Tales from today's commute....

[martint235]

In the whole of January there was only my bike in the shed, there were five more yesterday. Tasty Boardman flat bar jobbie.

Still the usual 3 in our car park.

 

[Ciar]

The first 7 traffic lights in a row turned red as I approached them today. I started taking it personally, and by the 7th I told it to F*** Off. And you know what? It worked! The next 7 lights either waited till I was passing before changing to amber, or even turned green as I approached.

Sometimes it's the little things that make you happy.

i regularly swear at traffic lights, i find it rather cathartic ;-)

 

[Ciar]

Uneventful commute and the roads around East London seemed quieter than usual, must be due to Easter being round the corner, either way it was nice to ride for once without there being some sort of headwind trying to ruin me

 

[Dec66]

Down through Park Langley Golf Course.

Up the hill toward Bromley.

Down the hill toward Bromley.

Up the hill in Bromley.

2.7 miles. No nobbers.

Colder than I expected.

 

[Simontm]

Bit of a windy ride back home but the traffic mostly behaved itself although the must keep braking at every moment going downhill was a bit tiresome to follow.
Numpty count: 1. Woman came into the cycle path as an ambulance came bombing towards us. She didn't stop, she just wanted to get past me, nearly taking me out in the process. Took her at the lights then she closed pass me again and to top her performance off, turned right at a roundabout with no signal causing another car to brake suddenly
Right. First week done. Legs sore, wheel wobbly and a ton of fettling to do over the weekend.
But beer first, who's with me?

 

[palinurus]

They've added one of those radar speed signs on my route.

8 mph

it said.

It was Friday. I made some effort.

9 mph

I'm going to find a way to destroy that farking sign.

 

[Tin Pot]

Down through Park Langley Golf Course.

Up the hill toward Bromley.

Down the hill toward Bromley.

Up the hill in Bromley.

2.7 miles. No nobbers.

Colder than I expected.

It's a nice little break through Langley Park GC isn't it?

Part of my commute. Nicest in the dark though or as sun rising IMO.

 

[Tin Pot]

Commuted "home" to my sisters in Crystal Palace so had to take the lumpy route. Had a time trialist follow me up.

 

[Dec66]

Commuted "home" to my sisters in Crystal Palace so had to take the lumpy route. Had a time trialist follow me up.

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Nice little lump that, isn't it? It's on my regular commute.

Coming home I usually go up College Road and Fountain Drive, or sometimes up Court Lane in Dulwich, up Lordship Lane and past the Horniman. In the mornings I go up Kirkdale in Sydenham, up to the top (I have a number of options but that's the least trafficky).

It's a nice ride through Park Langley GC, yes, especially on cold days, very invigorating.

Coincidentally enough I got a wheelsucker going up Westmoreland Road out of Bromley going home tonight. I'd had a liquid lunch and he jumped off the pavement and onto my back wheel halfway up the hill; I'd intended to take it nice and slowly on the middle ring, but I just put it on the big one and cranked up the revs, and hey presto he was left.

 

[Dec66]

They've added one of those radar speed signs on my route.

8 mph

it said.

It was Friday. I made some effort.

9 mph

I'm going to find a way to destroy that farking sign.

Go really fast and break it

 

[palinurus]

Go really fast and break it

I'm a bit past it. Might decorate it with flashing lights and hi-viz and wait for someone else to break it.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Great ride this morning, added a little further by having a spin down the A50. Need to save a bit in the legs for tomorrow, planning a big day to deliver the CycleChat Jersey in the "Who has the Jersey" thread.

 

[Tin Pot]

Nice low traffic ride, wish they'd stop with the road works completely for a bit though.

 

[subaqua]

an amazing bit of Driving today from a Class 1 driver . TRAD scaffold artic. BO07 RAD . held back for a good 7-8 minutes when single lane through the CS2 works and then only passed when safe to with lots of space - He got a big thumbs up and i might even email TRAD.

 

[oldstrath]

Stupidly close pass this morning from a minibus driven by an outdoor training organisation with this on their web-puff:

"We are a Christian organisation which means that our staff team are Christians and we hope that our guests see a positive difference in the care and contact that they receive."

I very nearly did see some contact this morning, but didn't feel terrible positive or Christian about it.