Tales from today's commute....

[Cold]

Maybe she fancied you but couldn't think what to say.

Never thought of making someone crash so you can chat them up

 

[Nigeyy]

It had to happen..... many days of easy beautiful commuting, no problems at all, nice drivers, etc

Cycling down a road, a car had to wait for me until an oncoming car had passed. I'm pretty sure I heard the driver calling out "you're blocking the road!" before overtaking me. Funny thing is, a couple of minutes later at a stop sign she's stopped all traffic -for quite a time mind you -as she gives someone directions.

The temptation to call out "hey, you're blocking the road!" was just huuuuuge (but I didn't). Even now I'm thinking it would have been a bit of fun to have done so....... The irony!

 

[Leaway2]

Swallowed a fly uuuuuuuuuuurgh. I was moving quite fast and it just hit the back of my throat. I tried to cough it up to no avail, then after about five miles, stopped at lights and felt it in my mouth and spat it out.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

P***** off this morning, got up to a grey but dry morning, 10 minutes before I left the house it started to P down so I drove, as I got close to work the sun came out, turned out it had rained in Coventry but not in Nuneaton.

 

[ColinJ]

Swallowed a fly uuuuuuuuuuurgh. I was moving quite fast and it just hit the back of my throat. I tried to cough it up to no avail, then after about five miles, stopped at lights and felt it in my mouth and spat it out.

I had that happen on my last ride.

What really bothered me was that they normally don't taste of much, but that one tasted of what I imagine cow pats to taste like!

 

[.stu]

Had an old guy step off the pavement right in front of me at a pelican crossing on the way home. It was definitely on green as several cars followed me through in the outside lane. The old guy didn't look at all but I had a gut feeling he was going to step into the road so I was able to avoid him but only by inches.

 

[summerdays]

Coming down the cycle path on the left hand side and a woman is cycling on the right hand side as we get closer she starts to go to the left hand side I then have to stop and so does she then she says sorry and cycles off.

I was cycling along the road, and noticed someone cycling on the path (not shared use at that point - Bonnington Walk). He then decided to cross to the opposite path - without looking! Cycled along again till there was a pedestrian, so dropped down onto the road but facing on coming traffic (luckily there wasn't any), then decides to head back to the left hand path again without looking. I'm catching up at this point and then he drops onto the road in front of me without looking, then looks in my direction and shouts a warning at me that there is a car behind me (Which I did know but was only worried about in case he did another dash to the opposite side.)

He obviously was genuinely worried about cycling near cars but actually was putting himself in far more danger as a result.

Return journey - free shower thrown in, but I would have preferred the water to be warmer!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Lovely sunny ride home tonight. Hopefully taught a youngster a valuable lesson, young lad I would guess about 10 years old just stepped into the road without looking, I easily slowed and missed him, but me calling out for him to look out made him step back, apologise, and hopefully he will remember to look both ways regardless of the fact he couldn't hear any cars coming.

 

[HLaB]

Had a site meeting today and it was forecast heavy showers so I sprinted back to the office and got back around 3.20pm; the heavens opened around 4pm, thunder and lighting So I waited till after 5.30pm for my evening commute, decided on the way back to the flat though to pick up a cycling jersey from a mate (he'd ordered a batch).

 

[lip03]

Feel as though I have made peace with London tonight, after this mornings run in with angry cabbie I wasn't looking forward to tonight's ride but it was lovely. New brake pads, good run at the lights minimal tossers, saw a military sky dive team doing some kind of exercise over the city, then to top it off a nice bit of rain as I passed St Pauls cathedral to cool me down for the train.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Had a cracking commute this evening. Different way home as I was out at a different site and smashed the 42 miles in 1 hr 58, quickest commute of the year so far, well pleased

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

bloody weather

 

[fossyant]

Straightforward ride home. Coming up the drag towards our village, felt another bike on my wheel. Kept my pace steady as I was nearing home. Guy was still on my wheel. Hit some traffic so slowed, and turned round and said 'you all right', as we do up here.

Got to the lights and had a chat. He first gasped 'you don't look out of breath' with sweat pouring off him. He thanked me for the tow, and I noticed the Garmin on the bars... probably set a segment best.

We had a quick convo, and his face dropped when I said I was on a fixed.

We carried on together, then I said cheerio as I turned off.

You just can't have a conversation like that driving, with a completely random person, and both be so friendly.

 

[400bhp]

Straightforward ride home. Coming up the drag towards our village, felt another bike on my wheel. Kept my pace steady as I was nearing home. Guy was still on my wheel. Hit some traffic so slowed, and turned round and said 'you all right', as we do up here.

Got to the lights and had a chat. He first gasped 'you don't look out of breath' with sweat pouring off him. He thanked me for the tow, and I noticed the Garmin on the bars... probably set a segment best.

We had a quick convo, and his face dropped when I said I was on a fixed.t

We carried on together, then I said cheerio as I turned off.

You just can't have a conversation like that driving, with a completely random person, and both be so friendly.

You could probably find him on Strava-look who has gone through a segment today.

 

[Ollie W]

The inside of my right knee started massively aching on the way home which isn't a good sign, and I think my chain is rubbing the derailleur as I get a nice grinding noise when I pedal. Still, the rain held off and it was a nice quiet (if slow) ride home