Tales from today's commute....

[thefollen]

No cycling today due to Christmas Drinks tonight, and will be the same for tomorrow and Thurs! Oh dear, 1 x hat trick of gargantuan work hangovers please.

Took the tube this morn, it's so bloody boring... you just... stand there.

 

[subaqua]

No cycling today due to Christmas Drinks tonight, and will be the same for tomorrow and Thurs! Oh dear, 1 x hat trick of gargantuan work hangovers please.

Took the tube this morn, it's so bloody boring... you just... stand there.

thats the fate that befalls me from tomorrow

not a tale from a comute but one i remembered from yesterday.

a driver from http://www.mobilecycleservice.co.uk/ going down tooley street drinking a coffee, changing gear and "holding" the wheel ( that requires 1 more hand than humans generally posess) , overtaking cyclists where there are signs saying "Narrow lanes Drivers do not overtake cyclists" you would think that somebody involved in cycles would drive sensibly when near them

 

[fossyant]

Longer route this morning, now't to report. Had a chat 'again' with the guy I helped out with his court case - he's still driving rather than cycling

 

[Andrew_P]

Well that is that sorted having had cars parked in the cycle lane near Merstham Station on the A23 for as far back as I can remember and having created a dangerous pinch point with new yellow lines, they have now moved the cycle lane right in to the door zone of these parked cars. First time this morning and got beeped at, I assume for not being in the cycle lane, done hundred of the same passes same postion and no aggro..

 

[gaz]

Well that is that sorted having had cars parked in the cycle lane near Merstham Station on the A23 for as far back as I can remember and having created a dangerous pinch point with new yellow lines, they have now moved the cycle lane right in to the door zone of these parked cars. First time this morning and got beeped at, I assume for not being in the cycle lane, done hundred of the same passes same postion and no aggro..

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Aaaaah great. note to self, don't ride down there for a while.

 

[gaz]

Chainring bolts (yes all of them) where loose this morning. Quick fix I just tightened them up with my multitool. Obviously this didn't hold and when I got to work they were loose again. Guess I will have to dig out that strange 3 prong tool in the shed.
Note to self, replace the bolts so that both sides use hex keys.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

That was hard work. 15.1 miles at 14.1mph - back tyre fairly flat due to earlier puncture and broken pump. Now fully pumped up again. It's amazing the difference tyre pressure makes, I worked a lot harder tonight to go slower and not as far as this mornings commute. Only 6.30 miles to hit target, shall hopefully do that tomorrow morning.

 

[Sandra6]

Had my first "shouty" episode in quite a while.
Silly woman pulled out of a side street despite the fact I was already right in front of her. I yelled, her husband looked at me in surprise, and she concentrated on the road as she kept going far too close to me.
Haven't had an incident there for ages, and me in my hi-vis too. Pah!

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

As I was cycling into work this moring the 31 bus going in the opposite direction flashed me and the driver gave me a cheery wave. I've been using the 31 on a semi-regular basis for a few years now and so know a few of the drivers well enouth to have a quick idle chat with them when time permits.

The fact that the bus driver recognised me out on my bike and went to the effort of getting my attention so he could wave hello really made my commute a cheerful one.

 

[MisterStan]

Due to work commitments involving jetting off to visit our European neighbours and a jaunt down to Celtic Manor for a Gala dinner, this was my first cycle commute in two weeks! I had been dreading it a bit, but it was a good chance to blow away the cobwebs. Drivers all well behaved on my route, so nothing else to report.

 

[fossyant]

Nothing to report, slightly damp, relatively mild, problem free run. Only the short route as I set off late.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Used a friend's van because I think I have a chest infection :-(

 

[mrmacmusic]

I think that will probably be the last enjoyable commute of 2012 for me – no rain, not particularly cold and no close passes, but the wind was starting to pick up and it's promising to be blustery for the ride home, with heavy rain and very strong winds forecast for tomorrow.....

 

[MisterStan]

it's promising to be blustery for the ride home, with heavy rain and very strong winds forecast for tomorrow.....

Current forecast is a tailwind home for me!

 

[mrmacmusic]

Current forecast is a tailwind home for me!

A tailwind... what's that?!