Tales from today's commute....

[ianrauk]

Another very foggy morning when I set off at 06:30. Was a perfect opportunity to whack my Moon Shield up to it's highest setting.

Had another cyclist whizz past me and RLJ whilst I was waiting at the lights in Downham here. I admit, I'm guilty of having RLJ in the past (deffo not at this junction!) where I've thought there has been no risk - but this guy was just mental - there's on coming cars that could turn across his path and also feed in from the left. Caught him back up approaching the roundabout outside Lewisham Station and overtook him only to hear music coming from his headphones

I know that junction well. It's the one where one evening I got knocked off by a non indicating copper van.
Would be madness to rlj that junction but people do.

 

[martint235]

Best I've felt on a bike for what seems like a long time. Slight twinge in my knee but still fairly zipped along until I hit the south circular where the traffic was backed up. No real issues with motorists for a change. Only saw one other cyclist but he managed to get through a green light in front of me before i hit the red. I would've had him easy.

BBC weather said it was 13C at 6.30 so I was out in summer kit but with all the lights blazing.

 

[martint235]

[QUOTE 2114815, member: 1314"]I ignore BBC forecasts and assume the weather will be the same as yesterday except a bit different.[/quote]
But......but....yesterday was warm enough for summer kit too..

 

[J.Primus]

[QUOTE 2114778, member: 1314"]Overdressed this morning and hit loads of reds. Got overtaken by a really fast (not Origamist) cyclist at Kennington. His back pockets were stuffed with inner tubes, allen keys, pump. He was fast.[/quote]
Also second the overdressed sentiement. Going to go back to wearing a t-shirt until it gets colder.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

I put my free cycling plus gloves on this morning

 

[Arjimlad]

I was on my hybrid indonesian scaffolding pole-framed bike today, with child seat.

My son (9) fell off his scooter scooting to school, but it was hard for me to find somewhere safe to lean my bike with the toddler on board. She can push the bike over - so I need to hang onto it at all times. A passer-by went to comfort my son but I asked him to help hold the bike instead. Just a grazed hand...

After dropping my daughter off at childminders, I cycled to work and being on a BSO was duly ignored by the roadies who would ordinarily give me a wave.

Even when a Specialised groupie failed to stop for me completely at a roundabout - I had to pull out to the right to give him space as he pulled out from my left and took the same exit as me. No cars close behind me, thankfully. I could see what he was going to do and didn't mind altering my line to let him out, though. It was as though being on a hybrid made me invisible.

It's nice to have an excuse to bimble along once a week on the slower heavier bike.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I put my free cycling plus gloves on this morning

I used them for the first hour on my Sunday club ride over the top of my normal full finger spesh gloves.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 2114924, member: 1314"]I left at 6.30 yesterday morning - always a bit colder and wetter and darker in the Zone 6 'burbs. By the time I'm in Zone 4 I'm too hot.[/quote]
Is that what you mean when you say you're riding in the Zone. Now it all makes sense.

 

[benb]

I really like it when there is that very fine rain. It's so refreshing.

Also, a driver sat patiently behind me rather than overtaking because he could see that there was a queue of cars 100m ahead. He must be a cyclist!

 

[martint235]

I've now got two days off commuting and I think it's probably a good thing. I had thought my angriness was because I wasn't enjoying being on a bike but it's not. I'm getting severely f**ked off with being beeped at. One a**ehole did it as I was waiting behind a van at a roundabout. I was fairly sure the van was turning left (as that's where the A road goes) so was happy to wait as I was going straight on. BBEEEPP. Looked round and there's a guy in a car telling me to go down the inside of the van. He was told to f*** off and we all moved off peacefully but I feel I am going to smack someone soon.

I had a discussion with my boss today (non-cyclist, big BMW driver) and I've come up with the idea of lighter fuel but I need an ignition method. Boss man reckons it's too fast burning to damage the paint work but would be enough to give him a WTF moment. . So ideas for igniting as it sprays? Answers on a postcard to 235 Towers.

 

[Sandra6]

Puncture on the way in, almost taken out by a skateboarder on the way home.
Silly boy, dashed across the road in front of me, mistimed his jump to the pavement and as he went face first his board back fired and went under the bike, locking my wheel. Fortunately I'd stopped.
He was very very apologetic though, bless.

 

[AndyPeace]

We having a heat wave or something, so bloomin hot this October, thinking of making the commute in my pants. (would certainly keep me noticed!)

 

[Stromtrooper]

Nice ride in today, hardly any headwind. Plus it was sooooooo much easier after putting some of the missing psi back in the tubes - they were down 40psi!

 

[ianrauk]

More fog this morning...
And for some reason a strange lack of cars on the road today. It's not half term in Bromley until next week.

Had a small amount of SCR with a girl on a Spesh flat bar, she was quick...and she was wearing beige chords

 

[Arjimlad]

More fog this morning...
And for some reason a strange lack of cars on the road today. It's not half term in Bromley until next week.

Had a small amount of SCR with a girl on a Spesh flat bar, she was quick...and she was wearing beige chords

Jazz chords ? Or more air on the g-string ? Diminished seventh ?