Tales from today's commute....
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Me
The weather in this country is great 
Lovely tail wind all the way home. nice and mild temps too.
A cracking commute home. Really enjoyable.
Simontm
Veteran
I presume you had a tail wind on the way in as well?Me
Lovely tail wind all the way home. nice and mild temps too.
A cracking commute home. Really enjoyable.
I presume you had a tail wind on the way in as well?
Nah, wasn't too bad and I waited until the rain had stopped before heading out. Was also quite an enjoyable commute
Simontm
Veteran
So the wind decided that I needed a headwind all the way back home as well 
Numpty count: 4 and all at exactly the same point, the damned pinch point on South Lane. My priority and of course 3 drivers headed straight through and at me 
Still the 4th numpty was purely the van driver behind them who gesticulated that I should be in the cycle lane. My firmly Churchillian sign back to him explaining that I strongly disagreed with him was extremely therapeutic 
Numpty count: 4 and all at exactly the same point, the damned pinch point on South Lane. My priority and of course 3 drivers headed straight through and at me Still the 4th numpty was purely the van driver behind them who gesticulated that I should be in the cycle lane. My firmly Churchillian sign back to him explaining that I strongly disagreed with him was extremely therapeutic 
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
LOL!!!!Me
Lovely tail wind all the way home. nice and mild temps too.
A cracking commute home. Really enjoyable.
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
As @kevin_cambs_uk said there was a dreadful headwind all the way home. Inner ring and spin it home!
Oh and I had to put wet socks on too. Thank god for merino wool!
Oh and I had to put wet socks on too. Thank god for merino wool!
Origamist
Legendary Member
Mainly a x wind which shunted me sideways a couple of times. Got a push from behind a few times as well, so not too bad.
Coming out of Knutsford, I think a HGV's brake had locked as there was a 200m tyre mark on the left wheel track in the road. I then saw a HGV had pulled in a few hundred metres ahead.
Next week, dark at 8pm!
Coming out of Knutsford, I think a HGV's brake had locked as there was a 200m tyre mark on the left wheel track in the road. I then saw a HGV had pulled in a few hundred metres ahead.
Next week, dark at 8pm!
Tomtrumps
Active Member
- Location
- South East London
Second day of commuting by bike and chucking it down this morning in. The wife says that as I still have my train ticket I should just get the train. But that would be weak, right? Anyhow, didn't mind the rain, and was actually quicker than yesterday, but I put that down to being a little more savvy (it's amazing what you learn in a day!). Quite a bit quicker home too.
OK, it's early days but I'm already looking forward to tomorrow! Especially as cashing in my train ticket should net me about £750
OK, it's early days but I'm already looking forward to tomorrow! Especially as cashing in my train ticket should net me about £750
So riding to work today, pissing down rain. A guy thinks about pulling out from a side street has second thoughts and leaves the cycle lane along Melville drive blocked with his stupid shitty bomb of a car. The very large recovery truck right next to me see this and slows down allowing me to get around the car safely. What a legend.
The cycle home was dry bright and very pleasant.
The cycle home was dry bright and very pleasant.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I go up hill in and down hill back on my commute. So averaging plus 20mph in is a rare occurrence. Sub 20mph home leg is even rarer.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I found the wind wasn't awful on the way back, and at one point I had a choice of routes, sticking to the higher exposed ground or taking a lower route that also included a section where I had a joint QOM, that was likely to have the wind behind me..... I wonder which I took.....
(4 seconds faster
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(4 seconds faster
)
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
Can't believe I was stuck in the car yesterday and missed all the fun - nice today!
Simontm
Veteran
Lovely ride in aside the fact my back brake has disappeared...again. I doubt it's the pad as that is only two months old. Sigh, see if I can adjust it before going home this evening (will have to be one side only as my multi-tool isn't long enough for the inside screw). Oh, and numpty count? Can you guess...sunny weather, hardly any cars as the Easter holidays are starting? Yep, 0!!!
Very nice tail wind home, just cant help but put the hammer down with a tail wind! got home and I was shattered! Ride in this morning was okay but was fighting a small head wind that seemed to zap the legs.
Still the last two rides have made up for the horrendous double puncture/rain/windy morning ride into work I had yesterday morning!
Still the last two rides have made up for the horrendous double puncture/rain/windy morning ride into work I had yesterday morning!
