Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

Can anybody reccomend some decent waterproof overshoes? I am not keen on putting wet shoes to ride home in.

I wouldget yourself a pair of waterproof socks instead, also keep some spare normal socks at work

 

[I like Skol]

Not been on the bike since before weekend and then drove to work for two days so it was a relief to finally throw a leg over my lovely steel Kona commuter at silly-o-clock this morning and ride the 10 miles to work. The ride home was just as pleasant but not without incident. Really thought I was going to get properly taken out in a stupid left hook situation! As I approached a large crossroads junction in a strong secondary position a little red Fiat 500 pulled alongside and then began to match my speed. I immediately sensed a problem and sure enough the car began to move closer. I then thought 'surely they can't be?' but I was wrong and next the left turn indicator came on!! I was just reaching out to bang on the windows when they appeared to realise they couldn't just turn left over the top of me and slowed to turn behind me.
Goodness knows what they thought they were doing but at least they realised their mistake before any harm was done.

 

[palinurus]

Just drizzle on the way in and on the way home. I'll take it.

 

[dhd.evans]

Casual wet ride home. Got this lovely 40mph undertake from a numpty:

 

[StickyPTFE]

Casual wet ride home. Got this lovely 40mph undertake from a numpty:

Call me a wimp, but I would never even consider riding on that road.
I can't trust other road users enough, and that Micra confirms it.
Glad you're ok though.

 

[dhd.evans]

Call me a wimp, but I would never even consider riding on that road.
I can't trust other road users enough, and that Micra confirms it.
Glad you're ok though.

Honestly, it's usually fine and the rush of hitting 30-40mph in the left lane is something else! The truck overtook me and i read the road ahead (it's all downhill ) so moved out. I cut the rest of the clip as the guy swerves from lane to lane further down the road. Not a lapse in judgment with the undertake, just a general numpty driving.

 

[Arjimlad]

Watch out, this murderous twonk demonstrated to me how little space he thinks that he ought to leave for us.

By his driving and with his hands.

 

[Skanker]

Watch out, this murderous twonk demonstrated to me how little space he thinks that he ought to leave for us.

By his driving and with his hands.
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Well the law states 1.5m, so maybe you should pass those images onto his boss and see how he enjoys a bike when they take his lorry off him!

 

[Arjimlad]

Well the law states 1.5m, so maybe you should pass those images onto his boss and see how he enjoys a bike when they take his lorry off him!

I have made a complaint, although I haven't yet mentioned the existence of footage. I want to see what they say about it first on the basis of my written complaint.

 

[dhd.evans]

Watch out, this murderous twonk demonstrated to me how little space he thinks that he ought to leave for us.

By his driving and with his hands.
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Wait, i thought Joseph Fritzl was dead?

 

[captain nemo1701]

Found on Bristol railway path this morning, was on phone to cops when a cycling police officer turned up - lucky!. Someone hopefully reunited with stolen property.

Later on though, had a bit of an argument with shitty moped rider who insisted on riding along the segregated cyclepath in Cattle Market Road as it goes under the Temple Meads rail line. Little idiot tried to BS me that he knew the law since he passed his test. Obviously didn't since he was blatantly breaking the law & still had L plates.

 

[dhd.evans]

Caught a cement mixer at the bottom of my road, decided to try drafting it. He was speedy, so so was I. Bagged two KoMs!

 

[rivers]

Later on though, had a bit of an argument with shitty moped rider who insisted on riding along the segregated cyclepath in Cattle Market Road as it goes under the Temple Meads rail line. Little idiot tried to BS me that he knew the law since he passed his test. Obviously didn't since he was blatantly breaking the law & still had L plates.

I had that on the B2B in Saltford a couple of months back.

Took my wife's e-bike in today because the legs needed a break. Mostly a pleasant ride in and took the short way in along the A4, cutting through Keynsham/

 

[Leaway2]

"there's a cycle path over there" as I cycled past standing traffic in a jam, to a side road, right hand turn.
I wasn't wearing a helmet and don't pay road tax either

 

[Arjimlad]

Not been on the bike since before weekend and then drove to work for two days so it was a relief to finally throw a leg over my lovely steel Kona commuter at silly-o-clock this morning and ride the 10 miles to work. The ride home was just as pleasant but not without incident. Really thought I was going to get properly taken out in a stupid left hook situation! As I approached a large crossroads junction in a strong secondary position a little red Fiat 500 pulled alongside and then began to match my speed. I immediately sensed a problem and sure enough the car began to move closer. I then thought 'surely they can't be?' but I was wrong and next the left turn indicator came on!! I was just reaching out to bang on the windows when they appeared to realise they couldn't just turn left over the top of me and slowed to turn behind me.
Goodness knows what they thought they were doing but at least they realised their mistake before any harm was done.

Glad they abandoned, some drivers are v dozy early in the morning, others are just dozy all the time.