Tales from today's commute....

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biking_fox

Legendary Member
Location
Manchester
Greasy and humid out, as above trying to rain but didn't.

Last night I met two different pairs of mounted police officers on the off-road section. I've met a pair on a few occasions but I think this was a first to meet two on the same ride. They're really quite big when you're passing on a 6' cycle lane, although I'm less sure how useful they'd be chasing scrotes through the underbrush.
 

katiewlx

Senior Member
slightly damp, very humid, and a strong breeze certainly made it harder to ride in, though I managed to escape it somehow actually raining on me, which was a plus. but the roads were covered in that weird soapy grime thing that happens when its not rained for ages, and spent fair bit of my time avoiding the worst puddles.

however whilst the roads themselves seem marginally quiet, today was one of those avoid people flinging doors open of parked cars, avoid people riding on pavements (not shared cycle actual footpath) who just rode across the head of a junction just as you had to stop, dogs off leads on shared paths, people walking in the road !?! when the pavement was just 2 feet away, cars pulling out of driveways.

all of which somehow were my fault based on the reactions I was getting from people, oh well soon be a long weekend
 

wafter

I like steel bikes and I cannot lie..
Location
Oxford
A pleasant if knackered ride home encompassing a go on the pullup machine, a little on the rings, a trip to the shops, a bit of trimming and foraging and a few nice interactions with folks :smile:

Humid and threatening to rain but no such luck.
 
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ianrauk

Tattooed Beat Messiah
Location
Rides Ti2
I just about dodged the rain on the way to the train station this morning, starting just as I got there. It rained for the whole train journey so I extended my ticket to alight closer to my work. So a shortened cycle commute this morning. Thankfully it was just spitting rather then full on rain. I could have cycled easy, I was just being a lazy bugger.

Weather's looking clear now but more rain incoming by the looks of things.
So, rainy commute #27
Same period last year 17 rainy commutes

Muggy over the Med. Temperature showing 20° at 7am
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