How was your cycle commute?

[Crispy]

Fantastic tail wind blew me in at record speed
I will not be smiling later

 

[gentlegreen]

Spoiler

Bastard.

Embarrassingly it has probably been sitting in my recently-fitted rear tyre for several weeks.
Even when I found I'd lost pressure I didn't check. I was planning to buy some new inner tubes instead.

Since it's been years since I've been visited by the P* fairy en transit, it took me far too long and I scratched my saddle and various other things.

Then a bit further on I was descending a hill at moderate speed while indicating to the psycho-tailgater behind to back off, something wedged against my tyre and I had to pull over - only to find that my favourite fleece hat had slipped down there.

 

[Winot]

Surprisingly quiet this morning south -> central London, even though the schools are back.

 

[gentlegreen]

Yes it's odd that - not sure what's changed - perhaps a lot of schools aren't back until tomorrow ?
Got home OK and in good time in spite of having only 40PSI in my back tyre and the railway path being absolutely rammed with all sorts of humanity including masses of fair weather cyclists. The headwind would have kept my speed down anyway.

 

[joustmaster]

Some serious barricades in town, for tomorrow's thatcher shambles.

 

[Orang Utan]

Fantastic tail wind blew me in at record speed
I will not be smiling later

I travel in an easterly direction and I noticed how easy and quick it was this morning too.
Lemme check...
Yay! A record for me too! 8.4 miles in 32m 03s - I reckon less than 30 minutes is an achievable goal

 

[Part 2]

Great, got to ride my new bike to work for the first time (I've been trying to protect it from getting wet) It's my very sensible grown up touring bike and I love it.

 

[joustmaster]

Didn't get kettled on my way in, just now.
Was quite cool being able to cycle on empty roads, the wrong way round one way systems etc.

 

[gentlegreen]

I travel in an easterly direction and I noticed how easy and quick it was this morning too.
Lemme check...
Yay! A record for me too! 8.4 miles in 32m 03s - I reckon less than 30 minutes is an achievable goal

You'll have to Runkeeper / video your commutes, it takes me 24 minutes to do 3.9 miles on a good day.

Bloody school run started again today

 

[a_chap]

Bonkers windy here again today

 

[Orang Utan]

You'll have to Runkeeper / video your commutes, it takes me 24 minutes to do 3.9 miles on a good day.

Bloody school run started again today

What's Runkeeper? I record my times and routes on an app called Cyclemeter

 

[gentlegreen]

I had a nice lift up my biggest hill this morning, and a little help going home but on sections where I didn't really need it.

 

[Pickman's model]

What's Runkeeper? I record my times and routes on an app called Cyclemeter

if you were a real man you'd keep your times and routes in a notebook.

 

[gentlegreen]

What's Runkeeper? I record my times and routes on an app called Cyclemeter

I'm sure it does the same sorts of things.

 

[gentlegreen]

Sunny, mild, wind in my favour 30.2MPH downhill and not much evidence of the school run, what's going on ?

 

[ringo]

Headwind last night was a killer, felt like the whole 8 miles was uphill, and the hills were murder. Had to get the train today to recover.

 

[pissflaps]

^^^^^ htfu ^^^^^

 

[joustmaster]

Headwind last night was a killer, felt like the whole 8 miles was uphill, and the hills were murder. Had to get the train today to recover.

It was pretty windy this morning. But I am happy with the fact that on my journey home, I will feel like the fastest cyclist in the world.

 

[gentlegreen]

In a way the wind is good for me in that it slows me down on the railway path where it's getting a bit random.

 

[a_chap]

Very pleasant and sunny today. The wind's dropped considerably too thank goodness.

Looking like tomorrow's 190 mile ride will be warm and dry - has Winter finally ended at last???

 

[gentlegreen]

has Winter finally ended at last???

I'm counting on it - got a week off.
I was going like a rocket on the way home - worked late so perhaps it was my lunch cutting in.

 

[pissflaps]

Very pleasant and sunny today. The wind's dropped considerably too thank goodness.

Looking like tomorrow's 190 mile ride will be warm and dry - has Winter finally ended at last???

^ #boastpost

 

[a_chap]

^ #boastpost

You wait until I get onto the long rides

 

[gentlegreen]

Got in my default steady 20 miles - or rather 10 miles down then a 10 mile fragmented ride back - stopping to absorb the sun's rays on 3 different benches.
Soaked two tee shirts.

Week off so will need to do at least this every other day - but hopefully will fit in a 40 miler at some point - making use of the Coombe Down tunnel - though I'm nervous about being underground for so long ...

 

[stavros]

I woke up at 7 this morning for some reason and thought it'd be good to get out early whilst the roads were still quiet. They were, but I very much overestimated the temperature, wearing only fingerless gloves. I had to stop a couple of times to put my hands under my armpits, but all in all a good ride on a route I'd been meaning to do for a while.

 

[a_chap]

Boastpost continued

The weather was bloody marvellous yesterday. 191 miles barely seemed like 180 it was that pleasant. Three café stops and one pub stop too! Managed to drop one water bottle and one rear light when the elastic bands holding it in place snapped. Will have to find a better make of elastic band...

stavros I know what you mean about gloves. I took long fingered gloved and normal cycling gloves but it was only just warm enough during late morning and early afternoon to wear the summer gloves. Although it was sunny the air temperature wasn't great. Having said that yesterday was the first time this year that I dared wear anything other than "winter" gloves!

 

[stavros]

I went out much later today, choosing thin wool fingered gloves under my fingerless cycling gloves. It's a decent halfway house between bare fingers and full winter gloves.

The gusty wind was back this morning, but still a good, satisfying ride this morning, only mired right at the end by a very annoying couple walking across a busy urban road, diagonally, not seeming to care that there was traffic in both directions, including me, and a proper crossing about 50m down the road. Some people are so bloody lazy.

 

[ddraig]

really nice this morning and not as crowded as left earlier

 

[joustmaster]

Its good to see loads more cyclists now the weather is better. Although a lot of them seem a bit frightened. There were a few that seemed terrified to let go of the handle bars to indicate.

 

[girasol]

Back on the saddle after nearly 4 weeks holiday. Expected it to be busier, due to daylight and warmer weather, but was surprised at how quiet it was. Not complaining tho! Forgot my lock, hope bike doesn't get stolen (doubtful, as it's locked in a cage).

Good time too, 3 mins faster than usual, I guess there's less headwind.