First commute into London for me since PBP (I'm lucky that I rarely go into the office), so a nice 40 miles. The weather was a little damp, but not worth putting waterproofs on for and actually quite pleasant.
However, about five miles from home I put down the power to accelerate onto a roundabout and snapped my chain
Obviously this is due to my amazing PBP-earnt torque, as it's only done about 1000 miles (this is my Audax MK3, not the Roubaix I did PBP on). Luckily it was a small roundabout and not very busy, so I did the roll of shame to the edge without inconveniencing anyone or being in danger. I hate to think about that happening on the Camberley Meadows roundabout, or the one at Egham under the M25.
Of course, my spare link and tools were at the bottom of the pannier, necessitating an unload
One nice lady did stop her car and ask if I was OK
But, having left home a little late and with this delay I hit loads of traffic on the way in. Even though I can filter sometimes, I don't like to do that too aggressively and it still slows you down. So about an hour later into the office than I wanted to be. Luckily we don't keep standard hours here, I'm just expected to do what needs to be done, and my first meeting is just before lunch with a colleague who hasn't turned up yet.
Other than that, it was a good ride in. No really bad behaviour from any other road users, and a couple of examples of very courteous driving from vans.
