Tales from today's commute....

[Jefferson Meriwether]

Just as I was starting to cycle up the hill out of Chideock on the way home last night a tractor with fully loaded trailer very slowly overtook me. The tracor was so slow I managed to stick behind it all the way up the hill; not too shabby for a 14% hill.

 

[MisterStan]

Stacked it yesterday afternoon, full tilt down slight hill dive in to right hander across mini roundabout bang goes my rear instantly slammed down on my right side. 6 hours in A&E they had to knock me out in the end to get my shoulder back in, bloody agony and quite a while off the bike. I fractured the top the ball joint too.

Sounds painful - hope you and the bike are OK and recovery is painless and swift.

 

[BSRU]

Short ride in this morning after celebrating the news about work closing down the UK office by the end of 2014., so just another 12 to 14 months of commuting.
Fortunately we have a good redundancy package so mortgage free time on it's way

 

[HLaB]

First commute on FIXED for a couple of years. Looking at the weather forecast I may regret that on the way home!

According to the met the wind is not going to switch round to a northerly untill late evening; the side wind (westardly) gusts before then could be a tad tricky

 

[Beebo]

This morning was a tale of two different encounters with two different cyclists.

First was a young guy on a MTB, he looked like a bit of a newbie, riding in a very high gear and grinding away. I was in Primary behind a slow moving bus when I nearly got taken out by him undertaking me. Partly my fault for not looking properly, but you just dont expect knobbers to do that.

Second was an experienced roadie, who wanted to over take me just as I was about to turn right, gave him a double shoulder check, and he knew exactly what I was going to do, without me having to indicate, so he just pulled in behind me and let me move into the centre of the road.

 

[HLaB]

Stacked it yesterday afternoon, full tilt down slight hill dive in to right hander across mini roundabout bang goes my rear instantly slammed down on my right side. 6 hours in A&E they had to knock me out in the end to get my shoulder back in, bloody agony and quite a while off the bike. I fractured the top the ball joint too.

Ouch, you have my sympathies, GWS!

 

[HLaB]

Not much happened on my short 5.5mile commute other than it was a nice temperature to wear the softshell, whilst still wearing fingerless mitts. I had one, its Only A Cyclist, So I'll Pull Out (OACSIPO) but on the fix that is nothing other than an inconvenience

 

[Fubar]

Stacked it yesterday afternoon, full tilt down slight hill dive in to right hander across mini roundabout bang goes my rear instantly slammed down on my right side. 6 hours in A&E they had to knock me out in the end to get my shoulder back in, bloody agony and quite a while off the bike. I fractured the top the ball joint too.

Ouch! GWS.

 

[Frood42]

Finally got my headcam working properly. This, combined with my new Airzound, means I can finally get some payback on the BMW Nazis, bus drivers and truckers... Happy days!

Try not to get too carried away

 

[Frood42]

Stacked it yesterday afternoon, full tilt down slight hill dive in to right hander across mini roundabout bang goes my rear instantly slammed down on my right side. 6 hours in A&E they had to knock me out in the end to get my shoulder back in, bloody agony and quite a while off the bike. I fractured the top the ball joint too.

GWS

 

[andrewpreston]

Yes, I wouldn't want to become one of the Lycra Taliban. I'm not looking for confrontation on the A500.

 

[Frood42]

A nice commute this morning, getting up at 05:00 is getting easier, and the traffic wasn't too bad.

Forecast for Thurs and Fri looks a bit windy and chilly.
Up to 37mph gusts, well this should be a challenge of whether I will be able to do the full 60miles I had planned in such conditions.

 

[BSRU]

getting up at 05:00 is getting easier

A little easier after the last Sunday of this month

 

[ianrauk]

Great commute in. First sub-45 minutes 12 miles on the single speed. It was rare I'd manage that on Lelly with Catford and various temporary traffic lights in the way.

By the time I swept through Catford this morning it was more snarled up then a snarly thing from planet Snarled.

 

[MisterStan]

I will regret this as soon as I type it, as tempting fate. Drivers on Cambridgeshire have been ever so good this week. Wide passes, waiting patiently behind at pinch points, etc. EVEN in St Ives, which is practically unheard of.