Tales from today's commute....

[palinurus]

Had to put the washing out before riding to work. How did I not realise before that a cycling jersey is designed for this very activity! built-in peg bag.

 

[palinurus]

Had to put the washing out before riding to work. How did I not realise before that a cycling jersey is designed for this very activity! built-in peg bag.

Shite! just started pissing down.

 

[Jenkins]

Coming up the back road from Old Felixstowe I'd been watching a thick black cloud line get bigger & darker and saw a couple of lightning bolts so stopped at the crossroads where I can either do 1.5 miles or 4 miles home to check the rain radar. A few seconds later I had to take cover in a bus shelter for 10 minutes while a thunderstorm & downpour hit.

 

[Arjimlad]

This was nice today, a doe and a fawn crossing the road in front of me. I thought the fawn was crossing OK so didn't halt, but he/she decided to abort the crossing

 

[I like Skol]

This was nice today, a doe and a fawn crossing the road in front of me. I thought the fawn was crossing OK so didn't halt, but he/she decided to abort the crossing

That's what helmet cameras are for

There's loads of stuff I've seen while cycling that I wish I had on camera, and none of it involves the fekwittery of motorists.....

 

[Arjimlad]

That's what helmet cameras are for

There's loads of stuff I've seen while cycling that I wish I had on camera, and none of it involves the fekwittery of motorists.....

Yup, there's a few happy riding videos on my channel too here and there!

 

[MrGrumpy]

Homeward journey was busier than normal, staycation or furloughed walkers , not sure but really busy going over Forth Road Bridge .

 

[Arjimlad]

I had a farm track/bridleway adventure yesterday in my quest for alternative routes to work. It was unintended, so I was tackling it on my TCR road bike with 25mm tyres. One for the other bike. 18 miles into work was nice.

 

[ianrauk]

Rain on this mornings commute for the first time since.... gawd... I really cant remember when.
It wasn't cold though which made for a nice refreshing ride to work.

 

[Jenkins]

Can we return to the lockdown levels of sunshine & warmth please. Very wet, both ways.

 

[StickyPTFE]

I had a farm track/bridleway adventure yesterday in my quest for alternative routes to work. It was unintended, so I was tackling it on my TCR road bike with 25mm tyres. One for the other bike. 18 miles into work was nice.

How do you plan your routes?

 

[Arjimlad]

How do you plan your routes?

I looked at RWGPS for this one without checking anything else like the OS map - silly me - but it made for some fun. I've explored all the other ways to cross the M5 between junctions 15 and 14 (well most of them!)

 

[rivers]

First commute back since early lockdown days, and as it looks like it is going to chuck it down on my way home, I opted for my winter bike. Normally, on the winter bike, My commute is between 1:09-1:12, and today it's down to 1:02, which is around my summer bike speed. All of the work over lockdown is paying off. Tomorrow should be interesting as I'm taking the TT bike into work since I'm going to play at Castle Combe after work. I've only made it under an hour a handful of times (and just, talking seconds here). Can I break 58 minutes?

 

[ianrauk]

Rain. Yep we had rain this morning for the commute to work. The last time I had rain on one of my commute was on the 1st May.
'twas nice and refreshing rain and didn't really hit hard until I was tucked up at work. I started out with a lightweight jacket but got a bit boil in the baggy.
So not only with a lot of people still working from home along with the school holiday. Its an absolute joy to cycle on near deserted roads. My normal commuter bike is waiting for a new bottom bracket so I am using my lovely Van Nich...such cycling joy

 

[skudupnorth]

Damn you glass fairy !!! NCN55 near Bolton strikes again