Tales from today's commute....

[MickeyBlueEyes]

My gawd it was foggy this morning, I was as wet as by the time I got to work. The return leg tonight was the first ride in a while that felt good, speed wasn't up to much but I can work on that. Now looking forward to January as I've spent the evening drooling over my potential next machine, the bootiful Planet X EC-130E. Gotta work out how I can get one of those in my life!

 

[martint235]

A nice but slightly chilly commute today.

I had my first numpty in ages!!! Heading into a street with parked cars both sides and oncoming traffic, I was behind a van. The street can be a pain cos there's loads of room for me plus oncoming traffic but not two vehicles to pass so if I'm behind something I have to wait. Anyways the van slowed but carried on moving forwards so I thought "oh the oncoming car is letting him through and the cars are doing their usual little dance into available spaces to pass each other" so followed him slowly. Then there's a revving behind me and a guy in a Toyota trying to edge past me on my right. I moved right to stop that bit of numptiness then he beeped me. Not a good thing. Bike on floor. Window tapped on. Apparently "I'm not a f***ing car and if I don't get out of the way I'll end up getting killed. I really need to learn my place on the road blah di blah". It's been a while since I had a numpty and much longer since I had one that talked back to me so I'm a bit out of practice. I did remain calm though and very, very calmly told him that if he tried to pull a stunt like that again I'd kick his window in and torch his car with him inside it. As the traffic opened out he got in front but got caught at some lights. As I came up behind him he moved as far right as he possibly could giving me acres of space down his inside. I think he may have learnt something this morning.

 

[Simontm]

Foggy start to the day but a brisk ride in.
Numpty count: 1 The bloody maintenance managers in my building. No showers anywhere working, Had to have a sink wash

 

[Drago]

Was driving my Toyota through Welling this morning, minding my own business, when a bicyclist threatened to smash my window and torch my car with me inside it. I feel lucky to have survived an encounter with Ronnie Pickering.

 

[summerdays]

I looked behind saw a motorcycle and signalled right, however he didn't reduce his speed and almost came a cropper somehow has he tried to swerve around me at speed with my hand out.

 

[fossyant]

Chilly. Back on the bike but knackered. Less pain today.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cracking weather in Leicester today, might have done a few extra miles

 

[Karlt]

Not at my best today so used bike-train-bike which cuts the mileage by about 2/3. Still got more numpties in 10 miles than I normally do in 30. PrizeTwat of the Day to the truck driver who nearly left-hooked me into the netherworld; utter bellend.

 

[HLaB]

Lol, I had my first non incident, incident for a while tonight. Slowed when entering a narrow village road, narrowed further by parked cars either side as there was cars and a van already coming through the other way. In doing so I left the space of a small car in front of me which MGIF took accelerated hard and overtook. Only to have to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting the parked car and on coming van. Que an instant apology and she almost had another 3 heads on as she was too busy apologising at each of the 3 other parked car pinchpoints. You probably had to be there, I think she was expecting me to have a go at her for the first awful overtake and holding me up several times more but it was too nice a night ;-)

 

[Jenkins]

What a cracking week this has been for commuting (except for a stiff easterly breeze). Just about warm enough at 7am to get away with Hummvee 3/4s and a short sleeve top, with arm warmers only needed for the first 5 miles or so, followed by the return afternoon trip in glorious autumn sunshine. Haven't noticed any problems with drivers this week - even those on the afternoon school run. Has this good weather improved people's mood?

Why couldn't this have happened last week when I was off?

 

[Glow worm]

Great ride home tonight. Chose the quiet route- after a very brief pub stop. Well briefish

 

[L Q]

Blasted home tonight, 250 trouble free miles completed this week.

Setting sun a right pain but should be thankful as it will be pitch black in 3 weeks time on the commute home.

Off till Tuesday so will enjoy a bit of rest unless I take the bike with me as I am away this weekend.

 

[RoubaixCube]

This mornings commute, bloody cold! Had to drop the shorts for some pants and my pack - away rain jacket for my windchill softshell. I feel like a propah geezah now!

Something tells me i might regret it but i ride home after sun down anyway

 

[claudbutler]

Last night lovely back wind and got back in 1hr 13mins but the setting sun was hard work, got back into Lincoln and was near the uni and the amount of students just walking down the cycle paths in there own little worlds was incredible. Had one girl cycle straight out in front of me so I had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision.

This morning was pea soup for the whole commute, winter gloves for the morning and the fingerless for the way home. No wind so that was a bonus.

Do you use the water railway? What a great route.

 

[Keith Oates]

Had an early start this morning as needed to be in the office at 0600 hrs, so I left home at 0515 hrs and it was still dark but the dawn was breaking so as the ride continued the use if the lights was not needed. There was also very little wind so a pleasant ride for a change and it's a national holiday out here so the traffic was very light.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!