I walked out of work tonight so it was off with the fleece to ride home in shorts and a light short sleeve top, lovely.
Talk about a small world but I was about ¾ of the way home when I pulled up next to a fellow cyclist at some lights and was amazed to discover it was my little brother who had just ridden 170 miles from Cwmbran in south Wales to Ashton. He never warned me he was going to do this (It has been a plan of mine for some time) so it was a real chance in a million just bumping into him en-route like that. I finished the ride to his in-laws with him before continuing home. 172 miles in a touch over 12hrs, it's in his blood!

 

[BSRU]

Disappointingly damp roads this morning, not good when combined with the dead leaves and the darkness.
Still a good ride with a personal best by 27 seconds on a private 4km segment I ride.
Even better that it was 27 seconds faster on the CX bike compared to the previous best on my much lighter road bike.

 

[confusedcyclist]

Far too warm again this morning, if it's like this on way home off with the baselayer and running tights!

 

[JoeyB]

Finally I have a commute worth talking about!

I've sort of outsourced myself to a company over in Havant so I took the plunge today and did the lumpy (A majority of the route is basically over a hill) 10 mile each way commute. I took a backpack full of clothes so i don't need to carry a bag daily. I figured two heavy trips a week was worth it for the lightweight trips in the middle. Looking forward to the ride home. If I can keep this up I'll be looking at 100 miles a week!

 

[confusedcyclist]

Finally I have a commute worth talking about!

I've sort of outsourced myself to a company over in Havant so I took the plunge today and did the lumpy (A majority of the route is basically over a hill) 10 mile each way commute. I took a backpack full of clothes so i don't need to carry a bag daily. I figured two heavy trips a week was worth it for the lightweight trips in the middle. Looking forward to the ride home. If I can keep this up I'll be looking at 100 miles a week!

Welcome to my world

Dunno how much gear your are lugging around though? I only take a shirt and underwear and lunch in my backpack and leave a towel and trousers and toiletries at the office, changing the towel and trousers as and when needed. I do carry a rain jacket rolled up in the bottom too most days just in case.

 

[JoeyB]

Well today was the first one so I had trousers, tops, socks and underwear, shoes, belt, toiletries, a book, a maybe a few other bits. That will all stay in my locker now until Friday when I'll bring home the dirties. Everything in between will just be wet weather gear in large saddle bag

 

[Christopher]

Car in today - lift from a colleague - Shank's Pony tonight. Found a really nice walk through fields that is not quite direct but close to it. It weaves around Ye Olde M6 - but it sure is better than the bus! It is even on public footpaths...

 

[markharry66]

leaves hiding dog turd. of course stepped straight into it. Phewww not a good start to the day.

 

[Ganymede]

I think my utility cycling is having an effect on my OH... he has to go and pick up a mended car and has just said "hmmm... if I put the bike on the train to that nearby station I could cycle to the garage to pick up the car" Me: I think this is because my "commute" yesterday was delivering a hire van back to the depot, taking my bike in the back and then using it to get home by train and riding. And the weather's fine... it might just work!

 

[clf]

2nd visit from the fairy in as many weeks, need tougher tyres I think . Loving the canal in the dark though.

 

[Hacienda71]

It was dark, raining, I had an untested new light, I had wrapped my shoes in cling film under my overshoes, I'm recovering from a bit of a weird virus and my head wasn't in the best of places. So it only seemed logical to extend my commute by 10 miles on some pitch black country lanes.

 

[GrasB]

It was dark, raining, I had an untested new light, I had wrapped my shoes in cling film under my overshoes, I'm recovering from a bit of a weird virus and my head wasn't in the best of places. So it only seemed logical to extend my commute by 10 miles on some pitch black country lanes.

You explained your logic in a perfectly sane manner!

 

[ianrauk]

Well that was the first commute home in the dark since earlier this year. Nice and mild out and very little traffic. Not many other cyclists out either. Think the fair weathers have now gone into hibernation.

Only thing happened was that the rear brake pads on my disk brakes finally wore out. Not bad for 8 months hard and fast commuting in all weathers.

 

[Simontm]

So note to self. When borrowing dad's bike which has hardly been used and sat in a garage, do some checks before cycling 26 miles . Spent lunchtime trying to true the back wheel then had a flat on way home and by the holy pedalist that was one tough bugger of a tyre to put on. Also only had an inner for my bike so need to go and get some schraders.

Oh, if the very kind South African cyclist going to the Wimbledon Sainsbury's stops by here, thanks for the help offer but you cursed me with the "you've nearly got it on anyway" comment

 

[JoeyB]

I have it all wrong, this is the second time I've started commuting at the business end of the year! Last time round I didn't see a dry ride for about 3 weeks, but at least that was a much shorter commute.

My work situation lends itself to a proper commute for the next few months so I need to make the most of it whilst I don't have customer meetings etc to attend.