Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
My exhaust was blowing and it wasn't the chilli bean soup I had for dinner!
Cars are such a pain.
Back to the bike in the morning
Cars are such a pain.
Back to the bike in the morning
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
All dressed up , stepped out of the door just now and it has snowed again then frozen, after my offs this year i am extra cautious .
Commute today was by car, fell twice on black ice yesterday on the bike and walked a fair bit as well, all pathways I use through industrial estate and the main NCN 1 up to the bridges was iced up and not gritted. Don`t own winter ice tyres but at this rate I might need to invest..........
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Came off on some ice this morning. Bit stiff now but worst part was cycling through the centre of Macclesfield town covered in mud from where I had slid along the road. Not the greatest look particularly as I was wearing a white Gore jacket. 
Should have taken my own advise and stuck to the main roads when there is any risk of ice.
Should have taken my own advise and stuck to the main roads when there is any risk of ice.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Yep, lots of icy patches on the way home this morning had a few slips and spins from the rear wheel but nothing unmanageable. Sub zero forecast for tonight so could be an interesting ride home on Sat morning but I'm not particularly worried...........
Only a few more night shifts to go and once I finish on Monday morning that's it until Jan
Only a few more night shifts to go and once I finish on Monday morning that's it until Jan
Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
- Location
- A champagne supernova in the sky
Last night's commute was more like dancing on ice-I had to get off and walk a particularly icy section
. However I did make it back without falling off, and I made it to the Rheged Centre and back for the midnight screening of The Last Jedi
.
. However I did make it back without falling off, and I made it to the Rheged Centre and back for the midnight screening of The Last Jedi.
Disappointing commute home tonight. Swung by the LBS to get a replacement set of front disc pads - lasted 1500mi, not impressed - and got a puncture on the way home. Only the second this year, one on each bike. Bit of metal about 5mm long had worked its way through the carcass.
Not to worry thought I, and sprang into action fully prepared. Only to find out that the mini pump is knackered and doesn't like pumping up anymore. Water has got into the barrel, so I reckon a seal has gone somewhere. Only 18months old, and used it 5 times - three times it wasn't even my puncture. Anyway, used a CO2 cannister instead.
Not to worry thought I, and sprang into action fully prepared. Only to find out that the mini pump is knackered and doesn't like pumping up anymore. Water has got into the barrel, so I reckon a seal has gone somewhere. Only 18months old, and used it 5 times - three times it wasn't even my puncture. Anyway, used a CO2 cannister instead.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Perfect.
Randombiker9
Senior Member
Yesterday was fine just got honked once and car then did close pass.. It was a narrow road by a school so lots of parked cars so i take up the middle of lane to avoid getting in the door zone but i get quite a few honks and i just ignore honks but when i do this i always get passed closely with cars. Why are car drivers impatient?.
Bazzer
Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
- Location
- On the edge of reality
Light mist to dense fog for most of the journey. Rural and side roads were untreated, which made for plenty of twinkling ice.
Passed by a tanker lorry which must have been travelling 40 - 50 mph. Amazed the driver was oblivious to the loud slapping from a flat tyre and judging from the thick acrid smoke trailing behind it, the tyre must have been close to it's ignition point.
My travel along a (normally) quiet residential street, coincided with a Transit (or similar) van driver who seems to live on the road and whom I had seen in similar circumstances last week. Not for him, getting cold hands scraping ice of his van windows, or spending money on a de icer spray, or even getting warm water from his house. No. He sits in his van with engine running at around 3000 rpm. Just what the neighbours want at 5.45am!
Numpty count 1. No lights and swung straight across a road junction without looking. Luckily the car driver coming around the junction had their wits about them.
Passed by a tanker lorry which must have been travelling 40 - 50 mph. Amazed the driver was oblivious to the loud slapping from a flat tyre and judging from the thick acrid smoke trailing behind it, the tyre must have been close to it's ignition point.
My travel along a (normally) quiet residential street, coincided with a Transit (or similar) van driver who seems to live on the road and whom I had seen in similar circumstances last week. Not for him, getting cold hands scraping ice of his van windows, or spending money on a de icer spray, or even getting warm water from his house. No. He sits in his van with engine running at around 3000 rpm. Just what the neighbours want at 5.45am!
Numpty count 1. No lights and swung straight across a road junction without looking. Luckily the car driver coming around the junction had their wits about them.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
All done. Back on the commute in 2018
Thick fog for the first few miles this morning, just got to trust that the lights and reflectives do their job. There were plenty of cars about with side lights or no lights on though who thought they were visible enough. The traffic was noticeably lighter for a Monday morning too. I've two more commutes to do to complete my new years resolution of commuting more by bike every month than by car.
