Tales from today's commute....
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markharry66
Guru
Out comes the rain out come the dickeads. Cut up on roundabout and down the hill bus tomorrow if its the same.
OP
OP
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Bus because it's raining or bus because you got cut up? Your choice of course but if you're getting the bus cos someone cut you up, it's a bit "nose, spite face"
Simontm
Veteran
Daughter ill so no commute for me..again 
advanced warning to the London commuters: more strikes next week
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/tran...-know-about-the-planned-walkout-a3455211.html
Joy
advanced warning to the London commuters: more strikes next weekhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/tran...-know-about-the-planned-walkout-a3455211.html
Joy
Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
to the 2 who didn't.
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
Did my half drive/half cycle commute today. Bike out of car, jump on, ping went the chain and landed on the floor. Luckily it was the quick link that gave way ( my fault probably as I changed the chain last night) I had another in my bag. Bit peed of struggling with oily chain in misty rain in the dark.
Starchivore
I don't know much about Cinco de Mayo
- Location
- Halifax, West Yorkshire
Tomorrow's going to be my last cycle commute for the time being. I'm changing jobs and don't fancy the new route one bit, plus the ticket cost will be much lower so I don't "need" to do it. I'll have to see how it goes- it might drive me mad and then I'll have to go back to commuting at least some of the way.
I'm actually hoping this will boost my cycling a little- by encouraging me to get out on the weekends and have a good time on the bike again. I'm not a big mile eater and so I've only been doing my commute cycling for the last year or so.
I'm actually hoping this will boost my cycling a little- by encouraging me to get out on the weekends and have a good time on the bike again. I'm not a big mile eater and so I've only been doing my commute cycling for the last year or so.
Rode up behind a car doing a 10 point turn near a junction and waited patiently for it to finish. Then it stopped at the junction. So I waited and waited, and shouted, rode up to her window to find her fiddling with her phone. Shouted, and rode on, then when she drove past me a bit later I made the 'put the phone down signal', because she was still on it. Then when I rode past her again as she sat waiting to turn right, still looking at it instead of paying attention to the road.
(A few weeks ago I was sitting on the bus, looking backwards, and there was a girl in a BMW in traffic who I estimate spent 95% of the time behind the wheel playing on her phone. It amazes me.)
(A few weeks ago I was sitting on the bus, looking backwards, and there was a girl in a BMW in traffic who I estimate spent 95% of the time behind the wheel playing on her phone. It amazes me.)
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Bike looks like it has been dragged out of the canal again. Had to give it a wipe down tonight as even I was finding it offensive.
Starchivore
I don't know much about Cinco de Mayo
- Location
- Halifax, West Yorkshire
I've been doing 9.5 miles each way to a train station in another town, that is a bit nearer to my work.
The new work is about 17 miles away in all. The main road route is not particularly nice- I'm well used to traffic and don't mind it on my current commute but there are some quite unpleasant stretches on the new one that I wouldn't want to do everyday, it would become a real grind. I could do just half of that but that's not particularly attractive for the same reasons again.
I did look at taking an alternative route over the tops. It would be nice in some ways but would take me about 1 hour 20 and involve a long climb right at the start. I have done similar in the past so I know I could do it.... but what I can't get away from is that I just know I wouldn't look forward to it. I know some people would, but I have to admit to myself that I wouldn't.
I'm hoping to get back that enjoyment of cycling, the pleasure of getting out on the bike, by getting to ride at weekends on routes that I want to do, without a work bag and clothes to lug. I'm sure I'll cycle commute again.
@Starchivore , yep, 9.5 each way is what I would call an ideal cycle commute distance. Far enough to get a good work out and not as far as to turn it into a slog when the going get's tough for what ever reason. 17 miles is a long old way every single day.
I'm sure by the time the good, warmer weather comes along you'll be wanted to get on that 17 mile commute a couple of days a week.
I'm sure by the time the good, warmer weather comes along you'll be wanted to get on that 17 mile commute a couple of days a week.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I think i must have had my name changed to Lemond , i almost slayed a badger yesterday when it ran under my wheels , fark knows how i managed to stay upright .
