GrumpyGregry
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You know Easter doesn't finish until Pentecost?2964968 said:
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Bit of reverse Khama when I got home.
Pulled into the estate and saw a Ecilop with its light on. The saw a chav tastic Corsa parked sideways in the road, just after a bridge width restriction. Now, as an old duffer, it's like, how do you get a car like that after some big concrete stuff. The road has speed humps and width restrictions due to a dodgy old railway bridge...
Anyway, me being Mr Nice (after my week) said to the lad, as I filtered past, "nice driving mate" . Hah ahah...
My nephew apparently saw him flip the car.
Made my day.
Pulled into the estate and saw a Ecilop with its light on. The saw a chav tastic Corsa parked sideways in the road, just after a bridge width restriction. Now, as an old duffer, it's like, how do you get a car like that after some big concrete stuff. The road has speed humps and width restrictions due to a dodgy old railway bridge...
Anyway, me being Mr Nice (after my week) said to the lad, as I filtered past, "nice driving mate" . Hah ahah...
My nephew apparently saw him flip the car.
Made my day.
Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
Very wet, strong head wind. Meh!
Strong gusty wind and rain held of most of the time, but it is warm.
Scalped by the roadie on the white Giant again, as I was adjusting myself after finishing warming up.
However for the 5km or so we were going the same way, the gap stayed pretty consistent, about 200-300 metres.
I know he is quick and a couple of months ago he would have disappeared into the distance.
If only I had another quicker bike with no panniers/pannier rack/mudguards
Scalped by the roadie on the white Giant again, as I was adjusting myself after finishing warming up.
However for the 5km or so we were going the same way, the gap stayed pretty consistent, about 200-300 metres.
I know he is quick and a couple of months ago he would have disappeared into the distance.
If only I had another quicker bike with no panniers/pannier rack/mudguards
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Rain started just as I set off, and the summer cyclists obviously decided today was not the day as it was extremely quiet on the ring road today ... counted only 16 cyclists along that stretch. One seemed to find my screeching brakes funny when we both pulled up at the Hambrook lights. I've seen him before, shorts (mad!), red and yellow bar tape, and an orange mudguard flap. Least it was a short burst, and I put on one less layer this morning which was just about right!
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
And the last set of lights where I was turning off right, I stopped in the ASL as the lights changed to red as I was approaching. Then noticed a cyclist from behind pass me ... but get pulled just the other side of the lights by the waiting cop
(in hi-vis!!!
)
(in hi-vis!!!)
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Dry, mild and bloody windy.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
very windy again and got drenched again, still loving it though 
Instead of my usual mon,weds,friday commute for some reason this week I moved into all days except monday, my thighs hate me! but the upside is the headwind this morning coming in, will hopefully behind me heading home, so i can be triumphant on finishing and knowing i am getting close fitness wise to five days oh and the weather is amazing..
oh and the weather is amazing..Don't count on it, the wind direction has already changed since this morning.Instead of my usual mon,weds,friday commute for some reason this week I moved into all days except monday, my thighs hate me! but the upside is the headwind this morning coming in, will hopefully behind me heading home, so i can be triumphant on finishing and knowing i am getting close fitness wise to five days
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Been in court all week but dont worry I was a member of the Jury. Others jurors come fromfurther away so the court started between 9.30am and 10am, a lie in for me even with a detour to the start.
This morning Io was back at work though and still in the routine of getting up later so it was just a short direct commute for me.
This morning Io was back at work though and still in the routine of getting up later so it was just a short direct commute for me.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
if this sunny weather continues in London this evening I will leave work half an hour early and take a detour home.
hopefully not down here
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
No wind at all on the homeward commute just beautiful sunshine
stowie
Legendary Member
OK, is it numpty driving day or something? Every junction I had someone doing something stupid. Maybe not dangerous, but stupid, such as turning right with a left indicator on, or not noticing that all the traffic had moved forward over the junction because they were staring down at something in the footwell. At Whitechapel a police van was parked right up against the pedestrian crossing on the zig-zags.
And it is the last time I use the Bow "facilities". Flyover for me from now on. I had a moronic van driver pull out from McDonalds making me swerve to avoid him. He was too busy filling his stupid fat face with a burger. And the red light jumping is now an absolute joke. It isn't amber gambling, it is straight jumping of the red light. The "early start" advantage - such as it was - is now completely negated by drivers completely jumping the red from the roundabout. This time a works van with a cyclist beware sticker on the back just completely disregarded the lights. Presumably the sticker is to advise cyclists that an utter numpty is driving.
Sun was shining though.
And it is the last time I use the Bow "facilities". Flyover for me from now on. I had a moronic van driver pull out from McDonalds making me swerve to avoid him. He was too busy filling his stupid fat face with a burger. And the red light jumping is now an absolute joke. It isn't amber gambling, it is straight jumping of the red light. The "early start" advantage - such as it was - is now completely negated by drivers completely jumping the red from the roundabout. This time a works van with a cyclist beware sticker on the back just completely disregarded the lights. Presumably the sticker is to advise cyclists that an utter numpty is driving.
Sun was shining though.
