This morning's commute and other commuting stories

am still wearing my soaking wet shoes/socks in the hope they'll dry more from my body heat and i wont care as much come hometime.

That can't feel good. Plus by mid avo you'll smell like

i already smell like that. it's the beard.

Yeah... Me too. Odd mixture of pride and sorrow.

and pedigree chum.

Definitely get overshoes. The only thing that sucks about riding in rain is cold, wet feet. And the shoes never dry in time for the commute home. You will never regret getting waterproof overshoes, they're amazing.

You're amazing.

Balham to Kings Cross. What I'd really like is a slightly less hideous bridge to go over (I do Blackfriars), but also not to immediately get caught up in a massive clusterfuck getting from the less hideous bridge to Kings Cross, so I can rule out Southwark and Waterloo bridges right off the bat. Battersea or Albert Bridge might be alright, but that'd mean going through Chelsea every morning which is surely worse.

No, it isn't. Loads of quiet side streets. I used to go over Battersea Bridge and on up to Portobello Road but I also know a quiet route from the Portobello Road area to Farringdon. Put those together and there's quite a pleasant route from Battersea to Kings X: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4845403

You're amazing.

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I don't think any overshoes can be described as amazing: they either don't work that well or rapidly fall apart within a month in my experience. Cheap and neoprene ftw.

I don't get the need.

I have fairly full guards but not with a massive flap (FNARR) and my feet were dry this morning.

Yeah, my ones are cheap and neoprene (I think?). They're made by Funkier and they've lasted 3 winters of commuting so far. They're a bit ragged on the underside but they still do the trick.

I don't think any overshoes can be described as amazing: they either don't work that well or rapidly fall apart within a month in my experience. Cheap and neoprene ftw.

Indeed, cheap one work perfectly well if your mudguard cover the wheel enough to stop your feet from getting wet.

Would have been squished this morning between a big bus and a white van, if not for the rain. Adequately lubricated; I slipped through touching both vehicles and promptly emerged like a damp phoenix.

That being said; my brake would have worked if not for the rain...

That being said; my brake would have worked if not for the rain...

No brakes (except for disc) work in the rain.

The idea is to scuff the water off with some gentle braking first and then brake hard, before you plungle off the side of a mountain or ride into a bus. Or get discs and then endo like a pro.

No brakes (except for disc) work in the rain.

Funny how 100 years of TdF etc. have managed to go by without too many people flying off the side of mountains. #usererror

For those of us with disc brakes the rain provides an opportunity to play a merry song whilst decelerating.

The idea is to scuff the water off with some gentle braking first and then brake hard, before you plungle off the side of a mountain or ride into a bus. Or get discs and then endo like a pro.

In your endo.

Discs mean carbon clinchers.

Funny how 100 years of TdF etc. have managed to go by without too many people flying off the side of mountains. #usererror

Like you said, as long you modulated the brakes early.

Slam on the anchor like every other fucker in London, however...

Thats great advise ed; riders in Giro today could use your advise

Advice

#scoblese

In your endo.
Discs mean carbon clinchers.

I've got carbon clinchers. I don't have discs.

Slam on the anchor like every other fucker in London, however...
Hence #usererror