Tales from today's commute....

[Leodis]

Very wet, first time I have shouted at a cyclist today as well, said cyclist was pootling along one handed, dreds (you know the sort) with no lights on a BSO between parked and moving traffic then came to a horrid piece of road, I was checking for cars pulling in and out, dodging pot holes and watching what this tit was doing, the next thing I thought he was slowing to allow a car to pull in, nooo thats too obvious, he grinds to a holt to let an effin car pull out!!! Not once did he check anything behind him and when I pointed this out he mumbled something about tree protest camps and tree hugging. I bet he was glad of the wash in the rain the twat.

Rant over, other than that quite a pleasant ride in, sorry for any offence caused.

 

[musa]

Pretty average took it slower than usual to carry my self diagnosis of a condition im suffering with

Oh yeah rule one. ALWAYS CARRY SPARE TUBE WITH YOU

 

[martint235]

Quite a pleasant ride in. Slightly damp roads and a bit chilly but other than that it was good. I think I may need to put the Marathons on as I'm a little nervous of punctures but all good otherwise

 

[Beebo]

I had a puncture about a mile from work, so decided to walk the last mile and fix it later.
I am getting annoyed with drivers that creep out of side junctions and roundabouts. I need to know that the driver has seen me, and if they creep I have no confidence that they have seen me.

 

[Frood42]

I had a puncture about a mile from work, so decided to walk the last mile and fix it later.
I am getting annoyed with drivers that creep out of side junctions and roundabouts. I need to know that the driver has seen me, and if they creep I have no confidence that they have seen me.

I'm getting drivers creeping out and into the cycle lanes, I then have to move out into traffic, they then see me move out into traffic and do a half ar*d job at reversing.
Completely pointless...
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[ianrauk]

I am getting annoyed with drivers that creep out of side junctions and roundabouts. I need to know that the driver has seen me, and if they creep I have no confidence that they have seen me.

This really get's on my friggin goat!
Just stop and do not creep - simple!

 

[Beebo]

This really get's on my friggin goat!
Just stop and do not creep - simple!

It happened to me on a roundabout this morning, the guy just kept creeping out. I braked whilst on the main roundabout, the driver indicated that he'd seen me and wondered why I had braked.
If a driver is creeping I will assume he hasnt seen me, so I will brake.

 

[MisterStan]

Windy.

 

[HLaB]

All the numpties seemed to be out last night at quite a few junctions I got somebody deperately overtake to get to it first then procede to hold me up; except one junction where I pealed off and used a farcility and left them sitting. This morning the drivers seemed back to normal today and just a very quiet commute

 

[hennbell]

What a difference 2 days make.
On Sunday for the second day in a row it was +3C and at the tops of some hills for the first time since early November I saw grass. Go forward 24 hours the temperature drops to -34C. The is a 37 degree temperature change in 24 hours, boom! (grass is still visible to the top of the hills) Left bike at home on Monday but I am back at it today.

 

[DWiggy]

Been off the bike this week, not feeling great and waiting for my new wheels to come as my old rear is well and truly mullered. Gutted

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Nice wet ride home, lots of standing water. Saw a copper in the park on a bike with no lights, I was going to say something to him but decided I didn't want to draw attention to myself as chances are he would have nicked me for having no pedal reflectors

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Yesterday's ride home left me knackered . It was the usual 33.5km ride with about 500m or more climbing, but this time, the temperature for most of the ride varied between 39 and 41°C. I drank heaps when I got home, but felt parched for a few hours after getting home. Unfortunately there's more to come, with a heatwave lasting through to about Tuesday next week. I can't wait for Winter, because I really do prefer it to Summer.

 

[BSRU]

Warmish, no rain but wet roads and the wind has changed direction.
Most importantly how early the dawn was this morning.

 

[MisterStan]

Mild, damp, dark and drizzly. Traffic well behaved.