Tales from today's commute....

[Mike_P]

Today's commute by bike did not occur, foolishly had left the battery on the ebike over the weekend and one flat battery this morning
Got home this evening to find it had recovered to one green bar of its two but decided to play safe and put it on charge

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

We both went by bike this morning

Wife had had to go out early this AM, to see a client, but came home & got changed
She then left the same time as me, but we went different ways, from the gate

On my return home (22:30) there was a slight glistening on the last couple of side-streets home, so maybe a frost in the morning?

 

[MrGrumpy]

Chesty lurgy stuff going on so no bike for me till this shows signs of clearing.

 

[biggs682]

Foggy commute this morning so lights on but otherwise ok

 

[Arjimlad]

Passed 3,500 miles this year on today's ride to work.

It was misty & drizzly but at least my presence on the road provided some sport for a speeding BMW driver.

A&S Police have given up informing cyclists of the outcomes of their reports of close passes/dangerous driving. Presumably unless or until there's an inquest or serious injury.

 

[Mike_P]

Reports of black ice this morning so no bike again

 

[Jenkins]

Gloves, cap & buff in the dryer again - pi55ing it down first thing. Glad I invested in good waterproof jacket, trousers & boots.

 

[si_c]

Riding through a residential cut through to the main road today, black ice.

RIP rear derailleur, mech hanger and trousers.

 

[C R]

Riding through a residential cut through to the main road today, black ice.

RIP rear derailleur, mech hanger and trousers.

Ouch, hopefully not much damage to you.

 

[Twizit]

Just been to check how the drying of my cycle kit is going in time for the commute home. That I stood there for 15 minutes with a hair dryer going full blast to help the drying process along speaks to how wet it was this morning commuting into Londinium

 

[si_c]

Ouch, hopefully not much damage to you.

Nah, just a skinned knee, I was half way round a 90° right hander at about 5mph. More worried about what Mrs C will say/do/damage when I inform her that I've ruined yet another pair of work pants - I'm up to four this year already. But then I think she only knows about two of them so far

 

[Arjimlad]

A text of wifely concern this morning (very rare) after she noted that the pavements were icy.

I just took it steady on corners, noticed very little ice & got in fine.

Still, it's nice to know she cares.

 

[ianrauk]

At last. commute with no rain.
Since MyCyclingLogs went down I haven't added up the amount of rainy commutes this year, but I can tell you it is way above any previous years and I still have a good few days left commuting. The weather outlook for the rest of this week is not looking good.
I can honestly say this is the wettest year I have ever experienced cycle commuting.

Anyway, on this mornings commute I came across another cyclist/motor vehicle coming together. Another cyclist had already stopped and was trying to stop the two parties coming to blows. I think I turned up at the right time and managed to calm the situation down. The witness said it was 50/50. The cyclist overtook him and veered right without checking, at the same time the van driver veered left and they came together knocking him flying.
The cyclist was pretty shaken up but not badly hurt fortunately. His bike was fine too. So there wasn't much to be gained from them arguing and blaming each other. Just one to put down to experience for them both to be a little bit more careful in future.

 

[si_c]

Took the MTB in today as the ground was wet and potentially icy and it has big fat cushions with endless grip. No ice. No incidents. Hard work though.

 

[biggs682]

Another gloomy commute today