Tales from today's commute....

[BSRU]

Woke up at 4.35am this morning and it was light.
Decided not to got back to bed and take advantage of it.
I had a good 64km ride in, a little chilly to start with but nice and sunny.
Forecast for the week is it will get warmer

 

[ianrauk]

What a nice morning to keep overtaking a red light jumping cyclist who thought he was the dogs bollocks because he still had his competitor number written on his leg.

 

[.stu]

What a nice morning to keep overtaking a red light jumping cyclist who thought he was the dogs bollocks because he still had his competitor number written on his leg.

Must've smelt like the dog's bollocks too if he hasn't had a shower...

 

[fossyant]

Woken by heavy rain, but it was just damp when I set off - bonus ! Fairly quiet on the roads - the City fans were obviously nursing their hangovers and still in bed after last nights party. Had it been United, then I suppose London would have been quiet !

 

[Leaway2]

Woken by heavy rain, but it was just damp when I set off - bonus

Return may not be damp, looking out of the window now

Nice ride in, with the "lanes" quiet as the road is closed (Thorley lane) as the bridge over the M56 is due to be demolished next month and only open to pedestrians and cyclists.

 

[Arjimlad]

Lovely sunny ride in today, not much wind about. Clean bike and smoothly-functioning derailleur helped !

 

[Supersuperleeds]

That was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting a drenching at least one way today, if not both, but apart from a tiny shower this morning I had two dry commutes.

 

[ianrauk]

That was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting a drenching at least one way today, if not both, but apart from a tiny shower this morning I had two dry commutes.

Same here. It came over all biblical and black for a while but held off for the trip home. Still looks like and feels like it's going to teem it down. But just seen the local news, from tomorrow and until next week it will be sunny and warm in the South East.

 

[ianrauk]

And here it comes....

 

[.stu]

On my way home tonight I came face to face with a range rover in a singletrack country lane. Just in front of me on my left was the entrance to a pub car park and as I was in a good mood I pulled in to let the car come past. I really expected a wave of thanks, andas the car came past me the driver raised his arm and.... put his phone to his ear and completely ignored me ffs. What a tosser.

Even I have built in hands free in my cheap-assed car.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Another perfect commute to work! I'm using the road bike this week, as I wasn't completely happy with my front derailleur adjustment on the touring/commuting bike after I replaced the shifter cables on the weekend. The weather's very nice, with minima between 6 and 10 degrees, and maxima around 18-20, no rain and minimal wind.

 

[Exile]

Damp on the way in, glorious on the way home. The City victory parade thing had very little impact on my commute, less than a usual match day, which was a pleasant surprise. Still a few extra numpties out, but that might just have been a side effect of the nice weather.

Wishing I'd taken a more scenic route home to make the most of the sunshine, but with brake pads almost to the wear line and replacements still somewhere in the postal system it seemed wise to keep the mileage in check.

 

[I like Skol]

Pass the suncream please.... Was not looking forward to tonight's ride in to work but in the end the sun came out and I rode in with short sleeves and shorts. Might regret it in the morning though because while it may be dry I doubt it will be quite as warm

 

[Leaway2]

Very misty this morning.

 

[martint235]

Very close to a 16mph average on the singlespeed today. That's the quickest I've managed on this bike. I have now got my eye on an N+1 with gears for when my Cyclescheme is available again in Sept though.

As a birthday treat to myself I'm also going to commute by Lelly next week if it's dry (and if my wrist is up to using drop bars)