Tales from today's commute....

[glenn forger]

[QUOTE 3026779, member: 1314"]a rasta in a van stared daggers.[/QUOTE]

I dread those moments.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Last commute into work on the bike until next Wednesday

I'm on holiday from tonight and looking at the weather forecast am planning on getting a few leisure miles under my belt

 

[HLaB]

If Carlsberg done commutes it would have been today

 

[Mo1959]

Last commute into work on the bike until next Wednesday

I'm on holiday from tonight and looking at the weather forecast am planning on getting a few leisure miles under my belt

..........so will that mean 100 miles per day instead of your usual 70ish?

 

[Origamist]

Lovely commute this am. Less busy on the roads and blue skies!

Have London - Paris next week so will be "reverse tapering" (eating and drinking more).

It looks like the new commute will start in May...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

..........so will that mean 100 miles per day instead of your usual 70ish?

I might have one or two rides planned

 

[Exile]

Back on the bike for the commute this morning with my shiny new rear wheel. Hoping to make it a more regular thing now, assuming this wheel solves the "exploding spokes" issue I was having.

Not the greatest of starts when I got out the door quarter of an hour later than I'd hoped for. Turned out to be less of a problem than I'd though as everything was going my way. The roadworks which had been knocking about for at least four months had gone, taking the temporary lights with them, traffic was rather light, the traffic lights seemed with me, and the sun even made an appearance. Everything was good. It was the sort of commute which makes you wonder why anyone would drive to work on such a morning.

Then, 5 minutes from work, I get a visit from you know who. First one ever in the wild so arguably it was well overdue, and it makes a change to broken spokes. Ended up walking the bike to the office and changing the tube on lunch. A colleague was amazed at how skinny my (32mm) tyres were, and was confused by the trekking bars, apparently unable to grasp where you, well, grasp them. I'd have though the gear shifters and brake levers would be a bit of a give away, but I was wrong.

Thankfully, the return leg was uneventful and the only walking I had to do was to put the bike away. Roll on tomorrow!

 

[potsy]

Last commute before I start a new job on Saturday, nice to be out in the sun but could have done without nearly getting wiped out by a guy on a motorbike
Saw 6 or 7 motorbikes coming towards me and wanting to turn right, first one just about had time to go, the 2nd and 3rd certainly did not but went for it anyway, I may have shouted a rude word and 30 seconds later one of the guys had turned around and come back to me, wasn't happy about me calling him a nob, all ended amicably as I think he could see I had said it out of 'shock' and we shook hands and went on our way, him apologising for the manoeuvre at least

 

[wilkotom]

Had my first off

Coming down Mitcham Lane here, the car in front of me braked sharply at the mini-roundabout, forcing me to do the same. Next thing I know I'm on the road and my bike is in a heap on top of me, blood spewing from my knees and right elbow.

A couple heading home with their kids were very kind and stopped, and made me come back to their house to get patched up before driving me and the bike home. If they ever read this, a big thank you to Mike and Pam. I've no idea what I'd have done without their help.

Going to go to the doctor tomorrow to get checked out, but suspect I'll be off the bike for a while

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Lovely AM commute but after having a blast at a couple of Strava segments on the way home I really felt it in my lungs. Legs felt ok just had that tingly feeling in the lungs for about 15 miles. Certainly been blessed with the weather forecast this week. Is it sad that when I realised I wont have a commute on Friday I was a bit miffed ?

 

[400bhp]

Saw 6 or 7 motorbikes coming towards me and wanting to turn right, first one just about had time to go, the 2nd and 3rd certainly did not but went for it anyway, I may have shouted a rude word and 30 seconds later one of the guys had turned around and come back to me, wasn't happy about me calling him a nob, all ended amicably as I think he could see I had said it out of 'shock' and we shook hands and went on our way, him apologising for the manoeuvre at least

 

[Shut Up Legs]

My commutes to work are getting pleasantly cool, although I'm still riding to work in short cycling pants and short-sleeved jersey. It was 7.5°C this morning, with no rain, and a very bright full moon . This afternoon, from about 5:50 on, the moon will turn red in a total lunar eclipse, conveniently enough in the eastern sky as I ride east for home, so I'm looking forward to the view.

 

[stowie]

First at the traffic lights and as they turn green I can clearly hear and see a police van coming through the junction. Idiot in a Porsche Cayman roars away and nearly T-bones the police van. Driver is on the mobile which he drops like it is on fire when he sees a van load of angry policemen shouting at him. Pity they didn't stop and give him a ticket. When they went the driver picked up the phone and shot off way over the speed limit.

 

[GrasB]

... there was frost!

 

[martint235]

Oops. Apologies to the guy between Norwood and Selhurst, I didn't mean to make you look that bad particularly as you'd kindly said hello to me. But in my defence, you were going that little bit too slow for to comfortably stay behind you and you had gears. I didn't realise I'd put my foot down quite so hard until you'd faded into the distance behind me.

And flipping nora it was cold in the riverside park this morning.