Tales from today's commute....

[CycleCommute.CC]

Here's my blog post about the amazing Commute today :

https://cyclecommute.cc/2019/02/15/winter-sun/

 

[Jenkins]

Left home for work at 6am with clear skies, the temperature at sub zero and all the cars in my road covered in a thick layer of frost. Just over a mile up the road I turned into Gulpher Road and a thick bank of freezing mist/fog blanketing the fields, but as I got closer to Felixstowe, there were sudden patches of warm air so my glasses had to be pocketed as they kept misting up. For the rest of the ride I was constantly going from warm to cold spots depending on the shelter from the warm(er) air off the North Sea - to the extent that cars on one side of the road were covered in frost while on the other side of the road they were completely clear!

Then an afternoon ride home in glorious sunshine and light winds.

 

[skudupnorth]

This is where me and my bike live once I get to work

 

[clf]

No longs and no winter boots this morning.

 

[ianrauk]

No longs and no winter boots this morning.

Or wooly gloves and Nightvision Evo jacket.

 

[CycleCommute.CC]

No longs and no winter boots this morning.

Can't wait to do the same, but bitterly cold wind here today means I'm not risking it.

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

Puncture, but the magic off my tubeless tyres and sealant fixed it in a jiffy.

 

[flake99please]

Hit on a roundabout by an elderly woman after work today. No injuries, bike is fine, swore (a lot), she didn’t stop, registration number noted, retribution awaits.

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

First commute using my bone conducting headphones. Liked them a lot for podcasts, music quality is so so but acceptable. Found it makes the ride go really quickly.

 

[CycleCommute.CC]

Average commute today, nothing of note really. However, an amazing breakfast at the end of it set me up nicely:

Fuel Up

 

[KneesUp]

View attachment 452805 This is where me and my bike live once I get to work

The view from your chair is almost as good as mine!

I'm at work on my own today so the bike gets the luxury of living in the office too - it's in the way too much if there are other in.

EDIT - toaster on your desk though - I can only dream of such luxury! I have a heated coaster, but it would take a long time to make toast on it!

 

[dhd.evans]

The black dog reared up over the weekend, first time in many years. Managed to ride in to work today and yesterday but my heart was not in it to go fast and hard. I am fascinated by how it managed to suck the pleasure out of things - no sadness, no joy, just emptiness.

 

[Arjimlad]

The black dog reared up over the weekend, first time in many years. Managed to ride in to work today and yesterday but my heart was not in it to go fast and hard. I am fascinated by how it managed to suck the pleasure out of things - no sadness, no joy, just emptiness.

Put it in its basket and look after yourself !

 

[vickster]

First cycle commute today, just under 6 weeks after knee op. Sunny, colder than expected, got splattered legs and feet riding through mucky park. Uneventful otherwise, not much traffic as it’s half term

 

[hennbell]

Today was the first proper ride of the month and its the 19th.
The morning ride was a chilly -24C but it is expected to go up to -8C this afternoon.
This is why lots of Canadians take a winter warm weather break.