Tales from today's commute....

[TheJDog]

After a very quiet period with nothing unusual, two awful drivers today - one girl driving no hands at speed, phone held up to her face, gesticulating wildly with the other one, and a woman in a Qashqai who was so insistent on getting past me that she skimmed a pedestrian on a zebra crossing by 6 inches.

Bike room at work slightly quieter than yesterday's cycle to work day effort.

And it's a bit cooler today, good for us pasty northern folk who live in the infernal south.

 

[HarryTheDog]

Yesterday I had a brand new helmet ( hardnutz) and a pair of baggie shorts to try out ( endura Humvee) and I had done a shed load of efforts on the day befores commute ( CX training plan) I decided to do a short recovery ride commute on the 29er. I did not bother to move the front camera mount onto the bike. ( turned out to be a mistake)
On the way home on Lower Lea Crossing roundabout a car shot out of a side road collecting me with the side of his car. He further floored it and left me on the deck. I was battered and bruised ( foot, ankle, knee, hip and a painful shoulder). 3 nice people stopped to help, none were witnesses to the actual event. My rear camera which was on caught, the car hitting me with the side of the car but no number plate.( I dont think the front would have caught anything anyway)
Forks creased and a write off. One of the people who stopped was a first aider and nothing seemed broken,. Police turned up, no witnesses no number plate and I did not see the driver at all. ( It was a black Vauxhall insignia was all I had) no cctv etc the twat is going to get away with it.
Felt sore but continued on my commute ( long time after the accident) with a promise to the police to go to A&E. 8 miles later I was suffering. Got my wife to pick me up and went to A&E. Collarbone slightly detatched from the shoulder.( 2mm)
New helmet completely un-scathed, shorts slight scuff to a pocket, bike forks written off though the damage a deep gauge is weird . Me battered and bruised and off the bike for a short while .Driver gets away scot free ( apart from a dent and scratches to his car) by legging it.

.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Yesterday I had a brand new helmet ( hardnutz) and a pair of baggie shorts to try out ( endura Humvee) and I had done a shed load of efforts on the day befores commute ( CX training plan) I decided to do a short recovery ride commute on the 29er. I did not bother to move the front camera mount onto the bike. ( turned out to be a mistake)
On the way home on Lower Lea Crossing roundabout a car shot out of a side road collecting me with the side of his car. He further floored it and left me on the deck. I was battered and bruised ( foot, ankle, knee, hip and a painful shoulder). 3 nice people stopped to help, none were witnesses to the actual event. My rear camera which was on caught, the car hitting me with the side of the car but no number plate.( I dont think the front would have caught anything anyway)
Forks creased and a write off. One of the people who stopped was a first aider and nothing seemed broken,. Police turned up, no witnesses no number plate and I did not see the driver at all. ( It was a black Vauxhall insignia was all I had) no cctv etc the twat is going to get away with it.
Felt sore but continued on my commute ( long time after the accident) with a promise to the police to go to A&E. 8 miles later I was suffering. Got my wife to pick me up and went to A&E. Collarbone slightly detatched from the shoulder.( 2mm)
New helmet completely un-scathed, shorts slight scuff to a pocket, bike forks written off though the damage a deep gauge is weird . Me battered and bruised and off the bike for a short while .Driver gets away scot free ( apart from a dent and scratches to his car) by legging it. View attachment 144032 .

That's bleak fella. I don't know the area but there will be a camera somewhere at least showing this car in that area at that time of morning. What with that damage to your forks the car would also have a ping in it?

 

[HarryTheDog]

@MickeyBlueEyes as I was not badly injured the police are not going to waste time on it, searching through CCTV of the local area for a car with a dent and scratch on it. The copper who attended told me it was basically going to get filed, no further action. Its London, bigger crap is going on.
On another note your commutes seem a bit insane,( 78 miles home for a giggle) my CX training plan actually means I need to do less miles, I was doing around 200 commute miles a week now got to rein that back to nearer 100 odd .( so I can race on the weekend) I get told off by the club coach for not taking rest days.

 

[Simontm]

Yesterday I had a brand new helmet ( hardnutz) and a pair of baggie shorts to try out ( endura Humvee) and I had done a shed load of efforts on the day befores commute ( CX training plan) I decided to do a short recovery ride commute on the 29er. I did not bother to move the front camera mount onto the bike. ( turned out to be a mistake)
On the way home on Lower Lea Crossing roundabout a car shot out of a side road collecting me with the side of his car. He further floored it and left me on the deck. I was battered and bruised ( foot, ankle, knee, hip and a painful shoulder). 3 nice people stopped to help, none were witnesses to the actual event. My rear camera which was on caught, the car hitting me with the side of the car but no number plate.( I dont think the front would have caught anything anyway)
Forks creased and a write off. One of the people who stopped was a first aider and nothing seemed broken,. Police turned up, no witnesses no number plate and I did not see the driver at all. ( It was a black Vauxhall insignia was all I had) no cctv etc the twat is going to get away with it.
Felt sore but continued on my commute ( long time after the accident) with a promise to the police to go to A&E. 8 miles later I was suffering. Got my wife to pick me up and went to A&E. Collarbone slightly detatched from the shoulder.( 2mm)
New helmet completely un-scathed, shorts slight scuff to a pocket, bike forks written off though the damage a deep gauge is weird . Me battered and bruised and off the bike for a short while .Driver gets away scot free ( apart from a dent and scratches to his car) by legging it. View attachment 144032 .

Oof. GWS fella

 

[si_c]

...

F*ck. Sorry to hear that, hope your shoulder is feeling better soon. Some people are just great big pustule ridden gaping a.rseholes.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

On another note your commutes seem a bit insane,( 78 miles home for a giggle) my CX training plan actually means I need to do less miles, I was doing around 200 commute miles a week now got to rein that back to nearer 100 odd .( so I can race on the weekend) I get told off by the club coach for not taking rest days.

Oh, I have reduced my mileage so I can work on my threshold+ output. The 'old me' would of knocked in a ton thirty

 

[fimm]

GWS @HarryTheDog

Really foggy up here, but also warm! Did my long commute today. Wore my magic waistcoat of invisibility and ran lights, which I wouldn't normally do at this time of year. It is clearing up nicely now, could be a rather pleasant run home.

 

[Arjimlad]

Yesterday I had a brand new helmet ( hardnutz) and a pair of baggie shorts to try out ( endura Humvee) and I had done a shed load of efforts on the day befores commute ( CX training plan) I decided to do a short recovery ride commute on the 29er. I did not bother to move the front camera mount onto the bike. ( turned out to be a mistake)
On the way home on Lower Lea Crossing roundabout a car shot out of a side road collecting me with the side of his car. He further floored it and left me on the deck. I was battered and bruised ( foot, ankle, knee, hip and a painful shoulder). 3 nice people stopped to help, none were witnesses to the actual event. My rear camera which was on caught, the car hitting me with the side of the car but no number plate.( I dont think the front would have caught anything anyway)
Forks creased and a write off. One of the people who stopped was a first aider and nothing seemed broken,. Police turned up, no witnesses no number plate and I did not see the driver at all. ( It was a black Vauxhall insignia was all I had) no cctv etc the twat is going to get away with it.
Felt sore but continued on my commute ( long time after the accident) with a promise to the police to go to A&E. 8 miles later I was suffering. Got my wife to pick me up and went to A&E. Collarbone slightly detatched from the shoulder.( 2mm)
New helmet completely un-scathed, shorts slight scuff to a pocket, bike forks written off though the damage a deep gauge is weird . Me battered and bruised and off the bike for a short while .Driver gets away scot free ( apart from a dent and scratches to his car) by legging it. View attachment 144032 .

Nasty. Very sorry to hear about that. Hope you are feeling better soon. Insurance on the bike ?

 

[Simontm]

Simple ride home with the sound of thunder cracking just as I hit Petersham. Still hasn't arrived my way. Tried to take it easy but failed
Numpty count:0

 

[HarryTheDog]

@Arjimlad with 12 bikes in the family insuring them away from the house would be too much. Within the house they are covered by house insurance. I have never found a fleet insurance.

 

[fossyant]

GWS @HarryTheDog That's a hell of a ding to the Rock Shox forks. That takes some impact to do that !

 

[RoubaixCube]

Not a bad ride home. Im slowly getting quicker and 29 or 30mins is the new average it takes for me to cycle home instead of 32mins like previously. Im slowly getting faster.

Triban is prepped for tomorrows commute to work but since its going to be thunderstorming I might take the tube for once as the brakes on the triban basically vanish into thin air in the wet. I dont mind a bit of rain but if its going to be pouring down from the heavens then id rather my safety first.

Maybe i should sell the triban and go for a commuter with disc brakes.

 

[ianrauk]

sell the triban and go for a commuter with disc brakes.

...do it.. you wont regret it.

 

[RoubaixCube]

...do it.. you wont regret it.

Oh wait, i already have one of those... my HOY Shizuoka .001 lol.... I havent touched that bike for at least a year. only has 7 gears though (Sram X7 i think) will have to get some cheap pedals and get that bad boy up and running for absolutely g'narly weather duty.