Tales from today's commute....
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Bad boy, very bad boy. Claimed some KOM's on a back road cycle route on the return from another site. 
Naughty, but what the hell.
Naughty, but what the hell.
Leodis
Veteran
- Location
- Moortown, Leeds
Really wasn’t feeling it this morning, wife called as I was just getting going and then had to pop into the doctors on the way. Did pass a knocked off cyclist near Elland road, went over to see if ok but the police were with him and I felt a bit of a tit.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Wet and a bit windy out there, nearly got taken out by a none looking ped but managed to avoid him 
Keep forgetting to put the guards back on the Secteur so it's looking slightly dirtier than usual
Keep forgetting to put the guards back on the Secteur so it's looking slightly dirtier than usual
ComedyPilot
Secret Lemonade Drinker
- Location
- The Kingdom of Yorkshire
2.5 miles into work and in that small time on a country road 2 drivers seemed to be incapable of reading the road far enough in front of themselves and slowing down till oncoming vehicles pass by.
Yep, cue me on the grass, and oncoming vehicles anchoring up/lights flashing/horns blaring.....
19.5 miles home on back roads, no bother whatsoever......?
Hmmm, maybe it's just me, but I am getting the impression a LARGE proportion of drivers are careless/dangerous twunts.....
Yep, cue me on the grass, and oncoming vehicles anchoring up/lights flashing/horns blaring.....
19.5 miles home on back roads, no bother whatsoever......?
Hmmm, maybe it's just me, but I am getting the impression a LARGE proportion of drivers are careless/dangerous twunts.....
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Wet. Stopped half way to get full waterproofs as it suddenly bounced download
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
One semi-pringled rear wheel. Thank god I have disc brakes & big frame clearances on todays bike... some twit decided to go through the red light despite the fact I was slowing down 
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Hope you and the rest of the bike are OK? Was that in Cambridge? Did you get details?One semi-pringled rear wheel. Thank god I have disc brakes & big frame clearances on todays bike... some twit decided to go through the red light despite the fact I was slowing down
First time back on the bike in a while what with holiday in France and a wrist injury from work. Well yards from my home in a traffic calming pinch point, one without the cyclists let through, a driver in a large silver Peugeot decided he'd try to get through and nearly had me off the bike.
Hugs
Archeress x
Hugs
Archeress x
Guy in an MX5 decides to use his car to make a gap so he can squeeze through.
Five seconds later when I catch him at the some lights he has a death grip on the steering wheel and stares blankly ahead as I tell him what I think of his driving
Unfortunately guy on a Bianchi road bike, wearing a Swindon Triathlon Club jersey, overtakes me, I'm on my tourer only 15 or so Kgs heavier.
My fault for not paying attention to what is going on behind me properly, had just been involved in some SCR and was just spinning along too slowly.
The overtake seemed a real struggle for him and then I was stuck in his draft, not a pleasant place with wet roads since he had no mudguards, shame he turned off, next time I'll engage the big ring.
Lessoned learnt after SCR be prepared for more SCR.
Five seconds later when I catch him at the some lights he has a death grip on the steering wheel and stares blankly ahead as I tell him what I think of his driving
Unfortunately guy on a Bianchi road bike, wearing a Swindon Triathlon Club jersey, overtakes me, I'm on my tourer only 15 or so Kgs heavier.
My fault for not paying attention to what is going on behind me properly, had just been involved in some SCR and was just spinning along too slowly.
The overtake seemed a real struggle for him and then I was stuck in his draft, not a pleasant place with wet roads since he had no mudguards, shame he turned off, next time I'll engage the big ring.
Lessoned learnt after SCR be prepared for more SCR.
Cycleconvert
Active Member
- Location
- Oxfordshire
After already being disappointed at only being able to commute on the bike twice this week due to various reasons, imagine my dismay at waking up and finding it raining. Thankfully by the time I came to setting off it had stopped so I didn't have to arrive at work looking like a drowned rat. 
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Besides setting an all time high HR (243bpm recorded for about 5 seconds... so no blip) I'm find. The bike seems to be okay including the rear wheel after the replacement of 3 spokes, the tension is also well within acceptable (now what was that about carbon being c**p?.. let alone cheap Chinese carbon). It wasn't in Cambridge, it was in Essex. The driver didn't stop but relevant footage has been passed on to the police.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Forgot my music which is a first, and had a puncture 1 mile in. The Mavic Tyres that came on my interim Askium are cutting up and now it has a hole in it. less than 800 miles use.
Had to take it fairly easy as didn't want to over stress the developing hole. So with a tailwind I came in with an average HR of under 100 and a not too shabby 17 odd mph
Had to take it fairly easy as didn't want to over stress the developing hole. So with a tailwind I came in with an average HR of under 100 and a not too shabby 17 odd mph
