Tales from today's commute....

[roubaixtuesday]

Well, that was an interesting trip home.

Short extension into the hills curtailed by a rear tube blowout, *BANG*, the tyre apparently worn through, though I've never known one go so quickly from first sight of canvas to blown through.

Booted the tyre with a large inner tube patch and a Croatian bank note, and limped the 15 miles home on about 30 psi, very cautiously and mainly out of the saddle to minimise rear tyre load.

Finally made it only to have an idiot in one of those ridiculous Porsche 4x4s stop in front of me staring at her phone oblivious to the now empty road ahead.

Sharp *BANG* applied to her rear end got her moving again, followed by altercation at next stop as I ever so tactfully explained that she was breaking the law and endangering the rest of us. Needless to say, she thought she was just fine, not on the phone, at all, just looking at it for directions apparently. ..

 

[tom73]

Still illegal though

 

[Jenkins]

6am today, not a breath of wind and the sun was burning off a heavy dew on the fields producing quite a thick mist - it was quite chilly for that mile & a half!

 

[ianrauk]

Wow that was a hot ride home. And the headwind was a complete and utter buggeroony. So I just took it easy and rolled home, no pint pushing it too hard on these conditions.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Still illegal though

Well, quite.

 

[Twizit]

Wow that was a hot ride home. And the headwind was a complete and utter buggeroony. So I just took it easy and rolled home, no pint pushing it too hard on these conditions.

Was that a deliberate mis-wording - definitely felt like a few pints after crawling home on the bike last night. Lovely and cool on the way in this morning though....

 

[C R]

A tad warm this morning, at the end of my couple of miles commute I was dripping as if I had done 20 miles.

 

[Zanelad]

A tad warm this morning, at the end of my couple of miles commute I was dripping as if I had done 20 miles.

I'm afraid I chickened out and took the car. I took the motorbike yesterday as I had to be home earlier than I would have been on the pushbike. It was uncomfortable even with a mesh jacket. It felt like riding through a sauna.

Radio and air con turned up, or should that be down? Much more comfortable. Might opt for the car tomorrow too.

 

[dhd.evans]

Helluva noise last night with thunder and rain; decided to skip it this morning.

 

[Twizit]

I took the motorbike yesterday as I had to be home earlier than I would have been on the pushbike. It was uncomfortable even with a mesh jacket. It felt like riding through a sauna.

Couldn't face sitting on the motorbike in this weather - it's awful through London - especially when sat stewing at traffic lights with the engine heat gently cooking your nether regions

 

[Jenkins]

Two thunderstorms went through last night - the last finished just 1/2 an hour before I left for work and it was still 20°C at 6am. Finishing at midday and plan on spending the afternoon somewhere in the shade.

 

[Arjimlad]

Extended sweaty but enjoyable ride this morning

 

[Arjimlad]

Thanks chaps

Here's hoping - I just emailed the police's Dashcam team to reinforce my request that this is dealt with by prosecution rather than a warning letter & to offer to attend a station to give a statement.

After an anxious wait I am pleased to report that the Dashcam team are seeking prosecution. Now hoping to get it through the Criminal Justice team who will make a final decision.

 

[dhd.evans]

Got the bike over lunch and came in...

 

[Arjimlad]

Lovely ride in, 13 miles along country lanes, but I felt a bit weak at the knees - having exchanged morning greetings with a beautiful young woman in shorts and boots riding a fine brown horse !