Tales from today's commute....

[Chappy]

Well its save to say that was bloody disgusting riding to work this morning. Even with heated gloves my hands still felt like they getting frost bitten. What with the Reynauds that effects me in summer as well this was to much as mentioned above I hope it is 14deg by the weekend.

If not I will have to become a Buddhist and hope to be reincarnated as an unladen African Swallow

 

[wafter]

A beautful ride in this morning - bloody cold with frost on the ground but bright and clear.

Having cracked out basically all of the layers I was out the door in good time, taking it steady both on account of the ice and wind chill.

Sausages were good so I regretted buying two instead of three... journey back out was glorious - heading out along the tow path into the sun as it backlit the mist rising off the river; could have got some great shots had I bothered to bring the camera.

Despite the aeasthetics I was glad to arrive at work as by that time I'd lost feeling in my toes and fingers...

 

[Dadam]

Despite the aeasthetics I was glad to arrive at work as by that time I'd lost feeling in my toes and fingers...

Instead of aesthetics you got anaesthetics

 

[Arjimlad]

Took the shorter route along busy, but gritted roads rather than untreated icy back lanes. I could not be bothered switching wheels to studs just for one ride in the week.

An elderly driver pulled out on me, he hadn't cleared his side window properly, hadn't seen me coming from a long way away in my hi-vis and flashing front light, and then pulled out slowly across my path.

I had anticipated it & slowed down, so no harm done, but bearing in mind this chap is on the roads my daughter and other kids walk to school I have sent the report in.

 

[blackrat]

Took the shorter route along busy, but gritted roads rather than untreated icy back lanes. I could not be bothered switching wheels to studs just for one ride in the week.

An elderly driver pulled out on me, he hadn't cleared his side window properly, hadn't seen me coming from a long way away in my hi-vis and flashing front light, and then pulled out slowly across my path.

I had anticipated it & slowed down, so no harm done, but bearing in mind this chap is on the roads my daughter and other kids walk to school I have sent the report in.

"An elderly driver.."
Another shot at the 'elderly'? The driver was a driver, so wasn't that the point?

 

[fossyant]

Back at it, positively tropical. Yesterday didn't even consider it as the road was damp and 'white' all over. Full of a head cold/blocked sinuses still so a bit of air in the lungs helped. Slow ride in though. Couple of idiots parked on double yellows at the local high school, both had windows open, so I may have shouted 'no stopping' !

 

[biking_fox]

Also idiots about, a BMW driver at high speed the worst of them, although the squirrel came very close to killing both of us. Maybe it's the warmer temperatures.

 

[ianrauk]

A much milder this morning. A balmy 11° at 7am. I'll take that. Mild though the roads were wet from a fair amount of overnight rain.

I was completely humbled on the A21 dash this morning. Young lad, phew..he was quick, very quick. Made his speed look easy and without effort. Fair play young lad. Wish I was 20 years younger, give me at least half a chance. 😀

 

[HLaB]

A relaxed commute into the station today with a bit of a tailwind. One mistake on my part. A driver, as a lot of folk are at this time in the morning, was slow off at the Town Bridge lights and when I jinked left I pulled the right multi-release cleat out so had to cycle through an area that's normally packed with traffic a bit more carefully. Today though there was bizarrely no traffic!

 

[simongt]

Cycling into the city, observed a lad cycling on the footpath, headphones, cell phone in hand.
Nothing new in this neck of the woods, but was rather taken aback when a lass walking towards him stepped off the footpath into the road to let him by and smiled as he went past - !

 

[ianrauk]

A really nice commute to and from work today. This morning's sunrise was stunning.
Sorry for poor pic, but the sky was on fire.

Today's weather was kind, milder with cloudy blue skies with a bit of a tailwind. So decided to forgo the train part of the commute and ride all the way home.
27 Miles on the clock and a nice couple of hours riding.

The London Thames Barrier one side

The other

The QEII Bridge at Dartford in the distance

And all these cars heading that way

Map of ride home.

 

[blackrat]

The photo below this caption: "The QEII Bridge at Dartford in the distance" looks grim. It's as if someone came along with a lorry load of cars and just dumped them.

 

[Dadam]

The photo below this caption: "The QEII Bridge at Dartford in the distance" looks grim. It's as if someone came along with a lorry load of cars and just dumped them.

It's like most residential streets in Britain

 

[HLaB]

It's like most residential streets in Britain

In my new estate, everything bigger than a 1 bed has at least 2 spaces and bigger properties have a garage too and it doesn't stop it being much different ☹️

 

[HLaB]

After a strong South Westerly blowing me in this morning, I was expecting a strong headwind tonight but its changed to a WSW so it wasn't bad or maybe it was the massive MIGF SUV on town bridge desperate to join the queue at the lights. He was pushing through regardless of me or the cars in the outer lane waiting to turn right.

At first I thought of breezing through but there was no real gap to slot in so I decided to draft him to the lights and overtake him 30s down the urban dual carriageway, where you can only be in the outside lane if you're turning right like me.