Tales from today's commute....

[summerdays]

STOP PRESS

The crossing is re-opened & slightly redesigned !!!

Redesigned .,.. Good or bad? The sight lines used to be good if coming from UWE direction, and ok from Frenchay side (a bit of looking behind but generally good visibility).

And to really make my day, you just have to tell me that they have widened the path (yes I know unlikely), and got rid of the smelly pond nearby

 

[HLaB]

Contrast is probably the best way to describe the latest commutes. Yesterday morning was +10/11 deg C, this morning was -1 deg C and tonight was back up to 7deg C. It was meant to be a recovery commute tonight but a driver was coming rather fast to a give way line, being to busy watching them, I missed a sign and ended uo goingthe long way and then ddecided I wanted to be mostly in the light, so upped the pace. Before that I took time to snap this and also took a still from the video.

Actually heres the cropped vid

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Amazing stuff chap.. comparing to where you were a couple of years ago.

Cheers Ian, appreciate your comments.
Gains aren't quick but they do come eventually, just gotta keep those pedals turning haven't you!
Feb 2012 I was @ 15.5 mph average over 30 mile days. To be knocking out 20 mph averages now on the hack, I reckon I should have 21/22+ over 60/70 mile days on the radar come the dry weather and the bestie out, can't wait!!

 

[BalkanExpress]

After my ride to work, I briefly read The Herald Sun, one of Melbourne's local newspapers, and found this on the letters page:

When they're not printing lies about how all cyclists are scofflaws, degenerates, etc., they're claiming that cycling is dangerous. If there's any danger in cycling, that's generally due to idiots, and these idiots use all forms of transport. However, this newspaper never lets the facts get in the way of sensationalism.

But it is dangerous..;either the handlebars or the front fork are on back to front

 

[discominer]

Mental ride home tonight, the howling gale made it a real challenge; the winds were mostly cross, and my language mostly foul.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cheers Ian, appreciate your comments.
Gains aren't quick but they do come eventually, just gotta keep those pedals turning haven't you!
Feb 2012 I was @ 15.5 mph average over 30 mile days. To be knocking out 20 mph averages now on the hack, I reckon I should have 21/22+ over 60/70 mile days on the radar come the dry weather and the bestie out, can't wait!!

Out of interest what have you done to get this increase in speed? I reckon the only way I could do it is if I got in the car!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Out of interest what have you done to get this increase in speed? I reckon the only way I could do it is if I got in the car!

Nothing special, certainly no specific training. Quit the smokes a few years ago which must of helped on the lung front, and knocked the booze on the head too. Appetite has gone through the roof so I'm putting away more than enough food for fuel. Then on the bike it's just ride ride ride to get the base miles. Looking forward this year to lining up on the local quick group club runs, and trying to hold my own.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

An earlier than normal commute but I really enjoyed it. Roads were really quiet, eerily quiet in places. Rode with a backpack for the first time in a while to take a change of clothes. Got an away day tomorrow so it may be an opportunity for extra miles, dependent where it is of course, I don't know yet! Looking at the weather forecast, it looks as though things are on the up!

 

[Simontm]

Nice easy ride in with fairly light, albeit with some very impatient, MGIF-types. Re-indexed the gears and fine tuned the brakes yesterday so the bike was happy coming in. Not quite warm enough when I set out for for fingerless gloves unlike yesterday late-morning but getting there.
Strictly speaking, numpty count: 0 - BTW anyone else notice better weather, better driving - but there was a pedestrian who walked right in front of a car, intently looking at his mobile phone Luckily, the driver was only going about 5mph so could react.

 

[ianrauk]

Damn the traffic in SE London seems to be at a complete standstill. Backed up everywhere. Moton's getting impatient so try to change lanes with nowhere to go.GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

@Nocode Same for you earlier?

Apart from that. Was a nice dry run in. A little bit nippy and a bit of wind. The old thighs were feeling it after yesterday's cycling shenanigans. So with all the traffic it did force me to take it just that little bit easier.

 

[iggibizzle]

48mph cross wind down blackpool prom this morning. A workout just to stay upright. Then the hail and sea foam raining down. Great fun

 

[Exile]

Wind, hail, traffic, cold. That about sums up my ride in four words.

Discovered riding on a sheet of fresh hail gives the bike some quirky handling characteristics, but otherwise an uneventful slog.

 

[Origamist]

Around 0C this morning and with the rain yesterday I took the cautious approach and went for the single speed ice-bike. Only a few patches, but better safe than sorry.

Strong side winds and one hail shower made things interesting, but generally it was a nice, bright morning!

Oh, lost my hat - this is 3rd hat in three years I have lost. I'm useless at stowing things away (note to self - zips open and CLOSE).

 

[Keith Oates]

My first commute for about two weeks and this morning had a tail wind but temps close to zero, coming home the head wind was steady but not too strong. Tonight I think I will sleep OK.

 

[Nocode]

Damn the traffic in SE London seems to be at a complete standstill. Backed up everywhere. Moton's getting impatient so try to change lanes with nowhere to go.GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

@Nocode Same for you earlier?

Apart from that. Was a nice dry run in. A little bit nippy and a bit of wind. The old thighs were feeling it after yesterday's cycling shenanigans. So with all the traffic it did force me to take it just that little bit easier.

I was on the train this morning Will hopefully be on the bike for the next 3 days.