MisterStan
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MTFU! :-)
Tales from today's commute....
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MisterStan
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Seriously though, that's hardcore.
Boris Bajic
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The story about the road rage was scary. I sympathise with Mushroomsomethingwhatever; the confrontation sounds unpleasant and all too credible. But even though what happened was deeply horrid, someone who is behaving badly and uses the funeral for a close relative as an excuse is not suddenly going to get rational and reasonable. I'd have hung back and let them go, however cowardly that may seem.
But the real point (do I ever have one?) of my post is this response from Matthew_T. It dropped my jaw about six inches wider than anything else has ever dropped it.
I'd say I'm speechless, but I never really am.... I am certainly very surprised and slightly amused at the juxtaposition between the advice and its source.
Carry on...
fossyant
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See post #3081
Supersuperleeds
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stupidly windy tonight, taken me over half an hour to do 6.5 miles
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Lots of tree debris down. So mild, a week ago it was minus seven, now it's plus 9! Took my jacket off in January!
Not strictly today's commute, but on the way home the day before yesterday I was out of the saddle coming up to Littleborough summit (also the E/W watershed) letting the tailwind make me look good. I became aware of a car behind, which then overtook with lots of encouraging shouting, waving and thumbs up. Nice suprise and makes a change from the usual dodgy overtakes etc etc.
Got blown about a lot on the ride home. I did consider getting off at one point, but ploughed on.
Only thing worse than a headwind?Turning a corner and having it blowing against you from the side!!!
On the upside my new gloves are definitely waterproof,sadly my running trainers are not.
Only thing worse than a headwind?Turning a corner and having it blowing against you from the side!!!
On the upside my new gloves are definitely waterproof,sadly my running trainers are not.
Yet again today another cyclist who thinks a guy on a tourer going slowly on a shared path with pedestrians on is slow cyclist.
But yet again, a small incline and I disappear off into the distance with no extra effort
The view from my rear facing camera was interesting(to me), the usual looks down at the bike to see what's wrong with it as I start to move away.
But yet again, a small incline and I disappear off into the distance with no extra effort
The view from my rear facing camera was interesting(to me), the usual looks down at the bike to see what's wrong with it as I start to move away.
glenn forger
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I'm not too bothered by the wind, think of it as training, but one stretch on the commute leads past a row of houses and brick wall, then at the river the wind-break just disappears. If the wind's in the right direction it hits you like a thump in the back, you have to wrestle the bars to stay straight! Sideways blast.
