Tales from today's commute....

[Panter]

Well, yesterdays commute was absolutely effortless. Because I took the car...
Bit gutted really, I was hoping to get an unbroken Year of cycle commuting but had to help a mate out in the morning so just didn't have the time spare to cycle in.

Normal service resumed today, it's definitely a far harder workout (cardio) on the roadbike so I'm going to stick with that for a bit.
The route home is really rough on the roadie, but just do-able, short term

 

[Sittingduck]

Block headwind on Embankment - couldn't be *rsed this morning! Poor...

 

[ianrauk]

Yep, windy this morning. I have friday legs.. luckily my white socks and a bit of scr kept me honest and helped keep the speed up.
8degs when I left this morning so bung the arm warmers on. They came off again half way into the commute.

 

[Origamist]

You could come up Seven Sister Lane, then do a right/left on the A50 to get on Middlewich Rd?

Cheers. I'm toying with that option. Also thinking about going along Sudlow and Pinfold Lanes via Knutsford - that will get me to Plumley then a left back to Middlewich Road. Not sure what that route is like in the rush hour. Doubt it will be worse than the A50 though, just a bit longer...

Nice this morning. Legs were feeling surprisingly sprightly.

Only action of note was when I caught a chap on what looked like a Ti fixed wheel a mile from work. I stayed about 8m behind as he was going at my speed. He looked around a couple of times and upped his cadence a little. I could see he was pushing a big gear (maybe 48/15) but when we came to a roundabout he really went for it. Big watts and a flat back (I had not seen his aero bars, but the tuck gave it away). Being immature, I gave chase for 600m. Looked down and was doing 29mph in the drops and not really pulling him back. The light ahead was green, but I knew neither of us would make it, so eased up. I let him lead off again and he continued to go my way, he had now eased up and I passed him, just as he turned off into IWM North's car park! I then turned off 100 m down the same road...

 

[J1888]

Nice out this morning; sunny, cool - if a little windy.

Numpty count: lost count, all of them fellow cyclists. Think the weather must bring them out. Various clowns with the 'must get in front' mentality careering up on to pavements to get past stationary traffic waiting on red lights.

 

[Simontm]

Ordered to take a day off to catch up with TOIl so at 7 this morning went out and did a 36 miler including Box Hill for the first time in 25 or so years

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Fresh tarmac on section of commute........nice

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

I think I finally worked after 6 years of bike commuting out I would rather have the headwind going to work and a tail wind coming home.

I am not so fast in the morning and tend to plod along, so the head wind is not so bad, but going home I am always in the rush to get home.

Its something I have thought about for a very long time on the solitary ride in everyday !!

 

[ianrauk]

I think I finally worked after 6 years of bike commuting out I would rather have the headwind going to work and a tail wind coming home.

I am not so fast in the morning and tend to plod along, so the head wind is not so bad, but going home I am always in the rush to get home.

Its something I have thought about for a very long time on the solitary ride in everyday !!

Always.....

 

[Stephen C]

I think I finally worked after 6 years of bike commuting out I would rather have the headwind going to work and a tail wind coming home.

Which is why I didn't enjoy last night! Annoyingly it seems to be more of side wind for me at the moment which seems to translate into a headwind whichever way I'm going!

 

[ianrauk]

Wow, there was some really strong side winds on the way home this after noon. Wind nearly took the bike away from me a couple of times. That wind is bloody cold too.

 

[Sittingduck]

Wow, there was some really strong side winds on the way home this after noon. Wind nearly took the bike away from me a couple of times. That wind is bloody cold too.

Still a North Easterly? Hope so!

 

[ianrauk]

Still a North Easterly? Hope so!

Yup - you lucky ducky...

 

[LoftusRoadie]

Here you go. You will go under wallis road bridge on your current route . I ride this most days and its a nice fairly traffic free route until you get into the city where you are banjaxed whatever

Thanks for the info. However can't open it on my phone or on work computer - will see if I can look at it on the home computer!

 

[summerdays]

Morning and evening commutes both fine, if slightly better weather than I was expecting. Only thing of note was watching some tank block the entire road as it tried to reverse into a space and fail repeatedly!