Tales from today's commute....

[Monsieur Remings]

Less than 30 yards from where a lad was knocked off and killed the end of last year, I end up in a fracas with some meathead who failed to notice my hand signal at the Windsor Bridge Road in Bath. I wasn't in the mood though and so as soon as his stupidity became apparent, I started my lung exercises. His replies assured me that he'd not bothered to register my hand signal and so I continued in the same vain.

It got me so wound up, I got home quicker than usual.

 

[BSRU]

A nice 50km ride in today, wet roads, mildish, a breeze and a little rain after about an hour but it only lasted a couple of minutes.
Also first commute this year with just over 10m per km average for the whole commute, even with the second half of the commute being fairly flat.

 

[MisterStan]

Fresh and a bright start to the day. Fairly tough headwind to contend with. Probably had one layer too many on.

 

[potsy]

First cycle commute to the new job, nice easy one at just under 3 miles.

Three of us riding down the road only 2 of us stopped for the red light, nobber then went the wrong way down a one way street too

Worked out how to open the bike shed/portacabin eventually just needed a little manual persuasion

 

[HLaB]

Nice dry incident free commute for me again

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Tale from tomorrows commute - brilliant after I replaced cassette, big chainring and chain. Left it too long and suffered skipping rubbish gears for the last few weeks. A mate at work told me to stop whinging and get everything changed. Cost less than a full tank of fuel and dont normally think twice about that, daft when you think about it, ill never suffer a knackered drive train again!

In 2008 I left it and fell off the bike twice.

 

[donnydave]

In 2008 I left it and fell off the bike twice.

I can well imagine that, I haven't come off from a skipping chain but been close a few times when I've stood up to sprint from lights or similar, then get catapulted nearly out of my seat.

 

[HLaB]

I can well imagine that, I haven't come off from a skipping chain but been close a few times when I've stood up to sprint from lights or similar, then get catapulted nearly out of my seat.

Touch wood I've never come off either but its more of an issue on the fixie and I managed to burst a new chain

 

[Arjimlad]

If you squirt me with your windscreen washers, madam Mini driver, I will snot-rocket all over your bonnet !

 

[fossyant]

Dry and fresh ride into Manchester. Towed another roadie down the A34 and got thanked for it. S'no problem !

 

[kipster]

After a couple of weeks of nothing unusual on the commute, apart from the weather, I had a nasty experience tonight, spat at by the passenger of a passing van. The driver couldn't pass as there was too much traffic coming the other way so was leaning on his horn, I was in a strong primary and moved to secondary when I felt it was safe for him to overtake me. I have been squeezed on this stretch of road before, and I'm only on it was about 100m. Had a feeling they may do something stupid so as they drew level with me I slowed. His spit aim was way off and no danger of being hit. Shouted a choice word and carried on my way. I had a head wind every which way I went tonight, it made it hard work.

 

[potsy]

Saw what looked like the aftermath of a bike/car incident on the way home in Northenden, bike looked badly twisted and there was a couple of cars pulled up with a few people around, hope they are OK whatever happened.

 

[Hacienda71]

Slow fairy incident on the way home. Had to stop three times to get the tyre upto over 80 psi

 

[fossyant]

Slow fairy incident on the way home. Had to stop three times to get the tyre upto over 80 psi

Stop and fix, then you can resume your wind assisted run home. Flipping windy tonight

 

[Hacienda71]

It wasn't going flat just losing 30 or 40 psi every three miles or so. Didn't slow me down too much.