Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Same forecast for tomorrow too. Gave it a miss today but will cycle tomorrow.
First commute on the new bike and can't stop worrying about having 28's now and not 35's....... not like me to be nervous but for some reason I have got it in my head I am going to come off....
First commute on the new bike and can't stop worrying about having 28's now and not 35's....... not like me to be nervous but for some reason I have got it in my head I am going to come off....
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
Didnt commute today as wind warnings out my way ( 40mph)I have got a xmas do tomorrow and hangover for wednedsday. Cant see me on the bike till Thursday.
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Wet, very wet. Again. That is all.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
showery. but I am sopping as I only have the nightvision as a waterproof. I wish November would sort it self out now its December
Very warm this morning. 13° when I left at 7.30am.
Go rear ended by a woman in a 4x4 at a junction. I could see her in my peripheral vision trying to overtake. But as I was in primary and coming up to red lights, she couldn't. Next thing I knew she had rear ended me. Not hard but enough to jolt me. I got off my bike and walked to her window. Before I could say anything she said she thought I was further over? What? I was in the middle of the road I said. I told her to wake up and pay attention. Got back in front of her car and when the lights went green she nearly ran into me again. This time I lost my cool and gave the the arms and a wtf?
Go rear ended by a woman in a 4x4 at a junction. I could see her in my peripheral vision trying to overtake. But as I was in primary and coming up to red lights, she couldn't. Next thing I knew she had rear ended me. Not hard but enough to jolt me. I got off my bike and walked to her window. Before I could say anything she said she thought I was further over? What? I was in the middle of the road I said. I told her to wake up and pay attention. Got back in front of her car and when the lights went green she nearly ran into me again. This time I lost my cool and gave the the arms and a wtf?
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Got a train today. Have an interview in Hyde Park. Currently just chilling next to the Serpentine
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
It's the swans. Do tourists not realise how vicious they? They are letting children walk up to them
gah, decided to drive today. While I'm cycling everything is fine, no pain or discomfort but I've discovered since last weeks "unplanned disembark" I can no longer lift a full kettle and my elbow hurts when I rest it on my desk 
. I assumed it would get better but it hasn't. Off to see some sort of medical professional tomorrow 
. I assumed it would get better but it hasn't. Off to see some sort of medical professional tomorrow Traffic on Sheffield Ring Road gets worse weekly. Time was, only a year back, I could sometimes have a clear 30mph+ run all the way from Manor Top to Darnall. No more; solid traffic to filter through at half that speed. Mostly single occupant cars, of course. Kills the average speed for the commute. Mind, as I sail past them, two thoughts cross my mind - 1. the weird idea that cyclists hold up other traffic, whereas it's really clear from my experience that it's the opposite, and 2. They think I'm the mad one.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
On my bike I have two Volt 400 on the front. Around town out of traffic I normally have one on only and on low flash normally pointing down about 7-10ft in front. Use full beam only on country roads etc and I get by fine no issues at all. I keep reading about people that are buying or have these retina burning 800-1000 lumen lights.
If you own one please don't farking use THEM on your helmet and on the bike on a shared pavement that runs against the flow of traffic and please don't farking have them on some moronic epilepsy inducing 400/800 lumen super fast disco flash FFS and if you were called a self-gratification artist this morning by a grumpy cyclist cycling on the road with his head down because he and probably the car drivers he was sharing the road with couldn't see fark all and then had this farking flashing carry on for a while as nice bit of retina burn in the morning.
The worrying thing it is not that unusual, there is being seen and being able to see and then there is the downright farking dangerous.
If you own one please don't farking use THEM on your helmet and on the bike on a shared pavement that runs against the flow of traffic and please don't farking have them on some moronic epilepsy inducing 400/800 lumen super fast disco flash FFS and if you were called a self-gratification artist this morning by a grumpy cyclist cycling on the road with his head down because he and probably the car drivers he was sharing the road with couldn't see fark all and then had this farking flashing carry on for a while as nice bit of retina burn in the morning.
The worrying thing it is not that unusual, there is being seen and being able to see and then there is the downright farking dangerous.
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