Tales from today's commute....

[Booyaa]

Our local council have just done a road near me too - really getting difficult to avoid surface dressing at present!

There is a road I commute on where there is no surface gravel as such but it feel like the left wet tarmac down, put surface dressing on and let it all congeal. It is the worlds roughest road, no potholes or owt, but it's like riding an old boneshaker over it. The road goes between Halfway and Blantyre and is the main access for a local quarry so not sure if that has anything to do with it.

I would however prefer the poor road condition to loose gravel!

 

[Amanda P]

First time I saw a couple on a tandem I did gawk a bit, it was quite a sight, and not something you see very often.

Wait till you see ours!

 

[Frood42]

Wait till you see ours!

Interesting bike (part recumbent), a first for me that combination, plenty of storage space by the looks of it.
Some nice pics of Germany and interesting graffiti as well.

Can't imagine it was very quick off the line, any Strava KOM's?

 

[MisterStan]

The sun came out an hour before I left which was nice.

 

[Hacienda71]

Cheshire East you are a bunch of idiots.
Why have you top dressed Oak Road and Macclesfield Road at Birtles this week?

Noooooooooooo....... more top dressing on the Cheshire plain on the way home BARSTEWARDS

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Another windy week, just seems summer came and went n a few days !
I was thinking about when the MTB will be out, coming home today !!

 

[Booyaa]

Lovely weather for the ride home tonight, most interesting thing was being smacked right in the middle of the nose by a bee!

 

[400bhp]

A very tired ride in and home today - body is fighting off something.

No ride tomorrow-bast

 

[Bill-H]

Good ride in today until last mile. I was doing Approx 35 mph down hill on a wet road.
when a car pulled out infront of me slowly with the driver arm out and palm towards me like a policeman signaling for you to stop. I come to a very unsteady stop as he laughs and shouts cars first then drives off up the hill !!
Bright side I believe he helped me lose a stone in weight in seconds down side new shorts needed!!

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Commute in very early for a Sunday and not bad,more than one car gave me a wide berth,probably due to the sixteen white leds on my forks and down tube.On the way back all the Sunday drivers were out.On arrival at Bow I was overtaken by an Ensign bus,so with a point to prove I kept up with him till he parked at a bus stop in Stratford.A red car then made a hurried pass and this was like a red rag to a bull.SO I chased it to Henniker Point and a bit further and kept up with it.Suddenly he threw it left and with me right on his tail things got a bit tight,then he realised I was there and left me a slight gap (as he stopped suddenly) to get through on the left although at the same time the passenger threw his door open and I just about stopped short of the open door with my handlebars and an inch to spare.Passenger apologised and said sorry more than once but I just put my hand up.Well I may have had a point to prove but I asked for that by cycling too close.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

I've not rode since Tuesday last and won't until after BH Monday either :-( Getting mahoosively jealous reading these posts !

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I need professional help. Had all last week off work and can't wait to go back tomorrow, just so I can have a commute, extremely sad, I know.

 

[ianrauk]

I need professional help. Had all last week off work and can't wait to go back tomorrow, just so I can have a commute, extremely sad, I know.

Feel the same when on holiday, really miss the commute.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Pro

I need professional help. Had all last week off work and can't wait to go back tomorrow, just so I can have a commute, extremely sad, I know.

Professional help cannot help you with this, fact. You're not sad, you're an addict...... Almost as bad as people you see in a morning who pretend they are riding to work when actually it's a day off......

 

[Archeress]

Wait till you see ours!

Saw a tandem like that today on the Stokes Cycling Club ride. There was a group of 4 or 5 and the tandem was carrying the luggage for the whole group. They were on a cycling tour of the uk.

Hugs
Archeress x