Tales from today's commute....
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Dry out.
Aught up with a regular at about half distance and had a brief chat. We were going the same route until Fallowfield. Catch and pass another guy and say morning in North Reddish.
He shouts over 'hold on a minute, don't we pass each other in Bredbury. Which way do you go (we are going opposite directions) ?' . 'Hyde then Denton' I reply, 'I add on a few miles'. Astonished look on his face. 'You must add some miles on'.
I catch up with the other chap and joke it's the first time another cyclist has said why do you go the long way.
Aught up with a regular at about half distance and had a brief chat. We were going the same route until Fallowfield. Catch and pass another guy and say morning in North Reddish.
He shouts over 'hold on a minute, don't we pass each other in Bredbury. Which way do you go (we are going opposite directions) ?' . 'Hyde then Denton' I reply, 'I add on a few miles'. Astonished look on his face. 'You must add some miles on'.
I catch up with the other chap and joke it's the first time another cyclist has said why do you go the long way.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
In the last year I have hit a rabbit, had a hawk just miss my head, a pheasants wing in the face and a very close miss with a badger. None of them were wearing hi viz or had lights on. Maybe they should be made to wear them.
I of course had a big off on a totally empty road with compound fracture and lots of blood.
Simontm
Veteran
Ah, the joys of teaching a dyspraxic child to ride a bike...A bike then
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
L Q
Über Member
- Location
- Woodhall Spa
Back on the commute yesterday after touring the outer Hebrides last week and needing to take the car to work Monday to drop all my stuff off.
Neither yesterdays or todays rides was eventful but it was freezing yesterday morning riding to work along the river with the mist around, my fingers never warmed up till 15 miles in.
Neither yesterdays or todays rides was eventful but it was freezing yesterday morning riding to work along the river with the mist around, my fingers never warmed up till 15 miles in.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Riding home tonight I hear something crashing through the trees when a golf ball lands no more than 15 feet in front of me. I stopped and threw it back through the trees onto the golf course. I bet the golfer either spent ages looking amongst the trees for his ball or was gobsmacked to see it in middle of the fairway 
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Normal service on Shooters Hill resumed this evening. Overtake me then realise you're in a 30mph zone and slam your brakes on. Tosser.
First commute for two weeks .Wow its dark in the morning new lights got a try out all OK . Nice quiet ride in 11 miles bit chilly so went for longs and short sleeved top and arm warmers .Bit warmer on the way home so luckly I'd took shorts . Horrible headwind on the way home just did the 9 miles .
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Wet but not too wet. Not wet enough for me to put my waterproof on until it was too late! Full lights on this morning 
Berk on a Bike
Veteran
- Location
- Yorkshire
Okay. A weird incident riding home yesterday afternoon. A bunch of lads on motor scooters came past me and the back marker came right up alongside me, shouted, "awright!" (or some such) and punched me playfully on the arm before riding off into the distance. He was obviously a piss-taker and I told him to fück off.
I seriously fail to understand the mindset of some people.
I seriously fail to understand the mindset of some people.
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Back to standard mileage this morning after having a few shorter days due to the man flu. Still feel crap but good to at least put some distance in even though the speed was lacking a bit.
