Aquaplaned the road bike through a foot of water this morning down the Portway in Bristol, but as much as it was grim, it was fun too.
Was gentle on the cobbles though, for obvious reasons.
Was nice to have an empty changing room and bike locking stand too 🙂
Anyone else battle through the wild stuff this morning?
Waterproof everything, headcap, hi vis and lights on.
Still bed. 😀
Tuesday to Thursday only for me, hopefully it'll let up a bit after today!
I'd planned to ride in, then saw the weather forecast last night, and thought '**** that!'
Autumn was nice while it lasted though. All 6 days of it. Best baton down the hatches until it stops raining next May
EDIT: if my mind hadn't already been made up, it would have been at 3.30 this morning, when I was awoken by the sound of wheely bins being blown down the road 😯
Yup.
Waterproofs proved not to be, though...
Forgot spare socks.
Fundamental, schoolboy, etc.
The trails were so nice on Saturday but my mate didn't want to go out for a ride so I went out walking with the dog instead....and now this! 😥
...see you guys in March....
Binners, we had a member of staff email saying he was WFH because his train had been cancelled due to the rain.
I emailed back saying 'see him next July'.
The mrs phoned in sick so I had a choice of car or bike. Afraid to say I fannied out and drove.
Dammit eoghan, I knew there had to be a simpler way of not having to wear wet socks for the ride home!
Yes! Plenty of 6 inch deep puddles to contend with, was soaked through. I've got proper mudguards but the front one seems to direct all the water onto my feet so my trainers are creating a nice damp patch on the office carpet now.
Other than that, enjoyable!
Great opportunity to try out new Endurance deluge overshoes. Awesome result
What do people use for their road bikes mudguard wise? I've no eyelets I might add.
Yep.
70 mile club ride yesterday too.
Have still got crinkly 'bath fingers'.
Contemplating going out in it later...
Still in bed
Might go out later (Lie mode engaged).
Rode in. However my Endura Stelath Lites appear to have sprung several leaks and no response from Endura Warranty dept. after a week 🙁
training straight after work tonight means no riding on Monday.
Me.
What's the fuss? (It's just overcast in Stirling 8) )
What do people use for their road bikes mudguard wise? I've no eyelets I might add.
Crud RoadRacer
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Race Blades keep the worst off, but no substitute for full-on SKS jobbies (maybe try mounting the latter with P-Cips?)
Rode yesterday, rode into work today. Shoes still wet from yesterday....
Nobody at 21a risked it this morning. Even Smasher got the train in although he says it's because he's tapering for CYB....
I'm supposed to be out on the local trails after work tonight. I fear I may be rather lonely...
yup wasnt so bad actually..got blown sideways a few times and got here dry, im expecting the return journey to be hellish :0
I did. No other choice. I don't have a car and I'm not getting on the peasant wagon for anybody. 7 miles of the A6 through Stockport was interesting but no near deaths until I turned into the work car park and a dozy sod in a Golf nearly did for me.
All good fun.
Yip, and I took the scenic route! Cant seem to warm up now though!
Absolutely rode in. Rule #9 and #5.
Na, I always [s]dry[/s] warm up my cycling clobber after a commute in 🙄
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i wasn't gonna let a bit of water stop me from making my first commute on my new roadrat i picked up on saturday.
and to be fair, it wasn't actually that bad, but it's only 4 miles into the centre of manchester on pretty flat roads.
not fitted mudguards yet either, so i did get a bit wet but we have showers here at my work and plenty of secret spots to dry clothes out (the perks of working in IT support- access to rooms that nobody else can get into)...
Yes, got totally soaked......in sweat. on the turbo. in the shed.
I rode in but discovered when I got into work that my work shirt was still at home, ended up riding home to pick up the shirt and then head back to work again - I do this about once per year shame it couldnt have happended on a nicer day!
Man up? Nah, I just rode in as normal.
But I live in Manchester and the weather is always like this...
Yes, I rode in.
Forgot spare socks.Fundamental, schoolboy, etc.
This ^^^^ is my downfall today. Trench foot looms. 😥
Yup made it! I had my reservations but I later found out my wife had to turn around and come home due to flooding to work from home. And when I got to this, I felt smug albeit moist. Normally no traffic this far up until at least an hour later…
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Not me I work on an oil rig
Not today, day off. A light sprinkle of rain is no excuse. Mudguards and a decent jacket are all that's needed. Will be riding tomorrow. And the day after... (I don't have a car)
Forgot spare socks.Fundamental, schoolboy, etc.
The Schoolboy error, is not keeping a spare set at work all the time, for just such commando emergencies. Although I did once spend a day walking around our open plan office in road cleats and a suit after a shoe/commute mix up after the holidays.
matt22 - MemberNot me I work on an oil rig
What tyres for the North Sea?
me, not bad really, but it hadn't hit Newcastle really, and the wind was on my back. not looking forward to getting home though...
I clipped in in this horrid rain this morning for the first time. Slippy on those leaves!
I have continental clicks 23s. Wondering if this is suitable for a London commute? Would wider tyres be better? 28s? Or I have the CX mud type tyre but hear that those with treads are worse in the rain? Very scared about slipping over right now, especially now I am clipped in! Any help would be V much appreciated!
Last winter I had a MTB with thick thick slicks on and was fine...but this new CX bike seems a little different to handle unsurprisingly!
My wife needed a lift to the station, so I didn't have to make a choice
I did ride around in the Sheffield floods a few years back - brilliant fun !
I have a physio appointment later today and judging by the way it's tipping it down and the forecast, I'm in for a lovely little journey. Bloody stuff is heavy and vertical right now.
Maybe if I don the mudguards it'll go away...
MTFU'd and rode out for 4hrs in the peeing rain yesturday, rained when i started, continued throughout.
New bike liked it. I did too.
The rain doesn't bother me that much. Once you're wet, you're wet.
Its this bloody wind. My commute takes me over some high, very exposed hills. When its like this, you can come over the top of a brow, into the teeth of the wind, and virtually grind to a standstill. Not much fun when you throw in some horizontal rain. A bit like being sand-blasted
i did
popped on the rear mudguard
sealskinz 3/4 shorts
was only drizzle here in london so just chucked teh waterproof trousers and gloves in the bag for later if its grim on the return leg
Oh yes, wrung out all my kit in the sink when I got there. Watching the radar pic just swirling around us, looks like a repeat on the way home. Embrace the wet.
[url= http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observations/?tab=map ]Rain radar[/url]
Motorbiked in, as like every day. Heine Gericke kit just about holding out. Solid queues most of the way in, because of:
- One diversion from a busy road ONTO my route.
- Two sets of roadworks
- Two floods
- One upside down car
- One uprooted tree (possibly uprooted by aforementioned car)
- Bristol.
Biblical! 😆
ME! Rain wind puncture heavy traffic and my stealth tights need reproofing, it was awesome! been off the bike for over 2 weeks so I'll take what I can get and bloody well enjoy it.
Meh I'm still in shorts, here in Cleveland the temp's still in double figures, it's virtually the middle of summer
Rode in:
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Quick-drying lycra + Altura jacket + buff. Sorted.
grahams that photo could have been taken in our server room 🙂
(except my buff isn't an ST one)
(except my buff isn't an ST one)
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Rode in, lights on full waterproofs except the socks are soaking and forgot to bring a spare pair in. And they havent switched the heating on in uni-land.
Us..! - Tandem commute crew. New earlier this year and haven't had to ride it in a proper strong cross wind yet, so the return leg may be a bit more of a challenge than the morning was. Bit windy coming in but nowt special; the heavy rain is due to arrive in Dundee later on. So far, it feels pretty planted on normal roads and easy tracks.
Yep and i aint looking forward to the journey 'ome either.
Caught the bus. Like pretty much every time I don't cycle (usual excuses: feeling ill/torrential downpour/broken bike), I regretted it pretty much immediately. A long wait, expensive ticket, dodgy driving. And I shall regret it even more after the return journey. The upside is: it will now be another 6 months before I convince myself not to cycle again.
Me.
*smug face*
Wasn't that bad, wet roads and drizzle.
This has since turned to heavy, sideways rain.
/*smug face*
The Schoolboy error, is not keeping a spare set at work all the time, for just such commando emergencies.
+1 - learnt that one the hard way too! I now keep a complete outfit at work, including shoes and emergency socks/grundies. Plus a good supply of baby wipes, multi-tool and a couple of spare tubes.
Tandem commute crew.
That is awesome! Do you get a "car sharing" allowance?
and my stealth tights need reproofing,
According to a bloke on the Endura stand at the Bike Show earlier in the year, there's a membrane that keeps the water out. If this goes, you get wet, no matter how much proofer you use.
Rode in. I expect everything will be wet when I put it all back on later but it's only an hour on the bike, bit of water isn't going to hurt me.
[i] The Schoolboy error, is not keeping a spare set at work all the time, for just such commando emergencies.
+1 - learnt that one the hard way too! I now keep a complete outfit at work, including shoes and emergency socks/grundies. Plus a good supply of baby wipes, multi-tool and a couple of spare tubes.[/i]
Indeed. I have a full set of danger items at work. Undies, socks, t-shirt and jeans. Today however I forgot my normal glasses so I'm sat here in my riding glasses. I need to bring some spare contact lense in, just in case.
Me! It was ok, too warm to wear a waterproof I just got wet instead. Once I have finished eating I am going to see if those Dyson hand dryers are any good at drying clothes.
if true that sucks, they aren't very old and haven't had much use*/washes, I've looked after them pretty well. Was disappointed with a bit of water ingress this morning, they have been perfect until now. Bit of googling this morning suggested a reproof and they'd be fine again.According to a bloke on the Endura stand at the Bike Show earlier in the year, there's a membrane that keeps the water out
*don't normally use them for commuting
[i]Man up? Nah, I just rode in as normal.[/i]
This. It's only a bit of weather, folks.
Same as always ~ rode in; why would you not? We have Goretex these days.
still raining here in the north west, going to suit up and have a blast out to pick up some train tickets shortly - could go in the car but would be a shame not to do the 8 mile round trip for exercise and fun
went riding this morning (7.45am) it was raining lightly but the trails were still dry as its been dry for weeks and the trail surfaces are still hard
got home with a light spray of mud on me and my bike, threw a bucket of warm soapy water at my bike and all the mud fell away, including the past 2 months of 'trail dust'
no complaints from me, though I did have to wash my jacket, gloves and helmet liner
I (wo)manned up - does that count? No such luxuries as warm radiators for me though - the ride back home in cold damp kit was not pleasant.
Me too! Hosing down this morning but not much wind. Dry this afternoon but blowing a gale - think I prefer the rain.
Anyone know about Rain X type stuff to keep glasses clearer? The view out was a bit murky
104 miles through Sutherland. A bit damp but very windy.
I did, not a pleasant experience putting on damp clothes tonight, I'll be lucky if my gear is dry for the morning........
motorcycled bristol to chedder
a38....stuck got throu the first flood thought f*%k that at the second
short cut through barrow throu 1st flood secont has huuuge gave up turnt round treked all the way to weston to jump on the motorway
chaos everywhare and 45 mins late for work to find everyone els who drives to work was stuck in traffic and id passed them 5 miles back in the que...then 2 of my staff dont turn up
all round shit day really 😆
I went in an hour early to beat the rain. A good decision as i hardly got wet, but by the time I was showered, you could hear the rain beating down on the office roof.
I even got to ride home through the puddles in the sunshine.
I rode in it Sunday ,walked the dog in it at 6am then changed and window cleaned in it all morning
In at 630am home at 3 heavy rain both ways. Grim getting on the wet gear at 3 but when is on and en route twas fine. More aware of cars in poor viz though.
I rode in this morning, I go swimming some mornings before work as well, I squelched up to the reception desk dripping all over the floor "adult swim please" the woman behind the counter looks up and says "is it worth it love" 😐 this did not improve my mood.
Had an offer of a lift home but decided to decline, was fine apart from putting wet shoes back on.
No special privileges for the tandem crew, except perhaps car traffic does give us a bit more space than they do for a single bike, so that's no bad thing. After last night's return leg experience, I can also confirm that it is definitely more stable in strong cross winds, you definitely feel more connected with the road. No Goretex required. Just get wet and ride harder; we're still just using light wind jackets so far.
Walked home
Was out in it at work all night, gave a patient a piggyback through flooded water and waded along the A1 in 2 feet of water to rescue a guy who couldn't work out how to get his stalled car moving.
All in a days work for the NHS.
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