Tales from today's commute....
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Or not fall off and break your pelvis. This latest holiday I avoided the bike for a day or two before.
spen666
Legendary Member
I'm going on holiday to same place as last year. 4 days in Ypres. We went last year, one of the group fell off his bike in a 0 vehicle accident on a segregated cycle laneand broke his leg in 3 places.
He only got back to full duties at work on 1st September...and is coming with us....we've notified Ypres General Hospital already & booked him a suite
I was so worried about that last year before a big holiday, you ride thousands of miles per year no problem never think of it really, week before your holiday, cant stop thinking you could end up in hospital with a broken bone, and once youve got it in your head, you cant stop thinking it,and I was such a nervous rider riding that week, which of course made it even worse.
markharry66
Guru
Or as one of my friends used to call them Runt (change the first letter to suit ) carriers
markharry66
Guru
Not nice journey into work this morning, dark, wet an horrible. September is turning into a washout still would rather be on the bike that sat in the car stuck in traffic jams watching the rain drip down the window. Went on on the flat bar today took it easier probablt slowest time into work in months. Wet conditions always difficult, never know what to expect. Expect the unexpected and keep your distance.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Biblical.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
And before Christmas is usually dodgy as the drivers are in a rush doing shopping - been collected by a bonnet just before Christmas and spent it very battered.
Biblical indeed, took the car. Really not doing it now if the weather is terrible (post injuries). Checked forecast and it's set to remain, so sod that. Drove. Took 20 minutes longer though !
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Just ordered a new waterproof 
biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Intermittent. Mostly light rain. Just missed green and stopped at the final light before work, and it got much heavier. If I'd been seconds faster I might have avoided the worst of it! Oh well. Forecast to dry up this afternoon.
Twas raining for the first part of the commute to the station. Thankfully not heavy, more a drizzle. Dried out on the train and thankfully it was dry on the second part.
Rainy commute #18 for the year*
Same period last year 27 rainy commutes
*I was luckly that the first week of September I was in much sunnier and warmer climes whilst the UK was being battered by rain the whole week. So I could have easily added another 5 or 6 rainy commutes to that total for that week.
Rainy commute #18 for the year*
Same period last year 27 rainy commutes
*I was luckly that the first week of September I was in much sunnier and warmer climes whilst the UK was being battered by rain the whole week. So I could have easily added another 5 or 6 rainy commutes to that total for that week.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Indeed, we got loads of overtime last night so I got home about 2 am cold wet tired and hungry
united4ever
Veteran
Wettest ride in for many months this morning. Dry on way home but still puddles. Warm and still too so flys were back. Must remember to keep my mouth closed. Swallowed a couple 🤢
yeah fairly wet this morning, even though Id checked the forecast and thought Id collected enough rain gear together the previous night, still wasted another 10mins hunting for various bits which made me late starting off.
and not sure if it was the variable direction of the gusts of wind, the rain, the fact it was also alot colder than anticipated, but my legs werent happy this morning for sure with the ride and it was a bit of a struggle. not helped I guess because close passes feel that much closer as you get showered in spray too, and your dodging puddles and flooded bits of roads, so I was even later.
at least we have a drying room at work so kit was dry for the home leg, though Id improvised trying to dry my gloves using the heat from a laptop charger.
of course it was alot warmer anyway in the evening, though notably nights are pulling in quickly, but inevitably overdressed for the headwind home leg, even without the boil in a bag rain jacket, at least the legs had woken up abit by then.
and not sure if it was the variable direction of the gusts of wind, the rain, the fact it was also alot colder than anticipated, but my legs werent happy this morning for sure with the ride and it was a bit of a struggle. not helped I guess because close passes feel that much closer as you get showered in spray too, and your dodging puddles and flooded bits of roads, so I was even later.
at least we have a drying room at work so kit was dry for the home leg, though Id improvised trying to dry my gloves using the heat from a laptop charger.
of course it was alot warmer anyway in the evening, though notably nights are pulling in quickly, but inevitably overdressed for the headwind home leg, even without the boil in a bag rain jacket, at least the legs had woken up abit by then.
markharry66
Guru
nice ride in yesterday on flat bar road bike, gear crunching battle against head wind on way home got off the bike legs felt like jelly. Got up[ this morning tempearture felt mild, looked like rain so took road bike left my cave like the good neanderthal I am absloutley cloncked it full petl to avoid the rain, Even went the longr route, three days in and fastest trip into work this week. Amazing what the on coming threat of rain can do to tired legs. Got the hill I normally fly over only to be met with learner driver, so took they cycle lane and over took learner driver on the hill. Been spining more recently try and get speed and endurace up all working towards look like a bigger twat that I already do mission acommplished.
