Tales from today's commute....

[ianrauk]

@HLaB
Sorry to hear about your off bud....heal quick..

 

[Frood42]

Face planted this morning 100% my fualt giving it too much welly up a hill sprint and my right foot unclipped Smashed up my cheek a bit, the handle bars and my front lights, one passer by was very concerned and wanted to rush me to A & E or call an Ambulance. I had to firmly/ politely refuse. Sorted the brakes and got to the office without any discomfort but when my boss saw my cheek he asked me to go to the NHS drop in centre. Went there and got some paper stitches as she confirmed I left half of my cheek on the tarmac but everything else was superficial. I could cycle tomorrow but I think I'm better to keep the stitches clean and dry. I grabbed the best of the weather though

I would feel mean liking this post, so I shall just ask, "how's the bike?".
Road wounds are cool aren't they..? GWS
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[Frood42]

Short 10 miler this morning, lazy friday!

Mostly uneventful, other than one silly woman who suggested me cycling in primary/to the right of primary, to take a right turn was illegal...
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[fossyant]

Heal quick @HLaB

 

[HLaB]

I would feel mean liking this post, so I shall just ask, "how's the bike?".
Road wounds are cool aren't they..? GWS
.

Bar tape is mashed through to the bars (hoods were already ripped), brakes were completely rotated and front lights cracked but once I had fixed the brakes it cycled the two further miles to the office no problem. I told the concerned woman that I just worked round the corner she actually wanted to drive there or A&E but I had to firmly/ politely refuse. When I told where she was even more insistent, "its miles away"; it was just round the corner to me .

 

[Frood42]

I told the concerned woman that I just worked round the corner she actually wanted to drive there or A&E but I had to firmly/ politely refuse. When I told where she was even more insistent, "its miles away"; it was just round the corner to me .

It is heartning to hear that she stopped and offered you a lift.
Try not to wreck the walls while off the bike this weekend.
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[mangid]

Face planted this morning 100% my fualt giving it too much welly up a hill sprint and my right foot unclipped Smashed up my cheek a bit, the handle bars and my front lights, one passer by was very concerned and wanted to rush me to A & E or call an Ambulance. I had to firmly/ politely refuse. Sorted the brakes and got to the office without any discomfort but when my boss saw my cheek he asked me to go to the NHS drop in centre. Went there and got some paper stitches as she confirmed I left half of my cheek on the tarmac but everything else was superficial. I could cycle tomorrow but I think I'm better to keep the stitches clean and dry. I grabbed the best of the weather though

Ouchhh, glad you got yourself checked out, andf get better soon.

 

[Ganymede]

New here - five mile each way commute.

Saw 100 or so soldiers walking into Cathedral wearing kilts this morning!

Spoilt a couple of minute later by very close pass by local taxi firm. I was doing about 18mph in a 20mph zone, so he was breaking max speed limit with school children aboard as he sped away from me.

I never get soldiers on my commute!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Face planted this morning 100% my fualt giving it too much welly up a hill sprint and my right foot unclipped Smashed up my cheek a bit, the handle bars and my front lights, one passer by was very concerned and wanted to rush me to A & E or call an Ambulance. I had to firmly/ politely refuse. Sorted the brakes and got to the office without any discomfort but when my boss saw my cheek he asked me to go to the NHS drop in centre. Went there and got some paper stitches as she confirmed I left half of my cheek on the tarmac but everything else was superficial. I could cycle tomorrow but I think I'm better to keep the stitches clean and dry. I grabbed the best of the weather though

Heal fast mate.

 

[fossyant]

Disaster....


I've run out of car wash and wax to clean the bike. Missus 'expensive' shampoo it is then.

 

[fossyant]

Used washing up liquid in the end. Must get the polish out tomorrow.

 

[paul04]

I went the long way into work, and finshed early so went the long way home, but 2 days on the run I've had punctures, today it was the front tyre

I have also noticed in the last few days, that I've had quite a cars getting a bit to close for comfort, got my lights on the rear of the bike so they can't miss me, I can only think there judgment in the dark is not as good.

 

[HLaB]

Just decided to take the virtually stress free route back, the only things I noticed was the person behind who sounded awfully close at time (either that their gear were really loud) but no matter how slow I went and how wide and straight the path was he wouldn't overtake
And the ped who saw a ninja on a rbt exit stopped and waved him but when the ninja stopped, the ped started to run. The ped could notice a ninja but not two bright lights

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Nope, a pair of SMART's a 7 LED and a 25Lux (great commuting/ be seen lights).

Small blessing then. I've fitted the 25lux onto the eldest lads and our lasses bikes

Used washing up liquid in the end. Must get the polish out tomorrow.

I always use washing up liquid

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Great ride in , tail wind and Friday legs, zoomed in like the wind! I had 5 seconds of that silence you get when the tail wind is exactly behind you....
Coming home, nearly went into the back of a bus!!!
Traffic in Cambridge complete standstill again, so I am filtering on the outside etc and then there are buses and cars all over the roundabout at the bottom on Newmarket Road and Maids Cuaseway. I am stuck behind a bus after looking like the 'King of Filtering',. Anyway bus sets off, bus stops, meantime I set off,take eye off bus, looked up and bus has stopped! Only my Ninja reflexes stopped me from hitting it, coming off in front of loads of motorists who I am sure would taken such joy from me doing so!. The front disc brake lever was touching the handle bar that's how much force was on it and I unclipped and missed it by an inch. I was actually laughing that I had got away with it.