Commuting & Winter Riding Thread

-1 avg 0. I thought it felt cold. My glasses were icing up in the fog!

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Ice on the cars the last 2 mornings as I’ve returned from the night shift. :snowflake:

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Left work at 8 tonight. Dark and cold, 2c according to Garmin. Better than this morning. At least without fog my glasses weren’t icing up :rofl:

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Yeah wasn’t as bad was it

Mind you an 8pm finish on a Friday is never good!

I shouldn’t even be in the office! 2 days on trot and back Monday! To be fair it makes a nice change. Unfortunately the pool is closed.

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Yep, no fringe benefits!

Another cold one today

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My contract finished at the end of October so I get to ride at the balmier time of 8:30 (with school drop off). Nice to be riding in daylight this winter :slight_smile:

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Fridays looking fun

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Yeah this morning after my night shift was the coldest yet. Bike lock had frozen. Then I tested my brakes and the rear wouldn’t release :joy: So a slow ride home. Proper Baltic but no wind which was nice…

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It was really light for my commute home last night at 16:45. Most definitely still requiring lights but the day was noticeably longer :smiley: .

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Cycling back home this evening, coming to a junction so stuck arm out. Then put it back down as there was a speed bump and about to turn in. As I turned the driver called me a c😍nt! Family was crossing the road as well!

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Maybe he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror.

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When They are miserable and angry, We are winning. :+1:

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Highway code clearly says cyclist should only indicate when its safe to do so…

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Drove in this morning :cloud_with_rain:

First time I’ve driven anywhere for a while, quite enjoyed the experience but my commute normally sets me up for my day & I’m going to feel a bit dopey for the first couple of hours.

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It was fucking grim here.

So much rain with rivers running through some roads!

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Quite a lot of snow here but I decided to cycle in on my cyclo-cross. No problem getting in.

Just deciding whether to cycle or run back. Mostly flat so think it will be fine :see_no_evil:

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I had the novelty of commuting to the office this morning. Having worked in the office all the way through the first 2 lockdowns, my new boss has decided that I should only go in every 2 weeks.

I really miss the daily commute because it nicely tops-and-tails the working day and gives that separation of home and work. It was a bit quieter on the roads than before Christmas, but it’s still significantly busier than it was in March/April last year.

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Yes I’ve found the Kings road etc much quieter this time round. Not too many brave souls braving the weather yesterday though

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