Tales from today's commute....

[tomahawk]

well done that sainsburies home shopping van driver for sticking to the golden rule "its always safe to pull out in front of a cyclist no matter what speed they are doing". how does one fit a car horn to ones bi-cycle?

 

[Andrew_P]

Just to say currently it look perfect cycling weather to go home, may lock up early and make a run for it!

 

[apb]

So, last night i came off my bike turning right, in the left lane, from lothian road onto princess street. It was pretty wet and i was taking care over the tram lines and then started accelerating onto princess street, off my saddle. My front tyre slid on a sunken man hole cover which i just didn't see.

I just went to have a look at the offending man hole cover and it doesn't look that dangerous though it is sunken. I think when my bike did find tarmac again my front wheel stopped and i kept going.

Was help up by a few peds, two of which hung around to make sure i was ok. Was able of coast my bike home.

Lots of grazing on my elbow and hip and soft tissue damage around my ribs. Front wheel is buckled, front brake needs adjusting and will need to set my brake levers again. So not to much damage, but will need to be addressed before i get on it again. Pride completely damaged.

Will be off the bike for a couple of days and on my geared bike at a cruising pace.

I took the bus today, it sucked.

 

[davefb]

well done that sainsburies home shopping van driver for sticking to the golden rule "its always safe to pull out in front of a cyclist no matter what speed they are doing". how does one fit a car horn to ones bi-cycle?

they'll know.. they'll have records.....

 

[MisterStan]

So, last night i came off my bike turning right, in the left lane, from lothian road onto princess street. It was pretty wet and i was taking care over the tram lines and then started accelerating onto princess street, off my saddle. My front tyre slid on a sunken man hole cover which i just didn't see.

I just went to have a look at the offending man hole cover and it doesn't look that dangerous though it is sunken. I think when my bike did find tarmac again my front wheel stopped and i kept going.

Was help up by a few peds, two of which hung around to make sure i was ok. Was able of coast my bike home.

Lots of grazing on my elbow and hip and soft tissue damage around my ribs. Front wheel is buckled, front brake needs adjusting and will need to set my brake levers again. So not to much damage, but will need to be addressed before i get on it again. Pride completely damaged.

Will be off the bike for a couple of days and on my geared bike at a cruising pace.

I took the bus today, it sucked.

Hope you're ok mate.

 

[potsy]

Nearly came a cropper near Parrs Wood - very muddy and the bike slipped out over an adverse camber - shot me sideways headding for the river ! Just recovered it. Dropped to the middle ring to progress through the mud.

Other than that, fairly pleasant in the light rain.

That's the one bit I don't enjoy when it's wet/muddy on there, especially with widish slicks

Been on the road bike all week due to the CX needing a new front brake cable and me being very lazy in going to get one, missed the usual Friday afternoon ride home on the trail, though the bike looks like it's been offroading anyway

 

[MisterStan]

though the bike looks like it's been offroading anyway

Same here and I lavished attention on her last weekend, my drive train looks like it's been buried and dug up again.

 

[fossyant]

That's the one bit I don't enjoy when it's wet/muddy on there, especially with widish slicks

Real slippy there this morning - wasn't expecting it. Currently waiting for darkness to descend so I can try out the eye scorching triple T6 properly (was a bit to light this morning).

PS no pedestrians, wild life or car drivers will be harmed in this experiment.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Well, for such a short commute tonight (2.5 miles), the amount of complete CRETINS on a rural country road is astounding. Close passes and worst of all driving at you overtaking - yep, verge time again to avoid being hit.

I have nothing but absolute contempt for some drivers, and Friday evenings seem to bring out the worst of them.

Oh, and any farker with a dirty number plate should be fined £200.00

Rant over......

 

[fossyant]

Fossy 1, Mud 1

Got me on way home, flat on my face. Whoops

 

[potsy]

Fossy 1, Mud 1

Got me on way home, flat on my face. Whoops

How's the bike?

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Not to bad but yesterdays return at the same time was better.Bit worried for a cyclist squeezing through the traffic at Mile End just as the lights changed.Got into a bit of hot water myself at Thatched House due to the mess of cars got overtaken by car on my inside with car coming at me but I didn't panic.I would have normally been positioned there to turn up the Cann Hall Road.

Didn't turn off at Cann Hall Road because I wanted to pop into Tescos and this wasn't much further up the road.How not to lock your bike?

(It's ok it wasn't my bike)

 

[Twizit]

Doh. First over the handlebar moment this morning. Was getting rather pissed off with the cyclist in front of me, constantly weaving in and out of cars without checking what was behind him also popping on and off the pavement. Should have known to keep more distance but the last time he popped back from outside the queue of traffic to the inside where I was.... Then had to slam on his brakes right in front of me. Nowhere for me to go but emergency brake and over the handlebars I go.

Thankfully just a bit of gravel rash here and there, and just one comedy bit of missing skin right in the middle of my forehead. Bike remarkably still in one piece, but then the Pompino if a fairly solid lump of steel.

Lesson learnt. Keep well out of the way of nutters in future. Otherwise a nice day of commuting

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Loads of nutters down the Mile End Road.Bloke in front of me was quite fast at first,then rode through Whitechapel like he was sightseeing,then pulled his mobile phone out to have a chat.Priceless.May have been dressed in black but his back light even if it was shining in my eyes was good.It was a cateye superflash thingy,similar to what I have fitted on the left hand side.

 

[fossyant]

How's the bike?

Muddy....

Got stopped by a gent on his bike near the Pyramid. Put his hand out. As I saw him I'd switched the big light from low to off and thought I'd blinded him.

He stopped me to ask where I got the lights, as he had an old ever ready d cell front. Explained if he went on eBay and typed in T6 bike light he would find them, cost £27 to £30 including batteries etc. etc.

He was well impressed, no surprise with old ever readys. Even told him where he could fit the battery. Thanked him and wished him well.