Who's planning to ride to work tomorrow?
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Unpleasant in my village today - couldn't stand upright on the road outside my house let alone cycle on it. Once on the main road it seemed OK barring one slight twitch from the back end on a roundabout. After that it was fine. Always worst where I live.
If it looks the same tomorrow, I'll go in late.Faster than a tent.......0 -
I made an effort this morning. I walked to the main road (I can't see the kerbs where I live, snows that thick) and cycled about 2 minutes down the road. Back end sliding all over the place, front wheel sliding about.
I feel good I made the effort, feel better for thinking 'no' to another hour of that madness. Crazy. I took the girlfriends MTB as well, not my road bike. Think I'll be walking tommorow...jedster wrote:Just off to contemplate my own mortality and inevitable descent into decrepedness.
FCN 8 off road because I'm too old to go racing around.0 -
Made it in, a little hairy out by mine on all weather conti's (I'm not sure they mean snow) grimy sludge most of the way which hadn't frozen so was just cold really dirty and wet and cold with just a little slipply danger hazard
took an extra 30 mins todayPurveyor of sonic doom
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Made it in too. Ended up giving a Merc a push up the slope through Roehampton Gate. Was tempted to say, "You need a cyclo cross bike, fella", but resisted
Questions: why is it that some drivers only think that they need to turn their lights on when the Moon's out, and why do they not think it's necessary to remove the snow covering their front and rear lights? :?FCN 2-4.
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No way could ride from where are I am in Bexley. In one hour there were was a couple of inches already. Main road hasn't been gritted so is like an ice rink. Wonder if the council have run out of grit?
Got the train into London what should be a 30 mins journey took 1hour 20m minutes.0 -
cjcp wrote:Questions: why is it that some drivers only think that they need to turn their lights on when the Moon's out, and why do they not think it's necessary to remove the snow covering their front and rear lights? :?0
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JonGinge wrote:cjcp wrote:Questions: why is it that some drivers only think that they need to turn their lights on when the Moon's out, and why do they not think it's necessary to remove the snow covering their front and rear lights? :?
+1 , AND they also only clear a tiny space on their windscreen.
I had at least two drivers this morning going
"Sh** , where did he come from" .
Took me 30 minutes on top of normal hour commute.
MTB with tyres at 30psi was the right bike for the job but a lot more effort.
Never felt in any danger - most car traffic was just backed up.
Good fun though :-)
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JonGinge wrote:cjcp wrote:Questions: why is it that some drivers only think that they need to turn their lights on when the Moon's out, and why do they not think it's necessary to remove the snow covering their front and rear lights? :?
I've noticed that recently as well... foolish to say the least... I saw one porsche with a small hole in the snow for windscreen and even smaller for the rear... how the fu<k were they supposed to see anything?Purveyor of sonic doom
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I ended up wiping snow off the rear lights of one Audi. The rear window was covered in snow so the driver wouldn't have noticed. :roll:FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
"Exactly."0 -
Best one I ever saw was what I believe was a fiat punto with a good six inches of snow all over travelling at 70 along a dual carriageway with what couldn't have been more than a single hand-scoop taken out of the windscreen for the eyes to peek through.
I'm glad my brain has a, "Stop, this is stupid" feature.0 -
I'm being asked to travel to West Malling at the moment. I guess that this is a stupid idea?Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
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Didn't ride in and its starting to get to me.
My road in Wimbledon = rug of snow on the road
Main road in Wimbledon = Slush on the road
Chancery Lane = wet roads no sign of snow or it having ever snowed
Conclusion:
It is both unsafe to ride (in Wimbledon) and safe to ride (Chancery Lane).Food Chain number = 4
A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game0 -
Had a lovely ride to work this morning in the fresh snow on the canal towpath. The slushy (and occasionally icy) roads were slightly more interesting.
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Made it from Ljubljana to Munich to discover onward fight to Heathrow cancelled. Now rebooked on even later fliight.
Have ordered a car to pick me up at Heathrow and take me home, I'll go fetch my car from Gatwick tomorrow. Or in Spring.
Been up since 5, was meanr to be home by 10.
Gah!Misguided Idealist0 -
They just closed the main roads in and out of my village :shock:
I'm trapped!Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
itboffin wrote:They just closed the main roads in and out of my village :shock:
I'm trapped!0 -
itboffin wrote:They just closed the main roads in and out of my village :shock:
I'm trapped!
Can you still get to the pub ?
If so, all's well.
If not, start digging !Misguided Idealist0 -
Fireblade96 wrote:itboffin wrote:They just closed the main roads in and out of my village :shock:
I'm trapped!
Can you still get to the pub ?
If so, all's well.
If not, start digging !
I'm looking for suitable candidates for a batch of prison moonshineRule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
cjcp wrote:I ended up wiping snow off the rear lights of one Audi. The rear window was covered in snow so the driver wouldn't have noticed. :roll:
I keep unfolding drivers offside wing mirrors atm I've done 3 this yearPurveyor of sonic doom
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Clever Pun wrote:cjcp wrote:I ended up wiping snow off the rear lights of one Audi. The rear window was covered in snow so the driver wouldn't have noticed. :roll:
I keep unfolding drivers offside wing mirrors atm I've done 3 this year
Oooh I do those all the time in London. I did one for a van driver at a long light, and he told me a cyclist had knocked it in in the first place! God knows how...
People are generally grateful. I also point out flat tyres. All part of the friendly cyclist service.
However, a lady did once decide that I was a threat when I knocked on her window to tell her about a very flat tyre, she looked terrified and accelerated away!0 -
DonDaddyD wrote:Didn't ride in and its starting to get to me.
My road in Wimbledon = rug of snow on the road
Main road in Wimbledon = Slush on the road
Chancery Lane = wet roads no sign of snow or it having ever snowed
Conclusion:
It is both unsafe to ride (in Wimbledon) and safe to ride (Chancery Lane).
My conclusion:
Walk to end of road and get on your bike. :P0 -
Bottled it today. Came in the car :roll: News is that this should be the last of it round here, just need for it to clear.
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I cycled this morning from SE London to London Bridge. Probably the deepest snow yet for me - but massively better than the ice I've had for the last week. Both my wife and my neighbour suggested that I was crazy cycling but it was fine once I was out there - I quite enjoyed making fresh tracks in the snow through Burgess Park.
I have a nasty feeling it will be less pleasant going home tonight as it's all thawing at a rate of knots. They've closed the M&S near my office because big lumps of snow are falling off the roof.Never be tempted to race against a Barclays Cycle Hire bike. If you do, there are only two outcomes. Of these, by far the better is that you now have the scalp of a Boris Bike.0 -
I particularly enjoyed the cars flinging minging slush at me today as they overtook at a rate of knots. No matter how many times it happened the novelty didn't seem to wear off.0
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two broken spokes today so I won't be on the bike tomorrow.0
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lost_in_thought wrote:Clever Pun wrote:cjcp wrote:I ended up wiping snow off the rear lights of one Audi. The rear window was covered in snow so the driver wouldn't have noticed. :roll:
I keep unfolding drivers offside wing mirrors atm I've done 3 this year
Oooh I do those all the time in London. I did one for a van driver at a long light, and he told me a cyclist had knocked it in in the first place! God knows how...
People are generally grateful. I also point out flat tyres. All part of the friendly cyclist service.
However, a lady did once decide that I was a threat when I knocked on her window to tell her about a very flat tyre, she looked terrified and accelerated away!
One sweet lady told me to F off when I told her she had a puncture. I often knock on windows to tell people they've got a bulb out, or in the case of one bus driver - no lights on at all (at night).0 -
_Brun_ wrote:DonDaddyD wrote:Didn't ride in and its starting to get to me.
My road in Wimbledon = rug of snow on the road
Main road in Wimbledon = Slush on the road
Chancery Lane = wet roads no sign of snow or it having ever snowed
Conclusion:
It is both unsafe to ride (in Wimbledon) and safe to ride (Chancery Lane).
My conclusion:
Walk to end of road and get on your bike. :P
The slush was pretty minging, a bit slippy but also froze my feet off - like cycling wearing ice cubes. Lovely. Looking forward to the ride home ...0 -
W1 wrote:lost_in_thought wrote:Clever Pun wrote:cjcp wrote:I ended up wiping snow off the rear lights of one Audi. The rear window was covered in snow so the driver wouldn't have noticed. :roll:
I keep unfolding drivers offside wing mirrors atm I've done 3 this year
Oooh I do those all the time in London. I did one for a van driver at a long light, and he told me a cyclist had knocked it in in the first place! God knows how...
People are generally grateful. I also point out flat tyres. All part of the friendly cyclist service.
However, a lady did once decide that I was a threat when I knocked on her window to tell her about a very flat tyre, she looked terrified and accelerated away!
One sweet lady told me to F off when I told her she had a puncture. I often knock on windows to tell people they've got a bulb out, or in the case of one bus driver - no lights on at all (at night).0 -
W1 wrote:_Brun_ wrote:DonDaddyD wrote:Didn't ride in and its starting to get to me.
My road in Wimbledon = rug of snow on the road
Main road in Wimbledon = Slush on the road
Chancery Lane = wet roads no sign of snow or it having ever snowed
Conclusion:
It is both unsafe to ride (in Wimbledon) and safe to ride (Chancery Lane).
My conclusion:
Walk to end of road and get on your bike. :P
The slush was pretty minging, a bit slippy but also froze my feet off - like cycling wearing ice cubes. Lovely. Looking forward to the ride home ...
you don't have any waterproofing on your feet?Purveyor of sonic doom
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