Tales from today's commute....
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is Spring really here...?
Origamist
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Been off the bike for a few days and too much boozing, curries and fitful sleeps meant for an unplanned toilet stop in Tatton Park. Hopefully, only squirrels witnessed the unfortunate event.
Nice and mild, a gentle tailwind and quiet roads - pretty much optimal conditions...
Nice and mild, a gentle tailwind and quiet roads - pretty much optimal conditions...
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AlanW
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As I turned a corned into a long section of straight road on my daily commute into work yesterday morning and I could see about 150 yards in front of me was a small white van that was sat at a temporary set of traffic lights for some road works. As I got closer I could see clouds of what looked like clouds of steam coming from the front of the van. He was the only car to be stopped at the lights and I was just about to pull up to the left side of the van. However, just before I had chance to unclip the drivers door and also the passenger door flew open and both the occupants jumped out and legged it? The driver ran past me shouting "Fire....fire" with the passenger running in the opposite direction!!
Next minute the whole thing just went into a huge array of flames pouring out from under both wheel arches and from the grill area. At which point I subsequently jumped the red light and headed for a safer vantage point a good distance away from the burning van. When I did stop and look around I was amazed how much of it was properly on fire. I could see the driver was on his mobile presumably dialling 999, so rather boringly I simply carried onto work.
Next minute the whole thing just went into a huge array of flames pouring out from under both wheel arches and from the grill area. At which point I subsequently jumped the red light and headed for a safer vantage point a good distance away from the burning van. When I did stop and look around I was amazed how much of it was properly on fire. I could see the driver was on his mobile presumably dialling 999, so rather boringly I simply carried onto work.
Tin Pot
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AlanW
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I was waiting for someone to say something.......but under the circumstances can l be excused please?
Tin Pot
Guru
There Are No Excuses!
3 repetitions of The Rules and a dozen press ups shall atone for it, this time. But we're watching you...
Maybe even these past five months have been too much commuting, but the thought of White Van Man fleeing for his life does make me smile.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Looks like the dry weather is turning ! 
Tin Pot
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Well it's better than 6 weeks of storms and hissing rain, that I was told about, when I was holed up in hospital.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Ps Sorry everyone. Waxed the missus car today... and washed mine.... my fault for cleaning infernal combustion machines.
Tin Pot
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
You mean the six weeks I commuted through?
Yep..... Look had to be better getting wet through, rather than on yer back in hospital. I'll swap you the cat litter tray for pooping in... never again.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
A bit windier today, I suspect @ianrauk had a nice tailwind this morning as I averaged 13mph for the first 10 miles which is in a southerly direction, to get it up to 15mph by the time I got to work. Granted the first 10 miles are more or less uphill and the last 20 downhill, but the tailwind going north was great.
The wind in London was negligible this morning. Pretty still out there at the moment.
HarryTheDog
Guru
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- Basildon Essex
Been working away for 2 days so was relieved today to cycle past the spot where the road had been closed and I saw a damaged bike and loads of police on Monday to see no memorial or anything, nothing in local paper so accident must have been a lot less serious than I feared.
There was definitely a westerly headwind in my part of London, rear wheel felt like it was very "dull" maybe the spokes need tensioning.
There was definitely a westerly headwind in my part of London, rear wheel felt like it was very "dull" maybe the spokes need tensioning.
