Tales from today's commute....

[MickeyBlueEyes]

If there were a cycling based board game where you moved around soggy, water saturated roads, where every vehicle that went past gave you the amount of spray similar to what a shower head does, where you are dodging puddles trying to miss the pot holed ones, where, when you get to the end you actually decide carry on a bit more as you can't get wetter anyway, where you finish the game with a smile, yeah I wouldn't buy it, no need, I've just lived it!
Weather summary: a little moist...

 

[Panter]

Lovely weather, no rain and the motons behaved themselves this morning. Long may it continue!

 

[Simontm]

Sodding rain, all the way.
Having not ridden for four days, having a cold and on the new bike still managed a decent five minutes of my usual time.
Numpty count: 0

 

[ianrauk]

Lovely weather? You're 'avin a giraffe @Panter
Dark, cold and wet this morning in SE Londinium.. with very heavy traffic.... not an enjoyable commute by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[Panter]

Lovely weather? You're 'avin a giraffe @Panter
Dark, cold and wet this morning in SE Londinium.. with very heavy traffic.... not an enjoyable commute by any stretch of the imagination.

I'm sorry to hear that, it was bloody lovely down here! Clear skies, very light wind with a slight crispness to the air.
Roads were soaked after last nights downpour but that's the closest I got to any wetness!

 

[MisterStan]

Very wet roads, but fortunately dry skies. Happy days.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Another wet morning, my shoes had only just dried out from last week!

 

[MisterStan]

Another wet morning, my shoes had only just dried out from last week!

Balled up newspaper and into the airing cupboard overnight.

 

[donnydave]

The gusts of last week seem to have gone so just a steady small/medium headwind this morning. Wet ground but not raining, wasn't too bad and same as last week the forecast is for consistent wind direction which is nice. Don't mind a headwind in the morning if I know its going to be a tailwind on the way home!

In other news I go for the odd run after cycling home once or twice a week (only do between 1.5 and 2 miles, nothing mega) but have been a lot more organised in the last month and last Friday ran a mile in under 6 minutes for the first time . Had to up my food even more, adding a bit of quinoa to rice/pasta seems to help a lot

 

[MisterStan]

The gusts of last week seem to have gone so just a steady small/medium headwind this morning. Wet ground but not raining, wasn't too bad and same as last week the forecast is for consistent wind direction which is nice. Don't mind a headwind in the morning if I know its going to be a tailwind on the way home!

In other news I go for the odd run after cycling home once or twice a week (only do between 1.5 and 2 miles, nothing mega) but have been a lot more organised in the last month and last Friday ran a mile in under 6 minutes for the first time . Had to up my food even more, adding a bit of quinoa to rice/pasta seems to help a lot

I think @martinclive and I passed you this morning; White Giant Rapid with red panniers?

 

[Origamist]

A week off the bike and felt ropey this morning. The North Easterly didn't help and I exacerbated the problem by persisting to wear my rain jacket long after the rain had stopped. Mild though....

Am going to get myself a 29er for Xmas. I like the look of the Genesis Longtituge frame...

 

[donnydave]

I think @martinclive and I passed you this morning; White Giant Rapid with red panniers?

Nope. White/black/grey giant rapid, one grey pannier. Hardly saw anyone this morning and certainly no one passed me! I normally smash along the busway around 7.50 to 8.10

 

[Ganymede]

Nice in Kent - however the roadworks on the main road mean that loads more cars are using MY ROAD, gerroff! Also a bizarre moment where my bag fell off my rack - really not sure why or how - and of course landed in a puddle.

 

[summerdays]

Wet going in, just damp on the way out! Forgot my lock but someone had a spare

Realised the summer cyclists have gone into hibernation, and saw lots of motorists going through completely red lights causing me to have to wait despite having a green light.

 

[Simontm]

Damp but the rain held off until very need the end.

Very idiotic drivers tonight but none affected me, just observing, so numpty count:0