fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Off all week, half term in my neck of the woods.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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And in my neck of the woods the schools are back along with all the traffic.
Very mild temperature wise but with a bit of misty rain.
Well February is nearly over , been an interesting month commuting . Lots of wind rain and 1 icy morning . Had to mainly contend with Head winds this month and the occasional tail wind . the route from Wigan to Skem is uphill for 6.5 mile and down 1.5 mile , and vice versa.
I commute on my mountain bike with as much weight as possible to improve my climbing and stamina , last sunday I visited a colleauge in Skem but used my road bike. I smashed my road bikes personal best that day ! the commute on a heavy laden mountaiin bike is paying off !
Roll on March !
I commute on my mountain bike with as much weight as possible to improve my climbing and stamina , last sunday I visited a colleauge in Skem but used my road bike. I smashed my road bikes personal best that day ! the commute on a heavy laden mountaiin bike is paying off !
Roll on March !
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Took my fairly regular route of late by the rowing lake path and back along Oundle Road.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Does look nice out. Did a five miler with my lad to check out the clubs hill climb that he wants to do.
I think seeing the car headlights winding down the hill from a great height played with his mind too much. That's too high, what all the way up there. Stopped a few times and got part way up the 1 in 4 before his mind went. Wasn't his legs.
I think seeing the car headlights winding down the hill from a great height played with his mind too much. That's too high, what all the way up there. Stopped a few times and got part way up the 1 in 4 before his mind went. Wasn't his legs.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I'm just below target for the month now, but still way up on last year. Still having post operative flare ups and had a bad weekend. Don't think the two 50 milers at weekends have helped along with the extra commuting miles. May just lay off anything more than an hour at weekends for now. Off to the docs tonight for more strong painkillers.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Great run home today. Came out of work at a few minutes past 7am and by the time I had loaded my pannier and unlocked the bike actually wondered if I needed lights (did anyway, can't be too careful!) Rode home in shorts and jumper without a jacket and felt fast and light in shorts. A world away from yesterday's cold wet miserable ride home 
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I hope you'll feel better soon. It's been a long time.
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
....and they beat you there?
Stephen C
Über Member
Encountered a nice lorry driver today, he stayed well back until he could pass safely, then pulled right across to the other side of the road. Gave him a wave of thanks, and he did the indicator light flashy thing lorry drivers do, it's amazing what simple things make me happy now!
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Certainly not!
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
good man - don't want you blaming me for being there second!!!!!
Angry Blonde
Über Member
- Location
- Sunderland
I think most peoples experience is that the vast majority of UK HGV drivers are excellent, in my case with a special mention for Iceland HGV drivers.
Chris Swift
Senior Member
- Location
- Coventry
I think most peoples experience is that the vast majority of UK HGV drivers are excellent, in my case with a special mention for Iceland HGV drivers.
Not the complete and utter knob who saw me and pulled right out in front of me on a hill in a JEWSONS waggon. This morning in Leamington spa..... Good job nobody was on other side of road otherwise would have been a accident! Got to work 5 mins after this rang jewsons to complain they wasn't interested! Just thus incident alone I shall never use jewsons now! Also very tempted to get a camera fitted to helmet / bike.....
My 1st encounter of knobs on the road while cycling, usual encounter knobs on road while driving the car!
Cycle home was in the rain for 1st time quiet enjoyed it lol
Love cycling roll on tomoz morning!
