The daily "I cycled to work" thread

[S10GTA]

Damn it was warm today. Totally overdressed!

[Devil2575]

Cold here this morning. Numb fingers and toes when I got to work and a few nervous moments with ground frost.

[RizzoTheRat]

Nearly lost the front wheel on the way in this morning. It was above 0 and the ground was wet when I left home, a mile down the road it was frosty with patches of ice on the cycle path.

[The Count]

Warming up for the next few days....

[jamiebae]

I rode in for the first time this year today, there was a bit of ice outside my apartment but the roads were fine and the temperature was a couple of degrees above freezing so I was comfortable in trousers, a softshell and overshoes. The weather is totally bonkers here at the moment, this time last year it was -10 but the forecast says we should see +12 degrees this afternoon!

[louiebaby]

It was the first time last night that it wasn't pitch black at the start of the ride home.

Summer is coming.

[Steve vRS]

Warm and very windy at the moment for me. It is. Ice to pedal home in the light though I agree

Steve

[Devil2575]

Warm but very windy today. The ride home is going to be very hard going.

[E65Ross]

Devil2575 said:

Warm but very windy today. The ride home is going to be very hard going.

Certainly will be, weather is horrendous here!

[louiebaby]

E65Ross said:

Devil2575 said:

Warm but very windy today. The ride home is going to be very hard going.

Certainly will be, weather is horrendous here!

I dunno, should be a tailwind for me...

[WinstonWolf]

louiebaby said:

It was the first time last night that it wasn't pitch black at the start of the ride home.

Summer is coming.

I rode into the sunrise for what seemed like an hour yesterday

[Banana Boy]

louiebaby said:

It was the first time last night that it wasn't pitch black at the start of the ride home.

Summer is coming.

This is what I love about being British!

Temp above freezing? Check
Is the sun out? Check

fk it, we'll call that summer time then!

[E65Ross]

louiebaby said:

E65Ross said:

Devil2575 said:

Warm but very windy today. The ride home is going to be very hard going.

Certainly will be, weather is horrendous here!

I dunno, should be a tailwind for me...

I didn't ride in today, having a rest day ready for....a dreaded FTP test tomorrow after getting my new power meter fitted yesterday

I'll be taking the lovely, warm, comfy BMW 745i home with bum warmers on when I finish here at 7

[louiebaby]

This morning's commute was brought to you by the word "Overdressed", and the phrase "Friday Legs".

Probably due to a combination of cross-headwind, and an 80 min Turbo session last night.

Hungry now.

[Kermit power]

Thanks to having to sack our useless childminder yesterday, I couldn't commute into the office today, as I've got to pick the kids up from school, so I decided to go for a blat on the mountain bike before starting work as a circular commute.

Epsom & Ashtead Commons are, to say the least, rather muddy. There was one mile in the middle where I averaged about 4.5mph with an average heart rate of around 155 bpm! I was so chuffed to make it through without putting a foot down. Best "commute" in ages!

[E65Ross]

Kermit power said:

Thanks to having to sack our useless childminder yesterday, I couldn't commute into the office today, as I've got to pick the kids up from school, so I decided to go for a blat on the mountain bike before starting work as a circular commute.

Epsom & Ashtead Commons are, to say the least, rather muddy. There was one mile in the middle where I averaged about 4.5mph with an average heart rate of around 155 bpm! I was so chuffed to make it through without putting a foot down. Best "commute" in ages!

those strong headwinds can be utterly soul destroying! I remember riding into work once and my average speed was around 12mph, whereas on a day without much wind it'd be around 17mph (20 miles). Character building....or something like that!

[johnwilliams77]

Only have a 20min or 3mile uphill commute, was raining heavy, first time it's been raining really heavy for me, wasn't too bad once I got out....

Rock on...or something!

[aclivity]

The 'p' fairy came to visit me yesterday - as I was on my Brompton I don't have any thing to repair it, so I pumped up the tire about 5 times on the way to work, managed to get about 3 miles on the way home before walking.

Tire fixed last night.

Or so I thought. Nearly 1 mile in, the tire made a whoosh noise and gave up. I walked home and got my single sped bike out, then missed the late train by less than a minute! Got to work and the shed combination has changed so spent half an hour trying to work that out.

Remind me - why do I cycle?

[Devil2575]

louiebaby said:

E65Ross said:

Devil2575 said:

Warm but very windy today. The ride home is going to be very hard going.

Certainly will be, weather is horrendous here!

I dunno, should be a tailwind for me...

Head wind all the way last night. In the car today, not because of the wind I hasten to add...

[callmedave]

The company i work for has just purchased a bike company, Im keeping my fingers crossed for a free bike and once the weathers a little fairer, il start cycling in to work.

Office is maybe 2 miles from home, I could walk it, but its bloody cold/wet at the moment!