Tales from today's commute....

[MickeyBlueEyes]

No commute for me today as I'm working from home, but I did nip out for a quick 35 miler to give myself a break from the joys of putting a presentation together. What a lovely day too! Was a little strange riding without the usual commuting stuff jammed in my pockets, without overshoes, without lights, without a buff! Bootiful.

 

[Gatley lass]

Say hello to the lollypop man for me. I go completely the opposite route now. I used to loop West from South Manchester into the city and now it's East into the city.

Will do

 

[hennbell]

Very cold and windy on the way too work. Looking forward to the ride home.

 

[clf]

Sunny, relatively warm and calm, but more importantly the sun doesn't set until 1 minute past five Daylight when I'm leaving work at last! Need to start thinking about more pleasurable routes home soon.

 

[Jenkins]

Strong wind straight off the North Sea this morning - struggling to do double figure MPH downhill while pushing hard on the way in. Contrast that with 20+ MPH uphill without trying on the way home on the same section.

 

[Simontm]

Fast pace back for the rugby but numpty count:1 Was on the Kingston/Cambridge rd and there wee some parked cars in the bus lane so I signalled, looked the pulled out. This idiotic woman decided to 'overtake' I. A very slow manoeuvre which resulted in me looking at her as she started pulling back in to avoid oncoming traffic. Put my arm up, as in "what are you doing." And she started effing and blinding

 

[Drago]

Didn't do bad riding in this morning at 5am, though it was bloody icy. Found it hard going on the way home, but it was a long day at the end of a long week so it's only natural I'll wane a bit.

Saw a nuclear bomb being delivered on a low loader, though I've been told its part of a wind turbine. I like to think I know better.

 

[potsy]

Hi fossyant. I thought I had his number but the police haven't found him yet. Which way do you go to avoid Royal green Road. the roadhumps and parked cars are a nuisance but I do enjoy saying hello to the lollipop man in the morning!

Maybe try Longley lane, either to the end or cut through one of the one way streets as you get closer to Palatine?

 

[paul04]

Another good week commuting to work, no rain Just a little chilly 1st thing in the morning.

Front wheel needed a little adjustment, as there was a little play in the bearings.

On Saturday finished work early, so thought I would go the long way home, got about 6 miles, then remembered I had left something at work, so cycled the 6 miles back to work, then still went the longish way home,

Also I have a garmin 200. and some one has set up a segment near home, so trying to beat it, but as a little challenge, only beat it on the hybrid bike.
to start with I was 12 seconds off the time, got it down to 4 seconds now.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Here comes the sun!

 

[Simontm]

Not that fast a ride in surprisingly since traffic was light. Got a really annoying squeak on the back wheel, think it's the guard but further investigation needed.

Numpty count: 1 But two incidences. Driver decides that she needs to be that extra yard ahead so overtakes me with no room at all, so I had to brake. Pass her at the junction lights, then she does the same thing on the other side - this time with an oncoming car that she cuts up!

 

[Gains84]

Nice to be back on the road bike today and good traffic wise too. Had a mechanical with the FD not shifting so had a spinning session into work, apparently some kind of shrubbery had got up into the internal routed cable and mud into the grove part causing too much friction to budge it, all dug out now and looking good for the way home!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

My alarm goes off this morning @ 04:30, I hit snooze twice and finally get up @ 05:05. Normal morning routine stuff, check the weather, stuff myself with hoards of food. I'm just about kitted up and it's 05:50, almost ready to leave for some extra miles, then Mrs MBE walks in the kitchen. Now that's really strange as she is never up at this time. She starts warbling on about some meeting she has as she's making a coffee... and then I wake up! Totally surreal moment as I realise I've been dreaming my morning! Look at the clock, 05:45, oh s*** it, I wanted to leave at 05:50...

 

[confusedcyclist]

First day in on the road bike since all the snowy stuff , I was so pleased not to be on the winter hack I gave it some real beans and was the first to the bike shed and shower.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Still on the ice bike, I might go home at dinner time and swap it for the commuter as it is lovely out there now.