Tales from today's commute....

[HLaB]

A really enjoyable 11.5 miles apart from my glasses constantly misting up and having to stop every few minutes. The drivers were really patient, unlike Saturday, making life easier for all. Somebody in the car park said it was -5deg C but it didn't feel like that and the 23mm tyres never slipped once; a particuly flat route probably helped with that.

 

[fossyant]

Side roads icy with frozen snow and melt water. Main roads dry and clear, but I still went off road. A mixture of frozen snow, muddy puddles, dry surfaces and of course, mud and more mud. Avoided the last section of 'face plant' mud near Parrs Wood, and turned right at the final 'gate' upto the main road past the school grounds.

 

[DWiggy]

To be fair as Kiwiavenger said my Cul de sac is still snow covered but the main road has been thoroughly gritted so should be fine

 

[thefollen]

Was very chilly at 6:15am this morning so wore a hoody over the thin tech top + light longsleeve (Balham, London). Did a weights sesh down the gym and jumped on again for the commute at 8am. Was far too hot by Vauxhall and bagged the hoody. Perhaps because the muscles were warm from gymtime.

Fairly nice commute on the hybrid although from the morning's physical output was really hanging for some food and a bit sluggish. Some bloke on an mtb tried a scalp, but alas didn't have the tyres or legs- I wasn't up for a race, just kept my pace consistent and relaxed.

Apart from that, had to warning shout a Boris Bike turning right directly across my path at lights from the opposite direction as I was going straight. All good; spotted his intentions and his likely actions before he took off. Only shouted (not aggressively) in the hope that he'll think twice before executing another silly move on his BoJo :-)

 

[The Horse's Mouth]

Whilst joining the A13 at Canning Town i noticed that no attempt has been made to grit the cycle super highway (CS3). Do I assume that the safety of cyclists falls well behind that of drivers.

 

[400bhp]

Side roads icy with frozen snow and melt water. Main roads dry and clear, but I still went off road. A mixture of frozen snow, muddy puddles, dry surfaces and of course, mud and more mud. Avoided the last section of 'face plant' mud near Parrs Wood, and turned right at the final 'gate' upto the main road past the school grounds.

The overnight ground temperature mustn't have hit zero or lower as there was no ice, just a watery finish over the road and bits of melting snow about.

 

[ianrauk]

The big melt has started in London Town.
Melting surprisingly quick.

 

[EthelF]

Snow sheet in parks now turned to ice. Marathon Winters still astonishing me (and passers by) with their grip.
Glad to be able to take the short cut across the parks as it was a bit of a muppet show on the roads.

Third place goes to the lady who stopped before the pedestrian/cycle crossing on her green light due to the stationary traffic queue beyond the crossing (so far so good), then got flustered by the van behind beeping her, dithered, then went on to block the crossing anyway; after the lights had changed!

Second place: the van behind, for beeping her so utterly pointlessly.

First place: the van that only spotted the traffic island and oncoming traffic as it was alongside me and wholly in the other lane (I was in primary for a reason, you know!) as it tried to overtake me on a short 20-25mph descent. Thankfully they braked and slotted in behind me rather than barge me aside. Not many escape routes at that point.

 

[HLaB]

The big melt has started in London Town.
Melting surprisingly quick.

Hopefully it'll be heading here (Peterborough) next

 

[MisterStan]

Hopefully it'll be heading here (Peterborough) next

And can take care of Cambridge on it's way!

 

[Andrew_P]

Not before Smallfields side roads..

 

[donnydave]

And can take care of Cambridge on it's way!

Agreed, fun novelty for a couple of days but the snow and cold can go and do one now!

 

[Glow worm]

Snow sheet in parks now turned to ice. Marathon Winters still astonishing me (and passers by) with their grip.

They are very noisy aren't they. I go through a covered bridge on my commute over a railway line, and blimey I get some funny looks. Lovely through thick fresh snow though.

 

[BSRU]

Bit of a blizzard on the way home this afternoon.
Had to take my glasses off because they snowed up very fast, then had to suffer when snow flakes hit me in the eye.

 

[CommuterBen]

Had a young lad trying to sit on my spanking new triban whilst on the train earlier! Little sod!