Tales from today's commute....

[Twizit]

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

Ouch ouch ouch. Glad it doesn't seem too bad but nasty stuff all the same. Get well soon.

 

[Simontm]

Standing on a freezing platform at 7. Having to ask a passenger "excuse me" to sit down as he was on the outside seat. Join scrum off train pushing past idiots who want to get on first. Then the scrum upstairs and over to the tube. Get seat on tube, get numerous bags hitting my head. Join scrum to get out of station...
Estimated time for a new bike: around 2 weeks...can't bloody come soon enough

 

[Arjimlad]

I was intrigued to see this Renault 16 pass by this morning, as my parents had a metallic green one when I was aged about 10. HLP 703V was the reg number of that one. We used it for everything, I can remember putting the goat in the boot to take her to see her boyfriend, as well as a family holiday to Paris when Dad said it went over 100mph.

Wondered what tales this one could tell...

 

[TheJDog]

Some guy called me a 'farking cyclist daffodil' when I rode past him in a queue of traffic. Instead of cycling on my merry way, absolute imbecile that I am, I went back and gave him some choice words.

 

[rivers]

First time I experienced some douchebaggery on my way home tonight. I left work after 7 (and by work, I mean the pub), so opted for the shorter, hillier main road route home as opposed to the Bristol Bath railway path. As I finished climbing the hill up towards Broadwalk on the A37, some ass hat yells out, what sounded like "Get a car you f*cking c*nt" as he sped past. All because he had to wait for me to cycle past so he could turn left. I have a car. And a motorbike thank you. I just prefer cycling to work because I like it. And I get a better parking space.

 

[RoubaixCube]

4.5'c windchill Good thing i packed a gilet, Thermal jersey alone wouldn't of been able to cut it! I think its high time i switched back to a cold weather base layer. Things are only going to get worse from here

 

[Lonestar]

Crap driving tonight by a minicab...Signaled right went left and parked on the kerb forcing me to stop.A cyclist behind me was astonished but as he was a little way back he managed to get round ok...Swore at the stupid twat I was firking fuming even though I saw it coming the driving was poxy...Gave him the finger as well...Moron,but In a way im sorry I got so pissed off but when type it out on here I just feel like raging again.Probably thinking more about his tip more than anything else.

I was waiting behind the twats car but he was totally unaware what he had done.His passengers got out and looked a bit shocked.So the safest way past was to go up the pavement.

Then up a backstreet near home a fox darted from between parked cars and was heading for a collision with my front wheel but I was impressed how well he changed direction in a split second.Obviously more intelligent and alert than the average London pedestrian.

 

[Twizit]

Very lazy commute involving a taxi to travel all of 1.3 miles.... bloody Dubai - bonkers place. 37 degrees and a small matter of a six lane highway between hotel and office.

Can't wait to get back home, back on two wheels and into nice autumnal temperatures...

 

[martint235]

Cold again but didn't seem as cold as yesterday. Sorted my dodgy junction but it involved cycling up a pavement for about 20 yards so needs a more permanent solution.

Traffic atrocious around the roadworks at Beckenham Junction but hey ho. No numpties per se just inconsiderate driving and towards other car drivers rather than me.

 

[martint235]

Sorry ladies but every single numpty, and there were quite a few, were female. At least 3 did the same thing: go to turn right across me, decide they didn't have time, stop, think about it and then decide to go anyway. If you'd gone the first time you wouldn't have an angry cyclist shouting at you

 

[Jenkins]

I also had a woman turn right across the front of me, the difference was that I was following her and she indicated left to turn into a side road - only to use it to increase the turning circle of her MPV so that she could complete a 180° turn without looking for traffic. Having braked hard and given her the "what the heck was that for" look, she mouthed something that seemed to insinuate it was my fault for being there. I'm sure the three young children in the vehicle have had their vocabulary enriched!

 

[Lonestar]

150 of 150 commutes done.Same old no lights and red light jumping clowns but not so many idiot drivers...Nice touch from a white merc on way to Limehouse with the driver saying "nice bike" with me replying "nice car" which would probably be nearer the truth.Close passing BMW down Balaam Street but I had already dived into a parked car space (as I had a suspicion he may do that) and the BMW only seemed to miss the parked car by inches.Not really a satisfactory pass by a cop car round Forest Gate.Even the cops are at it.

No more commutes till next month.

 

[Leaway2]

A nice commute in with a chap who works on the floor above. The miles pass quicker when you are chatting (for chatting read desperately trying to keep up and not look and sound knackered)

 

[HarryTheDog]

I spied my first commuting tandem this morning in 10 years. They were a all over the place and did not look that confident so overtook on the pavement. Fair play to them though, I would not ride into work on one with the missus.

 

[martint235]

I commuted by train today. Feckin horrible