Tales from today's commute....

[BSRU]

SCR'd this morning, by a guy on a Giant carbon road bike that I know from Strava is fast. I also know he's 2km into a 6km commute to his work and I am 32km into my ride. Made a school boy error of going onto the slow shared path as usual while he decided to take the 50mph dual carriageway which just happened to very quite for some reason. This gave him a 100 metre head start up a 1km drag which I can ride up just as quickly as him if I had been on my road bike but not on the CX bike. Became obvious I was not going to catch him before my turn off especially as he was going away.
Still good workout for the legs, must remember going out for a few drinks on a school night is not good for my commute in the following morning.

Unfortunately no excuses acceptable during SCR, well and truly beaten but at least no FCN points gained from me.

 

[Gains84]

Really nice longer ride in today which has brightened an otherwise forgetfull week; saw 2 horses, 3 deers, 1 rabbit and a squirrel - all alive! Had a few good morning exchanges too so all is well with the world....even the heatings finally on at work so i dont need my buff and gloves on at the desk any more!!

 

[BSRU]

A really useless "cycle lane" has just been painted on the road in Swindon, I do not know why


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quNoS2rFcRw

 

[Frood42]

A really useless "cycle lane" has just been painted on the road in Swindon, I do not know why
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quNoS2rFcRw

Nomination for a facility of the month, perhaps?
May be the only way this road planner will win any awards...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/November2013.htm

 

[HLaB]

A really useless "cycle lane" has just been painted on the road in Swindon, I do not know why


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quNoS2rFcRw

On the contrary, it looks very useful for guiding folk to the kerb, for culling purposes

 

[HLaB]

Woke up bright an early at 6:30am, thought I'd have a snooze before the alarm clock went off at 7.30, it didn't. I awoke and switched the phone on at 9.05am it was displaying a factory reset or something (I think it must of got damaged when the drunk driver pulled out on us the other night judging from the holes in my jersey

 

[BSRU]

Nomination for a facility of the month, perhaps?
May be the only way this road planner will win any awards...
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.meg/wcc/facility-of-the-month/November2013.htm

I'll definitely email him about this new one, I had to loop back to have another look to see if it was real.

 

[glenn forger]

Ha ha! Classic.

 

[Octet]

A very, very wet commute of about 5 miles.

Enjoyable, but I have a pair of very wet socks and shoes.

 

[Hacienda71]

I did a bang on car while shouting you effing idiot when I was close passed this morning. I would say that is only the second or third time in the last thirty odd years of riding a bike on the roads that I have felt the need to hit the car. Sorry but 4 or 5 inches is too close. I couldn't even get sufficient leverage to put a dent in the side panel it was so close.
Return leg before lunch was somewhat moister than initially anticipated, even my BBB aquashields were letting in water . Still better than being in something with four wheels and an engine.

 

[potsy]

I was rained on for the whole 10 miles today, looks like it'll be the same going home later too

 

[HLaB]

Dry for me in the morning but it looks a bit wet now!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Great ride in with @MisterStan and @martinclive. Its strange how when you ride in a group and chat and have a laugh etc, you get to work without even thinking about it!

On the way home, along the Guided Bus Way, one cyclist, no lights, bloody dangerous, pedestrian, no lights, dark clothing, just plain crazy.

Then one guy coming toward me with 2 light on that were like helicopter search lights. So bright I could not see and ended up stopping, cause I could not see where I was going at all. He slowed down and I explained how I could not see and he kindly apologised, which was nice.

Then started to move the overgrowth out of the way at a number of the spotlights in the ground on the sections where I could not make out the track. Must have cleared about 10, so will get some more next week so I can at least see them enough.

So quite an eventful journey!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Wet and slow ride tonight. Decided to go through Watermead Country Park, part of it has a raised wooden path to go over a part that gets very boggy, there is chicken wire on the wood to stop people slipping. It didn't help, both wheels start to slide, so rather than fight it, I bunny hopped off the path onto the boggy bit. Plenty of sliding about on the very wet leaves on the cycle path also made me go a bit slower than normal.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Epically wet on the way home. Soooo wet in fact, I felt drier whilst having the post ride shower ! ! My waterproof jacket stayed waterproof for at least 5 of the 23 miles but the rain was just not letting up so it had no chance. Still feel a bit drained now to be honest, think I may of caught a bit of a chill.