Tales from today's commute....

[Simontm]

Muggy trip home. Left later so a bit more traffic. Fairly well behaved but Numpty count: 3 all doing exactly the same thing. Wait until they see the whites of the cyclist's eyes, then pull out. At least the WVM gave a cheery wave and emergency blinkers thank you

Had a thought on the way home (easy at the back, they do happen...occasionally) complaints about hi-viz. on the way back I saw hi-viz everyday, a kid train, middle aged woman in a car, builders, bikers, cyclists- what if the brain is now just channeling hi-viz as something normal and not something that stands out?

 

[Lonestar]

Yup had a car pull out and not even stop when he should have given way in the Aldgate one way system.I'd come up from the Fenchurch street route up to the lights where the wooden? building thing is.Gone round there and from the second turning a car comes our without looking or even braking till he saw me.So not to amused with this I catch him up and comment only to find he's on a mobile phone.(I never guessed but was baffled by the driving at the time)Comment on his driving and he accuses me of going round the roundabout? at 100mph.(He nearly hit me side on)Surely I had right away plus im no Chris Froome so that's slightly bollox.So we are at it and he say he's had a bad day (I said so have I).I did point out he was on a mobile phone,then I got the threats (I didn't threaten him once).Complete tosser driving while on a mobile.Really dampens my day.Not going through a good spell out there at the moment.I wish they'd get complete cretins off of the road.

 

[MisterStan]

Sunny for the run home, a very light headwind, but right in my face - made it feel harder than it should have.

Saw @kevin_cambs_uk on the Busway

 

[ianrauk]

Lovely tailwind home tonight. Light traffic. Nice and warm. And a little SCR thrown in for good measure. What's not to like?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

No rain tonight made for a cracking ride home, much faster tonight than this morning. Got home gave the chain a quick mickle and pumped up the tyres, weather looking good for tomorrow, but Friday looks like it could be a bit breezy.

 

[Hacienda71]

I got lost on the way home, think it was the sun in my eyes making me take wrong turn. Anyway found myself at a pub called the Cat and Fiddle. Then ended up in Buxton fortunately found my way home over Long Hill. Made a pleasant change. Not sure swmbo was too happy I had gone awol.

 

[Houthakker]

Booked half a day off work because I had a hospital apt at 3.00. Left work at 1.00 knowing the ride home would be an hour, so time for shower, change and drive to hosp. Result - First P* in over 18 months!! Oh well at least it was sunny and it only cost me 10 mins.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Sunny for the run home, a very light headwind, but right in my face - made it feel harder than it should have.

Saw @kevin_cambs_uk on the Busway

Yep bloody windy !
Lol

 

[the_craig]

It was very chilly in The Shotts this morning, a grey and misty morning. But by the time I dropped down to Wishaw, the sun was out it was a bit warmer and I was feeling great. I could've kept going a bit longer if it wasn't for pesky work.

 

[MisterStan]

Yep bloody windy !
Lol

I bet you enjoyed that this morning @kevin_cambs_uk

@ianrauk must have enjoyed it

 

[Simontm]

Windy. And it will turn around so windy on the way back. Saw one winter jacket and about 3 pairs of arm warmers being worn today It was about 17 degrees new money
Numpty count: 1+ A polish fella decided he was going to overtake me on the humpback at Waddon - glad I just had enough room on my left for when he had to pull in because of an oncoming car. The + is every single dog owner on Sutton Rec. I know it's a silly design, the bike lane should be swapped so the ped path is next to the green but please stand by the bike path next to the green, I much rather move around you then to navigate hoards of dogs bombing passed me because their owners are on the other side.
Finally as it is my daughter's last day at primary (when did she grow up ) and the promise of a month of quiet roads...

 

[HarryTheDog]

Great ride in, a MTber impressed me this morning, when I turned up at the lights across the A127 he was sat right at the front. I always stay 2 or 3 cars back here as the other side of the road is narrow and usually cars will try to squeeze past.
Lights went green and the MTB guy did his dammdest to stay in front of the cars. He was fit as a butchers dog and going at 28mph but he was turning himself inside out to do it. I meanwhile was happily tucked up behind my own personal draft vehicle whooshing along with little effort. The cars were nice and did not try to pass him. He turned off a bit later and the cars reverted back to their usual 40 in a 30 limit so I lost my free ride. Good effort though with knobbly tyres and suspension.
Then later going through Rainham in slow traffic I got my first piece of abuse in what must be a whole year, ( actually only had encouragent rather than abuse lately, TDf effect?) for seemingly no reason at all. A taxi driver coming the other way leant out of his window and called me a poof and a self-gratification artist and gave me the universal sign to go with it. I just looked at him with a bored expression, pointless reacting and also it didn’t make me angry at all, I just thought what a sad git to even bother shouting at a random cyclist, it didn’t change my up-beat mood at all.
I suspect my mood will be less happy on the way home with a predicted 15mph headwind

 

[ianrauk]

I bet you enjoyed that this morning @kevin_cambs_uk

@ianrauk must have enjoyed it

Fastest commute of the year ta
(helped by light traffic, a nice run of green lights and having to show a serial RLJ'er who's boss)

 

[fimm]

Gave myself a nasty fright on the way home yesterday.
Coming up to some lights which go green, so I accelerate to get through them. (In retrospect, I should not have done this.)
They go amber quite quickly - more quickly than I expected. I jam on my brakes and stop. I am then overtaken at speed by a motorbike. If that had been a car, expecting me to go through the amber, I would now be in hospital or possibly dead.
Would a car driver have been able to stop, while the motorcyclist could not? (They were obviously accelerating to get through the green too...)

 

[Simontm]

Fastest commute of the year ta
(helped by light traffic, a nice run of green lights and having to show a serial RLJ'er who's boss)

Either I am going to have to change companies to get these tail winds or I am just going to have to make a Vodoo doll of you