Glenn
Veteran
- Location
- Newport, shropshire
Short ride to the station but a long walk home, some toerag stole my bike while I was at work.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Andrew_P
In between here and there
bastards
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
sympathies
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Oh no.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Bummer, I hope the scrote wacks their nuts on the tube or something.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Gutted for you
400bhp
Guru
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Well 2 weeks off for me now. Yesterday was tough, windy and damn cold but a good safe ride.
Riding into Rochdale today (for work, so this is a commute) at 7.30am, light traffic, lack of the southerly wind that'd been in my face all week. Come to the Albert Royds Street RAB, slow down to a reasonable speed (will check actual speed on Garmin later- now done, was 23 mph) no cars at all about. pick my usual line in the left hand wheel rut.
Turns out it was a unreasonable speed after all as back wheel slides out and I go down. Don't know if it was a bit icy or just greasy. Bounce back up, wheel along to side. Didn't feel too bad. some rips in clothes and overshoes, (all patchable). More scrapes on pedals shifter and derraileur, but after straightening the handlebars and shifter was able to ride into work, and still not be late. Checked bike more carefully, some chips in the laquer on the top tube, a graze on the already heavily scarred right hip, and opn the right knee. Bit sore in my right wrist.
Mostly annoyed, and mostly that things like my Altura Night Vision Double Gloves now have a hole in the palm. But then that's why you wear protective equipment.
So it'll be a needle and thread in front of the telly night tonight!
Turns out it was a unreasonable speed after all as back wheel slides out and I go down. Don't know if it was a bit icy or just greasy. Bounce back up, wheel along to side. Didn't feel too bad. some rips in clothes and overshoes, (all patchable). More scrapes on pedals shifter and derraileur, but after straightening the handlebars and shifter was able to ride into work, and still not be late. Checked bike more carefully, some chips in the laquer on the top tube, a graze on the already heavily scarred right hip, and opn the right knee. Bit sore in my right wrist.
Mostly annoyed, and mostly that things like my Altura Night Vision Double Gloves now have a hole in the palm. But then that's why you wear protective equipment.
So it'll be a needle and thread in front of the telly night tonight!
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Uneventful run in to work. The Busway is clear of water at last. Loads of debris though.
Oh and I rolled over 1000 miles for the year to date!
Oh and I rolled over 1000 miles for the year to date!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Chilly, but overdressed today, having got cold last Wednesday when the temperatures dropped. Rather toasy, but glad for it as traffic was pretty bad = slow !
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Heading south, lovely riding, unfortunately my commute to work is north, totally different story, though was warmer than the weekend. Had one car decide not to stop and give way at a roundabout, despite other cars already having stopped for me, luckily I saw he was not slowing down early enough and managed to avoid him, I ended up on the grassed island and he went on his way as if I wasn't there.
