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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Surprisingly quick run in for me today. Working from home tomorrow though.
Tales from today's commute....
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MisterStan
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- Location
- Out there somewhere
Tough run in, that'll teach me for being such a lazy git for the last two weeks....
Started off this mornings commute with a bright blue sky. An hour in and the heavens opened for 10 minutes.. buggerations.
But still a nice quick commute today, once again due to half term and much less traffic en route. Also had a few green lights in my favour. It can make a lot of difference to averages.
But still a nice quick commute today, once again due to half term and much less traffic en route. Also had a few green lights in my favour. It can make a lot of difference to averages.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Bleuch. or as we say in our house, "that was Grimmers"
Drivers all nicely behaved though. It won't last.
Drivers all nicely behaved though. It won't last.
Jdratcliffe
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Redhill, Surrey
"lovely"start to the day not barely 2 miles down the road from home waiting here http://goo.gl/maps/uY35k to turn right onto the A23 for ride into town a white van man coming down the main road beeped and held his middle finger up at me as i waited behind the give way lines set me right up for the day :-@ took a good 5miles before the ride had calmed me back down. there is just no need for that!
PJ79LIZARD
Über Member
- Location
- WEST MIDLANDS
Should of shook the coffee beans at him!
Christopher
Über Member
First truly dark commute home last night. Lots of leaves down now - slippery when wet!
Wohoo 20mph tail wind all the way home 
. I did have one sketchy moment, for some reason I thought my back light had run out of battery, even though all the cars had clearly seen me and no one was beeping. I waited till there were no cars around and put my hand behind the light and turned to see the reflection. Yes, light was on. It was at about this time that I noticed a definite degradation in the ride quality and quickly looked ahead to find that I was bumping along the wet grass verge. I somehow held on and gently steered back onto the road, no sudden movements.
I then spent the remaining 2 miles of my commute laughing at myself then the next half an hour back at home picking glass out my tyres
. I did have one sketchy moment, for some reason I thought my back light had run out of battery, even though all the cars had clearly seen me and no one was beeping. I waited till there were no cars around and put my hand behind the light and turned to see the reflection. Yes, light was on. It was at about this time that I noticed a definite degradation in the ride quality and quickly looked ahead to find that I was bumping along the wet grass verge. I somehow held on and gently steered back onto the road, no sudden movements.I then spent the remaining 2 miles of my commute laughing at myself then the next half an hour back at home picking glass out my tyres
PJ79LIZARD
Über Member
- Location
- WEST MIDLANDS
a little wet this evening 
RiflemanSmith
Senior Member
- Location
- London UK
Stacked it this morning again same as I keep doing in wet mud and leaves when my wheel leaves the path.
Was in front of the bin men who gave a toot when I got back on the bike
Was in front of the bin men who gave a toot when I got back on the bike
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Wasn't it just?a little wet this evening
Got to a large junction (A34/Gatley A560) for the locals and noticed another cyclist coming the opposite direction, both of us waiting at the red light, me shaking my head at the fact they had no front light and it was dark and wet, lights change and their light comes to life, stupid dynamo lights
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
I agree it was horrid, I don't mind if I can predict the wind direction, but when it blows all over the place you just can't prepare for it.Damn, wish I had a tail wind. Blustery winds all the way home. A nightmare....
Yup same here. Hardest commute home I've had in a long while. Making myself feel better now by pinching the kids Halloween treats
I had a really good ride in, despite the rain. Not my usual route as I'd been into town for lunch. The cycle path came into it's own and I whizzed past traffic, lights were on my side (although I did pavement hop one section to get by two buses) then not one, but two van drivers gave way to me so I could make a turn and I arrived at work in a good mood.
Time to come home, and it stops raining. New batteries in my lights, off I go. I was actually singing away to myself a lovely ditty about the car behind being a twonk but not getting past me so tough, had a clear run at the RAB -then it all went a bit Pete Tong as a stupid bint aimed straight at me and I very nearly saw my life flash before my eyes. See my other thread for how that went down.
Not sure if I'm relieved or not that I won't actually be cycling tomorrow, having just remembered I've got to do a house viewing so will be going in by bus after that and walking home.
Time to come home, and it stops raining. New batteries in my lights, off I go. I was actually singing away to myself a lovely ditty about the car behind being a twonk but not getting past me so tough, had a clear run at the RAB -then it all went a bit Pete Tong as a stupid bint aimed straight at me and I very nearly saw my life flash before my eyes. See my other thread for how that went down.
Not sure if I'm relieved or not that I won't actually be cycling tomorrow, having just remembered I've got to do a house viewing so will be going in by bus after that and walking home.
