Tales from today's commute....

[palinurus]

The cycleway/ footpath under the junction where the M25 access road/ A411/A41 meet was closed today, had to ride the crappy big roundabout and make a tricky right turn immediately on exit. Used to do it quite often in the other direction- it's easier that way around, partly signal-controlled-but haven't chosen to use it for ages.

Lately I've begun to doubt that I'm making much of a contribution at work however I had a day off on Friday and there weren't any clean spoons when I got to work on Monday so...

 

[rivers]

First day back to work after my holiday. Even though I didn't get home until nearly midnight after being towed back from Sheffield and have been up for well over 24 hours, I had a good run in this morning. Shaved another 20 seconds off the commute, and eeking ever so close to that 16mph mark. Quite a few new road layout changes in Bristol, so a bit confusing, and they have finally resurfaced the shoddily resurfaced bit of the B2B. I haven't missed the idiot drivers, got closed passed by an idiot in an SUV who nearly took out the car coming in the opposite direction and then had to slam on her brakes to avoid hitting the car in front of her. As her window was down, I kindly yelled "Well that was a bit stupid and pointless wasn't it?", and carried on through the queue of traffic she was desperate to join.

 

[ianrauk]

Wahaaay.. first day of the school summer holidays. 7 and a hlf weeks of nice and clear roads to play with. Makes for great cycling and a better average speed into work

 

[Arjimlad]

Wahaaay.. first day of the school summer holidays. 7 and a hlf weeks of nice and clear roads to play with. Makes for great cycling and a better average speed into work

+1 !
I enjoy taking my daughter to holiday club Mondays & Tuesdays but the rest of the week, weather permitting, I can get up a little earlier and squeak 20 miles in before work along some very nice roads. Splendid !

 

[palinurus]

The cycleway/ footpath under the junction where the M25 access road/ A411/A41 meet was closed today

Damn, there were big signs saying 'footway closed' and a load of orange barriers but I ducked down there today and got through easy (normally I would do this, only once have I failed to get through a 'road closed' situation- and that was when a bridge was missing)

If the signs had read 'cycleway closed' I would definitely have tried first time. The 'footway closed' made it seem serious.

 

[Randombiker9]

Yesterday went out for a ride since I was bored only to have a driver to tell me to be in cycle lane whilst close overtaking right near a junction, I just Ignore people like that it’s not compulsory we don’t have to use cycle lanes.

 

[rugby bloke]

Glorious ride through the Northants countryside, it was warm even at 6 am. As its a day when you would definitely rather be on a bike than on the Tube I thought London would be packed with bikes, but it was strangely quite. I guess that must be the summer holiday effect.

 

[ianrauk]

Goddam it's warm out there. I promised to myself to take it easy. Yeah right, like that ever happens. Especially with the very light traffic due to the school holidays. I flew in.

Did my good deed for the day. Saw a chap walking his bike with a rear puncture. Stopped to ask him if he needed help. He said he had no replacement inner tube and pump. No problem said I, I have a spare tube you can have. Took it out of my bag and gave it too him. He just looked at it a bit clueless. I asked if he knew how to change a tube. Nope he said. I did it in the end and sent him on his way.

 

[Twizit]

Still haven't cooled down and I've been sat at my desk in front of a fan for 2 hours...

... and it's only getting warmer this week

 

[StickyPTFE]

Still haven't cooled down and I've been sat at my desk in front of a fan for 2 hours...

... and it's only getting warmer this week

I had to do exactly the same!
The ride home is forecasted to be 31°C; might have to jump in the canal.

 

[ianrauk]

Still haven't cooled down and I've been sat at my desk in front of a fan for 2 hours...

... and it's only getting warmer this week

I had to do exactly the same!
The ride home is forecasted to be 31°C; might have to jump in the canal.

2 and a half hours after this mornings commute - I think I have just about managed to cool down

 

[rugby bloke]

Still haven't cooled down and I've been sat at my desk in front of a fan for 2 hours...

... and it's only getting warmer this week

The joy of workplace showers, I was able to walk into the office relatively fresh whilst my colleagues who had endured the Tube were certainly wilting ...

 

[Twizit]

The joy of workplace showers, I was able to walk into the office relatively fresh whilst my colleagues who had endured the Tube were certainly wilting ...

This was after I'd emerged from the shower!!

 

[biggs682]

Used my Holdsworth today for commuting on and all went well which is good news

Shared cycle / footpath awash with school holiday kids who are a law to themselves so ultra care needed

 

[lazybloke]

On a course this week, which enabled me to replace a sweaty commute with an hour in the hotel pool.
That is what I call perfect timing