Tales from today's commute....

[Leodis]

Not good - were Ribble OK with returning?

Why not pick up something cheap to tide you over for the commuting? I'm partly using my old Raleigh Team (eBay £40) and Viking Targa (Gumtree £10) - so a cheap run-a-round must be better than the bus. Or is there a better class of bus passenger in Moortown? - Dewsbury ones are just

The Ribble is fantastic but I don't like using it to commute on in heavy traffic. I bought a Planet X Kaffenback for commuting and winter weekend runs but though a pleasent ride the BB7 brakes for me are poor and I don't feel safe in traffic using them and the rear wheel arrived with a flat spot, something I had to pay Evans to try (and failed) to fully fix. I got rid of my hybrid because it started costing me cash every 5-6 months, so sent back as not happy with the product or service from PX.

I might pick up a cheap one for the time being or ride the ribble when I know the weather is good all day.

 

[DCLane]

I might pick up a cheap one for the time being or ride the ribble when I know the weather is good all day.

A cheapie from eBay is your answer (there's a Raleigh MTB on there for £30 in Leeds) which will give you time to find something better and save the bus fare. Or if you ask nicely, I might let you borrow the Viking - or 'heap of junk' as it's known in my family.

 

[Leodis]

lol its ok thanks, looking at a hybrid and going back to hydro dics soon, might see if the wife will let me order one this weekend. If PX don't accept the bike back its time for it to go on ebay and start saving for a new bike.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Absolutely lashed it down tonight. Don't think I could get any wetter, killer headwind to cap it off

 

[ianrauk]

Absolutely lashed it down tonight. Don't think I could get any wetter, killer headwind to cap it off

Yup.. who turned the wind machines on?

 

[fossyant]

Can't say I'm missing the weather at the minute. It's been crap this last five weeks I've been off the bike. Wife has insisted I do not cycle my first week back at work, suppose it gives things a little longer to settle.

Oh and can't be getting the MTB all mucky now it's been blinged up !

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Absolutely lashed it down tonight. Don't think I could get any wetter, killer headwind to cap it off

Same, but without the killer headwind. It took me 50 minutes to get home and a further 50 mins to get things on radiators and stuff to get dry for tomorrow.

 

[martint235]

Comparatively mild today. Back to short sleeves, left the jacket and winter gloves at home! Still surprisingly little traffic on the road, where did it all go?

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Day off tomorrow!
3 days of no cycling, looking forwad to having a break

 

[martinclive]

Offed by another cyclist this morning!
He had obviously had enough of taking the road on his hired bike and decided to mount the kerb and join the cycle path. I saw him late, but slowed down, and unclipped one pedal, and just as I went to the left of him he just went left himself and knocked me over.
A nice traffic cone cushioned the fall, and no damage was done.
When he hired his bike they obviously never explained how to look left and right when changing direction. He never looked once all the time from when I saw him.
He must have said very sorry 15 times, and my mate I was with picked up my bike as I could not get off the floor! I got on and rode off.

Hope you are OK Kev - ironic isn't it - we try to avoid the cars and get taken out by a bike!
See you tomorrow (OK saw your other post - no I won't!)

 

[jagman.2003]

Good steady ride in today. Did good time despite slight head wind. Bit wet on the roads still which caused a couple of careful braking moments. New shiny mudgaurds now a little grubby.

 

[sazzaa]

Witnessed a new dangerous manoeuvre today, I'm cycling along on a small stretch dual carrageway, move safely into the right lane as I'm turning right up ahead, and some complete knob comes speeding past, overtaking me - from the right. i.e. on the hatched lines/central reservation bit. To say it took me by surprise is a bit of an understatement. WTF is wrong with people.

 

[Davidsw8]

The area round Westminster (especially by the Abbey) was really busy this morning cos of the Remembrance ceremony with the DoE and Harry. So, loads of hoo-rays milling around, got beeped by a chap in a Range Rover for daring to move off before him after the peds had passed on a Zebra crossing, then another chap in a silver Merc getting so close to my rearend as to warrant a marriage proposal and when I turned to look at him I notice he's glaring at me.

Ironic that they're there for a solemn occasion to remember heroes but they drive around acting like horrible, self-entitled expletives...

 

[HLaB]

Just a 10 and a bit miler for me on a chilly morning, it'd have been nice to go further but I've other things on my mind. Every set of lights were red, I had to giveway for an abulance and a few idiots that were all over the road, so I cut along the industrial estate ring road rather than heading to the Fens to save a few minutes.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just a 10 and a bit miler for me on a chilly morning, it'd have been nice to go further but I've other things on my mind. Every set of lights were red, I had to giveway for an abulance and a few idiots that were all over the road, so I cut along the industrial estate ring road rather than heading to the Fens to save a few minutes.

Lovely and warm in Leicester, some of the roads were very wet still. Bleeding R2 rear light won't switch off again and my gloves from last night are still holding enough water to fill an Olympic sized swimming pool.

Saw Immigration raiding a factory this morning, cars everywhere and more police vans then I have seen for a long time.