fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Overdressed again, pouring in sweat last "phew" miles 
. Non eventful, good run in.
. Non eventful, good run in.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
A miserable grey morning. Nothing happened. How dull.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Noting much to report except I got chased by a dog... Vmax? 43.1mph according to the trip computer... now where's that velodrome?!
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
drizzle and grey.
last night however , kudos to the guy who had his foot in a support up to the knee and was riding along the Mile End road towards bow from whitechapel. I know i ride when i am ill but that takes it to the next level
last night however , kudos to the guy who had his foot in a support up to the knee and was riding along the Mile End road towards bow from whitechapel. I know i ride when i am ill but that takes it to the next level
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Today's commuter checklist:
Cold - Yes
Wet - Yes
Windy - Yes
Headwind - Yes
Run in with idiot bus driver - Yes
Brakes crap in the wet - Yes
Glasses misted up due to the rain - Yes
Will it take all day to dry kit out for return leg - Yes
Rather have driven to work - NO
Cold - Yes
Wet - Yes
Windy - Yes
Headwind - Yes
Run in with idiot bus driver - Yes
Brakes crap in the wet - Yes
Glasses misted up due to the rain - Yes
Will it take all day to dry kit out for return leg - Yes
Rather have driven to work - NO
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
It was light grey and drizzle this morning, it had beeb heavier but I decided to spend an extra 5 mins in my kip 
To brightening things I decided to take a differnrent route. For anybody who knows Peterborough, as you would expect, heading north towards Bretton there is some traffic but the main flow is the otherway (city bound) there is then very little traffic to Marholm and then no traffic to Werrington ast the road is closed (footbridge only) and only when you get to Werrington and head to back into the city do you hit traffic and you by pass it down the busway and the Fullbridge Road cycle lanes.
To brightening things I decided to take a differnrent route. For anybody who knows Peterborough, as you would expect, heading north towards Bretton there is some traffic but the main flow is the otherway (city bound) there is then very little traffic to Marholm and then no traffic to Werrington ast the road is closed (footbridge only) and only when you get to Werrington and head to back into the city do you hit traffic and you by pass it down the busway and the Fullbridge Road cycle lanes.
Davywalnuts
Chief Kebab Taster
- Location
- Staines!
Passed the aftermath of two separate car incidents this morning. I always note the correlation between the weather changing, as in this morning, overcast and drizzly and the amount of broken vehicle glass on the roads or vehicle incidents.
I think it would be good if a full road clean up of all particles was done each time and charged to the main fault bearer of said incident, rather than just swept to the side of the road.
I think it would be good if a full road clean up of all particles was done each time and charged to the main fault bearer of said incident, rather than just swept to the side of the road.
inkd
Senior Member
- Location
- New Forest
Today was my first encounter with a headwind, I did`nt realise how much harder it was! Had to dig deep.
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Dark & drizzly. Bagged a good few scalps tonight, one of whom decided to sit on my wheel and get a tow. Put the hammer down and dropped him; well I had no help with the headwind, why should he?
Commute ruined by a close pass half a mile from home.
Commute ruined by a close pass half a mile from home.
Pumpkin the robot
Guru
Head wind tonight, proper hard work. Very busy in Manchester, glad I was on my bike and not driving.
Hardly any wind in Saarf East Lahndaan......made for a nice quick commute home. A little bit of scr helped. Fast chap on a BMC, yegods man I have never heard such clanky gears as yours. CLANK! they went when he changed gear. CLANK! Made me wince.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Quiet ride home, very winding when turning North. Had to make an emergency stop at Halfords to get some brake pad cartridges, absolute pile of shoot, but will have to do until I get to the LBS on Saturday to get a decent set. Also need to get the rear brake cable changed as it is splitting, hopefully will be okay for a couple of days, otherwise will do what I did tonight, take it slow and use just the front brake.
propper brown trouser moment...
One mile into this commute home leaving Birmingham and crossing the McDonalds crossroads on the Bristol Road, High Viz (don't normally wear it but other coat in the wash) and Cree t6 on full. Car pulls out turning right at me whilst doing 25mph - locked back brake a little screamed and jumped out of the seat ready to launch myself onto the bonnet as car stops just before it was about to T-Bone me.. that would have really hurt....
I think it may have got the adrenalin pumping as managed a PB for the rest of the journey! 19.6mph (with autopause on) which I'm pretty pleased about!
Oh and not in A&E which I'm even more pleased about!
One mile into this commute home leaving Birmingham and crossing the McDonalds crossroads on the Bristol Road, High Viz (don't normally wear it but other coat in the wash) and Cree t6 on full. Car pulls out turning right at me whilst doing 25mph - locked back brake a little screamed and jumped out of the seat ready to launch myself onto the bonnet as car stops just before it was about to T-Bone me.. that would have really hurt....
I think it may have got the adrenalin pumping as managed a PB for the rest of the journey! 19.6mph (with autopause on) which I'm pretty pleased about!
Oh and not in A&E which I'm even more pleased about!
