Tales from today's commute....

[Exile]

Warm enough now I didn't even take the jacket with me today, and the overshoes stayed off for the ride home! I'll be digging out the fingerless gloves next . Shame about all the idiots on the ride home though, it almost ruined an otherwise excellent day of commuting. Vans pulling out on me, buses squeezing past me, cars not giving way to me, pedestrians meandering aimlessly into the road. Pretty normal stuff really, but I had four of five (non-)events in quick succession which didn't give me the time to put each one aside before another piled on top.

All but forgotten with a nice cup of tea when I got in though

 

[HLaB]

A bit overdressed this morning in bibs long and a softshell as it soon warm up when the sun came out, which didnae take long as it was light from the start. Stopped for a couple of pics:

This evening was in the light for nearly an hour and there was some great views of the sunset to the east of me, I didnae stop too much though as I wanted to get quite a bit south to explore a new route partly in the light. After a while of chasing a landing hot air balloon, I conceded and snapped this.

36.7miles and 1,152ft of climbing later (most of that in the latter half) I got back in the dark

 

[BigAl68]

A lovely and fairly quick ride in today as at my desk in 57 minutes which I was happy with for 17 miles commute, lock the bike in the bike sheds and then a quick walk across the hospital. Noticed the rabbits are back out in numbers again and that the sky is now starting to lighten at about 5.40am which makes me smile.

No drama with lights as everything once again fully charged and the bike and legs felt good. Now I just need to make a few spreadsheets balance and then I go for a few post work ciders.

 

[Sittingduck]

Nice sunny ride home Yesterday and rode righteously around the park at 20mph.

Slacked on the way in this morning - suggestion of an Easterly headwind, mind you...

 

[MisterStan]

Hard work this morning, a headwind for what felt like the whole 18 miles.

No doubt @ianrauk will be along shortly gloating about a tail wind....

 

[Supersuperleeds]

One long hard slog this morning. Wind wasn't bad but I just had no energy at all. It has also got to that time of year when the clothing requirements change drastically from the start of the ride and the end of it, full winter gear at the beginning, I would have happily done the last few miles in ss jersey and shorts.

 

[Nocode]

Hard work this morning, a headwind for what felt like the whole 18 miles.

No doubt @ianrauk will be along shortly gloating about a tail wind....

The forecast wet commute on the way home tonight might limit the gloating

 

[ianrauk]

Hard work this morning, a headwind for what felt like the whole 18 miles.

No doubt @ianrauk will be along shortly gloating about a tail wind....

Indeed bud... lovely wind assisted ride in...but hey.. it'll get me back as you know.
So not only is my route home all up hill, there will be a headwind...and rain.. apparently.

 

[MisterStan]

So not only is my route home all up hill, there will be a headwind...and rain.. apparently.

 

[robjh]

Almost a tale of two commutes this morning as I was 5 miles, or 1/3 of the way, in when I glanced behind and saw no pannier on the bike. I went through the things in it – sandwiches? No, I can buy lunch; lock? No, it’ll be safe at work; lights? Ah, don’t fancy 15 miles home in complete darkness tonight. So I went back and there it was right by the door.

Ironically it was such a lovely morning that I’d been planning to add a few extra miles, but this wasn’t what I had in mind.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Hard work this morning, a headwind for what felt like the whole 18 miles.

No doubt @ianrauk will be along shortly gloating about a tail wind....

Bloody hard work!

 

[Exile]

Almost collected by some idiot in a skip lorry this morning as I flew along the main road. He completely misjudged my speed and by the time he realised that I was doing nearer thirty than thirteen he was already halfway out. Some credit to him, he realised his blunder and straddled the centre line so as not to slam the door completely in my face and allow me the space to pass if I needed it.

I didn't, these new quasi-hydro brakes have so much controlled power I'd slowed enough to tuck in behind and draft him until he turned off a quarter of a mile further along. If you cut me up, the least you can do is help get me back up to speed.

 

[Hacienda71]

20 mph headwind in this morning.

 

[DWiggy]

Amazing extended ride home yesterday, took in a few hill's and a bit of the country side....lush! Had a chilled out ride in this morning...really loving the weather at the moment long may it last!

 

[Sittingduck]

...really loving the weather at the moment long may it last!

I don't think it's gonna last the afternoon!