Tales from today's commute....

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Lovely ride to Rotherham...well...as lovely as Rotherham can be. It was dry which was a bonus.
Except for the last half mile on the way home where I was forced off the cycle path into oncoming traffic on a one-way, almost his by a car reversing into a main road then about 3" from being doored by a car parked blocking another cycle path through a vehicle cul-de-sac

 

[MrGrumpy]

Close pass by some lunatic in South Queensferry other than that very very wet

 

[dhd.evans]

Sometimes a driver does everything right only to have one moment of distraction that undoes all the good faith.

Bus gave me a ton of room today, slowed up whilst i climbed a hill, gave me so much room at all times. Got to a roundabout mid-hill and he moved into the inside lane, i moved to the outside. Proceeds to then cut across the roundabout into the outside lane just about taking me out.

When i caught up at the lights down the road i said thanks for the first part, that was really good driving and a credit to him and his company, but the roundabout shenanigans were dire. He apologised, thanked me for the compliment and said he'd keep a watch next time.

 

[Arjimlad]

Nope

 

[I like Skol]

Start 4 x night shifts tonight and looking out of the window now I am thinking it might be 4 nights of DRIVING!

I'm a long way from being a fair weather cyclist but really can't get any excitement about going out in this.

Sunday night, the last one, looks like the most extreme...

Help me out folks, I know it won't be too bad once I am riding but right this minute not sure I can be bothered

 

[icowden]

That's BBC light rain. I always think that sun / cloud / rain icon means "we just don't know".
I use DarkSky (Android app) which gives a hyperlocal forecast for the next hour and general forecast for the day / week. It's generally pretty good. Costs £3 a year.

 

[I like Skol]

Weather forecasts aside, it has rained non-stop all day so far and doesn't show any sign of stopping. I can't even set off hoping that it will stop once I am travelling, it looks like it will be raining for a while.

 

[icowden]

I'm sure it will be fine :-) (says the man who sold the second car just so he didn't bottle it on rainy days)

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

I have had enough of this weather and it’s only March!

 

[Jenkins]

Light rain on the way home, but being blown on a really strong & gusty wind made it feel much heavier. Still enough daylight to see the rainbow lines of oil/diesel on a nasty, wet roundabout so avoiding action could be taken. Also a tree had been blown down blocking part of Ferry Road, but it was easy to walk round using the neighbouring field.

 

[I like Skol]

It did dry up just enough to coax me onto the bike in the end. Shortly after arriving at work Mrs Skol text me to say it was getting cold and she had seen two gritters out!

 

[MrGrumpy]

Mr G 1 - 0 Mr Leccy bike that is all

 

[ianrauk]

I have had enough of this weather and it’s only March!

I thought it can't be as bad as last year, but checking my stats. This time period last year I had 8 rainy commutes. The same period this year... 8
The wind this week has been a complete pain though.

 

[straas]

Had to wash the bike when I got in last night. Sustrans are doing work on the fallowfield loop and there's so much muck on it - I think I took about 10 kilos off the bike....

In other news, the hozelock Pico reel is brilliant.

 

[MrGrumpy]

I thought it can't be as bad as last year, but checking my stats. This time period last year I had 8 rainy commutes. The same period this year... 8
The wind this week has been a complete pain though.

Yep March was mince last year but on the upside Summer started end of April, there was no spring !!