Tales from today's commute....

[Ganymede]

Cold and VERY foggy last night at 11.30pm when I wended my way home. I had to be very cautious as the lane on that side has simply fallen away and you can fall off the edge if you're not careful, but you can't take primary as the middle of the lane is a mess of moss, gravel and leaves. Glad to get home!

Nice moment in the morning when a Tuffnel's van gave me masses of time and space after having hung back round 2 bends. Nice wave and a smile too.

No commute today but I might take a ride out later.

 

[clid61]

Pulled the buff first time over my ears this morning at 5.30

 

[Panter]

Gorgeous ride home last night, the mist was laying thickly over the marshes but only to a height of a few feet. Cold, still and fresh
Dark and dank this morning though, and bloody cold even though it didn't feel it. Stopped two minutes into the journey and gratefully donned a buff!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

The trip home yesterday afternoon around 5 ish was in fog like I've never ridden in before. Even cycling a stretch that I do most days seemed unfamiliar as there was just no point of reference. I was in a bit of a rush but just couldn't get any pace going either. At least the ride home today won't be foggy, it'll be replaced with heavy rain instead.

 

[harveymt]

3 days, 3 punctures. First was a slow one in the rear. Only noticed it about half a mile from work. I pumped some air in and that got me into work where I changed it over lunch. Wednesday morning I hit something lying in the cycle lane and it caused a tear in the tube. Got stopped ok. Wasn't that far from home. I considered walking back and driving but changed it at the side of the road. Last night heading home, going a good speed on a flat bit and bang, front blow out again. Copius amounts of curse words. I didnt get stopped ok this time. I had slowed right down and could have just put my foot out but fell comically over. I don't use clips but I imagine this is what a clipless moment feels like. I was sure I had done something wrong when putting on new tyre that had caused it to burst but there was a half inch nail through the tyre. Just unlucky. The tyre and tube had got wrapped round the rim and it took a bit of pulling to get them off.

In safely this morning. Have to head out over lunch to post office then home tonight. Any further punctures and I will have a hissy fit and drive next week. Or start looking at mountain bikes.

 

[Panter]

3 days, 3 punctures. First was a slow one in the rear. Only noticed it about half a mile from work. I pumped some air in and that got me into work where I changed it over lunch. Wednesday morning I hit something lying in the cycle lane and it caused a tear in the tube. Got stopped ok. Wasn't that far from home. I considered walking back and driving but changed it at the side of the road. Last night heading home, going a good speed on a flat bit and bang, front blow out again. Copius amounts of curse words. I didnt get stopped ok this time. I had slowed right down and could have just put my foot out but fell comically over. I don't use clips but I imagine this is what a clipless moment feels like. I was sure I had done something wrong when putting on new tyre that had caused it to burst but there was a half inch nail through the tyre. Just unlucky. The tyre and tube had got wrapped round the rim and it took a bit of pulling to get them off.

In safely this morning. Have to head out over lunch to post office then home tonight. Any further punctures and I will have a hissy fit and drive next week. Or start looking at mountain bikes.

You have my sympathies! I had 3 in 4 days, most annoying!
I'm sure I read somewhere that MTB tyres are actually more prone to picking up punctures, presumably because lower pressures and physically more tyre in contact with the road?
Hope you stay fully inflated on the way home!

 

[confusedcyclist]

3 days, 3 punctures

I'm annoyed for you. Suffered my second broken spoken since the first went exactly a month ago on the way in to work.

Looks like the ride home will be slow and arduous.

 

[martinclive]

Mr Scrivner? Yes, we know him. Big (massive) guy on a white Giant!

Ha ha - have mailed adam to complete the loop!!!! (but I did not put the 'massive' bit in!)

 

[harveymt]

You have my sympathies! I had 3 in 4 days, most annoying!
I'm sure I read somewhere that MTB tyres are actually more prone to picking up punctures, presumably because lower pressures and physically more tyre in contact with the road?
Hope you stay fully inflated on the way home!

Had one about a week and a half ago as well. Popped out to the Post Office over lunch to pick up a parcel and did the 12 miles without incident. Fingers crossed for heading home. I've lead a charmed life so far with only a couple of punctures in the two years I've been cycling so it must be catching up to me. Last night's was a half inch nail or tack thing. Something like that I can deal with as it'd burst even a car tyre. It's the ones where you don't really know what did it that irritate me the most.

 

[hennbell]

Rain in Canda in November, the apocalypse must be upon us!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Wet, very wet. That is all.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

Wet, very wet. That is all.

plus 1, with bells on...

 

[I like Skol]

A good trundle in to work tonight. Wet, but better than the alternative (a car in the Friday night gridlock/madness!). The rain really isn’t an issue once layered up and I always seem to forget that the thought of the rain is worse than the reality.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I had a bit of rain but nowhere near what I was expecting. Absolutely bucketed it down about half an hour after I got home.

 

[Exile]

Two days commuting on my new bike (Boardman CX Comp) and I'm loving it, even if the drop bars are taking some getting used to. I'm having so much fun not even the rain on the ride home tonight bothered me too much. The three motorists who pulled out on my at three different junctions did though. Not much though.

Roadworks have taken over just about every route in to the city centre from my end though, gas board, electric board, BT, all seem to be conspiring to dig up the major roads and most of the back streets I'd use on my commute. Seems every new route I discover ends up being dug up a few days later. If I were paranoid, I'd swear it was more than just a coincidence!