I've noticed a few cars driving in the segregated cycle lane on Baldwin street over the last couple of months, presumably to try and avoid the bus gates
Tales from today's commute....
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I've noticed a few cars driving in the segregated cycle lane on Baldwin street over the last couple of months, presumably to try and avoid the bus gates
After a 2 month + break in cycling for Christmas, holidays and travelling for work I've been getting back out on the bike and boy has my fitness dropped off in that time!
Cycle home was chilly and a little damp, but at least this time I wasn't dry heaving at the top of a hill. Not sure what traffic was doing, but massive jams made me feel a little smug overtaking a mile of cars whilst I was struggling away.
Cycle home was chilly and a little damp, but at least this time I wasn't dry heaving at the top of a hill. Not sure what traffic was doing, but massive jams made me feel a little smug overtaking a mile of cars whilst I was struggling away.
markharry66
Guru
will soon come back I notice it after a week of not cycling something I am currently doing due to health issues.
biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Lots of cyclists, lots of birdsong (no idea what species), not even raining. About as good as it gets this time of year.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
My upper body strength is rubbish, and I have about a stone of weight to lose, so this morning I rode 3.5 miles to the local leisure centre to swim 20 lengths before riding the 1/2 mile or so onwards to work. Hoping to make a Wednesday habit of this.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
It's the Lycra that makes them hard to identify.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Well, just been spotted hobbling round on crutches by a fellow commuter - wondered where I was (most folk know I've had an accident). He'd given up trying to get in on that fateful day as he couldn't even wheel the bike it was that bad up here. He then took public transport till the ice cleared up.
We've had posters around work warning staff and students about bike theft, as it's rife at a Uni, as it always is - easy targets. Bit of grumbling on the staff forum. We get offered Gold Standard d-locks for just £10 ! One member had their bike stolen last year - it had gone because someone tail gated into a works facility and they had used a cable lock. They got the bike back, and there were fingerprints etc. Case didn't go much further as the CCTV footage had been deleted after a year - I mean, they should have taken footage at the time and I'm surprised we keep footage that long. I knew this person hadn't locked their bike and just re-iterated that we all need to lock our bikes properly, and it's not our employers responsibility.
We've had posters around work warning staff and students about bike theft, as it's rife at a Uni, as it always is - easy targets. Bit of grumbling on the staff forum. We get offered Gold Standard d-locks for just £10 ! One member had their bike stolen last year - it had gone because someone tail gated into a works facility and they had used a cable lock. They got the bike back, and there were fingerprints etc. Case didn't go much further as the CCTV footage had been deleted after a year - I mean, they should have taken footage at the time and I'm surprised we keep footage that long. I knew this person hadn't locked their bike and just re-iterated that we all need to lock our bikes properly, and it's not our employers responsibility.
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
It figures....some people just don't care.
captain nemo1701
Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
- Location
- Bristol
On my way home up the B2B path last night, yet another encounter with those overclocked ebike irritating little teen ninjas. This time, quite dangerous, coming down the path into Easton where it narrows, pulling wheelies at speed on their emotorbikes. One little runt stuck his leg out and tried to kick me but I was too far away. Noted horse dung on the path so the cops have been on patrol.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
The design doesn't look that bad more down IMHO to a bad enforcement issue and perhaps quality. The footway on the left is on the housing side and further away from the dual carriageway corridor noise/ fumes. There's nothing on the face of it to draw them to the cycleway on the right (unless there is more shops/homes/ businesses/schools etc out of screen shot but it doesn't look like there will be) and it looks a pretty uninterrupted design for the cycle way, just inconsiderate b's blocking the footway on the left and its quality/ continuity might not be good.
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Found this poor thing dumped this morning, wish I could have saved it but a fixie isn’t a good bike recovery vehicle.
biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Much less fun today even though still dry. For some reason lots of people driving in the cycle 'lane'. I know it's only paint and they can, but it's annoying - why aren't they on the motorway. Couple of close left hooks as well, no indicators and apparently no mirrors. Grump. Better than being stuck in the traffic though.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
All my fingers go white like that (thankfully not purple like your's). Heated gloves are the best thing I've found. IIRC I picked up some from Ekoi for £94 when their full price is circa £300. The Ekoi gloves have elements in the fingers. I have sealskinz ones too I got for as Christmas present at a similar price, they're nice and their battery is better but they only heat the palms.
I might end up going down the route of heated gloves. The gloves/barmitt combi does work for me when air temp is 10+ Celsius. Below that, finger(s) start to go numb and bloodless.
