I always want idiots like that in front of me, not behind me.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Way to hot for tonights ride home. Water bottle was very warm and tasted disgusting after a few miles, by the time I stopped at the traffic lights a few miles from home, I didn't care and drank the lot. Think I will half fill it and stick it in the freezer at work in the morning.
Had the same problem was going to pop a T-Bag in mine as no freezer at work!
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
First time this year that I've carried two water bottles on the commuting bike. Very warm this morning although there was a fantastically cool breeze blowing out of Oxleas Wood and across Welling Way.
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Agreed, I had really bad cotton mouth yesterday, all the way home. Glorious this morning again!
MickL
Über Member
- Location
- Dudley by the Castle...
Good ride home last night, seen it all, couple of lads smoking a spliff under a bridge, a guy drinking super some thing under another bridge, 2 Chinese fishing, A young women dusting herself off after sunbathing (that was a little distracting), a family of Poles fishing and a young heron all down on the local canal.
Ride in this morning was fun, pretty warm even in the shade and when I got into Brum had WVM hold back allowing me to take primary up to a small island which was nice
Ride in this morning was fun, pretty warm even in the shade and when I got into Brum had WVM hold back allowing me to take primary up to a small island which was nice
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Lovely ride. Loads of cyclists about (well for round here).
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
Came down to a flat front this morning - quick change of bike to the singlespeed - change shoes (different cleats) - and off with 5 minute delay
Frustratingly had a rear flat last friday - that is fine this is the front one -
- anyway - it totally justifies having 2 bikes!!!
Frustratingly had a rear flat last friday - that is fine this is the front one -
- anyway - it totally justifies having 2 bikes!!!
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
saw two large peletons of at least 150 riders going out of London towards Greenwich on the London - Paris run. Lucky Gits.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
2h 15min on the bike... started with 3l of water & still ended up buying extra on-route! 
I had the misfortune to see the worst RLJer I have seen for many a year on the A21 this morning. She was running very busy junctions without even looking. I was shocked and so was a fixie rider I was SCRing with. His exact words, "She's going to get seriously hurt one day"
Thing is, she looked quite handy on the bike, certainly no slouch.
So at one junction I said to her "Please don't jump the reds, it's dangerous and give cyclists a bad name" I was polite, no menace or anger in my voice.
Her reply."Eff off, it's because I'm a woman, bet you wouldn't say it to a bloke".
Needless to say, I was gobsmacked and so was fixie guy.
Thing is, she looked quite handy on the bike, certainly no slouch.
So at one junction I said to her "Please don't jump the reds, it's dangerous and give cyclists a bad name" I was polite, no menace or anger in my voice.
Her reply."Eff off, it's because I'm a woman, bet you wouldn't say it to a bloke".
Needless to say, I was gobsmacked and so was fixie guy.
Unfortunately it sounds like there is only one way she will understand how right you were
Unfortunately it sounds like there is only one way she will understand how right you were
I was actually quite saddened to see how blatant her rlj'ing was and angered at her response. There's no reasoning with people like that.
