Tales from today's commute....

[MisterStan]

Left early to avoid the rain. Tipped it down 10 minutes after i left and stopped around about the time I would normally leave. Office now looking like a Chinese laundry.

 

[kipster]

The summer holiday roads have been great, and today is my last day in the office for a couple of weeks. The commuter bike has been running like a dream and no numpty car drivers encountered for a while.

So today I decided to take the good bike and was promptly reminded that numpty's can be anyway, laying in wait, one MGIF and one SMIDSY. The MGIF overtaking into oncoming traffic and squeezing me, the SMIDSY was at a pinch point and after MGIF went through, she decided she didn't need to wait for a cyclist. I slowed and took evasive action for both incidents. The MGIF could be heard revving so was easy to anticipate what he was going to do.

I do think that the SMIDSY thought that a cyclist can't be going that fast so I'll have time, 25mph closes the gap down quickly.

The rest of the ride was great and was the quickest ride to work so far, I might have to use the good bike a bit more

 

[MichaelO]

The rest of the ride was great and was the quickest ride to work so far

Mine was going really well - would have probably covered the 20 miles to work in about 1hr 10min...until the fairy arrived 1.5 miles from work

 

[HLaB]

Day 12 of the perfect commute Incase you havent noticed my previous posts, its the school holidays

Started off slowly through the park but when i turned onto the main road a double decker was going the perfect speed to draft (I like drafting double deckers they create an air hole that big, you can sit just inside it without being too close ). When he slowed down for a stop I slowed down too but he had a dosy passenger asking him questions before boarding so I went by. Kept the relaxed pace but half a mile later he caught up but rather than left hooking me to the bus stop he waited patiently behind so I felt obliged to up the pace again

 

[BSRU]

Run off the road by an overtaking which had to avoid going into the back of a stationary car turning right. I was doing 42mph.. in a 40mph limit. Surprisingly I was & sill NOT HAPPY!

It does seem some drivers can only think about one thing at a time, must overtake cyclist mentality forgetting their speedo exists or the state of the traffic/road ahead

 

[Supersuperleeds]

The torrential rain never arrived, roads were wet and a bit of light rain, but nothing like the forecast last night. Is quite sunny now, very quiet steady ride in.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 2589145, member: 1314"]Don't know what to say...[/quote]
Don't fret. Nobody's dead. After all it is just a job. And it was inevitable.

 

[BSRU]

Wet roads when I started out but all dry when I reached work, will probably change to the road bike at lunchtime as it now looks like a warm dry day.

 

[potsy]

The torrential rain never arrived, roads were wet and a bit of light rain, but nothing like the forecast last night. Is quite sunny now, very quiet steady ride in.

That's the best kind of forecast, expect the worst and get a pleasant surprise

Back on 10pm finishes this week so thought I'd best put the 'big light' back on the commuter, nice to be riding home and having the road lit up in front of you.

 

[Keith Oates]

I just spat some tea out as I thought you were still in Wales! I see you're in China now though. 40 Deg is just too much, what was the humidity?

I'm not sure what the humidity was but it was not very high, thank goodness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BSRU]

Say a car with a plate which was obviously a vanity plate but bemused why you want it on your car.
The plate was M18 POO, looked almost like Miss Poo.

 

[fossyant]

Slow ride home, pretty depressed. There's a reshuffle at work and i'm told there's no place for me in my department. May be down the jobcentre soon.

Archeress
Ps needs hugs

Oh bugger. Smiley sent to cheer you up

 

[Frood42]

Been sat on the other side of the table doling it out for months. Inevitably, got told two weeks ago it's now my turn...

 

[Frood42]

 

[donnydave]

A young lad with a car full of mates squeezed past in the face of oncoming traffic, then made some pointed gestures at the cycle path I was ignoring. I caught them up at the lights immediately after the next bend. I will share this nugget of wisdom with you all what you should absolutely not do is ride by the car slowly and blow the driver a kiss.

His mates seemed to think it was funny though