Tales from today's commute....

[fimm]

Nasty headwind
An unusual number of idiot drivers - prizes to the person who overtook me on my left we were both turning right, who had a sticker about safe driving in the back window; the driver of a box van that forced oncoming traffic to stop so they could get past me, and the bus driver who forced his way past me while I was stationary waiting to turn right. I was so annoyed with the last one that I actually slapped the bus - first time I've ever hit a vehicle like that I think.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Windy as hell as usual
had enough

 

[HarryTheDog]

This morning was un-remarkeable, the ride home had a comedy factor. Got to the cycleway that goes around the A406/A13 roundabout to find 2 pigs rooting along the verge up the A13 sliproad. I guessed where they came from ( not hard the place is 10 yards away) and as they seemed not to be in immnent danger of stopping thier rooting , I went to the small holding to alert the owners who then came and rounded them up. Normally its the ponies I find on the cycleway once in a while.
Once I got out of town past Harold Hill going up a long drag I spied 2 guys on skinny tyred hybrids ahead. The one at the back was a bit chunky and his mate was slowing for him all the time. I went past and wondered if the fitter one would come after me. Sure enough he speeded up but then realised he had dropped his mate and relunctantly slowed to a crawl to await his friend.

 

[ianrauk]

Windy as hell as usual
had enough

Yet brilliant for me had a really nice quick ride home.

On a serious note Kev, you seem to let things really get to you when riding. Try not to let it. It's raining again? so what, it's just a bit of wet. It's windy again? So what, it's fun going the other way. Try and see and remember the better things about bicycling rather then the bad side.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Yet brilliant for me had a really nice quick ride home.

On a serious note Kev, you seem to let things really get to you when riding. Try not to let it. It's raining again? so what, it's just a bit of wet. It's windy again? So what, it's fun going the other way. Try and see and remember the better things about bicycling rather then the bad side.

LOL!

I do try !

I just like to moan, but I should be thankful I can cycle

 

[the_craig]

8.5 miles from Shotts to Wishaw in Lanarkshire, and they very gently downhill miles.

But it will be may well be a bugger climbing up said gentle hills after a 12 hour shift.

Done my ride to and from work today. Gave myself an hour to get down which resulted in a half 5 rise. But getting down sharp, having a shower and a coffee meant I felt really fresh for starting. Even recorded it on Strava. A vicious headwind was only countered by the fact it was mainly downhill.

13 hours later, I headed home and despite some fairly steep climbs and a gentle uphill, the headwind earlier became a generous tailwind. Result. (Strava of my ride home too.)

I felt better on the ride home as I had some supper about half 5. Would a quick snack before I leave be beneficial?

 

[martinclive]

Yet brilliant for me had a really nice quick ride home.

On a serious note Kev, you seem to let things really get to you when riding. Try not to let it. It's raining again? so what, it's just a bit of wet. It's windy again? So what, it's fun going the other way. Try and see and remember the better things about bicycling rather then the bad side.

We try - but seriously in 4 years have never known the constant relentless wind (and the direction changes generally being unfavorable) we have had in the last couple of months- it is just so exposed here too

Anyway @kevin_cambs_uk always looks happy enough when I see him so no need for a suicide watch yet!!!!!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

We try - but seriously in 4 years have never known the constant relentless wind (and the direction changes generally being unfavorable) we have had in the last couple of months- it is just so exposed here too

Anyway @kevin_cambs_uk always looks happy enough when I see him so no need for a suicide watch yet!!!!!

Thanks Martin!

But I do moan a lot!

 

[ianrauk]

We try - but seriously in 4 years have never known the constant relentless wind (and the direction changes generally being unfavorable) we have had in the last couple of months- it is just so exposed here too

Anyway @kevin_cambs_uk always looks happy enough when I see him so no need for a suicide watch yet!!!!!

Yeah can understand that and @kevin_cambs_uk is right, he does moan a lot

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Yeah can understand that and @kevin_cambs_uk is right, he does moan a lot

Your right, and my wife would agree!!!, but I am turning over a new leaf today, onward and upward!

 

[ianrauk]

Your right, and my wife would agree!!!, but I am turning over a new leaf today, onward and upward!

 

[martinclive]

Your right, and my wife would agree!!!, but I am turning over a new leaf today, onward and upward!

Yeah right - you seen the wind forecast for tonight? That will be an early test of the new positivity ha ha!

 

[ianrauk]

Yeah right - you seen the wind forecast for tonight? That will be an early test of the new positivity ha ha!

Oi, don't get him down before he's even started thinking about the journey back............

 

[martinclive]

Oi, don't get him down before he's even started thinking about the journey back............

Would not dream of it.................

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Lol
I beat the rain this morning

But I am feeling good!!!