Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Yup. Doncha just hate that. All these people in cars causing gridlock that slows them up by half an hour. I find it really irritating that they hold me up for an extra minute or two.
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MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Snows on its way for me early hours of tomorrow it seems, that'll make for an interesting morning commute. Forecast shows it turning to rain though from early/mid morning so I look forward to the slush puppy hell of the ride home already. In other news, this mornings ride was most enjoyable and the sun is out now so should have a pleasant ride back.
zaza123
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
I bought the laptop home tonight. we have snow forecast all night in North Staffs. If at all possible I will be cycling in tomorrow but thought I would not take any chances. Unfortunately I blew my budget on one bike (2014 Corix de Fer) and one set of tyres (Panaracer Tourguard) so don't have the option of MTB or ice tyres. I shall be cheesed off if I can't do my commuting miles tomorrow. It's strange how you get addicted to this game isn't it.
Turdus philomelos
Guru
- Location
- West Lothian
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVNg5SsPIM4
Sadly this is the reason I've decided to stick with the extortionate £8.00 daily bus fair to travel 7miles. Hopefully the temperature is to rise above zero soon
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I have no idea what the temperature was this morning but three things told me it was very very cold.
(1) I had to stop and use my pocket warmers.
(2) I preferred to bike up hill and not down, as going up hill my face didn't feel like someone was trying to sandpaper it off.
(3) My water bottle was frozen when I got to work.
(1) I had to stop and use my pocket warmers.
(2) I preferred to bike up hill and not down, as going up hill my face didn't feel like someone was trying to sandpaper it off.
(3) My water bottle was frozen when I got to work.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
£8 a day! You'd be better off investing in a set of ice tyres, they'll pay for themselves in less than two weeks
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Got to the bike at 5.10 pm, front tyre flat, almost totally flat.
Tyres are brand new Hard Shell Gators, so a little bemused.
Dry all the way in too.
Changed it and used our community track pump to fill it up!
Getting the new tyres back on the rim is bloody hard, but when you have no choice you always seem to get there in the end.
Got home, inner tube inspection shows no fault, so can only assume the valve was not on right or something
Tyres are brand new Hard Shell Gators, so a little bemused.
Dry all the way in too.
Changed it and used our community track pump to fill it up!
Getting the new tyres back on the rim is bloody hard, but when you have no choice you always seem to get there in the end.
Got home, inner tube inspection shows no fault, so can only assume the valve was not on right or something
mythste
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
Got to the bike at 5.10 pm, front tyre flat, almost totally flat.
Tyres are brand new Hard Shell Gators, so a little bemused.
Dry all the way in too.
Changed it and used our community track pump to fill it up!
Getting the new tyres back on the rim is bloody hard, but when you have no choice you always seem to get there in the end.
Got home, inner tube inspection shows no fault, so can only assume the valve was not on right or something
You're a kind man, clearly. I'd have assumed something more sinister!
Not annoyed anyone at work recently?
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
LOL!
There's something strange going on, for the last week and a bit I've had the problem of incredibly timid and risk averse drivers refusing to overtake, to the point that it's downright embarrassing. I've tried turning and nodding, waving, moving pointedly to the left and all manner of things to indicate that its safe to pass but they just sit there for most of the three mile stretch I do on a b road.
I can understand them being cautious if they didn't know the road but at night the lights of oncoming cars show the general arrangement of the road ahead and there's plenty of opportunities to pass.
Thankfully in each case the balance has been immediately redressed and the people held up by the low-confidence driver have taken their frustration out on my elbow with their wing mirrors so nothing has really changed.
I can understand them being cautious if they didn't know the road but at night the lights of oncoming cars show the general arrangement of the road ahead and there's plenty of opportunities to pass.
Thankfully in each case the balance has been immediately redressed and the people held up by the low-confidence driver have taken their frustration out on my elbow with their wing mirrors so nothing has really changed.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Cold is probably sums it up best, the Garmin said -4deg C this morning and -2deg C tonight but the roads were nice clean and dry for both 
