Chapeau if you rode your bike to work today

simon_ramsey
simon_ramsey Posts: 116
edited November 2010 in Commuting general
Must admit I WFH today as a 15 mile commute in the rain with a gale force wind didn't seem like an attractive option. If you rode your bike to work today Chapeau. If I still worked in London I may have had a quick blast from Paddington to London Bridge but the thought of riding for nearly an hour in todays weather was a no-go.

If you rode today and have a decent commute let us all know so that we can all raise our caps to you.

Expect the usual responses that I should MTFU :D

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  • Headhuunter
    Headhuunter Posts: 6,494
    You should MTFU. I'm just about to get back on the bike to head home
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  • simon_ramsey
    simon_ramsey Posts: 116
    Hanging my head in shame :oops:
  • langster
    langster Posts: 72
    edited November 2010
    I only had a 16 mile commute in this today but deep section aero rims in this wind is no fun at all.
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  • scruffyduncan
    scruffyduncan Posts: 246
    it was easy on the way home!
  • benno68
    benno68 Posts: 1,689
    Blowing a gale in Cardiff too. I'll be heading home in half an hour or so, under 4 miles but I have a feeling it'll be a headwind from hell.

    Still, getting home to a nice bottle of ale and some lovely grub cooked by Mrs Benno will spur me on.
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  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    51 commute miles today - out and back across North Leeds. Wasn't too bad really but I did leave early for a bit of daylight. Not sure what routes to take tomorrow but 35 miles is the minimum target. Glad to be on a sturdy steel bike though - I think I'd have got blown about more on the carbon bikes.

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  • richk
    richk Posts: 564
    scruffyduncan wrote:
    it was easy on the way home!

    No it wasn't :lol:
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  • fuelex
    fuelex Posts: 165
    It was a bit pants today, apart from a 2 minute stretch travelling the same speed as the wind when everything goes calm and quiet.
  • cyberknight
    cyberknight Posts: 1,238
    Tired from 2 hours overtime, puncture, still wet clothes from this morning and the whole commute into a wind so strong i was in hill climbing gear in places on the flat .......

    And it still beats the metal box mode of transport :D
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  • Tonymufc
    Tonymufc Posts: 1,016
    8 mile commute in gale force winds and sheet rain. Sh1te on the way in and sh1te on the way home. And I'll be doing it again in the morning.
  • slog
    slog Posts: 67
    15 miles each way for me, first half akin to the dwarf being shot out of the circus cannon :shock: followed by a proper beasting. Sometimes I think I should take the more direct 10 mile route on days like these, but it hardly seems worth getting wet for .....
  • JonS123
    JonS123 Posts: 171
    9 miles of strong wind and rite fine mist blowing into me, along with roads full of nice slippy wet leaves, but the bit that bugs me most is getting the shoes dried out ready for tomorrow morning!
  • gadgets
    gadgets Posts: 100
    this morning was steady headwinds. tonight was strong gusty winds which made the ride very unpredictable :(. how come I never benefit from a tailwind :x

    felt good though once I got home :)
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  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    was a bit blowy out there this morning, and a tad damp tonight but better than a car
  • Lancslad
    Lancslad Posts: 307
    Hat off to the roadie on atherleigh way this morning turning towards pennington flash. That wind was bad, luckily i was sat in a car. Although I noticed your back light isnt very visable as its a bit low and that high viz vest tied round your rucksack was very flappy, think of the drag its causing fella!
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  • anyuser
    anyuser Posts: 51
    I did ride yesterday and today too. Didn't notice the tree snapped off halfway up on Clapham Common last night but did notice this morning.. Must have been even windier after I went past!
  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    Headhuunter wrote:
    You should MTFU. I'm just about to get back on the bike to head home

    Still puzzling MTFU?Any c***s please?
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  • keefsloan
    keefsloan Posts: 29
    Didn't cycle in yesterday as it was really crappy, but did do the 15 miles by motorbike (and felt like I'd wimped out when I arrived at the office, and gave myself a very stern telling off!). Cycled in today and it wasn't too bad. A bit blustery and sidewindy, but not too much of a headwind. I've just put a new set of Fulcrum 7's on my Allez and don't know whether it was a tailwind or the new hoops making it seem like I was flying in this morning! If it was a tailwind then I'm certainly gonna feel it on the way home...
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    nevman wrote:
    Headhuunter wrote:
    You should MTFU. I'm just about to get back on the bike to head home

    Still puzzling MTFU?Any c***s please?

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  • nevman
    nevman Posts: 1,611
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    nevman wrote:
    Headhuunter wrote:
    You should MTFU. I'm just about to get back on the bike to head home

    Still puzzling MTFU?Any c***s please?

    Man The F*** Up :wink:

    Ahh-right,IAFI ...

    (i`m a f******g idiot)
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  • simon_ramsey
    simon_ramsey Posts: 116
    Well I MTFU'd and rode into work today - nowhere near as bad as it was yesterday though - I actually quite enjoyed it. It was the classic case of looking much worse than it was and once I'd covered the first few miles got into the ride.

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  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    langster wrote:
    I only had a 16 mile commute in this today but deep section aero rims in this wind is no fun at all.

    You have aero rims on a single speed bike? They saw you coming mate :)
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  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    34 mile round trip yesterday. 1 hour going in and 1hr30 coming home; my god my lags are tired after this week but I jsut think of it as resistance training and it's more fun than going to the gym.
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  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    I was late for work 3/4 of the days I rode in this week because I hand't allowed time for the headwind which seemed to rotate 180 for the ride home. I missed Weds cos my father in law went to hospital, It was the only dry day. Had horizontal frozen rain pelting my face on two days.

    So ++ for anyone who stuck it out for the whole week
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • Valy
    Valy Posts: 1,321
    fuelex wrote:
    It was a bit pants today, apart from a 2 minute stretch travelling the same speed as the wind when everything goes calm and quiet.
    Ohhh.. man I had a moment where everything was just sooo calm - for a few 100 meters. I sped up too, so must have been getting the tailwind just right.
    Initialised wrote:
    I was late for work 3/4 of the days I rode in this week because I hand't allowed time for the headwind which seemed to rotate 180 for the ride home. I missed Weds cos my father in law went to hospital, It was the only dry day. Had horizontal frozen rain pelting my face on two days.

    So ++ for anyone who stuck it out for the whole week

    I think I recall some hailstone during this week... man - talk about Friday though? I actually got blown off a path onto the grass at one point.
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  • bigwheel-leader
    bigwheel-leader Posts: 5
    Eh. My commute is small enough that I can walk when conditions prohibit cycling, so wind and rain, doesn't get the opportunity to phase me except when I'm forced to walk. My bike is the easy option.
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