Indeed @summerdays , this evenings commute was lovely. Nice and warm and sunny. Wind in the right direction and motorists mainly behaving themselves.
Tales from today's commute....
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Indeed @summerdays , this evenings commute was lovely. Nice and warm and sunny. Wind in the right direction and motorists mainly behaving themselves.
Gert Lush
Senior Member
- Location
- Weston-super-Mare
Commuted today. It's only 2 miles one way but it still counts! Although saying that, I had a nobber count of 3! One tried to over take just before a pinch point and had to brake! Second over took me on a bend on a bridge and made another car brake to avoid a collision and the third said some rubbish about cyclists being bastards or something. Ignored him.
mythste
Veteran
- Location
- Manchester
To those of you that have cycled to work to realise you've forgotten to pack underwear. I salute you.
Here's hoping the office doesnt get too warm today!
Here's hoping the office doesnt get too warm today!
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Lovely day for me....not so good for a friend who had a car overtake unsafely, just before a pinch point, it was a little alarming for my friend, but the car driver did lots of damage to his car when he hit the bollard and spun the car!
Gert Lush
Senior Member
- Location
- Weston-super-Mare
Day 2 of commuting. Added a little extra on the way home, only two miles because my legs were goners! Possibly have to add more on the way in instead. Also, it turns out if you turn your Garmin off when paused it starts again from the same point! Yay. Also really need a pannier that turns into a backpack or satchel or something. Riding with a backpack is horrible.
Only one nobber who used the bike lane, that I was in, to squeeze past a car waiting to turn right. Didn't bother getting angry for once which felt good.
Only one nobber who used the bike lane, that I was in, to squeeze past a car waiting to turn right. Didn't bother getting angry for once which felt good.
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Not posted for a while, so I've just had a nice half hour with a cuppa catching up on peoples commuting tales. A real week of opposites this week or what! Monday was 75 miles in wonderful sunshine, Tuesday was 30 something miles in conditions that were wetter than a wet thing from planet wet. Wednesday conditions the same but this was the day my front deraileur decided to dismount from my bike, obliterating my chain in the process. Yesterday was gorgeous again so knocked in 103 miles, today chilly, windy and overcast so just the 65 miles. Happy Friday folks!
RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
Got caught in a nasty headwind on the way back, British weather for you 23'c during the day then just a little over 8'c (with windchill) out on the roads at night. Luckily I had a thin summer base layer & L/S jersey on along with my gilet that i had bought with me just incase temperatures dropped just a little too low, Glad i did.
different drivers at two different stages on my way home cut each other up and decided to hold everyone up and shout at each other... typical friday night in london.
different drivers at two different stages on my way home cut each other up and decided to hold everyone up and shout at each other... typical friday night in london.
RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
Bloody chilly this morning 
RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
Absolutely bonked out. Struggled to hit a good average speed and spent most time crawling at barely above 12mph. Climbs barely broke 10mph...
I think tonights drink is well deserved... Cheers!
I think tonights drink is well deserved... Cheers!
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
That wasn't overly slow but it was flipping hard work. Who's idea was it to commute after 150 miles yesterday? Come to think of it, who's idea was it to ride 150 miles yesterday?
I just had one MGIF today. Blacked out C class Merc (obviously upset cos he couldn't afford an S class). I just smiled sweetly every time I passed him over about 4 miles. Finally left him behind at the lights in Norwood.
I just had one MGIF today. Blacked out C class Merc (obviously upset cos he couldn't afford an S class). I just smiled sweetly every time I passed him over about 4 miles. Finally left him behind at the lights in Norwood.
It was my idea to ride 150 miles yesterday @martint235 , sorry about that 
Funnily enough, my commute this morning was one of the quickest of the year. But relatively quiet roads for a change helped matters.
Funnily enough, my commute this morning was one of the quickest of the year. But relatively quiet roads for a change helped matters.
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
I was ok apart from on the hills, Verdant Lane past Hither Green cemetery was particularly painful!!It was my idea to ride 150 miles yesterday @martint235 , sorry about that
Funnily enough, my commute this morning was one of the quickest of the year. But relatively quiet roads for a change helped matters.
I took some asprin before leaving this morning to help get the blood moving and to help the leg pain
Doesn't help the sunburn though
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Still, I've avoided cramping up and didn't even have issues once I'd got home which sometimes happen so I'm putting the Hop Garden down as a one off.I took some asprin before leaving this morning to help get the blood moving and to help the leg pain
Doesn't help the sunburn though
