Tales from today's commute....

[subaqua]

I have realised how to become invisible. ride down the A11 towards Stratford and get opvertaken by a bus. it opens up a hole in the space time continuum as as soon as the cab has passed you the bus moves left to the Kerb . Go ahead DWL 34 - bus service 108 your driving was dire.

 

[Spartak]

Great day for commuting today, although it was a little chilly early this morning ( 04:30 ).
Tonights weather was lovely with lots of cyclists taking advantage of the spring weather.

Even wore my CC jersey for the cross Bristol commute.

 

[Hip Priest]

I had one of those rare, annoying days where all the idiots seem to be on the roads at the same time.

In a five mile ride home I had:

• A car undertake me and attempt to pull in when I was in primary and keeping up with traffic
• A car pull out of a side road, then stop
• A van race right up to my rear when approaching a pinch point, before zooming past on the wrong side of the bollard

I also saw some fat douchebag on a mountain bike speed towards an old lady on the pavement and make her jump out of her skin.

Who needs a drink?

 

[MisterStan]

Had a nice chat with a guy on a Spesh Roubaix, very nice it looked too. Traffic well behaved, certainly a lot more people out now, biking, running and roller skating.

 

[400bhp]

The more and more I commute through south Manchester, the more and more I see the futility of driving to commute.

It's like I have a secret that only a select few know about.

 

[fossyant]

The more and more I commute through south Manchester, the more and more I see the futility of driving to commute.

It's like I have a secret that only a select few know about.

Here here. Pointless in a vehicle.

 

[400bhp]

I came through wythenshawe tonight, on sharston estate and past the hospital.

It's like one big car park.

 

[MisterStan]

I came through wythenshawe tonight, on sharston estate and past the hospital.

It's like one big car park.

I hope you cycled past shouting 'wheeeeee!'

 

[400bhp]

I sometimes whilsle.

The futility manifests itself a lot by drivers in "light mode", i.e.incapable of slowly decelerating to the back of a queue at lights and ignore the cyclist they overtook within 100 yards of the back of the queue.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I overtook a battery bike that was going down a slight hill yesterday. I was trying to figure out how a hybrid with panniers was going so fast and the chaps wee little legs must have been going 130+ rpm lol.

Yep, those free-range bikes definitely do better than the battery ones.

A chilly start to the morning commute for me: 3°C at home and 9°C in Melbourne, so my hands were hurting a bit, as I haven't (yet) bothered to start using gloves. My Vivente tourer's running beautifully smoothly and quietly, because on the weekend I disassembled, cleaned, greased and reassembled the bottom bracket and rear hub .

 

[400bhp]

When I see your posts I immediately think of those bloody Bet Victor ads.

"Oooh Victor"

You won't be aware of them I guess.

 

[tomahawk]

Have switched tyres on my hybrid from Nimbus Flak Jacket "puncture as soon as look at them" 28s to 23s armadillo slicks. can't believe how much faster they are. lovely commute today down ncn 23 by the river. Too many dog walkers as usual. Understand its a shared use path but when you have 2 or 3 people each with 2 dogs all running about randomly then that's basically a maze of dogs.

 

[tomahawk]

When I see your posts I immediately think of those bloody Bet Victor ads.

"Oooh Victor"

You won't be aware of them I guess.

Im afraid my company plays a small part in producing some of those bet victor ads. Id just like to offer a personal apology at this point. Moderator please don't ban me ...
.

 

[potsy]

Lovely day, only spoiled by nearly getting taken out on fossy's roundabout by a none looking woman in an audi

Hate that rab, had a good few near-misses on there, time to take a different route i think.

 

[ianrauk]

Just under 3degs when I left home this morning. But nice and sunny. So put on the windcheater. About halfway into the commute I was a bit boil in the bag so off it came again. Traffic through SE London was a nightmare this morning. Playing havoc with my average times...bah! That bleedin' wind is still there too.. teasing us with it's silly gusts.