Which Nutters cycled in then......?

[summerdays]

Yesterday was fine, although I did set off on the back roads and had to swap to the main road very quickly. Once there I quickly realised that there were much fewer cars than normal, whilst the number of bikes weren't quite so affected - at one point I was in an ASL with 4 other bikes (including one from the office that I beat inD and no cars around to notice us all stopped there.

Today looks to be 5 cm of snow.... so now I'm listening to the radio to find out if schools are closed.

 

[TWBNK]

Had the worst commutes ever last night and this morning. On the Wirral the main roads were pure ice, the side roads were pure ice and the pavements were ice.

Scary this morning to see the car drivers emerge from the side roads and adjust their driving to 'it's okay the main road will be clear' mode. There will be chaos later.

Had to cycle in to work through the snow up on the grass verges last night as the roads were gridlocked with cars.

 

[fossyant]

Work closed today - another inch or two overnight, so I'll go and clear that off the road on the hill to my house.

 

[hackbike 666]

No trains running to Waterloo?
Well im at Bournemouth and still have to get back.It was a miracle me getting here really.Commute wasn't too bad.Roads were better than in February.Kept well away from the pavement but there were still dickhead motons around.

 

[Origamist]

I was prepared to cycle in on settled snow. But it's still snowing and heavy snowfall is forecast for this afternoon. And no rains are running into Waterloo. Be silly to try and do a 30 mile return trip in this weather.

So I'm staying at home.

We only had a centimetre or two in Tooting. I checked the A24 and it was clear - there was a bit of mush, but no ice. Used a couple of cyclists ahead of me as outriders and made good progress. A light dusting of snow came down during my commute, but more is forecast for later...

 

[Landslide]

More snow overnight, but the main roads are a lot clearer than yesterday.

I hear that on ITV News last night their lead piece was on snowfall in Manchester: "City Under Siege!"

Is that Fossy on the right, just under the fishbowl?

 

[surfgurl]

I cycled in ok yesterday, we had no snow where I am on the seafront, although there was a little bit in land along with some ice. This morning is a different story. We have a couple of inches on the seafront and the roads are in a bad state. The main road doesn't appear to have been gritted, it's still icy and doesn't look to be turning to slush and the snow keeps falling.
I've been out on the bike this morning to take photos for my husband's newspaper. I'll post some pictures in a bit.

 

[Jezston]

Just had an email telling me three out of the seven in our department won't be making it in today due to the weather. They all drive, and I managed to make it in no problem on my bicycle!

Yeah I'm hardcore.

 

[Jezston]

[it should be noted in the interest of fairness that, apart from a few short cycle paths, I was riding on clear, gritted tarmac the whole journey. Shut up I'm still hardcore.]

 

[Wheeledweenie]

I feel so cheated. I agreed to leave the bike at home because of the snow and as soon as we left our ungritted dead end road there was nothing! I was forced to cram sardine-like into a tube carriage for nothing. Harumph.

 

[garrilla]

I wimped out again and will work from home today.

 

[ianrauk]

Yup, same here... peeved off to say the least.. having to get the train with the great squashed unwashed is not nice... and all the main roads are very clear

I feel so cheated. I agreed to leave the bike at home because of the snow and as soon as we left our ungritted dead end road there was nothing! I was forced to cram sardine-like into a tube carriage for nothing. Harumph.

 

[Origamist]

I do a quick recce ride (on a couple of side streets and the main road I commute on) in the morning to get a feel for the road conditions. If it's treacherous on both, then I get the tube. Last night's forecast almost convinced me that cycling in would be a non-starter, but the conditions on the ground were actually OK (last night they gritted and salted like crazy).

 

[swee'pea99]

'er indores banned me, but I grabbed the off-road and made a break for it. Bit of a bugger getting out of our street, but after that it was ok. Actually the worst bit was snow in the eyes - hadn't thought about that. Wished I'd brought some shades for protection. No, actually the worst bit was getting a bleedin' puncture - GIVE US A BREAK!

 

[skrx]

SW London roads were very clear, but there's only about 2-3cm anyway. Many roads (including many smaller ones) on my route were gritted, but not much traffic was using them.

Maybe after the trouble on the roads last time more people have taken trains/tubes? They still seem to be running, although according to National Rail with a slower (less trains stopping in more places) service on many lines.