Tales from today's commute....

[Simontm]

Nice and fast ride home for some strange reason. Not lot to mention, bit later than normal so actually had some folks on the first half of my route- to the lady at the lights before the Waddon industrial estate if she's on here, hope you missed the rain, I did...just!
Off to Verbier to drive a Toyota tomorrow so back on the bike on Thursday.
Numpty count: 0

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Legs felt better tonight, wind is back.

 

[Drago]

Huffed and puffed home, but made it. Just as I was pulling up outside Chez Drago and older gent on a bra d new Spesh CX bike hailed me and asked how the new fangled spuds work. In between desperately gulping down litres of sweet sweet air I gave him a few pointers and he rode off happy.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Two beautiful mornings on the bounce! A bit of a nip in the air this morning for the first 5 or so miles then it felt just nice @ about 6/7 deg C.
I'd set the alarm for 03:30 this morning, in preparation for an imperial century on the way to work. First thing I remember was thinking 'why is it light outside?', looked at the clock, GAH! 05:10.....and the opportunity had gone.... I haven't alarm clock on the landing so I have to get out of bed to turn it off, stops me pressing snooze. I must of climbed back in bed without even knowing about it! Imperial Century another day then.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cold again this morning, full gloves in June is just not right.

Wind dying down my arse, I'm not saying the waves on the canal were big, but rumour has it that the Hawaiian surfing industry is losing big business to Leicester

 

[fossyant]

Lovely this side of the Pennines. Still feeling crap but at least the weather was fine. Passed a huge tailback of cars due to a crash on the M60.

One impatient driver who beeped me when I was safely passing 4 other cyclists. Wasn't happy I wasn't in the curb. Shouted what's your problem at the driver then accelerated after them and caught them. Told the driver to go multiply. Not in the mood this morning for idiots

 

[Origamist]

Lovely blue skies, a bit chilly (but dumped the gilet after 15 miles) and a nagging Northerly wind.

A few more cyclists in the morning, but the roads were busier than normal too.

Looking forward to the ride home...

 

[Hacienda71]

Put bike in boot of car, drove to work. Racing after work.

 

[fimm]

Yesterday, actually, but - minibus got "stuck" behind me for a bit, so I took the opportunity of a convenient bus stop to pull over and let it through. Such-and-such minibus company, I noticed, as I exchanged waves with the driver. The minibus promptly turned right. Oh well. I go on my merry way, and get to where I go round a bend to the left before making a right turn into the office car park. As I get to the bend I'm aware of a minibus behind me, but the driver is giving me plenty of space, so after a good check over my shoulder I make my signal, another check and turn right. Then I realise that it is the such-and-such minibus company minibus again.

 

[Sittingduck]

More grim headwind this morning... what a slog. Noticed a large increase in 'fast boys' on the ride in yesterday. The sunshine of recent day must have tempted them to commute.

 

[summerdays]

This morning .... Chilly! This evening stiff breeze in my face! Come back summer please!

 

[Simontm]

Not exactly commuting by bike today but can I say fair plays to the nutters northerners cyclists going around Verbier and Lauseanne when the test car struggles in second

 

[DWiggy]

Nice ride in today, although a little windy (as usual at the moment) had a minor confrontation with a bus that wanted to pass me dangerously close, at the next set of light I banged on the door (which he opened) to ask him why he wanted to pass so fking close and that he should know better, he then gave me ample passing distance and I went on my way.

 

[summerdays]

Hmm ... couple of cyclists taking risks this morning .... including me!!! First one wasn't but it was crossing the motorway slip road, I was waiting for the lights to change and a car slowed on the roundabout as if it was changing, then went, so no cyclists did either, then it slowed again so one cyclist obviously thought the lights had changed, went, then stopped mid way across the lanes as he realised the lights hadn't - right in front of the motorist who had to stop and point at his green light. To be fair to the cyclist the motorist was driving in a strange manner, slowing and speeding up.

The next two daft cyclists were me... first time, crossed in front of a stationary (at lights) skip thinking this was going to happen more if they developed the area, and forgot to think that he had been stopped because cars where turning in from the other direction. Third time I just didn't spot a pedestrian waiting to go onto the MOD crossing - he could have gone at the same time as me anyway but it would have been polite to have waited (cyclists allowed to use that one).

So I obviously need to concentrate more today!!

 

[J1888]

Yesterday evening...wow, that's as bad a wind as I can remember in my whole year of commuting Not pleasant at all.

This morning was fine, few numpty cyclists, overly-agressive black-cab drivers, though that's par for the course.

Noticed one guy pedalling furiously on a kinda MTB but with tyres not that much thinner than a motorbike - what was this monstrosity?