Tales from today's commute....

[martinclive]

Lovely morning - 6th p*ncture in as many weeks (GP4000s) - new gatorskins are going on asap - many thanks to @MisterStan and Jess for waiting and making it all less painful!!!!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

After my first road bike ride yesterday and fell in love. So I donned my lycra again with it been windy and took out the tank for the commute. Loved the ride and got a PR as well!! Must have been the lycra...

Just noticed SuperLeeds miles... 9,600 miles a year... Man I have some catching up to do. How many sets of tyres have you been through?

Edit: Hlab over 10,000 miles, flippin ek do you sleep on the bike?

Only a couple of sets I think, but I do have three bikes.

@HLaB is the King of the Mileage, I am merely his court jester, apart from I ain't funny.

 

[martint235]

Today was definitely nobber day:

• At the entrance to the Catford one way system entering from Bromley, nobber on a bike straight through the red light not realising peds were crossing, he must have been within 6 inches of them. Pillock
• Same place but an Iceland truck was next to me wanting to turn left up to Bromley out of the one way system. Prat in a Range Rover in front of me ensured he had just enough of his car in the left hand lane to stop the truck getting past. For 50 yards and 3 changes of the lights. The truck driver was understandably a bit miffed.
• Goat House Bridge in Norwood. Just the standard nobbishness from a cyclist who went up the very narrow pavement cos there are roadworks at the top.

I may be going through an intolerant phase but the RLJ in Catford would have been pushed over if I'd been one of the peds.

 

[BSRU]

Very dense fog this morning, less than 100 metres in the town and no doubt worse in the countryside.
Had to delay my start until it had cleared a little, so only an extremely short ride into work.
As expected no fog now and the sun is out.

 

[Beebo]

the traffic is back and nobbers are still out in force.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Very patchy mist out in the sticks and I could feel the temperature drop as I hit the countryside, was like riding into a walk in freezer. At least it woke me up.

 

[HLaB]

A short (2.5mile) commute as I might go for a ride after work, traffic is still light but I think this is the last day of the school hols

 

[Frood42]

Back on the commute tomorrow, can't wait

 

[Hill Wimp]

Today was definitely nobber day:

• At the entrance to the Catford one way system entering from Bromley, nobber on a bike straight through the red light not realising peds were crossing, he must have been within 6 inches of them. Pillock
• Same place but an Iceland truck was next to me wanting to turn left up to Bromley out of the one way system. Prat in a Range Rover in front of me ensured he had just enough of his car in the left hand lane to stop the truck getting past. For 50 yards and 3 changes of the lights. The truck driver was understandably a bit miffed.
• Goat House Bridge in Norwood. Just the standard nobbishness from a cyclist who went up the very narrow pavement cos there are roadworks at the top.

I may be going through an intolerant phase but the RLJ in Catford would have been pushed over if I'd been one of the peds.

I didn't commute today but i did go out for a quick spin and i can vouch for "the idiots are back". Summer holidays are over and carnage is just starting again in Kent.

 

[Genau]

Two tales, one that almost qualifies for the mundane news thread and one involving shiny helicopters.

I heard a hissing noise as I wheeled the bike out of the stands last night. It took a few seconds to realise it was not one of my wheels but another in the stands that had decided to spontaneously deflate just as I walked past. Swear I did not touch it, guv, it did it all by itself.

Very odd.

Equally odd but more interestingly I had helicopter delay me on my commute a few weeks ago (so not actually a tale from today's commute). Parked there in the middle of the road holding up the traffic. It was outside the fire brigade \ rescue service offices so I presume it was picking something up. The pilot's sandwiches probably.

Not something you see everyday in a city centre. Quite breezy when it took off too.

 

[benb]

Drove to work yesterday. Well boring.

Me too (yesterday), as my legs were done in from the Redhill Sportive on Sunday.
The only good thing about driving in was that I could listen to Today on R4. I guess I could do that on the bike too, but generally prefer not to.
Back on the bike today.

 

[lozcs]

scalped.. quite a rare occurrence - not because I am super fast or anything rather rarely see cyclists going my way!

Then had woman step out without looking - nicely (honest!) told her to be careful as I passed to which she responded with a "SHUT UP!"... Charming....

 

[Arjimlad]

Part of my ride home is on a single track road with passing places. It's not all that quiet and carries a fair amount of traffic.

Last night when I got to this section, there were about six cars all waiting for a mini driver who was trying to reverse about 30 yards down the road towards a passing place - and making a right balls-up of it. He/she go so pressured & fed-up the engine was revving like mad and tyres squealing.. the driver couldn't reverse more than about 5m in a straight line..!

Isn't reversing in the driving test these days ?

I was making very good time up until this point, as well.

 

[hennbell]

Crap start to the work week. Took my road bike off the wall and gave it the pre-ride inspection. My rear wheel 24 bladed spokes, had a nipple let go. Spoke is fine and the repair will be easy but in the mean time change to mountain bike. Good news is that I get to go off roading at lunch and on the way home.

 

[martinclive]

Lovely morning - 6th p*ncture in as many weeks (GP4000s) - new gatorskins are going on asap - many thanks to @MisterStan and Jess for waiting and making it all less painful!!!!

Make that 7th for the one a mile from home last night - walked it and replaced tubes and both tyres ready for this morning - very pleasing - just like getting new shoes!