Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Did you keep all your teeth?
Tales from today's commute....
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Did you keep all your teeth?
GeekDadZoid
Über Member
Rode home a longer way today so I could get a few extra km in the legs and also spend the first 1/3 of the ride with my mate. Traffic was horrible on that route, I spent 20 mins stationary 🤦
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
i managed to stay upright , which for me is good going
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
i managed to stay upright , which for me is good going
I'd count that as a win.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Back on the commute after two weeks hols.
Tried a modified old route that I used to do in the winter when it was icy. Unfortunately, it does use a section of road where I broke my spine, so the small amount I needed to use on the road, I covered on the pavement as I'd avoided most of it going through a local park, before popping onto the Fallowfield Loop. It's a mile or two shorter and saves about 10 minutes. Does mean it's slightly less risky on cold mornings, even with studded tyres, as my main route has a number of cobbled locks to navigate that are rather wet (iced up in winter).
Happy to report the Fallowfield Loop is still like the M1 for bikes !😊 - Not been on it for nearly 7 years.
Tried a modified old route that I used to do in the winter when it was icy. Unfortunately, it does use a section of road where I broke my spine, so the small amount I needed to use on the road, I covered on the pavement as I'd avoided most of it going through a local park, before popping onto the Fallowfield Loop. It's a mile or two shorter and saves about 10 minutes. Does mean it's slightly less risky on cold mornings, even with studded tyres, as my main route has a number of cobbled locks to navigate that are rather wet (iced up in winter).
Happy to report the Fallowfield Loop is still like the M1 for bikes !😊 - Not been on it for nearly 7 years.
AAAGGGHHHHHHHH!!! Traffic was a complete and utter nightmare this morning. You can tell that all the schools are back now, even the private ones. Cars everywhere, going nowhere. Made for a frustrating commute this morning, especially after eight weeks of lovely, traffic free roads.
Oldhippy
Cynical idealist
Nice to see people taking Climate change seriously. I wish!
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
I have to agree with @ianrauk traffic was mental this morning, the drive part of my drive/cycle commute has gone from 18 miles in 30 mins to this morning 1hr 20!. I then foolishly tried a different route on my start of the cycle trying to miss a big hill and ended up in miles of stop start traffic having to filter/under/overtake. I finally got onto the canal path and order was restored.
never works does it?
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Towards the end of my new epic 1km cycle commute, I cross the river to the next town. This is carefully manages with high levees and wide banks to take spring floodwater.
Today a local kindergarten had sensibly decided that bringing the children to play in the river was the best use of the morning so the bank was all manner of bright colours as a swarm of about forty small children ran about and splashed in the water.
Cheered me up no end...
Today a local kindergarten had sensibly decided that bringing the children to play in the river was the best use of the morning so the bank was all manner of bright colours as a swarm of about forty small children ran about and splashed in the water.
Cheered me up no end...
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
What traffic ? - Mine was 90% off road though ! 
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Meant to add, our bike parking is insecure. Outer door (to the street) is catching the floor and sticking, so isn't closing properly, and the 'inner door' isn't locking on the magnetic lock, so anyone can walk in from the car park.
Fall back option is Velo Lockers on the surface car park, except, 90% of them have folk's own padlocks on them, and I know only one or two are in use out of about 40. Had to hunt for a locker that had a 'keyed alike' padlock on. The process is all lockers have a 'keyed alike' padlock, you come along, pop the padlock inside the locker, and use your own lock. Upon leaving you remove your lock, and put padlock back on. Except folk haven't and this has meant the lockers can't be used.
Emails fired of to Estates.
Fall back option is Velo Lockers on the surface car park, except, 90% of them have folk's own padlocks on them, and I know only one or two are in use out of about 40. Had to hunt for a locker that had a 'keyed alike' padlock on. The process is all lockers have a 'keyed alike' padlock, you come along, pop the padlock inside the locker, and use your own lock. Upon leaving you remove your lock, and put padlock back on. Except folk haven't and this has meant the lockers can't be used.
Emails fired of to Estates.
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Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Sounds better than many employers. I have railings outside the office. I returned to my bike yesterday to find that I had completely forgotten to lock it at all, and it had been there all day under the beady eyes of our staff.
