Tales from today's commute....

[Frood42]

You get free sweets

If it was free cake, then they would have a new customer for life!

 

[fossyant]

This is why all proper commuters have a mirror

Not a commute as such but I was riding your way home yesterday afternoon (4.30pm) the traffic through Cheadle was mental, filtering all the way to Stockport.
Also saw a guy being put into the back of a cop car with handcuffs on outside the white hart pub

Ah the pub had Police tape over the main entrance - wondered what was going on. Traffic was indeed mental !

You know when it's hot - got on the bike this morning and couldn't feel a cool breeze at 30 mph !

 

[nilling]

How did I forget to take a water bottle for the trip home? Maybe sat in an air conditioned office all day ;-)

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Very hot, for once I was glad I had a headwind for the last leg, even though it was hard work.

 

[MisterStan]

Caught up with @kevin_cambs_uk on the way home, had a good chat with him. A bit windy but nothing to moan about.

All in all, a good end to a cracking week of weather and cycle commuting.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

lovely ride home, met up with @martinclive and @MisterStan, much better ride going home for a change a good chat, great tail wind, shame it had to end, nice to see them again on the busway.

 

[paul04]

I am convinced that the sun has got to some drivers, one driver indicating left, so I get ready for the over take, then the driver turns right

another driver just pulls out of the side road without even looking my way, the usual excuse, "sorry mate I did not see you" even though I was wear a bright red cycling shirt, he could have seen me 200 yards away if he would have looked.

and another excellent manoeuvre by Mr white van man, who decided to do a u turn in the middle of the road without any indication,

Even with all that, still a good ride into work and home, loving this weather, even though I am drinking water like a fish, I swear my backpack weights a ton with all the extra drinks

 

[Spartak]

Great commute tonight, even managed a 4th place on a Strava segment

Just off Kellaway Ave. there was a burst water mains, with water gushing 15 ft into the air !!!

 

[donnydave]

lovely ride home, met up with @martinclive and @MisterStan, much better ride going home for a change a good chat, great tail wind, shame it had to end, nice to see them again on the busway.

None of you had a bright orange top on did you? I passed two guys taking it steady and chatting just out of Histon. Remember the busway from histon to the college is closed on Monday

 

[MisterStan]

None of you had a bright orange top on did you? I passed two guys taking it steady and chatting just out of Histon. Remember the busway from histon to the college is closed on Monday

No, but were you on a white/red Giant Rapid? Vest top? Tattoo on one arm?

 

[gaz]

Had some muppet behind me who loved using his bell, could hear him dinging it at every car driver who came across. Seriously dude, do you think the drivers can hear that piece of crap?
To my surprise, he then used it twice on me, once when I wasn't filtering fast enough for him and another when I did't go at a pelican crossing when the light was flashing amber and someone was crossing.

 

[Matthew_T]

Had some muppet behind me who loved using his bell, could hear him dinging it at every car driver who came across. Seriously dude, do you think the drivers can hear that piece of crap?
To my surprise, he then used it twice on me, once when I wasn't filtering fast enough for him and another when I did't go at a pelican crossing when the light was flashing amber and someone was crossing.

daffodils in cars, daffodils on bikes. daffodils everywhere.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Rode in, got train to London mid-morning. Left London by train after 17:00 and had to go to office to collect bike. Office is, regrettably, further south from London than home. Left the office late. In fact slung out by the departing cleaners. In a thoroughly bad mood. Low sun at 19:00 or so and I'm riding west, right into it, nearly all the way. One rear light on helmet. Bright. One flashing rear light. Brighter. You know what comes next...

Got smidsy'd from behind as I slowed to walking pace for a T junction with the sun straight ahead but at least his ABS meant he steered around me. Audi A8 - yawn - since you ask.

After discussing the meaning of life "It's mine and I want to keep it" we parted. Last 8km were bliss, went up the last climb like it wasn't there, rolled through town and all the lights went green, got home. Kissed wife. Thanked God for bicycles.

Bad mood gone.

 

[MickL]

Well thats my pb 103 miles in one week of commuting plus I did two detours one to claim 2 portals and link the for the Android game ingress and the other to help someone lost down on the canals only down side was my newly brought panniers from aldi snapping of the carrier other than that an enjoyable ride home :-)

 

[donnydave]

No, but were you on a white/red Giant Rapid? Vest top? Tattoo on one arm?

giant rapid yes, but mine is white/black/grey. I only have blue cycling tops. No tats. Single left hand pannier.