Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

31 mile round trip today. Starting to get colder here in Leicester so expecting the ice soon

 

[Hacienda71]

Wasn't Stuart Hall's lawyer was it?

Only if he drives a Fiat Punto

 

[Matthew_T]

Had some guy speed past me and stop at the inevitable queue of traffic. Just looked at him as I passed. He then wound down his window and state that there was a cycle path to the left (on the bridge about 1/4 mile behind yes, not where he overtook me). I just replied that I didnt have to use it.
Strangely, about 4 miles down the road I was travelling on, I turned around as I missed my turning. I then passed him in traffic again (facing the opposite way). Didnt say anything though.
Crazy fool.

Also had some elderly woman driving slower than I was riding. Looking for an oppurtunity to overtake but it didnt come. The she parked on double yellows. Brilliant.

And finally had some guy overtake and immediately park, causing me to have to swerve out of secondary to pass him. What a rubbish day of drivers.

 

[GrasB]

Not that i'm stalking you but you mentioned in an earlier post that you're in Earith, do you cycle between Earith and Willingham along the B1050? Just wondering if it's a nasty road to cycle - particularly at 'commuting times' as it were.

I've never had a particular problem with that road. What's the issue you find with it?

 

[MisterStan]

I've never had a particular problem with that road. What's the issue you find with it?

I don't particularly like driving it. Haven't cycled it yet! Thinking about coming back from Fen Ditton via the villages as an alternative to my somewhat boring Busway commute.

 

[GrasB]

I don't particularly like driving it. Haven't cycled it yet! Thinking about coming back from Fen Ditton via the villages as an alternative to my somewhat boring Busway commute.

You could always try bar hill via the bridle path or cycle path. For the former I recommend some tyres with a bit of tread but it's a fun little section once you get off the paved section. You can also get up some decent speed when heading towards the A14 roundabouts out of Bar Hill before you take take the fly over towards Longstanton.

 

[400bhp]

I got hit by a passing cars wing mirror as I waited to turn right into my drive I only had two bright rear lights and reflectives and led armbands on, stupid f*cking smidsy. I had just ridden 8 miles very carefully due to the ice and then some prat decides to hit me 10 yards from my house.

Did they stop?

 

[Hacienda71]

Did they stop?

No. Slowed a bit after I shouted at them. I was a bit shocked that it happened tbh. Didn't even get the number.

 

[dimples]

Cycling to a friends house along the A10 around the shoreditch area, me on the major road. Absolute mong of a white van driver in his mercedes sprinter deems it acceptable to pull out of his road and stop right infront of me, leaving me less then half a cars width space between my side of the road and the white line in the middle of the road, so that he could merge onto the bumper to bumper traffic going in the opposite direction to me. Utter moron. First time I've ever experienced someone wanting to shunt me from the side.
Further up the road a honda civic passes me, two women clueless, chatting away, driver driving without her headlights on at all. Polite tap and reminder of her lights and she puts them on.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

It's a cold one this morning! I'm getting lazy thought I should of got the bike out with the studs, but mud guards are on my MTb, and couldnt be arsed to switch them this morning. I know it's got to chuck it down later, so I thought sod it take my road commuter. Side streets where a bit slippy. Job for the weekend sort out my studded bike with lights, mud guards.......

 

[donnydave]

Not that i'm stalking you but you mentioned in an earlier post that you're in Earith, do you cycle between Earith and Willingham along the B1050? Just wondering if it's a nasty road to cycle - particularly at 'commuting times' as it were.

Ah the old B1050. Yes, that's my route to work. You would think that road was awful to cycle but generally its not too bad. I get far more abuse using the road through Willingham instead of the shared path

 

[BSRU]

Ice bike this morning, as usual main roads fine but side roads and shared paths icy.
Had a reminder half way around of a job I have forgotten to do on the ice bike, my old main commuter, the rear gear cable snapped because I had not replaced it even though I have the replacement cable in the garage. So small ring on the front combined with the small ring on the back and I had to work a bit harder but had some luck with the three uphill junctions on the journey.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

15.5 miles this morning, icy side roads so took it a bit slower than normal

 

[ianrauk]

-3degs this morning when I left.
Had to resort to the double buff system.

Was surprised though that there was no ice or frost on the roads.

 

[Edwards80]

Weird one today. I usually really enjoy my commute. Today I found myself surrounded my miserable folks, all grumpy, none saying "good morning" like I normally get from fellow commuters, it took longer than usual and was less comfortable.

I then realised I had been robbed as my wallet was lighter when I got to the office.

Turns out I got the train, explains everything. Had a few slippery moments yesterday night and our road was icy this morning, better safe than sorry I figured. 1st missed bike commute of the year! Miss it already.