Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

Roasting this morning. Phew. I was dripping on arrival at work. Not helped by my meds which cause sweating

 

[Sim2003]

Wet ride for me too , Some very good and patient drivers today though which was nice plus a few nodding cyclist (usually the 1 or 2)

This morning a chap was standing at the side of the road with his arm out, palm facing me, as if he wanted a high-five. He was hailing a bus.

Did you high five him though ? please say you did

 

[Andrew_P]

What is it with farking lorries lately, getting close passed whatever position I take. Some regular offenders as well on my route.

 

[donnydave]

Conkers dead ahead, BRACE FOR IMPACT!!!

My Altura night vision thermal tights: "its been an honour serving with you, sir"

me: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo"

 

[ianrauk]

Blimey it was warm this morning. 15degs at 6.30am. And that's how I like it. The rain stayed off too though the roads were quite wet. It is also quite noticeable how much spilt petrol and/or diesel there is on the roads when they are wet.

You know you see another cyclist and you think 'Idiot'. I saw one this morning. He was cycling a bit too fast for the road conditions which were wet and quite busy. Weaving in and out of cars with very little room to spare.
Well, further on I saw a car stopped in the road, door open and driver getting out. Though it was a car/car accident. But nope, it was idiot matey boy picking his bike up off the floor. I just knew it.

 

[Berk on a Bike]

A very, VERY near miss this morning. Came onto a roundabout bound for the second exit when a car entered the roundabout from the left and either failed to see me or didn't give a chuff, zooming right in front of me with very little room to spare. A split second the other way and I'd have been over the f*ckwit's bonnet.

 

[fossyant]

Was going to mention conkers but yesterday's had all been squashed.

Saw one Sid Squirrel that had taken one too many suicide runs on the shared path. Squashed by a bike (not me).

Had to smirk at all my colleagues moaning about traffic. Very fast run for me despite filtering past a mile of standing traffic.

 

[fimm]

Long commute, cycling in the rain, far too well wrapped up, was wet from the inside and the out!
Colleague who does cycle (he did a 110 mile sportive recently, and does commute too) was impressed that I'd come the whole way on the bike today - I was surprised, it is't cold and it wasn't raining that hard...
Failed to get my fancy new Garmin to Bluetooth to my phone! (It worked yesterday.)

 

[Nocode]

Blimey it was warm this morning. 15degs at 6.30am. And that's how I like it. The rain stayed off too though the roads were quite wet. It is also quite noticeable how much spilt petrol and/or diesel there is on the roads when they are wet.

THIS. There was practically rivers of oil down the middle of certain roads, top of Bromley Hill springs to mind.

Interestingly the work colleague I was cycling with couldn't see any. It must be a difference in glasses, I'm wearing photochromic/transitions and he was wearing yellow construction-esque glasses. Not sure if the oil could be seen by the naked eye or not.

 

[ianrauk]

THIS. There was practically rivers of oil down the middle of certain roads, top of Bromley Hill springs to mind.

Interestingly the work colleague I was cycling with couldn't see any. It must be a difference in glasses, I'm wearing photochromic/transitions and he was wearing yellow construction-esque glasses. Not sure if the oil could be seen by the naked eye or not.

Was wearing my transitions too....

 

[summerdays]

Wet and warm commute ... ended up taking off lots of layers that I'd incorrectly put on!

Also had a large van on the cycle path, ... I followed him for a while till he stopped and indicated I should go in front! I assume one of the contractors putting in the lights on the path. (And every time I see their Cyclists Dismount signs I am so tempted to pick them up and throw them in the bushes!)

 

[Drago]

Don't feel right. Got a grinding headache, almost like a hangover, and feel a bit shaky. Gonna chicken out and drive.

 

[summerdays]

Don't feel right. Got a grinding headache, almost like a hangover, and feel a bit shaky. Gonna chicken out and drive.

are you well enough to drive?

 

[roger06]

Wet ride for me too , Some very good and patient drivers today though which was nice plus a few nodding cyclist (usually the 1 or 2)


Did you high five him though ? please say you did

Sorry - thought about it but he looked a bit grumpy. Well I would be if I had to get the bus which would be £2.40 each way for my equivalent cycle.

 

[subaqua]

Blimey it was warm this morning. 15degs at 6.30am. And that's how I like it. The rain stayed off too though the roads were quite wet. It is also quite noticeable how much spilt petrol and/or diesel there is on the roads when they are wet.

You know you see another cyclist and you think 'Idiot'. I saw one this morning. He was cycling a bit too fast for the road conditions which were wet and quite busy. Weaving in and out of cars with very little room to spare.
Well, further on I saw a car stopped in the road, door open and driver getting out. Though it was a car/car accident. But nope, it was idiot matey boy picking his bike up off the floor. I just knew it.

I worked out which bus it was that was leaking diesel yesterday and spoke to the driver. didn't give a flying one. neither did the bus company ( stagecoach) and haven't yet had a response from TfL or the environment agency .