Tales from today's commute....

[Dadam]

Phew I regretted wearing the rain jacket this morning! Even on the ebike and largely downhill it was too humid for that. It threatened rain and the clouds looked like a downpour was a distinct possibility, but 2 or 3 drops was it during the whole ride

 

[biking_fox]

Persistent drizzle whole ride in - too warm for full waterproofs, but quite wet without.
Last night's big fire in manchester started not far from my work, very visible and smellable smoke for some distance. Got out of range before it properly set off, lots of sirens hearing towards.

 

[wafter]

Thought I went out under-dressed this morning as it was pretty grey having rained overnight, however it was bloody humid and I was warm in just a SS base layer and shorts by the time I got to work...

 

[dicko]

Not exactly a commute but an after lunch ride out. I pick up my helmet and the male clip falls in my hand, it’s all come undone. Thirty mins with a pair of tweezers and it’s fixed. Perhaps it’s time for a new helmet?

 

[Mazz]

Not exactly a commute but an after lunch ride out. I pick up my helmet and the male clip falls in my hand, it’s all come undone. Thirty mins with a pair of tweezers and it’s fixed. Perhaps it’s time for a new helmet?

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I had that annoying problem once.
I decided to cut the strap end at an angle and heated up the cut end to stop it fraying. It was a lot easier to pass the strap through the buckle after that.

 

[Mazz]

I was on my way home the other day and there was a group of schoolkids on the pavement to my left.
One of them offered me a high-five as I passed by. I thought go on he's a young kid, I'll raise my hand for the hi-5. Then he deliberately put his hand back down as I raised mine - lil bro just left me hanging!

 

[HLaB]

Glad I chanced not wearing a jacket today. I've only done the short (barely existent) jaunt to the station but standing on the platform for 10mins was roasting. I'll probably go the whole way which will mean battling a headwind for 4miles, fill my bottle (just tools on the commuter 🥵) and go out for a training session.