Tales from today's commute....

[Richard A Thackeray]

Drove to work today

Still, it's the first time this month

Due to that & being quicker to get changed (plus a lighter afternoon) I managed to snap a picture of a recently developed sunken manhole cover
This stretch of road was closed for 3 weeks in October, whilst drains were laid/'cut in' for the (work in progress) housing estate

The presumption is, that it's due to everything around there settling, or not being compacted correctly, as it was rebuilt

Thankfully, it's too far out for a cyciist, but a motorbiker may hit it, or a driver veer off-line to avoid it, & if a cyclists alongside too......

Reported via 'Fill That Hole'



Located approximately in the blue circle, but the photo no long holds true, the view's entirely changed

 

[confusedcyclist]

Perfect day for a cycle commute, sunny, mild and dry. It was also the first sunrise out on the bike in a while on account of leaving 1.5hrs later than usual, I'll have to wait another month and a bit before I get that again, still it felt great and spring is mostly certainly on it's way back to us. It was forecast to be breezy, but headwinds don't register when you ride electric, 100% solar powered of course

Loved every minute of it. Even the one numpty in a chelsea tractor who couldn't be bothered to look around their massive A-pillar couldn't upset me, the massive A-pillock. But that didn't stop me making a point of stopping at the junction and feigning ridicule to make them think about what a bad egg they were. Of course, I wouldn't expect any better from a moron driving something as impractical as that in a metropolis, but we can't let him think that can we.

 

[ianrauk]

Bit chilly on today's commute. Bit of frost and mist here and there too, but soon cleared up to leave a quite nice sunny blue sky commute.
The whole of SE London seem to still be holidaying so I had nice and clear roads.

 

[Threevok]

Very foggy ride in today

Although, that strange orange ball in the sky seems to be dispersing it

 

[Mike_P]

Chilly ride in, and a strong (i.e. ebike on max turbo assist) head wind for the return.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Working a 'late-turn' today. so will be heading home about 22:30
Might even go to bed early & try to sleep through all the daft fireworks, or put headphones on, & listen to some music?

Same shift tomorrow too

 

[Mike_P]

Zero this morning, hopped home at lunchtime due to office early closing and it's only 2.5 above Comedy from Strava which defaulted to Standup Paddling

 

[Jenkins]

Just one more ride home and I'll have completed the whole year without using the car on the commute.

 

[Spartak]

I've just checked my yearly commute details...

My commute is a 20km each way ride across Bristol although sometimes I do use the train part of the way home.

I work long shifts ( 12 hours ) and my aim was to cycle more than drive.

So out of the 125 days / nights I worked I managed to cycle on 70 occasions ... 👍

 

[GetFatty]

Well that was a fantastic commute to work. 5.30, empty roads, dry, not too cold.

 

[Arjimlad]

A lot of rain over the Christmas break has left a lot of work for the Council !

 

[simon the viking]

First commute of the year today... and weathers looking good for next few days, hopefully will get a few in before the weather changes.

November and December were washouts....

 

[Jenkins]

Well, that didn't take long. First wet commute of the year!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Smoky and a bit rainy this morning, for my first commute of the year. Due to the rain, and a backpack filled with work clothes and other things, I barely noticed the benefit of my new road bike wheels. The new wheels are 1.1kg lighter than the old! I expected them to be lighter, but not by that much, so I was pretty happy with that. I'll probably notice it more this afternoon, when I ride home without the backpack.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I could taste the smoke settling on my tongue as I rode home today, and the haze keeps getting thicker. There's no rain forecast until about Friday, and the smoke haze will probably get thicker. The air quality index where I live is roughly 250 at the moment, rivalling some larger cities overseas (e.g. Delhi, India). Looking outside the house is like looking into a thick mist, except it's all bushfire smoke.

On the plus side: my new road bike wheels are bloody awesome! I could feel how much lighter the bike was (about 1.25kg), and it definitely makes a difference when riding up the many hills on my commutes to and from work.