Randombiker9
Senior Member
i finished college wedneseday. So when i cycle now i just do it for fun.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
First time to this office by bike in three months.
Struggled to get over railway bridges.
Struggled to get over railway bridges.
Randombiker9
Senior Member
Just cycled around for fun praticing my skills and do a bit of photography,
Anyone else find like toddlers on tricycles/balance bikes annoying as the ones near me always weave and aren't going straight, yeah there just young but it's annoying. One nearly crashed into me but i managed to stop in time.
Another thing is where i was doing photography. I saw these students that were a pain back in october (just doing stupid stuff like calling me names, throwing water at me, threatening to steal or damage my bike, tried to knock of my bike and they were saying i was following them when i wasn't i was going the same way as the area they were in is where i pratice my skills) and i swore at them back then and they were filiming me back then to make it look like i was following them and they threatend to call the police back then i said go on, your making a big mistake if you do that but they never did.
Whilst today.
I was taking photos of trees and shops because i wanted to do and i like doing photography. i didn't take a picture but was secretly recording whilst camera in my bag but unfortuantly the sound didn't come out on my camera. Anyway those students were like when i was taking pictures they came up to me and said:
S: Why you taken picture of us
Me: I wasn't i was taking pictures of other stuff like the trees, shops and veichles.
S: No you weren't
Me: yes i was
Me (i just stuck middle finger up at them to just say go away)
Me: I don't even know you guys so why you picking on me.
S: We're not you used to follow us
Me: No i never did you were blocking the way and i was going the same way as you guys because it was an area where i pratice my bike skills
S: All we know about you is a weirdo.
(I had enough of them so i just went down a hill on a road to another area where i could take photos and whilst this happend they went on pavement down the hill and said your going to get killed which i didn't reply to as that's just stupid i know what i'm doing when i'm cycling.
I've just had enough of these students
Anyone else find like toddlers on tricycles/balance bikes annoying as the ones near me always weave and aren't going straight, yeah there just young but it's annoying. One nearly crashed into me but i managed to stop in time.
Another thing is where i was doing photography. I saw these students that were a pain back in october (just doing stupid stuff like calling me names, throwing water at me, threatening to steal or damage my bike, tried to knock of my bike and they were saying i was following them when i wasn't i was going the same way as the area they were in is where i pratice my skills) and i swore at them back then and they were filiming me back then to make it look like i was following them and they threatend to call the police back then i said go on, your making a big mistake if you do that but they never did.
Whilst today.
I was taking photos of trees and shops because i wanted to do and i like doing photography. i didn't take a picture but was secretly recording whilst camera in my bag but unfortuantly the sound didn't come out on my camera. Anyway those students were like when i was taking pictures they came up to me and said:
S: Why you taken picture of us
Me: I wasn't i was taking pictures of other stuff like the trees, shops and veichles.
S: No you weren't
Me: yes i was
Me (i just stuck middle finger up at them to just say go away)
Me: I don't even know you guys so why you picking on me.
S: We're not you used to follow us
Me: No i never did you were blocking the way and i was going the same way as you guys because it was an area where i pratice my bike skills
S: All we know about you is a weirdo.
(I had enough of them so i just went down a hill on a road to another area where i could take photos and whilst this happend they went on pavement down the hill and said your going to get killed which i didn't reply to as that's just stupid i know what i'm doing when i'm cycling.
I've just had enough of these students
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Nope. It's great to see the next generation getting started. Give them as much space and patience as you can muster and it might mean that cycling doesn't get wiped out.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
No sign of ice tonight on the way home, still going to play it safe and stick with the ice tyres tomorrow.
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Just one icy stretch on my ride home tonight. Was slowing to pass an oncoming van when my rear-wheel slid out sideways under braking. Managed to stay on, but with a "slightly" elevated heart rate. Went a bit more cautiously after that so it was a long ride home.
Officially +2 degrees. Lies.
Officially +2 degrees. Lies.
Slick
Guru
Only did one commute last week due to the ice and thought that would be it for the year but nearly a week without the bike was starting to get to me and this morning's forecast wasn't too bad. I still had to push the bike to the main road but once I got there it was fine and the ride in was pretty uneventful. I couldn't help wonder though, exactly what temperature it has to reach before my legs would work as they normally do? Still a bit of a faff washing the bike down to get rid of the salt after every ride, but needs must. Forecast not bad for the rest of the week, so should get another couple in before Thursday night and the festivities starting.
Pumpkin the robot
Guru
On my commute home tonight, I clipped a guy that ran across the road in front of me. I shouted a warning but he continued, and I just caught his leg with my front wheel. I managed to stay vertical and he apologised as he ran off into the night! I will keep the video footage just in case though!
This mornings commute was a lot icier than I was expecting.
Last week it seemed like almost everyday had a Met Office weather warning for ice. However last nights forecast didn't mention minus temperatures and there was no ice warning. Therefore I wasn't too happy when not long after setting off my route was covered in ice. I had a few dicey moments and I proceeeded with an awful lot of caution and fortunately I stayed up right and made it to work.
On my commute home perhaps I started over thinking this but wheras it is said that (and I don't know if this is factually correct or not) the Inuit have about 50 eskimo words for different types of snow I started wondering to myself if there are a number of different eskimo words for different types of ice.
Last week we had thick sheets of ice that covered the roads and was forecast. This morning there was no forecast for ice and I'm neither a metereologist or a scientist but today it seemed a bit like there had been a fine mist and then that froze to whatever it touched. There didn't seem to be big sheets of ice about but the road had an incredibly slippery thin/fine layer over it alomist like it had been sprayed on.
Anyway even though this was mainly just nonsense and my brain over thinking things at least I managed to stay upright and had the time to contemplate these thoughts rather than being in a painful heap on the floor.
Last week it seemed like almost everyday had a Met Office weather warning for ice. However last nights forecast didn't mention minus temperatures and there was no ice warning. Therefore I wasn't too happy when not long after setting off my route was covered in ice. I had a few dicey moments and I proceeeded with an awful lot of caution and fortunately I stayed up right and made it to work.
On my commute home perhaps I started over thinking this but wheras it is said that (and I don't know if this is factually correct or not) the Inuit have about 50 eskimo words for different types of snow I started wondering to myself if there are a number of different eskimo words for different types of ice.
Last week we had thick sheets of ice that covered the roads and was forecast. This morning there was no forecast for ice and I'm neither a metereologist or a scientist but today it seemed a bit like there had been a fine mist and then that froze to whatever it touched. There didn't seem to be big sheets of ice about but the road had an incredibly slippery thin/fine layer over it alomist like it had been sprayed on.
Anyway even though this was mainly just nonsense and my brain over thinking things at least I managed to stay upright and had the time to contemplate these thoughts rather than being in a painful heap on the floor.
Slick
Guru
There is more freezing fog forecast for tomorrow and beyond, take care.
ClaireSaud
Veteran
You've pretty much covered everything I encountered and thought about to and from work today. I'm leaving the bike at home tomorrow! It was way too stressful! Take care if you are out and about tomorrow
9 degrees on way in this morning. Changed to lighter gloves as the windproof lobsters are too warm. Pleasant conditions but found the drivers more on edge this morning. I witnessed a few 'my horn is louder than yours' street battles and had more undertaking bus lane infringes than usual but anticipated them all. Stopped and picked up some fruit for breakfast at a wee unmarked shop that I've passed for years but never go into. It's a little dodgy looking but I can see it becoming a regular morning stop. We've double degree temperatures anticipated for the ride home later!
