Tales from today's commute....

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Poxy, shitty, crap British weather again.
Soaked while on the busway = grit everywhere
Got home and took the @martinclive idea to the next step and took the bike straight outside and washed all the grit off using the hose pipe, along with my legs, shoes and socks. Much better.
Just needed to take the chain off, chain rings, rear jockey wheels, and get the water out the frame, clean and lube and back on.

 

[MisterStan]

Poxy, ****ty, crap British weather again.
Soaked while on the busway = grit everywhere
Got home and took the @martinclive idea to the next step and took the bike straight outside and washed all the grit off using the hose pipe, along with my legs, shoes and socks. Much better.
Just needed to take the chain off, chain rings, rear jockey wheels, and get the water out the frame, clean and lube and back on.

Emptied my bidon over my bike to get the grit off and gave her a good towel down. Lubed and ready for tomorrow. Sun please!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Absolutely,
although yesterdays rain was worst, but it does annoy me!!!

 

[ianrauk]

All these reports of bad weather...

Not in the Sarf East.. lovely sunny, warm, non windy commute.
Roads were a little empty due to the footy.

Great commute home.

 

[Biscuit]

Just to say....Head Wind !!!! Meh

 

[Supersuperleeds]

All these reports of bad weather...

Not in the Sarf East.. lovely sunny, warm, non windy commute.
Roads were a little empty due to the footy.

Great commute home.

Glad someone did, think mine was one of the slowest commutes I've done in a long long time.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Mine wasn't quick, but I did lengthen it out to almost 35 miles by riding all the way home from work, so it was a good chunk of distance. Started raining around half a mile from home, big heavy rain drops but no wind so I was fine. I've never minded riding in the rain, it's headwinds I can't stand.

 

[Ganymede]

All these reports of bad weather...

Not in the Sarf East.. lovely sunny, warm, non windy commute.
Roads were a little empty due to the footy.

Great commute home.

Absolutely. I'd say virtually a drought here, though it has just started raining for the first time in about 3 weeks. I'm home though - it was great for my ride.

 

[400bhp]

Extended commute tonight (as I have extended it yesterday too).

As I was going up Mill Lane hill (one for the locals) the left hand crank arm came off-foot still attached

So so lucky I didn't come off and I was going slow.

The little safety pin had sheered in two (I have no idea how this pin works and therefore whether it actually did its job).

The last time I looked or anything was done to the crank was when a LBS swapped over the crank for a new one about 18 months ago.

I'm on a shimano crank and the plastic bung is now missing from the crank side. No worries, shove a plastic bag in the hole and carry on my 25 mile loop

 

[GrasB]

That mist had completely burnt of by 4am just up the road. I was tempted to go out for a ride when I woke up at that time went back to sleep for another 3.5hours though

Not around my way it hadn't. Still misty at 5:30am when I got to work

 

[BSRU]

A good but gentle 46km ride in bright sunshine with an easterly wind.

 

[summerdays]

I had one of those rides .... can't remember every event but it included a domestic (well two cats fighting on the side of the cycle path), so I decided to yell as I went by! Bad move - yes it did work to stop the fight ... but one ran straight across my path and was about an inch from being involved in a major accident! Another cyclist took a blind corner on the wrong side and nearly barrelled into me at the same place as yesterday! (It's getting very tempting to cut down but I would need major equipment!) And I nearly missed seeing a car at a toucan crossing (again because of vegetation - but I haven't reported that one).

I don't know it was one of those mornings when you don't quite trust your own judgement! And I'm not sure if I've got the right clothing ... strappy top and its all turned cloudy since I left home!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

A bit cooler this morning, loads of cyclists out still, saw a few more than normal out in the sticks

 

[HLaB]

The rain radar suggested that if I waited 30 or so minutes I'd get home completely dry last night but I needed to be somewhere and just waited for the heaviest shower to pass; had a great dry non commute ride after though.

This morning was a contrast again, dry and bright and I started off on my Orton Mere commute but when I got to town I cut through the shared use precinct which takes just as long but saves 0.25 miles.

Edit: Oh and I took my commuter to 1000miles for the year exactly.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Nice ride in, also noticed a lot of other bikes so numbers are up. Very warm in the sun although chillier out of it. Rode the Sirrus to give my muscles a break from the Synapse, the new riding position still needs some getting used to. Plus had the cycle rack not the estate and prefer putting the Sirrus on that to the Synapse, especially as I'll be driving to Colchester with it on tonight.