GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Destroyed my Newmarket to Teversham roundabout record despite getting caught by the lights just before the A14 interchange.
Tales from today's commute....
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Jdratcliffe
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Redhill, Surrey
no sun but mild enough for shorts and arm warmers - thou wind was v strong on the way in today had a good run not my fastest but no where near my slowest all in all good ride only onenumpty in a steel box today ( was a coper but hey ho) hping to set some records it the wind stays the same.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
The same driverDeja vu at the junction I got knocked off by driver who right-hooked me, nearly 3 years ago. Only difference being I was prepared for it. Nearly drained the batteries out of my 140 db Hornit thoughIt's a super-wide junction Heyhouses Lane/Smithy Lane that can be taken at speed
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Heyhouses Lane&hl=en&ll=53.753304,-2.995019&spn=0.01766,0.052314&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=9.040008,26.784668&oq=heyhouse&hnear=Heyhouses Ln&t=m&z=15&layer=c&cbll=53.753389,-2.994902&panoid=SrhO3T0F91AXn5bl_VkkXA&cbp=12,259.89,,0,30.64
I'm glad he learnt his lesson 
nilling
Über Member
- Location
- Preston, UK
Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
Have local councils been installing mind controlled crossings.
Quite common to see people standing by a crossing looking at the lights but they haven't bothered to press the button
Maybe they caught a bit of that telly documentary the other night about the scale bustingly high levels of bacteria that have been found on such buttons - caused by 'nose pickers and .....shudder.....bottom pickers' among others!
Glow worm
Legendary Member
- Location
- Near Newmarket
Some of that route is part of my commute too, though I'm normally bimbling along the bumpy old cycle path rather than on the road, giving my spokes hell!
Leodis
Veteran
- Location
- Moortown, Leeds
First commute in over a week after returning from Sunny Keswick, though we did hire mountain bikes for a day which was odd to ride on. Bit nervous about the ride home but take it steady...
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Sunny ride home after a cloudy journey in earlier, roads quite busy and plenty of temporary lights/cones to slow things down further.
Nearly got lost in one set of roadworks, new metrolink bit where they rearrange the layout every few weeks as they expand the track outwards, luckily a worker was there to guide me back on course
Nearly got lost in one set of roadworks, new metrolink bit where they rearrange the layout every few weeks as they expand the track outwards, luckily a worker was there to guide me back on course
paul04
Über Member
A bit of a chilly ride into work this morning, glad I had my arm warmers on,
nice and sunny for the ride home, but so nearly got knocked off the bike on the last roundabout before home, there I was, arm out indicating I wanted to turn right, car comimg towards me, I had right of way, the car stopped, or so I thought, just about to turn on the rounabout and the car set off again right infront of me.
Old man driving, he did look about 400 years old, with glasses as thick as a pyrex dish
Even when I shouted "you daft old git, open your eyes" he still did not look at me,
It was like he just did not even see me at all. like he had Peripheral vision
nice and sunny for the ride home, but so nearly got knocked off the bike on the last roundabout before home, there I was, arm out indicating I wanted to turn right, car comimg towards me, I had right of way, the car stopped, or so I thought, just about to turn on the rounabout and the car set off again right infront of me.
Old man driving, he did look about 400 years old, with glasses as thick as a pyrex dish
Even when I shouted "you daft old git, open your eyes" he still did not look at me,
It was like he just did not even see me at all. like he had Peripheral vision
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
c**p commute home. No less than 19 times, yes nineteen, I ended up hauling my bike down from the high-twenties or faster down to near stationary due to people pulling out or completely ignoring my priority. 
... 46-13/14/15 is a PITA to pull away in on a twitchy as hell low racer I can tell you.
... 46-13/14/15 is a PITA to pull away in on a twitchy as hell low racer I can tell you.That's because your only a bicycle and obviously cyclists can only manage 10mph and should always give way to "real" trafficc**p commute home. No less than 19 times, yes nineteen, I ended up hauling my bike down from the high-twenties or faster down to near stationary due to people pulling out or completely ignoring my priority.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A relatively fast commute for me yesterday morning but after the weekend I just made last night a slow recovery commute and this morning wasn't that much faster, took it easy along the 2 miles through the meadows and upped it a bit to be comfortable in the traffic flows thereafter.
The traffic in SE London war horrendous today. Back up for miles on the A21. I though there must have been an accident or something, but no it was just down to the sheer amount of traffic. Thanks gawd for London bus lanes. I was on for a very good time but it got buggered.
hammerddh
Member
First cycle run yesterday after being off for a week in Sunny but windy Mablethorpe.
Pretty uneventful, good time coming in but a bit slower going home (think all the beer and food from last week was taking effect !!)
No ride in today as afternoon off to see the delights of Iggle Piggle at the O2 (don't get better than that)
Pretty uneventful, good time coming in but a bit slower going home (think all the beer and food from last week was taking effect !!)
No ride in today as afternoon off to see the delights of Iggle Piggle at the O2 (don't get better than that)
