Tales from today's commute....

Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.
Yeah, I get it, on I'm a hybrid and have a single pannier, I don't have a funky hair-cut and don't have a fixie. But if you weren't so b****y self absorbed you would have notied I've overtaken you twice (shock, horror I'm faster than you) as I stop for red lights. It doesn't mean you can undertake me and push infront of my buffer from the car I'm in primary behind causing me to slam on my brakes so you can undertake me and overtake the car I'm behind.
 
Not so fast today, but swift enough. And got every red light from Walworth Road to London Bridge. I don't mind. I'm very fast away when the lights change, and upset some young lads on CF, who pushed in front when they caught me at each red. Not in front for long. :laugh::bicycle:
 

PJ79LIZARD

Über Member
Location
WEST MIDLANDS
Nice ride in, sunny, light breeze and just warming up. Not on the road bike today as my new Mavic's have gone out of true already, the rear being really bad, hopefully Merlin Cycles will sort it out.
Strange how easy this mornings commute feels after riding the two cat 4 climbs yesterday.

First day yesterday on my new wheel set and I must have hit 5 pot holes on the way home, was shouting at myself. Expected my front to be out of true when I got home, but it was fine so thumbs up to the fulcrums, I used to use mavics before but fancied a change, and the free hub is silent on the new fulcrum 7's compared to the older models.
 

MichaelO

Guru
A lovely first 17 miles to the commute this morning, and then a lapse in concentration & I hit a huge pot hole at Battersea. Changed the tube, but could I pump it up...gave up & walked the last 3 miles. Hope the commute home is less eventful!
Just borrowed a track pump - looks like I must have nipped the tube when I put the new one in this morning... :cursing:
 

benb

Evidence based cyclist
Location
Epsom
Utterly glorious today. Lovely and sunny, and everyone was in a good mood.
At least 5 or 6 drivers patiently waited behind at pinch points, for which they got a thumbs up, and smiles and waves were exchanged.

I wish every day could be like this.
 

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
Good ride this morning. Due into Manchester but not till slightly later, so took a detour on the way in. Spotted a lass in full team kit, top end cannondate, waiting at the lights near Gatley/Longley Lane. I gave it beans to keep her off my tail, and was waiting in Northenden when she filtered past to the front of the queue. Not even a good morning. Soooo, Lights change, I pass and say a cheery 'morning', get a slight acknowledgement to me saying 'hello' so off I go. Can't pin down which team it is - black and bright green kit, but the lass certainly looked like a pro-racer, all the team kit, high end bike, and very lean !
 

Leodis

Veteran
Location
Moortown, Leeds
Pretty pleasent ride into work this morning, past a few cyclists which is nice to see. The bonus is some gypsies have cut the bolt of a iron gate so I don't have to slow down wizzing through the park, I might see if they will tarmak the path as well whilst they are there.
 
D

Deleted member 1258

Guest
Seriously underestimated the temperature at midnight when I road home. Next time I will take longs for ride home. Took hours for me to warm up when I got in, hardly slept and now absoleutly knackered. Not riding today. Annoyed!

Coventry was surprisingly chilly this morning, The last few weeks I've been wearing a light jacket with a sweatshirt underneath it in the mornings and its been about right, this morning I wasn't warm enough, even working into the wind didn't warm me up, I got a couple of miles in and had to put my gloves on. Tonight it was warm enough for the sweatshirt to go in my work bag, not only that I had a tail wind making for a brisk ride home.
 

Andrew_P

In between here and there
Wow got behind a really fast young lady on a Specialized I waited for her to slow up on the hill and was going to offer to take the lead for a while but it never happened was having to keep the power down even in her draft. I did notice a nice powermeter on her bike though so no Sunday sloucher. Chapeau if you post on here!
 

paul04

Über Member
Had a good ride into work, and it was warm on the ride home. I had to laugh at 2 motorist having a bit of road rage, one had blocked the road so the other one could not get passed, all because the traffic lights were on red, and one car would not let the other car pull out of a side road.
 
Top Bottom