Tales from today's commute....

[Ganymede]

Blimey, never realised how bad the home-time rush-hour was here in the country. I usually don't get back till after 7pm but I was on an earlier train which got in at about 5.10pm today. I can't believe how fast people drive on some of those lanes! Just to get home 5 minutes earlier. Having said that, I have a suspicion from the kind of cars that most of the speeders were young blokes. Even so it was a bit of an eye-opener.

 

[DWiggy]

Breaking of dawn, misty fields, troubled sky's (no rain or wind) a little fresh and some amazing wildlife = Awesome ride in.

 

[Simontm]

Dull when I left home but some sun when I hit Croydon (for a change, usually it clouds over and goes dark )

Numpty count: 1/2 I guess. This car started pulling over into me to let a non-existent oncoming car not pass but I was already half way through by then so no fuss as I was about to turn left.

 

[Panter]

Another cracking morning! Got undertaken on my nemesis roundabout, which I suspected would happen with my new, dominant positioning but its far less risky than the left hooks.
Also put in a new PB time so chuffed with that

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

It would of been a nice ride in apart from feeling ruuuubishhh! I thought an early night would sort me out but oh no, it didn't. Cycling in this morning, I went through massive spikes of alternating hot, cold and really cold. Was a nice morning weather wise, just wished I could of appreciated it more.

 

[chewa]

I moved my commute substitute (since I work from home) from lunchtime to this morning. 25 mile round trip, started with lights but didn't need them after half an hour. Very pleasant trip with the only things to mention were being passed by a guy on a new (sparkly shiny cassette, wheels and drivetrain) Genesis, who was pushing a huge gear at about 20rpm and then proceeded to hold me up.

Also met an Astra estate head on, the driver of which thought I should pull far over onto the muddy, potholed edge of the country road (lots of damage with the new bridge works) rather than risk getting his nearside wheels muddy.. Ah well!

Other than that, it was ace!. Have I mentioned how much I miss commuting?

 

[jagman.2003]

Very pleasant sunrise today for the first half of the commute.
Then plunged into thick fog. Not helped by glasses misting up...

Don't get much competition on my route, which is fine by me generally.
But got caught on the main hill. Caught him up again about 5 miles later when he backed off.
Had a chat for a while. But I couldn't keep up on the winter bike.
It was quite amusing as this chap kindly carried on pointing out potholes for me as he disappeared over the horizon.

 

[benb]

Have somehow hurt my back, so drove in. Took 50% longer than cycling.

I let a cyclist out from a side road, then sat behind them for a few hundred metres as I could see there was a traffic jam ahead.
She gave me such a big wave and smile I thought she was going to fall off!!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

The Guided Busway should be renamed to the Guided Puncture way.
The grit and stuff in the wet is unreal.

New tyres on to night I think

 

[Origamist]

Bit chillier than I expected, about 1.5C according to the Garmin this morning. Some mist about, but it was glorious when I arrived at Tatton Park.

Saw less than 7 cyclists today - but did happen across a quick chap on a fixed wheel Dolan, kitted out in black jeans and a Castelli jacket at Timperley.

Got a new winter cycling cap - a Lowe Alpine jobbie with ear covers and a brim. Bright red and waterproof too - will only come out on sub zero days...

 

[martinclive]

The Guided Busway should be renamed to the Guided Puncture way.
The grit and stuff in the wet is unreal.

New tyres on to night I think

Don't worry kev - it will be flooded before you know it and you will be back on the road!

 

[fossyant]

Great ride. Picked up another flat just beforework (2 in 2 days). More glass.

Female cyclist stopped to see if I was OK. Said I was. She then said something but I couldn't hear due to the traffic. She then wheeled back over to me and asked how old was my Wills Wheels bike. Said 5 years. Then noticed she was on a geared Wills Wheels bike. Had a good chat and she normally rode fixed but her husband's fixed wheels were knackered so he had taken her wheels and she was on the geared.

All this time I was fixing the puncture. Just ad I was finishing she said that she bettet get off to work.

Don't get a chat like that in a car.

 

[Exile]

Sore all over this morning from a rotten night. Still cycled in, quicker than usual. That is until my dynamo front light decided to come loose.

Thankfully it's mounted on the front rack so didn't reach the spokes. Queue a quick pitstop to tighten everything up and then back on the road.

Got to my desk with seconds to spare.

 

[donnydave]

The Guided Busway should be renamed to the Guided Puncture way.
The grit and stuff in the wet is unreal.

New tyres on to night I think

They've trimmed some of the hedges in places around Longstanton so loads of twigs and other debris

 

[fossyant]

No flats on the way home. Whoop.. Flaming glass. Stocked up on CO2 cartridges tonight. Deffo a convert for a time pressed commute.

Passed quite a few cyclists on the Fallowfield Loop with just tiny output front lights picking their way along slowly in the dark. There is quite a bit of debris on there at the minute.