Tales from today's commute....

[lutonloony]

Thought I was " on song" this morn, then realised I had a hefty tailwind.
On return journey Saw aftermath of RTA , somebody being given CPR, don't know if it was the driver ( who appeared to have hit wall) or pedestrian, but ambulance arrived, so hopefully sorted. Further on saw cyclist who had lost against car, she seems ok, but police and ambulance were on way, somebody was with her. Strangely though everybody seemed to be very courteous to me on way home.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Bit chillier earlier in the morning but chilly turned into cool once the sun came out to play. Got the thicker base layer on today so it's not so bad, dropped the softshell from yesterday's commute as it was far too boil in the bag for my taste still. Thermal LS jersey and gilet till temps drop further.

 

[clippetydoodah]

Good ride home yesterday, a further 30 secs of my PR. This morning
was cold and bright. Top and bib shorts, and new arm warmers did me fine.
The wind was in my face all the way, so hopefully it will be behind me on the way
home. No incidents at all!!

 

[Jenkins]

Tenth consecutive day of commuting and certainly felt it in the legs coming home this afternoon. Time for a couple of beers prior to a weekend off at Silverstone for the HSCC finals.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Just another friday night commute home.....



If either me of the cyclist in front suddenly went a little further to the right, then we would have a rather bad collision on our hands, At the speed that guy was going, he probably would have been thrown at least 30m down the road before he came to a stop.

 

[13 rider]

Just another friday night commute home.....



If either me of the cyclist in front suddenly went a little further to the right, then we would have a rather bad collision on our hands, At the speed that guy was going, he probably would have been thrown at least 30m down the road before he came to a stop.

scary when you can here them coming talk about close pass at speed

 

[RoubaixCube]

scary when you can here them coming talk about close pass at speed

Worth sending the footage to the police possibly? I saw a few patrol cars near where it happened but none of them bothered chasing these people down

 

[Lonestar]

Worth sending the footage to the police possibly? I saw a few patrol cars near where it happened but none of them bothered chasing these people down

Sadly this just about sums it up for me.

 

[Ciar]

very mild ride in this morning, talk about picked the wrong top to wear ;-)

 

[ManiaMuse]

Worth sending the footage to the police possibly? I saw a few patrol cars near where it happened but none of them bothered chasing these people down

WTF, that footage is absolutely insane.

Yes definitely send to the police, even if it's probably impossible to track any of them down from your video hopefully will prompt the police to be on the look out for it and be a bit more proactive if it happens again (especially with the cyclist in front being buzzed so close).

 

[RoubaixCube]

WTF, that footage is absolutely insane.

Yes definitely send to the police, even if it's probably impossible to track any of them down from your video hopefully will prompt the police to be on the look out for it and be a bit more proactive if it happens again (especially with the cyclist in front being buzzed so close).

About to head to work but i'll go over the unedited footage tonight and see if i can make out any plates. recording at night is not one of this camera's strong points (Go Pro Hero Session)

 

[Origamist]

First commute on the new bike – a Cube GTC Pro. The mudguards stayed on which was a surprise, but if they’re still there come Spring, I’ll eat them. The hydraulic disc brakes were fine, I was expecting a little more oomph compared to rim brakes, but they were still good at slowing me down when confronted with a bold squirrel at 22mph. I guess they will come into their own when it’s wet. The bike feels quick, smooth and assured – more so than my Genesis. Will need to fine tune the cockpit though.

 

[Lonestar]

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

Surprised you haven't got a spare.Came in handy a year or two ago when I got bike down the stairs and it had a slow p*nct*r£.Got it upstairs and whipped out the other bike of the two spares at the time.Hope you are ok after what happened.

 

[Salty seadog]

First commute on the new bike – a Cube GTC Pro. The mudguards stayed on which was a surprise, but if they’re still there come Spring, I’ll eat them. The hydraulic disc brakes were fine, I was expecting a little more oomph compared to rim brakes, but they were still good at slowing me down when confronted with a bold squirrel at 22mph. I guess they will come into their own when it’s wet. The bike feels quick, smooth and assured – more so than my Genesis. Will need to fine tune the cockpit though.

Have you "bed" them in yet? You need to get a bit of speed up and then brake without locking up 15-20 times braking harder each time but never locking up. This deposits some pad material on the rotor and gets them into full working order. Remember, don't lock up or you will have an uneven depositing of pad material. Do one brake at a time.

 

[ianrauk]

Very mild commute home tonight. Started off with a windcheater over my SS Jersey. Had to take the windcheater off as I was warming up just a tad too much.
I could see very dark rainclouds the the direction I was heading so got a wiggle on to get on home. Walked through the door just as a few drops of rain hit followed by a quick downpour a minute or so later. Lucky.