He's looking sharp in his new gear!
Looking a bit overdressed, the manicured lawn, hedges, palms, and dry roads don't exactly smack of the current local climate here in the UK :-)
Tales from today's commute....
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Looking a bit overdressed, the manicured lawn, hedges, palms, and dry roads don't exactly smack of the current local climate here in the UK :-)
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I had to pop home at dinner time, not looking forward to tackling that headwind again tonight. (We need a "It's blowing a gale" smiley)
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
I added 2.5 miles on the way in today, decided on a lap of industrial estate to finish off and that's when the heavens opened
. Fecker wasn't paying attention.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Stopped and helped a nice young lady wheeling her bike with a flat in miserable weather, don't think she could believe her luck. Free tube and someone to put it on saving a 4 mile walk, for no other reason that I have been helped by a passing cyclist when I ran out of tubes. Pay it forward!
Twelve Spokes
Time to say goodbye again...
- Location
- CS 2
Just got back and it was p1551ng down.Fine till between Cambridge Heath and Mile End.Noticed a people carrier on the other side of the road blocking an ambulance which was on an emergency call.Eventually the dickhead driver realise he should probably get out of the way.After the ambulance passes he crosses onto my side of the road and overtakes me,travelling at approx twenty miles per hour with me on his left.I notice his left wing mirror folded,then suddenly in a flash he signals and pulls into the left scaring the hell out of me seeing a few tons of metal blocking my path in the pouring rain,with crap brakes on the bike im using both brakes and back-pedalling to slow it quickly.Manage to do it but as I pass I go into one and apart from a few swear words I shouted f'king concentrate.He looked a bit shocked.
Looking back now I feel bad and I should have known better that when you see someone driving like a dick it's usually the default.I also wonder if a mobile phone was involved.No excuses I should have known better.
Looking back now I feel bad and I should have known better that when you see someone driving like a dick it's usually the default.I also wonder if a mobile phone was involved.No excuses I should have known better.
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Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
No rain this morning, a little bit windy, but not as bad as the last couple of days, and the sun put in an appearance.
All round it was a nice commute.
Really hoping the weather holds for the weekend.
Went for a 6 mile light jog last night, was expecting it to affect me this morning, but it didn't too much, and I still got a PR on the bike this morning, can't complain!
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All round it was a nice commute.
Really hoping the weather holds for the weekend.
Went for a 6 mile light jog last night, was expecting it to affect me this morning, but it didn't too much, and I still got a PR on the bike this morning, can't complain!
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Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Had a brown trouser moment this morning as I was signalling right in heavy traffic.
Unbeknown to me my right glove had become trapped between the brake leaver and the hood, but I was unaware of this until I took my hands off the hoods to signal right. The bike made a mad lurch right as the stuck glove pulled the handle bars, then I made a sudden and massive over correction left. It left me a little shaken.
Never happened to me before. Has that ever happened to anyone else?
But it was very mild, just a LS Jersey for me today.
Unbeknown to me my right glove had become trapped between the brake leaver and the hood, but I was unaware of this until I took my hands off the hoods to signal right. The bike made a mad lurch right as the stuck glove pulled the handle bars, then I made a sudden and massive over correction left. It left me a little shaken.
Never happened to me before. Has that ever happened to anyone else?
But it was very mild, just a LS Jersey for me today.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Commuting on the old hybrid is hard work, otherwise a stress free ride into work
Another good ride in, weather perfect, dry, light winds and warm(relatively).
Had my first cockwomble driver this morning, minibus driver attempting a very dangerous overtake, suddenly realising there was oncoming traffic they decide to cut back in very very early. For that time of morning can only assume it is a minibus on hire to the council picking up kids for school.
Had my first cockwomble driver this morning, minibus driver attempting a very dangerous overtake, suddenly realising there was oncoming traffic they decide to cut back in very very early. For that time of morning can only assume it is a minibus on hire to the council picking up kids for school.
Lovely morning commute for a change.
Very mild. First half hour was in the dark but the sun actually came out and it was nice and blue skies.
And with the nice weather brings out all the fair weather cyclists and I guess 'new bike for christmas' cyclists. Don't think I have seen as many cycling commuters today since summer last year. The ASL was filled with cyclists at Deptford Cross.
Very mild. First half hour was in the dark but the sun actually came out and it was nice and blue skies.
And with the nice weather brings out all the fair weather cyclists and I guess 'new bike for christmas' cyclists. Don't think I have seen as many cycling commuters today since summer last year. The ASL was filled with cyclists at Deptford Cross.
