Tales from today's commute....

[glenn forger]

Blimming windy but so mild!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Warm and windy, took 35 minutes into the wind for the 6.5 miles home, it normally takes 25 minutes.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Had a puncture as well this morning about 3 mins fro work, so just walked it, but the tube was grazed, where the leak was, not a hole as such but a graze, very stramge...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

That wind today was mental. That has to be the biggest disadvantage of extending the commute, you always hit the headwind both ways.

 

[Biscuit]

Bimbling along into the wind on the 505 cycleway this morning. As I crested the 'hill', big gust of wind and momentarily stopped, track standing, until the wind died down.

That's never happened before.....got to do it all again tommorrow.

 

[Exile]

Another day of riding into the wind going to work, getting a gentle shove on the way home, and being drenched headed both ways. Stuck in that awkward situation where if I wear the waterproof jacket I overheat, but if I don't I get soaked and chilled to the bone. Catch 22. Tomorrow will be my last commute of the year, and looking at the forecast it stands to be an almost exact copy of today.

 

[Lisat]

Stopped at the shops on the way home and when I came out my bike had been nicked.
It was my old shopper that I have had for a number of years and I had been meaning to put it on gumtree but that option has been taken from me.
Really annoyed and sad

 

[I like Skol]

Just rode home from work and it was freakishly warm. I set off for the 11 miles at 1.30am in just shorts and a light fleece and to be honest that was a bit too much. I almost stopped halfway to peel off the fleece but decided that would be a mad thing to do in the middle of the night towards the end of December. It was a complete contrast to the trip in to work earlier in the evening which was a full-on wet weather gear ride with water dripping from every point

Part way home I encountered a rather fluffy, healthy looking urban fox. It was just about to stroll out into the road when we saw each other. The fox just leaned back and stood cockily watching me ride by, not 5ft away. Otherwise the roads were almost deserted and there was a delicious tailwind nearly the whole way home

 

[Panter]

Stopped at the shops on the way home and when I came out my bike had been nicked.
It was my old shopper that I have had for a number of years and I had been meaning to put it on gumtree but that option has been taken from me.
Really annoyed and sad

Gits. Really sorry to hear that


Howling headwind again, but luckily it's forecast to swing round this afternoon so should be able to enjoy it all over again on the way home!

 

[andyfraser]

There were a lot of impatient people and a lot of close passes this morning. One guy overtook very close coming off of a roundabout and got the finger. I wish there was a way to get a message to these guys that they're endangering someone's life, especially when it's this close to Christmas and there's already been so much tragedy this week.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Great ride in this morning, mild, blustery with dry roads. Got to the west turn 10 miles in then into the sharp wind all the way. Didn't mind though, up a gear and span into it giving the legs a good turn. Averaged just under 20 mph too so happy days!

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Heart in mouth moment - saw an oncoming bus stopped right before the tram stop up ahead. That's not where they stop so either breakdown or accident, then saw yellow laid on the floor. Perspective from distance looked like a cyclist under the bus, but he got up as I approached. Come off on the tram tracks, bike and rider seemed to be unhurt.

 

[Ganymede]

Stopped at the shops on the way home and when I came out my bike had been nicked.
It was my old shopper that I have had for a number of years and I had been meaning to put it on gumtree but that option has been taken from me.
Really annoyed and sad

That's awful. Really sorry to hear it.

 

[iggibizzle]

Headwind Headwind Headwind. Every bloody Mornin just gotta power through it.

 

[DCLane]

Still windy; I took the newly acquired retro GT Timberline MTB yesterday and stayed on it today.

It rides pretty well for a bike that's about 25 years old!