Tales from today's commute....

[ComedyPilot]

Amazing, I ride 2.5 miles into work - and get at least 6 or so bad overtakes, close passes or general tw*ttery.

I ride19 miles (round the houses) to get home and don't get anything.........

 

[Jenkins]

Had to do turn round and ride an extra mile home this afternoon as the tractor/grass cutter I was drafting didn't turn off for the local playing field as expected.

 

[skudupnorth]

T2?

The Antonov is parked on stand 80 on the cargo apron which has now been joined by a smaller Antonov with propellers,it's a Russian fest over there !!!

 

[johnnyh]

The usual 15 miles into and back from my office... Forgot my keys, and had given days off to folk so had to call for someone to come let me in
Returning home I nearly got killed twice, first by a land rover type thing towing a horse box - driver needs to realise just because the vehicle is past the cyclist, the horse box isn't! Nearly crushed me, was doing 30mph and it was very very close to check out!
Second up a big flat bed open lorry, FG52 TWU, idiot overtakes into traffic coming the other way in a speed control zone, slams the brakes on and cuts in on me. twat!
I congratulated him on his driving skills about 3 miles further on when I filtered past at a junction, he grinned like the total moron he was.

Some days I do wonder just how stupid and dangerous some folk can be.

 

[Sillyoldman]

A manager from my work decided to scare the c*** out of me on the way home tonight! He came roaring up behind me in his VW as we were quickly approaching a T junction. I initially thought that he was going to cut me up and stop in front of me which would have forced me to brake hard but he must have realised that there wasn't enough time and room so he decided to get as close as possible (side on, i could have eyeballed him, he was that close) and slam his brakes on so that I would stay in front. What a total idiot! He is a bully at work and obviously doesn't leave that mentality at work. Made my 10 mile ride home go swiftly - was thinking of all the things I would love to say and do to him! The rest of my commute was superb, lovely warm evening and a very courteous lorry driver.

What a cockwomble.

 

[fossyant]

Bit of a poop ride back. Took the absolute short route home, carrying wine bottles in panniers, daughters birthday and not feling like i need speed....Took it easy up last climb home, only to realise a guy on a hybrid had been on my tail... Fcuk..fcuk....

He did the jump lights on the pavement stuff...

Still feel poop.. Then pass a hybrid with reflective stickers everywhere....

Remember its me old mate from the club, shout out 'all right xxxxxxx' as I go past not too fast...

Anyway, get home, daughters birthday stuff etc we go out.

Get a poke from said mate from Facebook... ' oh glad I wasn't feeling too slow when fossy steamed past'. Oops. Anyway turned out his day shifts are 11 hours....

Exchanged a bit of banter.. He was mr sh1t off the shovel on hills when we were both in the club. I will drag him back onto the bike more. He was on a hybrid.. He was Mr weight weenie... Drilled kit, fixed wheel climbing bike... Got to get him back on the dark side.......

 

[BSRU]

Another good morning for commuting, plenty of bikes around and not too much motorised traffic

 

[MisterStan]

A nice cool morning, quick up the Busway and caught up with @kevin_cambs_uk and had a good chat with him. Traffic well behaved in Cambridge.

 

[martint235]

Got a train today because I have to wear a suit. Believe there are more nobbers on trains than on the roads. The guy blocking the exit door of the train when it stopped at London Bridge for one. If there hadn't been a much nicer person than me between me and him I would have shoved him out onto the platform.

 

[subaqua]

what a nobber....see it far too often.

I shouted at a cyclist not to do the same once.. he said back to me. 'Who are you? My mother?'
I said nope, I just don't want you to be a bloody mess all over the road.

I have had that a few times. I used to use " no but it might be my brother who knocks on her door to tell her you have died" but I really can't be bothered saying anything anymore.

 

[Frood42]

Took a slightly different route into work today for the commute, only added an extra mile (to make 22 miles) to the journey.

The new route is going around some country roads avoiding most of the traffic hotspots until I get nearer to work.

All in all a bit better commute despite the headwind, and a pleasent surprise that the route was easier than I thought it would be (added less than 10mins compared to yesterdays commute, and my average speed was only "0.5" mph down). Now I know the route I can start to do it a bit quicker.

 

[apb]

Today i saw a young fella in a team jersey riding a bright pink carbon fibre bike. He was with a chum also dressed similarly so i suspect they are part of a team.

My first thought was "really? pink, you paid for that." , then "Actually you need to be quite sure of yourself to ride that" to "he's sponsored and it's a demo bike he got for free".

after i resolved that in my mind i happily continued my journey.

 

[TheJDog]

Had a bit of a shout at a moped rider who kept swinging in and out of the cycle lane after passing me (sweeping in across my front wheel). Nearly came a cropper when our handlebars touched, too. He apologised and said it was an accident, but I was a bit shaky at that point after the near crash, and did some more shouting about lane discipline

 

[HLaB]

Felt Cr@p on the 5.5 mile commute this morning, the forevast sunshine not appearing didn't help. A very dull sore head and a mild sore stomach proably was the reason but despite that I still managed to skip through congestion at Rivergate; upset a motorbiker there though, cut through the traffic better than him and accelerated onto the rbt better too, so he had to take his revenge by left hooking me I must admit in the moment I was sorely tempted to push out with my right leg as in this case I wouldn't have been the only one hurt, infact if I kicked off him he'd be the only one but the clipped in foot soon put paid to that thought

 

[DWiggy]

Yesterdays commute was epic (for me) 2 x KOMs, 1 x 3rd 1 x 4th place..(Strava obviously) .I was rather happy with that!, ride in today was also fast....