Tales from today's commute....

[Vikeonabike]

Awsome midnight commute home.
No wind
Clear starlit skies
Deer and an Owl for company
No traffic
First Frozen Beard of the winter

 

[subaqua]

Fixie found to have broken spoke,back wheel in a mess,well buckled.Brakes isolated on the rear but it seems like im climbing a mountain on that thing.Looks like I will be using the Audax tomorrow as I have no spare wheels or spokes for the fixie.Dawes Audax last commute was 10 April 2011.Also will need to check the fixie over for other problems.I will see how I cope on the Audax tomorrow,whether I can actually work out whether I am the problem.Six commutes to go plus a hospital appointment on the 19th for a chest scan.Well out of breath tonight.Im worried.

Commute back tonight was awful,all the idiots were out,looks like the good driving since the program has worn off.197 of 197 commutes done on the fixie this year,six to go.

yeah the mile end road was a nightmare this morning, tosspot in a sharan trying to pass me in a gap that wasn't big enough for a scooter . caught him up a few miles down the road when he got stuck at all the lights near aldgate ha ha ha

 

[martint235]

Another nice ride in. Unfortunately today is probably my last commute by bike until after Xmas. Out and about around the country next week so on the train (I did offer to cycle to Sheffield but the powers that be said no!)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cold and frosty again this morning, so stuck to the main roads and only did juts over six miles, hopefully should warm up later so can do the proper ride home, roll on the delivery of my winter tyres.

 

[400bhp]

Nearly witnessed a rlj get squashed this morning. Made me pretty angry with his "it's got nothing to do with you" phrase eeked out perhaps half a dozen times. He was either embarrased, shocked, too arrogant to see that it has everything to do with me as I would have witnessed a very serious RTA. I ended up telling him it was pr1cks like him that give us all a bad name.

 

[BSRU]

Very short commute in this morning, only 11km, due to needing to visit the vets very early this morning. The resulted in me leaving the house at the time I would normally be arriving at work.

 

[Andrew_P]

First time in ages that my hands got cold, normally they start off cold and warm up, not today though which was weird. Took it a bit easy which be why.

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

yeah the mile end road was a nightmare this morning, tosspot in a sharan trying to pass me in a gap that wasn't big enough for a scooter . caught him up a few miles down the road when he got stuck at all the lights near aldgate ha ha ha

Had a lot of that again.Firking good racing beemer driver at Stratford last night as he went straight through a red and stopped at the second.Dumbass.

 

[fossyant]

In to the the City Centre this morning. Pretty cold. Colleague in Bike shelter asked - 'don't you ever put on a jacket' (looking at my cycling jersey) ? No, no need, this top is windproof and I've only got 1 other layer under it. It's a bit warm though when it gets over freezing. Also showed her my 'spikes' and explained I'm not a complete nutter - I do use the correct 'kit' to get me into work when the weather is bad.

 

[GrasB]

Agree about timid driving, but not here, it's been wait for safe places to overtake, move to the left/right to let me filter etc.

It's unnerving.

luck you!

 

[Stromtrooper]

Nice ride into work today did not feel the cold as the boiler at home has died and we are waiting on new parts so have been acclimatising to the weather. Even managed to pass some cars in the Dockyard though the new 20 mph strict enforcement policy probably helped

 

[Matthew_T]

I would like to thank the three guys on the prom today who I chased for about 5 miles (just above my usual average). There was a 15mph headwind and it was cold.
The guy infront of me knew I was behind him because I had my D-lock rattling like mad over the bumps. So he knew I was there (I wasnt on his wheel, I kept a good distance so he didnt feel intimidated).

When we joined the road, I suspected that they were going to turn left at a junction which I use often so I decided to head straight on and try to beat them where the two roads joined. I was bombing it (safely) and noticed them down a side road. They were just pootling along taking a breather so it allowed me time to relax and catch my breathe.

It bumped up my average though. I would have been going much slower if they hadnt been there.

 

[Sandra6]

My first early start - well before 9am anyway - and no frost. Yay!!
Lots of lovely, patient motorists on the way to work. Transit van no1 didn't even attempt to overtake me on the hill, and waited until we were over the brow to give me a very wide pass.
Nobody in a rush on the RAB. Nice car behind me under the railway bridge held way back while I made my turn.
Transit van no2 hung back to let me pass between the two almost double parked lorries, then wasn't in too much of a hurry to overtake after the corner. Car making a turn from the right waited for me so he didn't pull out right into me, transit van was going to the left and I was going right.
Unfortunately numpty woman in her corsa came along right then to spoil everything by not looking and pulling into the side street where I was, on the wrong side of the road and right into my path. Fortunately I'd seen her coming and had hung back or it would've been a head on. She gave me one of those "why are you there?" looks and passed by.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

16 miles home tonight, average speed of 14.3 mph but I struggled, was hard work tonight for some reason

 

[potsy]

Another icy-ish commute on the tpt, not sure if it was 'fossyant that passed me or not, blue jacket? and a bright bright light?
Did see @edwards80 again though, that's twice this week