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Tales from today's commute....
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oldroadman
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Queens Ride Putney SW13
Breaking news, tree falls over taking selfie, bike rider steals the show by nipping into picture!
Pumpkin the robot
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The final commute in to work and the rear derailleur hanger snapped when the chain snapped, luckily I phoned someone at work and they picked me up. A call to Leisurelakes and they do not have a hanger in stock, so I asked them if they would remove one from a display bike, which they did for me. happy days. Spent this afternoon fitting new hanger and chain and changing the wheels over to the Ultegra wheels I have. Now everything is running fine and ready for some rides over the festive period.
Jefferson Meriwether
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It was a very quite run into work yesterday, a heck of a lot less traffic about than normal. One thing that did surprise me was the jogger on the Charmouth bypass; I've never seen that before. There's no pavement on that stretch of the A35; she was jogging in the same direction as the traffic and had both ear pieces in listening to music. For once I wasn't the most vulnerable road user on my commute. If I was out jogging I 'd try and avoid the A35; at the very least I'd be facing oncoming traffic and have one of my ears music free.
During the evening shift I felt so tired and worn out I got a lift home. Three more commutes left this year
During the evening shift I felt so tired and worn out I got a lift home. Three more commutes left this year
Twelve Spokes
Time to say goodbye again...
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Just got back on as my internet went down last night and after trying for half the night for a way round I was unsuccessful.
The ride home was pretty awful with many driving too fast and reckless in the wet and many who seemed to have been smoking something stronger than tobacco.Also a demolished traffic light near Mile End and a ninja ped crossing at the lights at Cambridge Heath of whom I didn't see (in the p155ing rain amd darkness) till I was about ten yards off of him as I was also concentrating more on the junction than a rogue ped who couldn't be patient.
Three more commutes left this year
The ride home was pretty awful with many driving too fast and reckless in the wet and many who seemed to have been smoking something stronger than tobacco.Also a demolished traffic light near Mile End and a ninja ped crossing at the lights at Cambridge Heath of whom I didn't see (in the p155ing rain amd darkness) till I was about ten yards off of him as I was also concentrating more on the junction than a rogue ped who couldn't be patient.
Three more commutes left this year
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kevin_cambs_uk
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Bloody windy today, but most was side wind which was a relief cause 15 miles intot he head wind of tioday would have been a disaster. Busway flooded as well from St Ives for the first 2 dips
kevin_cambs_uk
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an extremely unpleasant ride in with a headwind that was just ridiculous. Took me 1 hr 30 as the Guided Busway is flooded near St Ives too.
first ride back after two week. The first week due to sickness and the second due to christmas holis. I think i've put on between 4 and 5 kgs over the last two weeks.
I took the hybrid as the fixie had a flat rear tyre and i couldn't be bothered dealing with it. The ride was ok even with the rain, thought i'd be
on the way. But it was pretty relaxed.
I took the hybrid as the fixie had a flat rear tyre and i couldn't be bothered dealing with it. The ride was ok even with the rain, thought i'd be
on the way. But it was pretty relaxed.
I'm off work but decided to do a "pretend commute". 32km to Buck house and back.
On the heavy hybrid with dead legs (not rode since friday week and too much turkey/booze and junk food) and that sodding head wind.
The roads at 6am were not too bad,bar the horrible pot holes. Edgware Road all the way to Marble Arch was pretty empty and safe passes from the few drivers that were around.
Coming back via the finchley road again was not too bad. I then darted thru the back roads via west hampstead then back into golders green where the crosswinds were LETHAL.
Glad i didn't risk the carbon as i'd be blown away
On the heavy hybrid with dead legs (not rode since friday week and too much turkey/booze and junk food) and that sodding head wind.
The roads at 6am were not too bad,bar the horrible pot holes. Edgware Road all the way to Marble Arch was pretty empty and safe passes from the few drivers that were around.
Coming back via the finchley road again was not too bad. I then darted thru the back roads via west hampstead then back into golders green where the crosswinds were LETHAL.
Glad i didn't risk the carbon as i'd be blown away
Yep, twas pretty blowy, not commuting, so no idea why I went out :-) 5 hours at an average of 14mph, 10mph downhill at points ....
Still the days are getting longer!
kevin_cambs_uk
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Well what a difference, mostly tail win and side wind, the bus way flooding has dropped enough to get thru on the bike all the way, Home in one hour, a much happier bunny!
steveindenmark
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Not my commute...
Driving home along a dark country road, I saw rear bike lights ahead. There was nothing behind me. I slowed down and moved as far over onto the other side as possible. I saw the cyclist was in the middle of his lane. As I approached I knew something was not quite right. Just as I approached him he did a huge swerve over the centre line onto the side of the road I was passing him on. I reacted and swerved onto the verge and got passed him and stopped 50 m away. I could see no lights but knew I had missed him by quite a big margin. I walked back along the road and found him at the bottom of the bank fighting with his bike. He was totally legless. He asked for me to help him get his bike up the bank. I don't know if he got the bike back onto the road, or if he is sleeping there for the night. But I left him in the safest place I could think of.
Driving home along a dark country road, I saw rear bike lights ahead. There was nothing behind me. I slowed down and moved as far over onto the other side as possible. I saw the cyclist was in the middle of his lane. As I approached I knew something was not quite right. Just as I approached him he did a huge swerve over the centre line onto the side of the road I was passing him on. I reacted and swerved onto the verge and got passed him and stopped 50 m away. I could see no lights but knew I had missed him by quite a big margin. I walked back along the road and found him at the bottom of the bank fighting with his bike. He was totally legless. He asked for me to help him get his bike up the bank. I don't know if he got the bike back onto the road, or if he is sleeping there for the night. But I left him in the safest place I could think of.
kevin_cambs_uk
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Totally demoralising ride in 14 out of the15 were a awful head wind with rain in foir good measure! I only saw 2 other cyclists this morning ! for Cambridge thats just unreal
