Tales from today's commute....

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fribbleblib

fribbleblib

Well-Known Member
Location
New Sarum
More idiots in the first two miles today than in the previous two weeks put together.

Cyclist coming round bend on cycle path on right hand side - why not cycle on the left like on roads?
Car door flung open outside school - "Sorry" (I was anticipating anyway so was far enough out).
Pedestrian crossing road in front of parked bus - I emergency stopped, she didn't notice me (had earphones on)
Pedestrian swerves suddenly into cycling side of shared footpath - I emergency stopped, she didn't notice me (had earphones on).
Driver beeps horn the very split second the lights changed from red - twonk. ( I was by ASL)
 
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robjh said:
It was like the start of The Flood out there this morning. I would not have been at all surprised to see an old man loading pairs of animals into a large wooden boat on the edges of Coventry, as pools of water swept across the road and my braking power turned to papier mâché. Me, my prayer was just for a set of waterproofs that would actually work and not leave a film of water all down the inside as well as out.
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I chickened out this morning, I took the car, wasn't too bad in the morning but had to cross Coventry on the way home running an errand and the rain got Biblical in places.
 
robjh

robjh

Legendary Member
Location
Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
Sat at work yesterday evening thinking 'the rain's bound to ease up soon'.... then later 'you can't sit here for ever, got to just go for it'. The 12 miles in less-than-completely-waterproofs seemed very long... and then I arrived home just as the rain stopped. My 'waterproof' gloves and overshoes are still hanging up to dry.
 
Ollie W

Ollie W

Cycling pls
Location
Southampton
Got my bike back from service. I'm not meant to ride it until the cracked front fork has been fixed by halfords but I couldn't resist a mile up the road. It's funny how much more fun riding is when you don't try and go quickly! No traffic issues, no running out of puff (which is good because I've got a viral cough), it was lovely. Here's hoping Halfords are just as lovely, though I doubt it...
 
BSRU

BSRU

A Human Being
Location
Swindon
A pleasant 50km ride in, started off overcast plus quite chilly but after 30 minutes the sun came out and it started to warm up nicely.
 
Andrew_P

Andrew_P

In between here and there
First time for a long time I really wished I had a camera, I was close passed as I was starting off not really bad but the cyclist in front must have been holding a stronger position and the fecker edged pass the cyclist with around 6" from his pedals and kept going despite a glare and verbal comms from the cyclist the close pass was made just so he could block the car in lane 2 from getting one car ahead of him. I was furious must have been the first time ever that someone else's close pass made me so angry!
 
Supersuperleeds

Supersuperleeds

Legendary Member
Location
Leicester
ianrauk said:
Wow, who turned the wind machine on? Luckily it was mainly cross and tailwinds but when hit it head on.. phew 'twas like riding into a muddy field. Mad. Nice and dry though. Was threatening rain all the way home but it kept off.

Oh yes, car drivers. When joining a road from a side street. JUST F******G STOP! NO CREEPING!. It's not bloody hard to do. Put your foot on the brake and press down.
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I got your wind this morning was very hard work, at least it was dry.

Had another cyclist scalp me today, as soon as he went by he slowed down, so I sat on his wheel for a mile and a half while he desperately tried to get away ^_^
 
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