Oh Come On Summer

I'm generally a fine weather rider, but I just can't wait that long! A nice DRY winter day ride is very enjoyable.

 

My Chalfonts must be more temperate sensitive than yours

 

Possibly, I do live in St Giles!

 

I have been commuting on my bike all through winter so far, and this is positively warm compared to last month
From High Wycombe, so same neck of the woods as the Chalfonts

 

I could not agree more, to be honest we have gotten away with things quite canny compared to some, BUT BLOODY LONG WINTER AS YOU SAY

 

Wait until next week.....!

 

I don't commute on a bike any more nowadays, would have a different opinion if I was leaving the house at 6:40am on my bike. The gear is so good now, and I just can't wait until the weather is warm, I'd go stir crazy. Nice dry clear day, out on the bike, steaming cup of tea, lovely.

 

Took the guzzi for it's mot two weeks ago, wet roads and facing the sun,very cold......looking out for black ice instead hit a patch of snow in the middle of the road... don't know how I stayed on ( should've gone to spec-savers)
Went out on the Street Twin yesterday,had a very enjoyable 50 mile run with the sun at behind me,nice 'n warm........no pictures because I was enjoying the ride so much I never stopped until I got home

 

I'm losing patience with this weather now. Twice on my way home from work today I ended up facing the wrong way after big slides on my commuter scooter.

I kept upright and no damage was done, but tomorrow I will be leaving home on foot at 04.00am for my two mile trip to work cos the roads here are f*#€ing lethal and will not have been treated when I leave for work.

It looks nice though⛄️

 

Only 19 more days till the first day of Spring, then you can get on yer bike and enjoy the crocus' and daffs.

 

Ha! At first I wrote today's the first day of Spring so get on yer bike etc, then I Googled and got the 20th. Shudda stuck to my instincts

 

btw, put the forum summer picnic in yer diary - 19th July round your neck of the woods in Brecon Beacons.

 

Still plenty of snow laying around here so the bike is staying in until after we've had some rain to wash all the salt and crap off the roads. Definitely suffering withdrawal symptoms though as the last decent ride I had on the bike was last August!

 

Buy a new car then