The daily "I cycled to work" thread
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miln0039 said:
S10GTA said:
I woke up this morning oblivious to last nights weather, bar a small puddle in the back garden. The sun was even shining at 8am. I rode in via Marchwood and there was huge swathes of water running off the fields. The puddles were up to the pedals.
I felt suitably badass. For double man points I was on my new single-speed.
PHWOOAAARRRI felt suitably badass. For double man points I was on my new single-speed.
(is that what you wanted?)
S10GTA said:
I woke up this morning oblivious to last nights weather, bar a small puddle in the back garden. The sun was even shining at 8am. I rode in via Marchwood and there was huge swathes of water running off the fields. The puddles were up to the pedals.
I felt suitably badass. For double man points I was on my new single-speed.
eling hill was pretty fun this morning with a river flowing down it! I felt suitably badass. For double man points I was on my new single-speed.
Biblical rain tonight. Got 2 mins into the ride home and the heavens opened. The rain actually hurt so much I had to stop. After it stopped I continued my ride to find the main road outta Southampton blocked. Footage to follow. Despite getting soaked, I enjoyed the ride home, and I'm sure I got home hours and hours before everyone in their cars...
S10GTA said:
Biblical rain tonight. Got 2 mins into the ride home and the heavens opened. The rain actually hurt so much I had to stop. After it stopped I continued my ride to find the main road outta Southampton blocked. Footage to follow. Despite getting soaked, I enjoyed the ride home, and I'm sure I got home hours and hours before everyone in their cars...
Vindicated for a third time....In seriousness, I was SO glad when I was leaving work at 6ish that I'd driven, it was (as you rightly say) biblical. Hope you got home okay.
Was that footage of the road out to Milbrook, Totton and beyond? I took the wife's car today, but I'd have been nervous in my car about the intake (Z4 on lowered springs...)
S10GTA said:
Biblical rain tonight. Got 2 mins into the ride home and the heavens opened. The rain actually hurt so much I had to stop. After it stopped I continued my ride to find the main road outta Southampton blocked. Footage to follow. Despite getting soaked, I enjoyed the ride home, and I'm sure I got home hours and hours before everyone in their cars...
I always like riding in the rain, so no one can see me crying!TonyHetherington said:
Utterly tanking it down here, and I'm riding home in 90 mins. Is it weird I'm looking forward to it a little bit?
More so the hot shower and nice cup of tea when I get in, I guess
I was thinking something similar. I have a waterproof to go over the top, and I'm on the mountainbike, so I'm not so worried about the lack of stopping ability in the rain. I might head as far along the Thames as I can before it gets too dark or I get too cold, before heading home for fish and chips...More so the hot shower and nice cup of tea when I get in, I guess
Evening plan executed perfectly, had a loads of fun. Since the tide was very high tonight I ended up riding through quite a lot of water over the axles. I was laughing like a loon. I had to shower in my clothes, and chuck them out the window into the garden as I took them off.
The fish nd chips were good too! :thumpup:
The fish nd chips were good too! :thumpup:
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