Tales from today's commute....

[subaqua]

my first proper commute on the new Radon bike. its nice . needs some tweaking to the bar positions as i got tingly hands after about 25 minutes. nice ride to paddington from Leytonstone and had i not stopped for 10 minutes to chat to a guy i worked with a few years ago it would have been a 40 minute journey. which isn't bad considering i havent ridden properly since i got offed 6 weeks ago. funny thing the mind innit !

nice clear bus lanes along Euston Road/Marylebone road too. still lots of speed dicks on the regents canal though. ringing a bell does not make me dematerialise and you need to slow down nobber.

Not sure about the schwalbe spicer tyres though. feel strange.

now to lose the weight i piled on from not riding.

 

[Origamist]

5 mile detour due to road works not being completed on time. Could have been worse, could only have been a two mile diversion! No rain either...

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

It's been something of a damp commuting week so far.

Today there was added thunder and lightning but it sneaked up from behind so I was getting drenched while looking at blue sky and fluffy white clouds ahead.

 

[gavgav]

It's been something of a damp commuting week so far.

That's the understatement of the year!

 

[Origamist]

Had to go via Wilmslow to collect some train tickets and saw Hacienda71 along the Wilmslow bypass. It had been a long time.

Dodged all but one shower and that was sharp and thankfully short. Was a bit tired a few miles from home, but the thought of scampi and chips kept me going...

 

[martint235]

A very quick 17.3mph commute this morning. A large part of that was due to the plastic hatted, wheel sucking, red light jumper that it took a few miles to finally shake off. T**t. Still, he can go to work on his carbon racing bike with his streamlined rucksack knowing that an old bloke on a steel bike with a Carradice sail on the back creamed him.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I'm feeling a bit under the weather today, even though the cycling normally keeps me very healthy, so I'm treating myself to a day off tomorrow, for a long weekend. I've already told my manager at work, so no surprises for them. I pootled home at a relatively sedate pace (although most likely still within the ideal fat-burning zone ).

 

[subaqua]

Lovely ride home last night. regwents canal path was a tad busy with people not on bikes and interested in phone screen. I generally now just stop and wait for them to walk into me.

the ride in this morning was good. as was early and just getting light. nobody on the towpath except for me.

 

[ianrauk]

I generally now just stop and wait for them to walk into me.

Now I would like to see that

 

[ianrauk]

Really warm this morning but overcast. It looked like it was going to rain and felt a few spots but got to work dry. Looking very heavy and grey out though.

Nasty RTA this morning in Petts Wood. Coming together of 2 cars, one of which was hugely mangled with the services using those jaws to cut it open. Hope the occupants are ok. No doubt will read about it in the local rag next week.

 

[summerdays]

I was on a narrow bit of cycle path (just next to the ring road where it is about 5 lanes wide approaching the M32), with cyclists coming towards me ... they didn't slow much and the back one almost fell off into the road. They could have waited a second, slowing down to allow me to pass the very narrow part!

 

[fimm]

Wet yesterday, wet again today.
Should one object to a close pass from another cyclist?
Today's rubbish driving was brought to you by the driver of the small bus who decided to pull out into oncoming traffic to overtake me.

 

[ianrauk]

Should one object to a close pass from another cyclist?

Yes

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

A few years ago I said I enjoyed cycling in the rain, to clarify I no longer enjoy cycling in the rain........

 

[martint235]

Another 17.3 average, this time thanks to the wendyballers not being on the road. Strangely enough, a bobber count of zero. I wonder if there's anything to be drawn from that