Anyone cycling into work tomorrow?

[hackbike 666]

Still at work.Roads look nice now.arghhh.

 

[Wolf04]

No real problems up in Newcastle. Snow is already gone washed away by sleety rain. Damp but uneventful commute for the most part, up until I cut through Exhibition Park near the centre of town to discover that the underpass was flooded. Shoes now stuffed with paper towel, socks dripping on the radiator.

 

[summerdays]

I will just take it easy luckily I don't have to go down the same road as yesterday as they have already gave warnings about cancelling the bus that runs along there due to ice.

 

[hackbike 666]

Still at work.Just worked down to Basingstoke.

 

[beanzontoast]

Checked the main roads earlier this morning and they were pretty clear near me. Side roads really clogged with frozen snow in lumps and troughs though, so I walked the side roads at the start and end of the commute and obviously kept off the bobsleigh runs cycle paths which I'd have to say were the iciest stretches of tarmac on the whole route...

... And at the risk of repeating myself ('I think I said this at the Brighton conference' - one for the oldies amongst us!) - Derby's a cycling demonstration city!

 

[LondonCommuter]

I've tubed in to central London. Roads are fairly clear of cars but quite a bit of snow/ice, certainly pavements pretty treacherous so I'm glad I didn't cycle. If you don't skid yourself, someone else could hit you.

 

[fossyant]

Still in car - main roads fine, side roads icy/frozen slush. Sporting a cold and sore throat - that's my excuse.

 

[Bodhbh]

Walked in, took like 1hr and a half. Main roads fine so thought I was being a wuss, but some ice patches on the last 1/2 mile of side roads, so glad I didn't.

 

[beanzontoast]

Walked in, took like 1hr and a half. Main roads fine so thought I was being a wuss, but some ice patches on the last 1/2 mile of side roads, so glad I didn't.

Added 20 mins to my commute walking the side roads. It does mean setting out earlier for me when it's like this.

 

[Bodhbh]

Added 20 mins to my commute walking the side roads. It does mean setting out earlier for me when it's like this.

It's a pain, good excuse to stop on the way home for a take away although

I looked for ice on the road walking in and did some odd testing with the feet. Reckon there was about 10-15m of ice totalling-up the odd patches I saw that I might have ridden over. Compacted snow in the car tracks the grit and/or traffic had not melted. So 5-6miles walking over 15m of ice . But suppose those might have caused some come-offs, they seemed to concentrate around roundabout entrances which is not ideal either.

 

[HLaB]

It all turned to rain and whilst the wind was still stron it was nothing compared to last nights gales. I think I better leave sharpish tonight temperatures are forecast to fall fast -3deg in the city, I hate to think what it'd be like in more rural areas!

 

[palinurus]

I rode to work, the security guy told me to turn around. My department was closed.

So I got my ride in, I didn't have to work, and my laptop is locked up in my desk drawer and I can't get at it.

Today will involve a walk in the snow and lunch at the chinese.

 

[User482]

Cycled in this morning, but took the MTB instead of the road bike.

 

[Lazy-Commuter]

Great ride home last night .. was 3-4" in most places, the off road sections were loads of fun and the woods were beautfiul. The snow was deeper in places and I did manage to find one deep muddy not quite frozen puddle lurking under 5" or so of snow: I wondered where my front wheel had gone.

I had a couple of incidents where I got a bit stuck in tracks / ruts on the smaller roads and this morning all the ruts had frozen solid on our road, so I decided it might be better to drive in. Missed the trip through the woods though, but I've bought walking boots and associated kit with me so I can have a wander round the lakes near work at lunchtime.

 

[hackbike 666]

Almost at the end of 30+ hours since I left home and beginning to feel it.Commute home very soon.