Tales from today's commute....

[Peter Armstrong]

ay 25mph? That sounds scary to me... glad to hear nothing more came of it.

He pass me when I was doing about 20 but just before the gradient got a little steeper so I natural would have speed up from about 20-25mph. normally I would be doing 30mph by the time I get about half way down the hill. So in the end the bus held me up.

It’s always the same mentality. must....pass...cyclist....



Strange I wasn’t even angry nor did I bother confronting him at the lights where was both stopped. Watched to many YouTube videos to see it never ends nicely.

 

[HLaB]

So hot this morning.. phew..

And full of nobber nodders on bikes who have very little or no roadcraft/knowledge.

My ride was too short to get het up but at one typical pinch point/ length (a section of road heavily parked and with lights in the middle a bus and a van (heading opposite ways) couldn't get by each other and one 'nodder' couldn't follow my lead of waiting behind the van and had to squeeze through the parkcars onto the pavement!

 

[potsy]

First commute for 2 weeks, mix of road and trail.
Got to work to be told about a colleague getting hit and run last week and left unconscious in the road, broken arm amongst other injuries.

 

[BSRU]

First commute for 2 weeks, mix of road and trail.
Got to work to be told about a colleague getting hit and run last week and left unconscious in the road, broken arm amongst other injuries.

Some complete bar***** out there

 

[potsy]

Almost ended up having my own head-on crash tonight, bus pulled in on the opposite side of the road to me, all the cars decided they were overtaking it no matter what was coming the other way, in this case me
First couple went and the rest just blindly followed, cue mr BMW driver having to slam his brakes on to avoid me, the bus passengers may have heard a very loud sweary word

 

[donnydave]

I think I just had the best ride home I'll ever had. I'm actually now a little sad. 10mph tailwind the whole way and I finally made the change from baggy shorts to lycra cycling shorts (dhb aeron pro) after an long mental struggle. What a difference it makes when you can concentrate on technique instead of itching around on the saddle with sub-optimal clothing! I only have Strava on if I feel like I'm going to be fast and its a good job I had it on today, thanks to a little help from the wind and some increased enthusiasm/motivation I got my first KOM, a 2nd place, couple of 5ths and about 10 PB's. Hurrah!

Looking at the weather tomorrow though I'm going to pay dearly for the brilliance of today

 

[kipster]

Quiet ride in, almost had a people carrier pull out from a side road, on a 90 degree bend, he saw me thought he'd make it, I shout no and he stays put. I'd like to think he heard me but think he may have figured it out for himself

The ride home was the longer route with hills. The stretch with the tail wind was lovely, and great drivers who waited patiently behind me while i was doing 30mph. When there was a open bit of road, I slowed a bit and waved them by, it's a 60 mph limit country lane. I finished sweating 30 minutes after arriving home, looking forward for the rain tomorrow to test the waterproof ness of the panniers.

 

[ianrauk]

It was so hot and humid in London this evening. Made for a very hard commute home. Energy sapping. Near fell off the bike when I got home. And got in just before a short clouburst.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

What can I say, a tail wind coming home, can you believe that a TAIL WIND ! Finally!!
25 mph on the flat, got to love that

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just a bit warm tonight on the way home, wind is now picking up and the clouds are getting a bit darker, going to be fun in the morning.

 

[videoman]

Completed my first 20 mile commute two weeks ago having not ridden my bike this year. Managed 10 miles pleasure ride Saturday and Sunday and completed another commute today, around trip of 21 miles. Seat contact area a bit tender and very hot but enjoyed it immensely. Everybody thinks I'm mad though as at the moment I have the use of two vehicles and take the bike in this weather!

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Saw a bloke wearing the same Morvelo Hazard jersey as me and we both said 'snap'!

 

[glenn forger]

face full of lies all the way home, big bastard flies hitting my face all the way.

 

[Leodis]

Thunder, lightening and heavy rain... Time for the waterproofs. 30 mins to go

 

[Tribanite]

Completed my first 20 mile commute two weeks ago having not ridden my bike this year. Managed 10 miles pleasure ride Saturday and Sunday and completed another commute today, around trip of 21 miles. Seat contact area a bit tender and very hot but enjoyed it immensely. Everybody thinks I'm mad though as at the moment I have the use of two vehicles and take the bike in this weather!

Your the sane and enlightened one. Well done and keep at it!