Tales from today's commute....
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Twelve Spokes
Time to say goodbye again...
- Location
- CS 2
Lots of people and traffic in the town centre this evening, something to do with load of overpaid prima donnas arriving from London.
You pay monkeys,you get peanuts.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Like summer today in Leicester, s/s top and shorts for both trips to and from work
Origamist
Legendary Member
Got passed by a quick guy with a pannier on the way home tonight, nr Ashley. Tucked in behind for half a mile and then took a long turn at the front and ramped up the speed, before turning off. He thanked me as we went our separate ways, but I was glad to escape as I was suffering at this point. Nice to have some company for a change though.
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I'm going to need rader this morning, thick fog in Coventry, I've had to dig the lights out.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Needed my doubled up lights this morning, it was a bit of the proverbial pea souper.
Oh edit: I've just remembered the one non event; I had the temerity to stay on the road through a massively over designed junction, and got peeped at, although the pr@t couldn't go any then three car lengths to the usual queue from the Rivergate Gyratory
Oh edit: I've just remembered the one non event; I had the temerity to stay on the road through a massively over designed junction, and got peeped at, although the pr@t couldn't go any then three car lengths to the usual queue from the Rivergate Gyratory
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Origamist
Legendary Member
Wet again – the forecasters were wrong! Decided to wear my new lightweight rain mac and sweated like a pig. Two things in life I know for sure, 1) meteorology is as reliable as astrology 2) a lightweight, waterproof and breathable jacket will never meet all of the aforementioned criteria.
Heading towards Ashley, but from a distance, I saw a guy by the side of the road with his bike upside down and covered head-to-toe in mud. Ahh, I thought, someone training for the cyclo-cross season by toughing it out on country fields and paths. As I get closer, I noticed that what I first thought was mud, were actually tattoos all over his body, including head and face! I asked if he needed help, but he said he was fine…
Heading towards Ashley, but from a distance, I saw a guy by the side of the road with his bike upside down and covered head-to-toe in mud. Ahh, I thought, someone training for the cyclo-cross season by toughing it out on country fields and paths. As I get closer, I noticed that what I first thought was mud, were actually tattoos all over his body, including head and face! I asked if he needed help, but he said he was fine…
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Didn't bother with waterproofs, other than overshoes. Rain was very light, and it was way too warm. Had a poor nights sleep from extending last night's commute (pain) so took it easy. Passed a colleague stuck in the car park called Pallatine Road - she said I'd whizzed past and was gone. Another colleague joked, "Oh you look like you've just ridden in the rain" - wet hair ! 
No meetings today, no free pastries and no free lunches (got another lunch yesterday) - disaster
. Just hope my sarnies I made on monday are still fresh ? 
No meetings today, no free pastries and no free lunches (got another lunch yesterday) - disaster
. Just hope my sarnies I made on monday are still fresh ? 
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
What's all this talk of rain from you two, was perfectly dry at 5am
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I am playing bike roulette on the commute at the moment, rode carbon Monday, steel Tuesday and aluminium today. I am not however going to MTB it tomorrow.
Somethings would simply be taking it too far...... 
Somethings would simply be taking it too far...... 
Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
Fairly nice ride across London again, only one prat in a lorry almost taking me out near Bow Flyover.
I go over the FlyOver, but I dislike this part of the road (http://goo.gl/maps/cSNtZ) just after the traffic lights, as it goes from two lanes to two lanes with bus stops and a crappy cycle lane, and as I go over the flyover I tend to be in primary to ward off the impatient twats, that is if a lorry doesn't cut me up just after the traffic lights.
Stratford going into Central London wasn't too bad.
However Central London into Stratford is a complete mess, bad planning by the people doing the roadworks by the looks of it, as at one point three lanes becomes two, and then one lane, so again you get impatient twats behind you in the narrow lane.
Cannot wait for the cycle lane to open up, that road never needed three lanes (http://goo.gl/maps/QCg16), so taking out a lane for bikes was only sensible.
I go over the FlyOver, but I dislike this part of the road (http://goo.gl/maps/cSNtZ) just after the traffic lights, as it goes from two lanes to two lanes with bus stops and a crappy cycle lane, and as I go over the flyover I tend to be in primary to ward off the impatient twats, that is if a lorry doesn't cut me up just after the traffic lights.
Stratford going into Central London wasn't too bad.
However Central London into Stratford is a complete mess, bad planning by the people doing the roadworks by the looks of it, as at one point three lanes becomes two, and then one lane, so again you get impatient twats behind you in the narrow lane.
Cannot wait for the cycle lane to open up, that road never needed three lanes (http://goo.gl/maps/QCg16), so taking out a lane for bikes was only sensible.
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Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Approaching slowing, queuing traffic which was moving along at about 8mph, a young woman drviver thought it would be a good time to get out her phone & began texting or tweeting as I was alongside. I smiled & said "Pay attention, please put it down" and she duly obliged by so doing, without swearing at me either !
I saw her later on and she was still phone-less.
I saw her later on and she was still phone-less.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
very foggy for most of the ride in , still very warm though.
