Tales from today's commute....

[3narf]

Well, i was perhaps 3 seconds from death this morning.

Coming towards a right turn off a single carriageway road (to Staff West Car Park off Thorley Lane for those that know @Leaway2). There was a row of cars coming from the other direction meaning that the car behind me had to wait to overtake. He/she held back at a safe distance. I am 100 yards from the turning and signal right. The cars have cleared coming towards me. I move to the right of the lane and am about to turn when I see a grey flash go past my right shoulder. I did a WTF moment as I had earlier noticed the car directly behind me was white.

Turned out that a car had overtaken the car directly behind me I wouldn't have stood a chance in font of an accelerating car.

I'm not overly keen on Thorley Lane. It's too close to the motorway for my liking...

 

[potsy]

Thursday might be a rest day for me, the car needs a run out

Especially as I go <------------- way at 2pm

 

[fossyant]

The motorway signs were warning of wind fit Thurs. I was in the car after cycling home as I went to pick up those T6 battery boxes from the courier.

 

[HLaB]

Just a short 2.4miles for me this evening so I could get home and relax before going for a decent ride to test out my new light.

Edit I forgot to say I also got to test my brakes out when a car gave way and decided it had waited 2 secs to long and pulled off again.

 

[Telemark]

Just a short 2.4miles for me this evening so I could get home and relax before going for a decent ride to test out my new light.

and ...? What is it? Did it work?

My commute was the usual 10 miles to work, 7 miles home - pretty much in the dark both ways now, especially with clouds in the way of the dawn
Amazingly benign and warm conditions again, but Thursday's yellow wind warning looks a bit scary ... 60+ mph gusts, I think I'll leave the bike at home.

 

[HLaB]

and ...? What is it? Did it work?

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/cateye-volt-300.144917/

 

[martint235]

Legs really not interested today. Don't know if it's lethargy from sitting on the sofa for two days or the fact I was coming to work.

 

[BSRU]

Short 26km ride in this morning with two cockwomble encounters.
First cockwomble SMIDGAF'd me to join a queue of traffic about 20 metres after the junction.
Second cockwomble, a driver for parts delivery company, who always drives like a cockwomble but this time I'm going to complain as I am fed up of it.
Not feeling too good head cold and that Wednesday morning feeling so took it easier than usual.

 

[MisterStan]

Big accident on the A14 meant we got to laugh at the drivers as we cycled underneath the road on the Busway, then busy on Milton Road - filtertastic for me! Oh and it was raining.

Edit: I'll just add that we were laughing at those stuck in traffic, not those involved in the incident.

 

[jagman.2003]

Good ride home yesterday with slight tailwind. Legs back to form with a couple more degrees on the thermometer.
Overtook a hybrid, on a hill, one pannier, grinding along, almost overtook him with him out of the saddle & me in, but he dropped down when he sensed me gaining fast! Great way to finish after 14 miles.
I had mountain bike, two panniers, beard & many more lights! Twice the weight & wind resistance easily.

Also got beeped by another cyclist. In a friendly way. Going in the opposite direction. A fun sounding horn, sort've clown style. Anyone know what horn that might be?

 

[HLaB]

Driech is about the best way to describe it this morning and the roads were really congsted too, even though I was out before the school peak , so I cut through the city centre at a walking pace. Nothing else to report; except when I got to work I'm told there had been a road accident on the Parkway (aka urban Motorway) hence the chaos on the local roads.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Driech is about the best way to describe it this morning and the roads were really congsted too, even though I was out before the school peak , so I cut through the city centre at a walking pace. Nothing else to report; except when I got to work I'm told there had been a road accident on the Parkway (aka urban Motorway) hence the chaos on the local roads.

Driech? Seen you post it a few times and still can't work out what it means.

Nice quite ride in for me, reversed some of the route to take advantage of the wind, I was still very slow

 

[MisterStan]

Driech? Seen you post it a few times and still can't work out what it means.

See here I had to Google it the other day!

 

[HLaB]

Driech? Seen you post it a few times and still can't work out what it means.

Nice quite ride in for me, reversed some of the route to take advantage of the wind, I was still very slow

Driech

A combination of dull, overcast, drizzly, cold, misty and miserable weather. At least 4 of the above adjectives must apply before the weather is truly dreich
it was a dreich day

Its a pretty common word up north and apparently its an old north of England word too, it sums up days like today. I'm not looking forward to tomorrows commute, apparently the wind will be gusting up to 49mph but hopefully it won't be driech

Edit: Cross Posted with Mister Stan

 

[apb]

Nice little putle in for me and the wee man. We saw some ships on the forth, some swans by the water of leith.

Really enjoy our commutes in.