It's been the online forecast site of choice of the Friday Night Riders for a few years now and it's usually quite accurate.
The BBC weather site is another which is pretty good.
Tales from today's commute....
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It's been the online forecast site of choice of the Friday Night Riders for a few years now and it's usually quite accurate.
The BBC weather site is another which is pretty good.
shouldbeinbed
Rollin' along
- Location
- Manchester way
missed the rain this evening but first time I've felt proper chilly coming home, even with layers.
I survived the ride home although a car jumping a red at a roundabout nearly ended badly
but yes all in all it was very refreshing haha
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Grim.
Bloody awful.
Bloody awful.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
That real fine drizzle that soaks you through all the way this morning, but at least it wasn't cold
Yup, same here where the streets are apparently paved with gold.
I was soaked by the time I got into work but it wasn't raining. It was also dark and the traffic was horrendous. Not the greatest of commutes
Panter
Just call me Chris...
- Location
- Sittingbourne, Kent
Left early this morning (busy day) managed to avoid the heaviest of the rain but it was dark, bleak and very busy on the roads for some reason, normally avoid the traffic by setting off early.
I've been trying some new routes to get my commute up to 10 miles each way so that would be 100 miles a week. Today I had one driver pass me safely but as he was passing I could see him shaking his head as in bloody cyclists. Not sure why as he passed me safely and there was no other traffic about so his journey was impeded at all. Then there was the kindly road workers who set up their temp traffic lights in the cycle lane. Finally there was the old guy I passed on the Greenway. I didnt vary speed at all just slipped past heading up a hill. About 30secs later I moved to the right and slowed as I was approaching a pedestrian and he came flying past me on my right so close I veered to the left nearly into the woman walking. He kept looking over his shoulder at me then started cycling with his hands above his head. All kind of issues there if he's that upset at an overtake.
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
But on the positive side I passed my 2013 mileage this morning with a month of this year still to go
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Wet roads and drizzly all the way. Hit a couple of bad potholes that I just couldn't see. Had a tool in a Golf close pass me and by doing so dumped the contents of a large puddle all over me, he got a polite thank you... Further in I had Passat guy pull out in front of me too, he whacked his anchors on sharpish and skidded into the middle of the roundabout. I was already on the brakes in prep for him, I could just see it coming. He also got a thank you. Just one of those commutes I'd rather forget.
robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
14 miles in a grey, steady drizzle, but it wasn't particularly cold or windy and I just got lost in my own thoughts and had a pleasant enough ride. The biggest problem was overheating in my waterproofs especially on the hills and I must have been riding slowly to compensate, as I dropped to below 16mph average compared by my normal 17.5.
Yup same here my average was down on my usual
