fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
This was in the bike shed today.
Tales from today's commute....
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Looks like ice wheels back on for the morning. Then back to slicks for a wet Thursday. In out, shake it all about.
Check, definately ice tyres as the cars are freezing over already.
Check, definately ice tyres as the cars are freezing over already.
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skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Another rain and wind free commute home. Decided it was too nice not to extend it and go the long way home through Worsley woods and down the Bridgewater canal
Worsley Delph
Sculpture in memory of the coal mines
Bridgewater canal with a lone narrow boat
Worsley Delph
Sculpture in memory of the coal mines
Bridgewater canal with a lone narrow boat
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Lol, this morning when I set off I got all the way to the edge of the estate before I realised Id forgotten my laptop so it was a rather hard ride after I collected it to get to the station on time 
It was rather drizzly and dark for the ride to the station and the main commute (its usually lighter once I'm off the train but we are getting towards the shortest day) but that about it, unless you count the miles of cars I passed typical of a wet drizzly day and fair weather/ good light cyclists. It was confirmed when I got to the office when a colleague asked, "are you still cycling, I've stopped for a few months as its too dark"
Tonight was a wee bit harder than I was planning as I tried to grab a weather window. Never made it though it turned rather wet again!
I had to wait about 30mins + for the train and in the space of that and the 50min train journey temperatures had plummeted and to keep warm I probably went harder than I should have. I'm glad I'm WfH tomorrow, after a high of 7deg, it supposed to Freeze overnight, before rising to 7deg again on Thursday and maybe 13deg at the weekend. #globalwarming
It was rather drizzly and dark for the ride to the station and the main commute (its usually lighter once I'm off the train but we are getting towards the shortest day) but that about it, unless you count the miles of cars I passed typical of a wet drizzly day and fair weather/ good light cyclists. It was confirmed when I got to the office when a colleague asked, "are you still cycling, I've stopped for a few months as its too dark"Tonight was a wee bit harder than I was planning as I tried to grab a weather window. Never made it though it turned rather wet again!
I had to wait about 30mins + for the train and in the space of that and the 50min train journey temperatures had plummeted and to keep warm I probably went harder than I should have. I'm glad I'm WfH tomorrow, after a high of 7deg, it supposed to Freeze overnight, before rising to 7deg again on Thursday and maybe 13deg at the weekend. #globalwarming
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Frosty one, Ice wheels went on last night. Certainly proved useful in Reddish vale, when a pedestrian nearly came a cropper on the ice, as I cycled past and said 'morning, it's a bit slippy'. Then passed a poor guy slip sliding on his bike up the climb out of the 'Vale' as I cycled past on the sheet ice.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Chilly byut not frosty here. Temperature was around 2C for almost the entire ride - unusuallly it didn't even change when I got ito the city streets, which are normally a degree or two higher.
But no sign of ice on car windscreens, or frost on verges or frozen puddles.
But no sign of ice on car windscreens, or frost on verges or frozen puddles.
2° this morning at 7.30am when I left home. It started off a little bit misty and foggy but that very quickly dissapeared to reveal a beautiful, bright, sun shiny morning. The commute only marred buy a huge amount of backed up traffic. More then usual due to train strikes.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Good frost this morning,rear wheel slipping on a patch of ice and the rear brake froze after about 3 miles as the cable line is probably full of water from the floods
Today's cold snap was a painful reminder to ask you...Where did you buy yours from?
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Rear mudguard is way too short!
Thorn Sherpa
Veteran
- Location
- Doncaster
Finished night shift this morning and must've been in the minuses this morning in Barnsley! Slow and steady commute back home
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I assume your quoting about my bar mitts ?
i bought them from ebay years ago , glad i had then on this week as it kept my hands warm and dry
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15424364...MIl5u_yJz7ggMVqpVQBh06DQapEAQYAiABEgLvNvD_BwE
I guess they're one-size-fits-all, right? I've got a Specialized Allez Elite, if it makes any difference.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
the lower bit that sits on the drops is tightens by a Velcro strap and the upper has another Velcro closure , i t can take photos if you desire assuming they haven't changed anything since i had mine
No need for photos mate. The ones on the link you provided are pretty good pictures.
I will deffo be ordering, cheers.
