Tales from today's commute....

[Andrew_P]

Also as it his thread maybe the best place to ask anyone know if Martin235 is ok? not been seen for a while and was a fairly regular vistor to this thread?

 

[Jdratcliffe]

Was a very pleasant ride in nice sun warm enough for ss thou legs were heavy from yesterdays fight home though head winds ..

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Disappointed this morning, I should have got my legs out, it was nice and warm this morning, still I might get them out on the return journey if the suns still out. Hope the drivers have got there shades on, they'll need them when my milk bottle legs comes out!

 

[Lyrical]

Days like today put a big smile on my face.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Last night; on the bit of hard surfaced bridleway that leads to the cyclepath that helps me escape the pile of cr@p that is Haywards Heath, suddenly there is a car up my harris, revving its engine, sounding its horn. I stopped, got off, and stood in front of her, next to the large public bridleway sign. She gave me the RP versions of

Geroffmoiland - I pointed out it is a public bridleway
We have to pay to maintain this road - it isn't a road it's a public bridleway
Bridleways are only for horses - I'm well aware of my rights on a public bridleway
I have child in the car - then why are you driving so aggressively?
You were riding deliberately slowly - not until you started revving your engine aggressively
I'm going to report you to the police - what for, not riding fast enough for your liking?

Grandma with Jocasta in the back running late to take the child back to mummy, I bet.

This morning P15 MRC, a silver beemer 320, whatafeckincliché, wanted a follicle sample of the hair on my right knee this morning whilst tailgating a transit in some sort of bizarre BOGOF overtake in the face of an oncoming HGV. Now this driver has form around me and other cyclists in these parts. The plate sticks in your mind when the car is driven by such an obvious winkledick. Operation Crackdown duly advised.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I pass the time on my commute by counting dead badgers and squashed frogs. Both seem very common at the moment round here.

Eviscerated pheasants. The bloated corpses of deer. And a massive increase in fly tipping... (which reminds me)

 

[ianrauk]

Also as it his thread maybe the best place to ask anyone know if Martin235 is ok? not been seen for a while and was a fairly regular vistor to this thread?

That big norvern oaf is fine......
He'll be on the FNRttC this week....

 

[ianrauk]

Disappointed this morning, I should have got my legs out, it was nice and warm this morning, still I might get them out on the return journey if the suns still out. Hope the drivers have got there shades on, they'll need them when my milk bottle legs comes out!

Just go for it....I did

 

[Andrew_P]

Me too, I have Hi-Vis legs at the moment

 

[thefollen]

Anything above 5 degrees is shorts weather I say, but then again a lot of people say I'm crazy. Naturally warm I guess ;-)

Relaxed ride in, quick(ish) in places- smashed out a 1k swim at the local pool beforehand, cycle felt v nice, sang a bit to myself. Bloke on a hybrid behind me looked just like Harry Potter, was chasing my Trek like it was a golden snitch.

 

[Sittingduck]

Proper peloton rolling through Sunny Clapham, this morning
Bib shorts all the way but I confess to a merino base under my ss jersey.

 

[400bhp]

My commute involved me dropping the car off and having a bit of a practice TT session. Work really does get in the way

 

[paulw1969]

new PB time this morning, slight following wind, but had some angst to get rid of from last nights commute (i'm not going there as its the usual(ish) close passes etc......) so i went for it a little this morning ...... still in long leggings and jacket with overshoes this morning as still chilly at that 6am....wish i had brought my shorts for the trip home though.....will drop the jacket and see how cool the headwind is on the way.

 

[kipster]

Bloke on a classic (squeaky) hybrid trying to race me this morning, now I was doing my normal pace, caught him, passed him, said morning, pulled away form him, then he's right on my back wheel coming to a pinch point, now either go past or bu**er off. Two minutes later he's 50m behind, I just carried on at my normal pace. I race myself and the clock.

Weather was good, a bit of headwind, legs out, if it stays warm I may lose a layer and just wear the long sleeved jersey home.

 

[gaz]

Proper peloton rolling through Sunny Clapham, this morning
Bib shorts all the way but I confess to a merino base under my ss jersey.

I did the same and I think the base layer was too much.