Tin Pot
Guru
I'm not sure why you'd walk off down the street without a jacket to do that...
I was wondering if he was an escaped patient.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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I'm not sure why you'd walk off down the street without a jacket to do that...
I was wondering if he was an escaped patient.
First commute after a month on holiday, and previous to my holiday I stretched out the recovery from a minor off so until this morning I hadn't cycled anywhere for almost 2 months. Due to holiday related sleeping pattern madness I was up at 5am this morning so had tea and toast before setting off. I normally just glug some orange juice and head straight out the door so this was a big difference in my morning routine and it ended up being quite nice - my body had a little more time to get started so the cold wasn't too much of a shock. My commute took me a steady 55 mins instead of usual 45-50 mins so I haven't lost too much fitness. I still weigh exactly the same as I did a couple of months ago but I do feel a bit heavier and slower, sort of feels like someone has turned gravity up a notch. I reckon I'm at 80-85%, hopefully shouldn't take long to get back to 100%
Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
A car pulled out of a side road on the opposite side of the road, straight into the path of another oncoming car. What hope have I got, of being seen if he can not see a car with headlights 
The "thump" was very loud, glass everywhere.
The "thump" was very loud, glass everywhere.
RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
Todays commute is the same as the others - bloody cold! Ducks still in the river lea giving it all that as i cycle past.
Its about 5'c now but might drop to freezing or minus one when i start my ride home at 11.30pm
Its about 5'c now but might drop to freezing or minus one when i start my ride home at 11.30pm
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
A car pulled out of a side road on the opposite side of the road, straight into the path of another oncoming car. What hope have I got, of being seen if he can not see a car with headlights
The "thump" was very loud, glass everywhere.
Obviously a car is too small to see.
RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
Foreign coach driver insisted on pulling out in front of me and completely blocking my path. Then kept going even though i was looking right at him through his door.
A few choice words were shared at his inability to use his side mirrors
A few choice words were shared at his inability to use his side mirrors
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Homeward commute is starting to feel lighter... I reckon I don't have to have lights on, unless it was raining.
hennbell
Guru
- Location
- Lloydminster, Alberta , Canada
Not wanting to start a debate but..
Was so cold that I used both a scull cap and a balaclava on the morning commute. I get about 100 yards down the street to realize I had no helmet on. I do normally wear it but with 2 layers on my head it "felt normal".
I made it to work with out any incident but with all of the snow we are getting today I would be happier with a helmet on.
Was so cold that I used both a scull cap and a balaclava on the morning commute. I get about 100 yards down the street to realize I had no helmet on. I do normally wear it but with 2 layers on my head it "felt normal".
I made it to work with out any incident but with all of the snow we are getting today I would be happier with a helmet on.
OP
OP
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Cold!! -3C according to my weather station when I left. Even glove liners did nothing to keep my hands warm. I felt the back wheel slide a little when I put my foot down to over take a bus near Selhurst but other than that the roads seemed ok.
Only numpty was another cyclist, rljing the red lights at the top of Welling Way. No idea why, they are fairly rapid sequences on those lights but it seemed to make him feel better. Couldn't be a****d to chase him down.
First sub 50 min commute for me for quite a while, I was starting to worry I'd lost it.
Only numpty was another cyclist, rljing the red lights at the top of Welling Way. No idea why, they are fairly rapid sequences on those lights but it seemed to make him feel better. Couldn't be a****d to chase him down.
First sub 50 min commute for me for quite a while, I was starting to worry I'd lost it.
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
No real ice on the ground apart from the top of Noak hill but I spotted it in time so took it at walking space. Only 1 idiot, middle aged woman in a BMW tried overtaking me on the narrow railway bridge in Hornchurch with a car coming the other way, I wouldn’t move over and she got on the horn, I gave her an indication of what I thought of her through the medium of mime. My water bottle was full of ice crystals by the time I got to work, toes were a bit cold . Treated myself to a full fry up in the cafe at work.
rugby bloke
Veteran
- Location
- Northamptonshire
2 mile jaunt on a Boris Bike, not vaguely long enough to get warm. Traffic behaving its-self, but almost taken out by a cyclist running a red light, not looking, whilst cycling with no hands and a helmet that was not fastened. I guess he is making a statement about being a free spirit of some guff, I just though he was an idiot.
A good opportunity to test out the knee I injured laying rugby on Saturday ... it seems the damage is not as bad as I feared.
A good opportunity to test out the knee I injured laying rugby on Saturday ... it seems the damage is not as bad as I feared.
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