Tales from today's commute....

[Jefferson Meriwether]

Traffic jam down into Chideock and through it as well due to a broken down lorry at the bottom of the hill the other end of Chideock. I did have a certain feeling of smug satisfaction as I filtered past all the vehicles stuck in the jam All in all a nice hot stress free journey home.

 

[BSRU]

Had a quick chat at some lights with a biker with a gopro attached to his helmet, avowuntohisown. couldn't keep up with his 1200cc engine

 

[bicyclos]

This is the heat I like when commuting and I found it hard heading to work and wanted to go in the opposite direction and go for a long ride. So I booked 2 days holiday when I got into work ( tues - wed ) for two long days in the saddle. I will be commuting for pleasure in the next few days!

 

[Archeress]

If you were near N.Bristol this afternoon, it could have been me you dropped !
Think the heat sapped all my energy & I was dropped by a MTB'er

Anywhere near the mall perchance?

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[Hacienda71]

Was looking forward to a nice commute home in the sun this afternoon , running down a hill at 30mph on the drops coming out of Prestbury. BANG pssssst, brown trouser moment. Bloomin snake bite instant deflation. Could have been worse it could have been raining.

 

[martinclive]

Another beautiful morning ride in, really looking forward to the return journey.

Maybe you could all join me in congratulating @martinclive for commuting on his bike 5 days last week for the first time! Well done mate.

Thanks mate - And thanks for the motivation!

 

[Frood42]

If you were near N.Bristol this afternoon, it could have been me you dropped !
Think the heat sapped all my energy & I was dropped by a MTB'er

nah, im in london, woodford - epping - ilford
i have a "hybrid" with road tyres, marathon plus, heavy but very puncture resistant

i was dropped like a stone on my ride this afternoon by one chap, no way he was a fair weather cyclist, he was just gone, very humbling and showed me how it is done..!

another roadie went past me later, time to get a little pride back
let him lead for a min as there was a headwind, nice draft, great wind block, but another not keeping the pace after going past me, so i overtook, changed to the big cog and sprinted off, he was a fair weather cyclist i am sure, he got dropped hard and never caught up to take a turn at the front again (done by a fat bloke on a hybrid )

if you are going to pass someone, keep your pace going!

 

[Spartak]

Anywhere near the mall perchance?

No, Frenchay Hospital
I try to avoid cycling to near to The Mall, too many cars being driven by people more interested in shopping or eating !!!

 

[Archeress]

No, Frenchay Hospital
I try to avoid cycling to near to The Mall, too many cars being driven by people more interested in shopping or eating !!!

There is Highwood lane which is now closed and is a bus lane. Usually I'm the only one on it.

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[BSRU]

Saw I local buzzard this morning, which was nice
Then I gave another cyclist a fright as I emerged from the bushes carrying my bike after answering a call of nature

 

[MickL]

Took the roadie again today, really starting to love the hills (honest) now I'm fitter and little lighter, even adding a little extra climb on my route, its one I avoided because it used to sap me but now just nice steady climb

 

[MichaelO]

Hoping to get back to commuting for the first time in a few weeks on Monday - bloomin' chest infection will not budge Hopefully this weather continues for a while so I can make the most of it!

Actually left it until today - MY WORD - 3 weeks off the bike and the remnants of a chest infection have reduced me back to almost zero fitness!!!

 

[HLaB]

Decided to do almost an identical AM commute to yesterday; its longer than my shortest route but it minimises potential conflict which suited my slow lumbering state. Traffic was heavy again on the Rivergate Gyratory so I skipped that to given my frame of mind and took the marginally longer off road route there too.

 

[ianrauk]

Yegods there was a RLJ cretin today. And someone who should have known better. He was wearing a charity cycling shirt. Another cyclist said to me "He's a bit rubbish"... how could I not agree. We kept on overtaking him of course, but at one set of lights he got too far to overtake again and disappeared.

So grey shorts guy wearing a charity cycling shirt on a flatbar hybrid. Northbound on the A21. You are indeed rubbish and a cretin to boot. One day you are going to become a cropper riding like that.

Apart from that, was a great commute in today. Some great SCR with another (non rlj'ng) roadie...

 

[Frood42]

Wind again, the weather kind... When, oh when will I get a nice tailwind rather than this headwind...

Although the sun was out the wind made it a cold start and I never really got properly warmed up, so ended up tootling in (avg 14mph).

No other cyclists going my way today , but still a few going into London.