Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

Long route home last night to make up for one less day on the bike, but won't be going the long way tonight - too hot. Passed a fella on the Floop that's done this a few times. I'm going faster so pass him. He's then chasing hard to stay on my wheel. Fortunately it's only a mile and he's not done anything silly yet when we approach other floop users - i.e. he's slowed down and stayed back, than trying to overtake. Another decent time in, these tyres are a little quicker and quieter.

 

[Mazz]

Long route home last night to make up for one less day on the bike, but won't be going the long way tonight - too hot. Passed a fella on the Floop that's done this a few times. I'm going faster so pass him. He's then chasing hard to stay on my wheel. Fortunately it's only a mile and he's not done anything silly yet when we approach other floop users - i.e. he's slowed down and stayed back, than trying to overtake. Another decent time in, these tyres are a little quicker and quieter.

OK , I thought the first floop was a typo but then you repeated it, so it probably isn't a typo.
What is a floop?

edit: cancel that, just worked it out - it's manc shorthand for Fallowfield Loop.
First thought it was some new-fangled gadget or something!

 

[simongt]

then you're my windshield.

Ona fifty miler some years back, a lad who was a bit fagged tried drafting behind me for some distance. I got a bit fed up with how close he was, so I did a brake check a couple of times.
He got the message - !

 

[spen666]

As today is potentially going to be the hottest day of the year, why not increase the length of the commute by 50%. Seemed a good idea at the time.
It was a bit nippy when I set off, but 18 miles later it was rather warm. Always amazes me how quickly it heats up.

Commute wise -quiet as I was earlier than usual and its school holidays.

Plenty of runners out at various points along the route
Have I ever mentioned my dislike of hire bikes and e bikes? Too many idiots on them for me to list, but I think a shoot to kill policy should be introduced for anyone on an ebike or hire bike - think I'll see about getting my MP to introduce a private members bill on this 🤡

 

[biking_fox]

Already very hot at 8am. No wind at all. Tempo riding.

 

[biking_fox]

Fine week of riding.

 

[Alex321]

Already very hot at 8am. No wind at all. Tempo riding.

17-19C all the way in, but very muggy with it, so drenched in sweat by the time I arrived. I needed that shower!

 

[HLaB]

First commute in a while a WfH and leave in between. This morning despite tired legs was a comfortable south wind driven cycle commute and the roads were nearly empty. So tonight I got off the train a stop early, expecting that same south wind but I hadn't kept an eye on the weather and it had moved 180deg and was now a north wind. The traffic despite being after 6pm was still quite heavy so I went by Connington for quiet roads which it was, but what I never realised it was because of the 4.5km Holme Road closure because of the Holme Fen forest fire which I had forgotten about https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cy45248j5jpo. Bikes got through though, unlike the couple of cars that were turned back. It was only when I saw the line of Fire Trucks that I remembered why Holme Road was closed. The Firemen have done a good job though and I had to squint to see some small black smoke from the middle of the woods. I wouldn't have wanted to be there yesterday but it was a bliss tonight despite the headwind. The usual 5miles for me in the morning and 21miles tonight,