Tales from today's commute....

[HarryTheDog]

spent some time on my gears last night, determined there was some cable drag so took it all part again. re-routed the gear cable to take the straighter entry into the shifter and the outer had to route around the back, instead of the front of the handle bars.Still not as free as I would like it, may have to invest in some better cables instead of what Ribble provided. Also found last night my Garmin will no longer connect to a computer, USB port looks fubbared, well it is old. No non-existent shifts this morning but not as nice as I was hoping for.
Woke up feeling like flu was on its way. Wimped out and did a half commute. Only fun was having a drag race from the lights up the Canning town hill with 3 other roadies. I won by a fair margin so was well chuffed.

 

[fimm]

Lovely sunny morning for my long commute, but boy, was there a lot of traffic in places I don't normally expect it! The worst bit being due to a massive DHL lorry parked up on some residential road, no idea what that was doing there.

 

[martint235]

No commute today due to lurgy. Yesterday afternoon's commute killed my monthly average as I was so ill coming home, my speed dropped to 13mph

 

[Ciar]

Nice ride in but i so wish i knew an alternate route, the mile end road is just a pitta up to burdett road and becoming somewhat tedious, i know i could turn left at bow flyover but hate riding on anything but road! unless it's forest ;-)

anyone got a route where i could dodge that section until they finish that poxy cycle lane!!!

 

[fossyant]

Would have been a lovely commute. No sleep and in pain and pouring in sweat due to pain meds. Only just coming round. Off to the docs for my PEDs in an hour

 

[RoubaixCube]

Numpties this morning, RARGH!

1. Pair of women wearing full niqab step out in front of me without looking as I'm cycling in a cycle lane at 20mph+. Don't even seem to notice me and my two flashing front lights.
2. ANOTHER pair of women wearing full niqab cross a busy road as I'm filtering down the middle and then freeze right in front of me just as I get to them despite me slowing down waiting for them to finish crossing (I don't know if this is a racist thing to ask, but does the niqab oscure your peripheral vision or something?)

You havent seen nothin' yet... I get 2 of them in full niqab's working out at my gym. First time i saw them i didnt know whether i should laugh or run away. Its hilarious watching them on the cardio machines.

 

[ManiaMuse]

You havent seen nothin' yet... I get 2 of them in full niqab's working out at my gym. First time i saw them i didnt know whether i should laugh or run away. Its hilarious watching them on the cardio machines.

What are their husbands doing letting them go to the gym with all those sweaty men trying to show off their bodies?

 

[ianrauk]

Tonight was one was the closest near misses I have had in a while.. not by a car... but by another cyclist, a div on a BSO. I was accelerating from a set of lights, up to a far speed, easy 20mph+, when out of the corner of my eye I see someone on a bike heading towards me from the other side of the the road. I slammed on the anchors and he swerved just in time. We must have missed each other by millimeters. He cut right across me, lost control, up on the curb and slammed into a shops metal shutters. Obviously he either had no brakes or really crappy ones. He did get up and got a very angry 'You twat' from me for his troubles. A cyclist behind me saw it all happen and he had a worse naughty word for him then the one I gave. He also said he don't know how we didn't hit each other. I don't know either. A real heart in the mouth moment.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just a tad foggy this morning. Also had a wheel sucker, a bloody moped

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Another chilly & foggy morning, leg and arm warmers deployed to keep me snug. Close pass by a BMW who I let know of my appreciation, he whacked his brakes on so I thought there was going to be some retaliation but he then sped off... tool. Day off tomorrow so no commute, really struggling for the miles of late, just lost a bit of mojo.

Mileage you've done this year you're allowed to lose a bit of your mojo now and again, just make sure you get it back to hit the 12,000

 

[Sittingduck]

Just a tad foggy this morning. Also had a wheel sucker, a bloody moped

A moped sucking you is a sign of respect!

 

[martint235]

Lurgy seems to be easing a little today so got the average I'd expect (15.5). Some heavy traffic in places I wouldn't expect it and then no traffic in others. I had Whitefoot Lane to myself so attempted and failed to get "some air" at 30mph over a speed bump!!

And where have all the numpties gone? I've not had a proper numpty in a car for ages. Even my little Fiat 500 woman is all sweetness and light.

Oh and I noticed a new breed of cyclist this morning. There's the wavers, the smilers and the "Morning"ers. Now there's the starers. This bloke coming the other way on Verdant Lane just stared at me from about 25 metres away until we passed each other. As my late mother would say, "he was like an owl on a turntable"

 

[Simontm]

Back on bike and a base layer is on - chilly but (when dawn arrived) sunny ride in.
But my word, where has all this traffic come from. Backed up everywhere. Most bizarre.
One thing that gets me is the impatience when there's a clear road (except for me natch). With the low sun, bombing down a hill to get past me just before a pinch point is not only illegal (speeding) but bloody stupid which a couple of drivers did today but as it made no difference to my ride (didn't have to brake or take avoidance action) numpty count is: 0

 

[13 rider]

Chilly this morning full fingered gloves for the first time short sock issue solved with some Aldi specials no gaps between longs and socks now .9.5 miles in . Ride home was in absolutely glorious sunshine but a bit windy so extended a bit 10.2 miles took a ride round the back of Swithland reservoir and even did Warren hill a nasty climb I normally avoid . so glad I took the shorts in with me .Going for the double on the bike tomorrow first time done two days in a row .

 

[martint235]

Brutal headwind all the way home. Coupled with what's left of the lurgy, it meant very slow going!!!