Tales from today's commute....

[Exile]

Enjoyable ride in, got chatting to another cyclist as I we went through the city centre and kept together until our routes parted at White City roundabout. Pleasant bloke, seen him whizz past a few times so I know I was holding him up a little, but was happy for the company for a few miles.

Had hoped to extend via Sale Water Park as I wasn't due to start until 9:30, but ended up being called in to the office early so barely got any extra miles in. Ah well, can't have it all .

 

[summerdays]

Well I took my gillet with me to put on at the end of the ride but I was so cold that I wore it when I was cycling. That is not my normal gillet, it was my Down one.

 

[fossyant]

Had some ratty git shout at me my lights were too f'ing bright. Odd realy as it was daylight and he also had an e'ffing bright light. I responded with 'oh calm down'.

 

[Hacienda71]

Cold enough to wear my Gore Oxygen jacket for the first time this winter this morning. Anything above about 3 degrees and I boil in it. Nice n toasty today.

 

[Glow worm]

That was bloody awful! Cold and damp going in, colder and more damp coming back. And I wished I'd remembered my gloves. Shifting gears with frozen fingers is suprisingly tough!

 

[Simontm]

Despite the morons, I enjoyed that. Was in a bit of a hurry as I have an evening meeting to go to so had a bit of a bomb home. Good fun.

Numpty count: 2 main ones. Porsche not realising where his brakes were and cheerfully pulled into the cycle lane at Worcester Park and a van that reared right up me behind when the lights went green. Everyone e else just seems a overly aggressive.

 

[steveindenmark]

No commuting today. It was freezing outside today and so I stayed Inside nice and warm.

I did a bit of LEJOG planning instead. A good Winter pastime.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Whats a worse word than grim?
Cause thats what it was like.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Looks like Leicester is in some kind of weather bubble. I wouldn't say it was warm, but I didn't feel the cold on either ride today. Both rides were also dry and very little wind, it was one of those days were I could have happily extended either ride. Tomorrow is forecast to be different though.

On this mornings ride got chased by a dog, luckily even though it ran alongside me it never came right up to me, was quite funny, riding in the countryside, the farmer opens his gate and dog shoots out, some choice words came from the farmers mouth towards his dog.

On way home tonight had a bit of a slide, but managed to stay on. I think front wheel was one side of the white line down the middle of the road and the back wheel the other, as I've moved to move back from the middle of the road the rear wheel has gone straight along the white line, I wasn't turning sharply and it was more of a gentle skid than anything else.

 

[ianrauk]

Whats a worse word than grim?
Cause thats what it was like.

Shyte

 

[400bhp]

Oh balls, think I am coming down with something, Bit of an ear ache and feeling tired.

My rule of thumb, if not well enough to ride the bike then not well enough to go to work.

Anyway, back to this evenings commute. Took it easy as not feeling great. There's a closed road because of a huge hole now in the ground. I don't know if it was caused by the road collapsing or if it was man made. Anyway, it's passable by bike going on to the grass verge. Feckin brill fora mile and a half as there's no traffic.

I passed a cyclist going the other way. His lights are so OTT. Far far too bright and a noddy one on his helmet which is bl00dy stupid on the road. As he went past I asked him to point his lights towards the ground as they are really blinding. I think it's the same guy I have seen a few times before. Next time I may simply ride at him,

 

[400bhp]

Had some ratty git shout at me my lights were too f'ing bright. Odd realy as it was daylight and he also had an e'ffing bright light. I responded with 'oh calm down'.

Hmmmmmmmm

 

[potsy]

There's a closed road because of a huge hole now in the ground.

Which one?

My rule of thumb, if not well enough to ride the bike then not well enough to go to work

Good job I don't have that rule or I'd never go to work

 

[400bhp]

Which one?

School Lane, Dunham

 

[fossyant]

Hmmmmmmmm

Lowest setting too. Never had any complaints before.