Tales from today's commute....

[MisterStan]

I had 5 p's in a week back before Christmas, including 3 in one day. I changed both tyres and have been puncture free ever since! ( I have now jinxed myself)

What were you running/are you running now?

 

[chqshaitan]

nice ride in this morning, new route, but damn, it was tough going with a head wind for most of the journey, got into work cream crackered.

Also noticed that one of pedals has been damaged , some how :S

 

[Beebo]

What were you running/are you running now?

The old ones were Continental. I now run Bontrager Race All Weather Hardcase 700-25's, they're heavy but not as heavy as the much championed Marathon Plus.

 

[G3CWI]

10.5 miles home - didn't get lost this time. Passed by 12 cars. Only one got it wrong nearly hitting car coming in opposite direction. Very slow time due to:

waiting for herd of cows to cross the road
getting stuck behind a slow tractor for a couple of miles
pulling off the road twice for oncoming tractors.

No bike commute tomorrow.

 

[ianrauk]

10.5 miles home - didn't get lost this time. Passed by 12 cars. Only one got it wrong nearly hitting car coming in opposite direction. Very slow time due to:

waiting for herd of cows to cross the road
getting stuck behind a slow tractor for a couple of miles
pulling off the road twice for oncoming tractors.

No bike commute tomorrow.

I can safely say that none of the above has ever happened to me on my South East London commute.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Better ride home tonight, remembered to put the sweatshirt in my work bag instead of putting it on, much more comfortable. Seen something that made me chuckle this morning, my route through Bedworth in the morning takes me Nuneaton side of the big Tesco's, there's a roundabout about half way up, coming off the roundabout there's a drain cover just in the wrong place, about a foot from the cover there's a pothole, yesterday they were working on the road there, today I ride through and they have tidied up the road round the outside of the cover, a ring off fresh tarmac, but they haven't touched the pothole, I've still got to avoid both.

 

[Andrew_P]

Nearly T-Boned this morning, and some old lady cut me up approaching a RAB had to anchor on, had pick up truck take umbridge at me filtering through traffic and jumping in front of him so he was trying to drive along side me going down hill and me in the middle of the lane keeping pace with the traffic. Had a cab pull across me when shouldn't have and then proceeded to stop with half the car still in my way, he really hadn't seen me as the look on his face of me shouting was one of shock.

I was too shocked to react to the T-Bone, the old lady got oi as she did it and raised eyebrow and head shake as I passed, the bulider in the "warrior" pick Up got it full volume, with hand signals.

 

[donnydave]

Fresh and misty start to the day, another visit from the fairy this morning - pulled a massive piece of flint from the tyre. I think i'm going to have to change tyres as this is becoming too regular now.

how many punctures have you informed us about recently??! What are you using for tyres, pub vending machine condoms?

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Fresh and misty start to the day, another visit from the fairy this morning - pulled a massive piece of flint from the tyre. I think i'm going to have to change tyres as this is becoming too regular now.

how many punctures have you informed us about recently??! What are you using for tyres, pub vending machine condoms?

Sound like he needs a pair of these.

http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/.Bontrager-Race-Lite-Hard-Case-Road-Tyre_119612.htm

 

[potsy]

Another busy one, plenty of filtering.
Got blinded by fossy's spotlights just after Gatley

 

[Matthew_T]

Got blinded by fossy's spotlights just after Gatley

On my commute home last night, I was cycling along the coastal path with my lights on full. I spotted some figures far up ahead crossing the path and heading up a road to the right.
As I passed them (not directing my light at them) I heard one of them say "That's a f*cking bright light, mate" and another say "I thought it was a motorbike".
They were all younger than me I'd guess.

 

[fossyant]

Another busy one, plenty of filtering.
Got blinded by fossy's spotlights just after Gatley

Only the Hopes.... Anyway, its really tricky spotting you, you Change clothes and bikes every time....

 

[donnydave]

Sound like he needs a pair of these.

http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/.Bontrager-Race-Lite-Hard-Case-Road-Tyre_119612.htm

Might as well play it safe and get some of these

 

[MisterStan]

Might as well play it safe and get some of these

Do they come in 700c x 23??

 

[potsy]

Anyway, its really tricky spotting you, you Change clothes and bikes every time....

Keeping you on your toes