Tales from today's commute....

[biggs682]

Part of my daily commute is too drop of the previous day's cat litter "presents" on this morning's commute the bag slipped out of my hand and instead of landing on the road where i could retrieve it from it went into the spokes and ended up finely spread all over front wheel spokes and underside of downtube !!!

Other than that a nice first commute on the Forme that landed last night

 

[Bazzer]

It felt a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday. Certainly my ears stayed colder for longer. Lovely full moon for the first few miles.
I probably saw more cyclists today than I did on any of the summer commutes, which was a bit weird; and all but a couple had lights.

 

[C R]

Cool, but I learnt my lesson from the weekend and had proper gloves on, glorious day though. The last uphill bit felt quite hard, and when I parked the bike I saw why, the rear brake is sticking, arg, thought I had fixed that. Some lunchtime fettling, me thinks.

 

[si_c]

Nice warm 5° this morning on the way in, so got out the long sleeve base layer, short sleeve jersey and long finger gloves for the first time this year. Threw on a Gilet as well for good measure, got it just about perfectly right given the headwind. Feet were cold though.

Judging from yesterday this is going to be the right way to do it, as it was warmer on the way home so SS jersey and gloves should be fine.

 

[cosmicbike]

4 degrees C today. Needed arm warmers and full gloves, still in shorts though. Cold feet, so nearly winter boot time

 

[Arjimlad]

Today, shortly after this close pass left me less than happy, I saw the car in question parked up at the local golf club.

I had a most polite & friendly discussion with the driver explaining that the pass felt too close to me. He explained that his son-in-law had been knocked off his bike, & that he always tried to give plenty of space & would make sure he did so in future. I wished him a good round of golf.

I hope that speaking to him in a friendly and non-confrontational way may have done some good.

 

[Sixmile]

First commute on the fat bike. It wasn't a full commute as I'd a trip to the doc's first thing but still, 6 miles at a slower pace was no bad thing. I managed a 15.5mph average but it's a pretty harsh ride for the wrists. It wouldn't be my main commuting machine or choice but it was fun and a nice change.

(Excuse my attempt at an arty farty snap!)

 

[Sixmile]

He explained that his son-in-law had been knocked off his bike, & that he always tried to give plenty of space & would make sure he did so in future.

If that's him giving space I wouldn't like to see him passing close!

I would've been tempted to tee off behind him as he was half way up the fairway and say that my son-in-law was hit by a stray golf ball and I always tried to give an early 'fore!'.

 

[Arjimlad]

If that's him giving space I wouldn't like to see him passing close!

I would've been tempted to tee off behind him as he was half way up the fairway and say that my son-in-law was hit by a stray golf ball and I always tried to give an early 'fore!'.

I was pondering that as I waited for him to come out of the clubhouse, but I hope the cheery approach I adopted might have more chance of improving his attitude towards cyclists !!

 

[palinurus]

Enjoyed the last couple of commutes in the mornin- been leaving earlier than usual, just getting light, birds singing.

First ride with full gloves today.

 

[G3CWI]

First ride with full gloves today.

Same here. Took a while to find them.

 

[G3CWI]

If that's him giving space

..."I didn't hit him Officer, so the space must have been adequate" as some motorists appear to believe.

 

[Arjimlad]

..."I didn't hit him Officer, so the space must have been adequate" as some motorists appear to believe.

If I hadn't caught up with the driver & had that discussion, this would certainly have been reported online. The rear footage is scary.

 

[Sixmile]

And that folks, is why we can't have nice things.

I just got a call from our reception desk to say that a group of 5 young fellas had been circling our building for the last hour, and tried to force one of the car park gates to get at my bike (see my post above). They threatened one of our porters and promised to come back. For now, I've moved the bike indoors, out of sight but can't see me bringing it into the city again if this is what happens on the first day I bring it!

 

[si_c]

And that folks, is why we can't have nice things.

I just got a call from our reception desk to say that a group of 5 young fellas had been circling our building for the last hour, and tried to force one of the car park gates to get at my bike (see my post above). They threatened one of our porters and promised to come back. For now, I've moved the bike indoors, out of sight but can't see me bringing it into the city again if this is what happens on the first day I bring it!

I'd thank them, as you've now found out you can keep your bike indoors