Tales from today's commute....

[roubaixtuesday]

Freezing cold; soaking wet.

Much improved on the way home - cold; wet.

 

[HLaB]

Almost daylight this morning which I maybe could have done without. It meant the temperature had dropped and it was on the edge of frosty so I was a bit cautious out of the estate. The estate actually seemed busy with traffic or maybe it was because I was slower. Once out though I got most of the traffic lights on half empty roads, except the toucan crossing of the dual carriageway which had little but though traffic that peds trying to cross without pushing the button had got caught. If they had pressed it I would have been green all the way and they wouldn't have become stuck!

 

[ianrauk]

No rain. I got soaked again on last nights commute home. Rain's been replaced with cold, blue, sunny skies. Half term too so both train and roads not so busy. The only thing blighting the ride in was that cold headwind.

 

[biking_fox]

Clear frosty morning, thought I'd take the SS in on the empty half-term roads. Mostly I ride on M+ commuter, and don't think about tyres. Forgot how much more effected the SS is when the tyres are just a little soft. Stopped half way in to get them properly hard, makes a huge difference. Fun after that.

 

[wafter]

Thankfully a far better ride than yesterday - left late but feeling OK despite the usual sleep deficit.

The morning was cold but gloriously sunny, the apparant remnants of grit on the road reminding me to take it steady.

Maintained an uncharacteristically high speed in despite the partial headwind, thankfully encountering no proper bellends on the roads.

My resolve faltered in the face of today's absolutely sublime sausages; scoring three and a big bag of proper pork scratchings.

Left the covered market three minutes after tow-path-curfew but took that route anyway hoping that the wind would assist my swift egress from the city.

Turns out that wasn't really the case but had a relatively nice ride anyway, cutting it short and taking one of the more recently discovered routes to work and arriving just on time to a thankfully closed and warm office.

Think I've just spotted a treecreeper out the window too - I'm very grateful for the world looking very different to how it did this time yesterday...

 

[fossyant]

WFH again, full of a cold. Wouldn't have ridden as it's icy anyway. Got to drive in tomorrow as daughter needs a lift, so hopefully above zero for Thursday. Got to test out the re-greased headset and new front straddle wire.

 

[cyberknight]

Got the bike out and managed maybe 1/4 mile to a junction where I found out my brake pads had glazed so I braked and kept going.i tried adjusting but they were rubbing but still had no power so I had to turn around and get the car 😕

 

[EltonFrog]

I dip into this thread from time to time, and I’m genuinely in awe of how you all do it day in, day out. The frustrations, the tiny triumphs, the full emotional rollercoaster that comes with a cycling commute — you lot document it better than any documentary ever could.

At the risk of sounding a bit soft, you really are heroes in your own way, keeping roofs over your heads and food on the table while dodging potholes, weather systems, and the occasional motorist who appears to be navigating via echolocation.

I’ve never had a proper cycling commute myself, and honestly, when I read some of the stories on here, I’m not entirely sure whether to applaud you or wrap you all in bubble wrap.

Massive respect to every one of you.

 

[HLaB]

No rain. I got soaked again on last nights commute home. Rain's been replaced with cold, blue, sunny skies. Half term too so both train and roads not so busy. The only thing blighting the ride in was that cold headwind.

This is the busiest train I've been on in a while. Someone trespassed on the line south of St'Evenage. Canceling the Cambridge line so alot of them were on my train that usualy stops every 2nd-3rd stop. Its only 8 carriages long which isn't a problem with the usual stop pattern an St'Evenage being the first stop out of London. But it was every stop today subbing for the Cambridge train to Arlesey.

My line is usually full of kids anyway on half term trips to London, it was no different today. The woman opposite is going to have to bus back from Pottyboro to Cambridge with hers which are knackered!

 

[fossyant]

I dip into this thread from time to time, and I’m genuinely in awe of how you all do it day in, day out. The frustrations, the tiny triumphs, the full emotional rollercoaster that comes with a cycling commute — you lot document it better than any documentary ever could.

At the risk of sounding a bit soft, you really are heroes in your own way, keeping roofs over your heads and food on the table while dodging potholes, weather systems, and the occasional motorist who appears to be navigating via echolocation.

I’ve never had a proper cycling commute myself, and honestly, when I read some of the stories on here, I’m not entirely sure whether to applaud you or wrap you all in bubble wrap.

Massive respect to every one of you.

It's better than sitting in traffic. And that's in a vehicle with super heating/air con, heated seats, automatic gears (no clutch leg issues) great radio... still prefer the bike. And don't mention the train. You pay £10 to be treated like battery hens.

 

[HLaB]

Well after the chaos on the trains when I got back to Pottyboro (only 15mins later than I'd normally be) the city centre was dead and there was only about 10 cars when there would usually be 100s. It resulted in a very uneventful commute with thankfully only very patient drivers about.