Tales from today's commute....
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Riding home last night, thought my cleat was loose, got off, looked at it, fine, crank not wobbly, seemed all ok. Forgot about it, left the house this morning, same sensation, had a look in the daylight, and the crank arm is cracked right across the middle. Bike is less than a year old, less than 2000 miles :|
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Stephenite
Membå
- Location
- OslO
It was about the same temperature (-2 or 3) when i took the photo. An inch or two of snow with some frost on top. It isn't so hardcore here these days.
Pumpkin the robot
Guru
25% of light rain the forecast said for this mornings commute. So how did I end up with 100% heavy rain?
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
It's warmed up a bit in Denmark. But a bit drizzly.
Thorn Sherpa
Über Member
- Location
- Doncaster
Drizzly commute to work this morning quite mild though, the temperature seems to be up and down at the moment. Thin fleece was enough to keep warm this morning winter's not quite arrived yet!
Well yesterday I had TWO punctures on the way home which made a then , what would have been dry commutel, a wet one as I got home nearly an hour late. Second one was my fault as I THINK it was a pinch puncture as I didn't pump it up enough 
3 punctures in 5 days now , demoralising
3 punctures in 5 days now , demoralising
Well yesterday I had TWO punctures on the way home which made a then , what would have been dry commutel, a wet one as I got home nearly an hour late. Second one was my fault as I THINK it was a pinch puncture as I didn't pump it up enough
3 punctures in 5 days now , demoralising
Tyres on their way out?
Got into a rather distateful altercation with a driver last night on the way home. Pulling away from traffic lights I came to some parked cars, I checked my shoulder and pulled out - a car raced up outside me, squeezing me into the parked cars. My hand caught her vehicle as I tried to balance. The driver slowed momentarily before peeling off into the dark.
Unfortunately for said driver I caught up with her down the road as she got held up in traffic.
Rolled up, knocked on the window. I opened with "Hi", she was less receptive to my pleasantries.
Choice excerpts include:
"I'll bang your pus in, you farking peanut"
"There's rules for you and I"
"Dinna you touch my farking car"
"Dinna call me a bitch, you farking peanut"
"You weren't going at pace"
and then in the same breath
"You sped up"
"You're harrassing me"
"I'm taking your picture"
"I think there's a misunderstanding here'
What really bugged me about this was despite hearing a knock on the car she decided to simply drive off shirking all responsibility which was made worse by the reaction when i pulled up to have a quick chat about why i was displeased with the driving. She openly threatened me (to which I informed her my camera was on) and then backed down, then decided the better of picking a fight about who was right and wrong by suggesting we had a 'misunderstanding' as if somehow it was my fault for being on the road. Eventually she just clamped her window shut and ignored me, so I went on my way.
Anyway, the video is not the best but will go up once it's compiled.
Unfortunately for said driver I caught up with her down the road as she got held up in traffic.
Rolled up, knocked on the window. I opened with "Hi", she was less receptive to my pleasantries.
Choice excerpts include:
"I'll bang your pus in, you farking peanut"
"There's rules for you and I"
"Dinna you touch my farking car"
"Dinna call me a bitch, you farking peanut"
"You weren't going at pace"
and then in the same breath
"You sped up"
"You're harrassing me"
"I'm taking your picture"
"I think there's a misunderstanding here'
What really bugged me about this was despite hearing a knock on the car she decided to simply drive off shirking all responsibility which was made worse by the reaction when i pulled up to have a quick chat about why i was displeased with the driving. She openly threatened me (to which I informed her my camera was on) and then backed down, then decided the better of picking a fight about who was right and wrong by suggesting we had a 'misunderstanding' as if somehow it was my fault for being on the road. Eventually she just clamped her window shut and ignored me, so I went on my way.
Anyway, the video is not the best but will go up once it's compiled.
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