Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

Numpty count: 1
Car decided to turn right across the bus lane into a side road - guess who was in the bus lane at the time. Too late to do anything but pray, over I go into his windscreen and thence to St Mary's, Paddington
Bike's a total gonner
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Amazingly I have a stiff neck, cuts and bruises but that's it.
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Not a flattering photo and neither were the PJ bottoms they gave me so I could go to work, lock the bike up and get some trousers on (they had to cut my kit up).

If David from Rathbones is on here, many thanks for stopping and helping out.

You really do look like your avatar. GWS

 

[steve292]

Nasty. GWS.

 

[tallliman]

Not good, hope it all heals quickly!

 

[13 rider]

Gws @Simontm
2 days of commuting this week found it really hard work was putting it down to a combination of wind and me feeling tired . Putting the bike away tonight I notice the front disc brake was rubbing really badly no wonder it's been bloody hard work . Fettled away and now the wheel spins freely hopefully that will make it easier

 

[RoubaixCube]

@Simontm

GWS. Nothing much broken (apart from the bike) i hope.
Slightly chilly grey overcast and slightly drizzly commute this morning little bit of a chilly breeze but the jersey is keeping me pretty snug as a bug

 

[Simontm]

@Simontm

GWS. Nothing much broken (apart from the bike) i hope.
Slightly chilly grey overcast and slightly drizzly commute this morning little bit of a chilly breeze but the jersey is keeping me pretty snug as a bug

I'm a lucky man. Superficial cuts, some bruising and some stiffness. There was a bloke in the cube next to me who was in an induced coma (they were bringing him round when I was leaving), another cyclist.
They reckon the bike took most of the energy while the rimmed helmet disapated the impact of the headfirst flight into the windscreen. (Not to start debate on that can of worms!!)

 

[RoubaixCube]

I'm a lucky man. Superficial cuts, some bruising and some stiffness. There was a bloke in the cube next to me who was in an induced coma (they were bringing him round when I was leaving), another cyclist.
They reckon the bike took most of the energy while the rimmed helmet disapated the impact of the headfirst flight into the windscreen. (Not to start debate on that can of worms!!)

Will the bike cost a lot to replace? Im guessing youre insured so they will pay out providing if drivers details are correct. Ive heard of people who are involved in road accidents not supplying the correct details one too many times. Happened to a family friend of ours

 

[Simontm]

Will the bike cost a lot to replace? Im guessing youre insured so they will pay out providing if drivers details are correct. Ive heard of people who are involved in road accidents not supplying the correct details one too many times. Happened to a family friend of ours

Bike's not insured but I have £2m indemnity with British Cycling if the car insurer dicks around - trust me the liability is all his. I'm also an insurance journalist so I do have a quite handy stick of my work!

 

[Lonestar]

Gws @Simontm
2 days of commuting this week found it really hard work was putting it down to a combination of wind and me feeling tired . Putting the bike away tonight I notice the front disc brake was rubbing really badly no wonder it's been bloody hard work . Fettled away and now the wheel spins freely hopefully that will make it easier

I had that a few years back and found a broken spoke on the back wheel and also a seized rear brake.I thought I was ill at the time.

GWS Simontm.

 

[Andrew_P]

Since the kids have been back and the darker mornings there seems to have a been a progressive increase in ******* ****'s of drivers. I have had everything from some local ****'s skidding behind me in some sort of mock accident. I wasn't 100% until they did it further up the road to someone else I thought they had taken him out as he disappeared from view and the tyres were smoking I caught up with him and he was really shaken up by it. Left hookers on clear and empty roads, junction hoppers, tailgating at pinch points and abuse. WTF is wrong with these cycle hating twats, and more importantly why?!

GWS @Simontm

 

[Andrew_P]

Oh and mobile phone use wtf is that all about that seems to have doubled as well was behind someone in a Golf GTI going downhill @ about 25mph and it looked like they were scrolling through Instagram/Facebook!

 

[martint235]

What the hell happened? It's a week and a half since I was last out on a bike. It was dark and flipping freezing this morning!!

No numpties per se but I have one junction I need to get sorted. I turn right out of a side street and can easily make it across to the centre of the road, it's then a case of waiting for a gap. However by the time I have a gap, I also have a car on my left turning right out of the same side street. I've not actually had an issue (beeps, shouting etc) from one yet but it makes me a tad nervous.

 

[HarryTheDog]

Cx race yesterday so was supposed to be taking it easy, so flippin cold I put the boot down to get some warmth going. Tomorrow on with the buff and headband/ear warming thingy. Suprising large amount of cyclists, I thought most would have given up for the Autumn/Winter as they usually do.

 

[rivers]

I can't feel my toes. Other than that, the rest of me was warm. I think I need thicker socks

 

[fimm]

It is rather chilly out there. I need to find my woolly scarf.
Lovely and sunny though