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

[redflightuk]

Took the offroad route today and managed to ride all the way there and back. On a couple of the tracks i was the first and only person to travel along them (apart from the wildlife). Hope i'll be able to do the same tomorrow.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

No cycling today but I needed to take my camera gear to work. Wasn't going to risk coming off and smashing a lens or something so had a nice walk instead

 

[AlanW]

Yep, I was stupid enough to ride in to day, via the towpath.

I have to admit to being truly amazed at the amount of grip from a Nobby Nic up front and a Racing Ralph on the rear.

I had a three mile trip via a B road to get to the canal, then five miles near enough straight to my works door step. The snow on the two path must have been at least 6" in places and the canal looked very cold so to say I was concentrating quite hard would be a understatement. But on thw whole I really enjoyed it, something different.

But it was a whole different story on the way home, as well as the deep snow, I had about a dozen to locks to ascend right into a howling headwind which was also whisking the snow up...character building I kept saying to myself!

Roll on tomorrow, I'll be in the car.

 

[SoulOnIce]

If this weather continues until March as some say it will, I may invest in a pair of studded tyres!

If your current commute it not too long, I'd recmmend them. See my review here.

 

[hackbike 666]

COG how did you do with the trains today at Waterloo?

I was sent down to Bournemouth for the first time in about three months and made it ok with which I was surprised me.

I know they were running snow plan 2 due to more of the fact some of my colleagues couldn't get in.Trees down on the Pompey route and signalling problems at Wokingham.Train failure at Ashtead.

 

[John the Monkey]

You're not Belgian are you JtM? *Laughs*.

My paternal Grandmother is a proud Flandrian, from Geraardsbergen (Gramont, to Walloons) in East Flanders. My great uncle was a keen racing cyclist, and rode well into his seventies - my Gran reckons the sport is in my blood

More practically, having the Lion of Flanders on it does make my bike stand out from the other matt black bromptons on the train

 

[Origamist]

I have three miles of ungritted suburban side roads, before I hit any A road into the City for the remainder of my 15 mile commute. With the ice forming tonight I'm tempted to catch the train. But then it's a 1.5 mile walk to Surbiton station from my home, then another 1.5 mile walk from Waterloo to Farringdon. So maybe I'm better off walking the side streets and then cycling on the A roads.

Surely the A roads won't be full of worse than that black slush tomorrow, morning or evening?

I'm hating having to fork out £9.58 return to stand on a cattle-traiin.

There's lots of ice on my road and I think there'll be ice on the A24 - I'll prob get the tube tomorrow.

 

[BentMikey]

My paternal Grandmother is a proud Flandrian, from Geraardsbergen (Gramont, to Walloons) in East Flanders. My great uncle was a keen racing cyclist, and rode well into his seventies - my Gran reckons the sport is in my blood

More practically, having the Lion of Flanders on it does make my bike stand out from the other matt black bromptons on the train

*Laughter*

<-- is a Dutchman.

More seriously, that's a great decoration for your bike.

 

[Vikeonabike]

By Odins hairy balls that was cold......just got in. -5 and snowed heavy halfway through my ride home!

 

[lady_rider]

Swapped the road bike for the mountain bike this morning and while not light going or fast, I got in no problem. And loved it! Really looking forward to tomorrow's ride in after the extra we've had today as well. I've only got 6 miles each way though; I wouldn't fancy it for some of the longer commutes loads of you all do!

 

[hackbike 666]

As long as I get in roughly on time with no grief then im not too bothered.

 

[longers]

This should be fun.

Currently minus 16 at the airport and Woodford but not so cold a bit further north according to the xcweather website.

Ice

 

[longers]

^ that might be an anomaly as having more of a look it makes those the coldest places in the country at the moment. From looking at the other sites it may be minus 9 or 10 here.
So that's ok then .

 

[gbb]

Minus 3 to 4 this morning with a slight wind. Roads are clear despite a light snow shower last night. I even took the road bike today, but no chance whatsoever of going on cyclepaths or normal paths, they're sheet ice, so a short walk to get to the road from the house.

Probably quite good here compared with other places round the country.

 

[longers]

A driving colleague tells me it's minus 13 here. Got a nosebleed.