Tales from today's commute....

[Andrew_P]

Holy moly, I feel wrecked got stuck behind a van in loads of traffic for all of 3-5 minutes and honestly I have not inhaled so much cannabis since my teens. It was so f'ing strong and coming out in clouds just like one of those e-cigs. Got past the fecker and 10 minutes later they passed me @ 30mph and I kid you not I could smell them before I could see them. WTF are these people thinking 7.30am even if the driver wasn't imbibing himself the smoke in cab would have done him in.

Still my toast and coffee tasted bloody fantastic, just wish I could have a kip!

*A bit of poetic license in this post but I did feel a bit weird for 5 minutes or so.

 

[ianrauk]

Very nice commute in this morning. Nice and warm and the traffic seemed to be relatively light for a school day. Loads of other cyclists spotted this morning. Including a couple dressed up in winter cycling clothing - mad. The only thing is that I seemed to have a sore Iliotibal band on the outside of my right knee. A bit painful. Slapped some Voltarol on it last night. I must have pulled/twinged it on Sunday's long ride.

 

[Origamist]

Was hot yesterday - the road surface in Mobberley was melting! On the fixed at the moment as the commuter is getting new cables and a bit of TLC. This morning was great - warm with a gentle tailwind. Got beeped at, but it was someone that I knew - makes a nice change!

 

[rugby bloke]

Loads of cyclists out in London this morning, any one would have thought the Sun had come out. One guy seemed to be on a particular death wish - wobbling along, fannying around with his gears, riding straight through red lights ... Not too sure when he last ventured out, I hope he got to his destination in one piece.

 

[si_c]

Lovely weather this morning, took the longer route in to the ferry terminal this morning, and still got there faster than I normally do. Quiet roads for a change.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I got beeped at by a passing motorist on a nearly empty road, during my pre-dawn commute just now. I'm so fed up with this crap.

 

[summerdays]

Beautiful commute in to work, and a hot and sticky commute home... Last stop ice cream van for a Lemonade Sparkle!

 

[martint235]

Wet on the way home. Seemed to bring out the numpties in their cars.

My one bit of joy was the prospect of some SCR then as I pulled out to get round him, he punctured and that was that.

Then my foot slipped clipping in and the pedal bashed me right under the ankle bone!

 

[Absinthe Minded]

Fresh legs and light winds on the way in - red lights everywhere. Home was better, hardly any reds and my highest suffer score ever on Strava.

 

[classic33]

I got beeped at by a passing motorist on a nearly empty road, during my pre-dawn commute just now. I'm so fed up with this crap.

You're not on your own.

Had that at two in the morning on my way home. The first car for four miles and they'd to hit the horn.

No rhyme or reason at times.

 

[martint235]

I seem to be in Mr Angry mode today (I blame worrying about my cat) so everyone was a f*****ng nobber and t**t and I didn't mind telling them that. The nobber at the pinch pointt who not only tried to race me in to it but tried to race the girl in front of me into it and then beeped us when he realised he hadn't a chance was given particularly short shrift. W*****r.

Anyway, on a train tomorrow which will re-inforce why I cycle to work and off on Friday to look after said cat......

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

What a perfect morning weather wise. Legs were a bit shot from an effort yesterday so just had a steady one lapping up the morning air. Perfick.

 

[Karlt]

I had one of them beeping idiots; going round a roundabout, in the middle lane as I approached (left hand lane is a left filter lane), as I'm about half way around hear a beep, see a bloke yelling something at me (do they really believe their voices are loud enough to hear against all the engine and road noise on a busy road?) as he overtakes.

I expect he wanted me to be in the gutter.

 

[tallliman]

Eventful ride in this morning chatting to a fellow cyclist who was going (largely) the same way as me. Followed her route which took up past lots of metallers waiting to be allowed into Download.

A few metal horns given back to them and lots of merriment!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Set a new commuting distance PB today - 112 miles into work - had the morning off