Tales from today's commute....

[oneleggedpig]

Commuting has been good recently but both yesterday evening and this morning I was passed very closely by lorries which wasn't much fun. Each time I hoped they would be pulling in further along so that I could give them a piece of my mind and explain how dangerous their driving was but they didn't stop.

One was Morrissons delivery so I'll be on the lookout and next time will take the reg and contact them.

 

[RoubaixCube]

What's this mini loaf twaddle? They're flipping expensive! Lidl have standard size ones for 49p......

Pack of mini loaves were going for £1 couldn't help myself. Pre-cut, pre-pacjed and ready to eat!

 

[TheJDog]

Last night a guy cruised past me a bit too close for my liking, so when I caught up to him at the next lights, I said to him, "bit more room next time." Then I saw he was on his phone, so I told him to put it down. It degenerated from there. So if you see a sweary video of a guy on a bike I apologise.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Made it into work just before the rains!

 

[markharry66]

Wet, damp, dark sure its not October we are in ?

 

[martint235]

Well my legs are certainly feeling yesterday's century. That was hard work.

Only one muppet, a woman who decided to pull out round a bus without bothering to check her mirrors first. I'm fairly sure she'll check them next time.

 

[ianrauk]

Well my legs are certainly feeling yesterday's century. That was hard work

Mine too... so took it nice and easy in the warm sunshine.
Traffic was pretty quiet too. Mad for a nice pootle in.

 

[si_c]

Lovely and quiet run in this morning. Hit the sweet spot just after 9am where there were few cars on the road.

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

Great couple of days, 8 pb's on the way home and best every average speed. Going to have a nice slow 30 miles into work today and enjoy some scenery and sunshine.

 

[seraphina]

Lovely quick ride in; got scalped and of course had to try and keep up which shaved 4 mins of my time. Glad I had to peel off otherwise I'd be in a ditch.

First near miss in ages - crossing a dual carriageway just after a staggered car junction. Car was turning right, wasn't looking where he was going and accellerated into me. Partly my fault as I'd clocked him and expected him to see me; partly crap road design having a ped/cycle crossing where cars are going to be a)not looking and b) accellerating.

 

[Arjimlad]

My fastest route to work involves a road called Trench Lane.

Last night I was bombing down it at 30mph when (reviewing video confirms) I had a close pass from a Honda driver.

This morning I was climbing up it when I had a close pass from an Audi driver. I wish I could avoid it, but when I don't have much time to ride to work it is the fastest way in.

Maybe I should arrive late and well rather than not at all. Maybe I should swing a D-lock about in my right hand to discourage close passes.

Some will say get back in the car ? Surely not on Cyclechat !

 

[tallliman]

^can you take a more proactive position on the road? At 30mph, I'll often be in the middle of the lane.

 

[Bazzer]

A bit hard in places on the way home last night with the gusting westerly.
Some speeding gobby woman took exception to being held up for all of a few seconds as I overtook another cyclist and then she decided to run a red light, when she realised I was coming up behind her at the next junction. I just hope she is carrying an organ donor card and doesn't injure anyone else when her next episode of bad driving is displayed.

Journey in was better, seeing on a quiet unadopted road, a pheasant, although on this road that is not uncommon and for the first time, what looked to be a shrew running across road just ahead my bike.

I did however pity the people who live in Peel Green, between Manchester City Airport, (aka Barton Aerodrome) and the M62. The smell of sewage was foul. Don't know if it is connected with some excavations which are taking place near the motorway junction or from the sewage treatment plant just the other side of the motorway, but it was .

 

[Arjimlad]

^can you take a more proactive position on the road? At 30mph, I'll often be in the middle of the lane.

On the 30mph descent, perhaps but not when grinding uphill at ~10mph !

 

[subaqua]

dear cockwombles,

pedestrians do not need to signal there movement intentions, you should be riding with a little more care. I managed to spot the guy a ways off because i was riding at a speed appropriate to the prevailing conditions. Rapha and Castelli kit does not mean you can ride on CS2 like you are on th Tdf . Because it is NOT the TdF . Neither is the sportive you still have the number for on your bars you sad muppetts. laughing like that about the guy and how close that was as he didn't signal , when you finally decided Red traffic lights meant stop, and i pulled up next to you makes you a sad pair.

other than that nice , cool ride in to work.