Tales from today's commute....

[Biscuit]

Who ordered the hail stones?

 

[Black Country Ste]

Discovered a flat tyre as I left for work. It's not far so I thought I'd leave it and fix it when I got there. Turned out that banging your rim over every bump in the road ain't pleasant so common sense quickly took over and I pumped up the tyre.

Got close passed at speed on the way home by a driver who just couldn't wait to join the queue ahead. Lost my rag when I caught up, not conducive to explaining to a driver how dangerous they are but sod it, I got it off my chest.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Well what can I say except

I hate this bloody weather

absolutely drenched coming home. It started as soon as I left the building, I am convinced that someone turns the tap on when I get out of work.

tail wind was fantastic, 28 mph on the flat coming home, I would have broke my record but the computer packed in though water on the contacts.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Absolutely lovely weather in Leicester, only problem I left work late and had a 45 litre rucksack on my back full of files and paperwork, had to do a shortened route, but never mind our lass just said she wants to go for a ride this weekend and it better be more than 20 miles, if I can get her into it a bit more I can see new bikes on the horizon

 

[GrumpyGregry]

brilliant ride in good company. Clear skies, but there is a MA-HOO-SIVE bank of cloud over the North Downs and it is trundling south.

 

[potsy]

Another new route on the way home, trying to improve my awful sense of direction by exploring different roads and routes.
when I left work, 23 miles later, good ride though, and it added a couple of miles to my normal distance.

 

[MisterStan]

Hail which stung like buggery, followed by a torrential downpour which stopped about half a mile from home. Still beats using the bus or sitting in traffic!

 

[fossyant]

Just managed to stay ahead of a shower on the way home. Each stop at traffic lights let it catch up. In and out of the City this afternoon.

 

[ianrauk]

Lovely evening ride home. Looked like it was going to rain but held off. A nice tailwind and a little SCR made for a very fast commute home. It's evenings like this that reminds me why I love my cycling commute so much.

 

[potsy]

Just managed to stay ahead of a shower on the way home. Each stop at traffic lights let it catch up. In and out of the City this afternoon.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

A deliberate close pass by a 4WD driver this morning. I was waiting at a shared path / road junction where the road has a left hand bend, and the 4WD was coming around the bend in the right hand lane. As he approached me, he deliberately swung wide to give me less clearance, even though this moved him out of the lane. As long as Australian motorists keep thinking this is OK, and why shouldn't they because our court penalties are laughable, cycling will never become mainstream in Australia . I predict that I'll be using a helmet-camera to protect my rights for the next few decades.

 

[Biscuit]

Well what can I say except

I hate this bloody weather

absolutely drenched coming home. It started as soon as I left the building, I am convinced that someone turns the tap on when I get out of work.

tail wind was fantastic, 28 mph on the flat coming home, I would have broke my record but the computer packed in though water on the contacts.

I was going the other way. Apart from hail to start with, it was fairly dry. But of course had that poxy headwind ALL the way home!
Oh btw if there's any riders on here using the A505 or A1307.....smile and wave you miserable Ba**tards. Passed 4 people. Not a flicker.

 

[GrasB]

People who ride down those sorts of roads have no need for validation of their life choices.

 

[VamP]

HONK! HONK! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK!"

I stop in front of his car and give a palms up gallic shrug. "Excuse me. What's the problem?" observing the middle aged jabba the hutt impersonating Eric Pickles lookee-likee sat in the driving seat.

Driver winds down window and sticks out head" "Get out of the ****ing way!"

"You see that sign?" points at sign to side about 1 metre in front of his car, alongside me "Can you not read? It says 'give way to oncoming vehicles'"

"**** off you ****, you're not a ****ing vehicle, you're on a ****ing pushbike. You don't even pay any ****ing road tax!"

"Cut out the swearing fatboy, YOU don't even pay any road tax. Your pile of junk is a Class A car. Zero rated for VEE EEE DEE"

"**** off you ****ing ****er and get out of my ****ing way"

"No"

"You ****ing what?"

"I'm not moving. Until you apologise for sounding your horn aggressively and swearing at me"

"I'm gonna ****ing do you. IF I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR!"

"Feel free. I'll quite happily kick your fat arse into the lake" nods in direction of adjoining body of water. "One of my mates was badly hurt down here a while ago because some nobber like you forced him to swerve"

"IF I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR!"

"I'm not stopping you fatty. Come on out if you fancy your chances"

"IF I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR! "

"Say that once more and I'll drag you out"

Zzzzuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupppp clunk as the driver door window winds up and the central locking is activated.

I stare fixedly into the drivers eyes. He looks away. I shake my head slowly and ride off. I no longer wish the lovely Helen to drive a Citroen C1 regardless of how good the mpg is.

Sussex and Surrey. Used to have encounters like this on a weekly basis. Not one since i've moved to Cambs. Go figure.

Nicely handled.

 

[HLaB]

A short recovey commute for me but despite trying to lie in and take it easy I arrived too early. I only gave it a sprint on Bishops Road So I went for a loop round the block to waste some time.