Tales from today's commute....

[summerdays]

This morning I managed to see the Google car in Redland, and then this afternoon I spotted it again in Henleaze.

I also started using Strava this week and managed to get a QOM (Ok it was a slightly downhill stretch, not going to get one for uphill!).

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Nice routine commute this morning, not so routine tonight, leaving work I had a visit from the fairy, first one this year, told several colleagues who asked as they drove past I was OK as as I started to change the tube, then I broke a tyre lever and had to improvise with a small screw driver, got under way and got between Bedworth and Ash Green and came across a driver who didn't like my cycling, I got bibbed as he passed then shouted at when I was filtering slow traffic, I would have discussed it with him but the puncture had made me late so I ignored him.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Totally uneventful ride home tonight, perfect!

 

[fossyant]

Couple of idiots. Bit of too quick filtering, on inside, nearly got doored. Woman flung her door wide from a CLK. Just missed it. Idiot woman and me.

 

[ianrauk]

Totally uneventful ride home tonight, perfect!

indeed....

 

[mustang1]

I found everyone annoying today. Too many pedestrians. Too many cars. Trucks are too noisy. Buses are too polluting. The only people who didn't annoy me today were a couple of dumb cyclists and taxi drivers.

 

[HB_Dude]

Had a lovely run in to work this morning, set me up just nice for the day

 

[Arjimlad]

Cycled mostly downhill into Bristol city centre today at average 14 mph over 8 miles. A pint of GWB Old Higby before coming home and chasing someone fast made the home run 15mph! Temple Quay offices had great bike cage, showers and lockers for staff. I was just visiting but a friendly commuter let me in the cage to lock my bike securely.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Perfect day....

 

[MisterStan]

Fresh and cool to start, warming up very quickly. Beautiful and sunny. Very busy on the busway - claimed a lot of scalps this morning!

 

[BSRU]

Another glorious morning to be riding a bike.
A great 66.5km ride into work in warm sunshine, apart from five minutes in freezing fog.

Saw a school run mum speed through a red light, could have been nasty if I wasn't paying attention.
Another school run mum pull out of a nursery without bothering to look left at all, again lucky I had my eyes open.
And finally a WVM expressing his pride in his homosexuality by shouting "gay" as I cycled past

 

[Beebo]

And finally a WVM expressing his pride in his homosexuality by shouting "gay" as I cycled past

Maybe he was just feeling happy and carefree on this beautiful sunny morning.
We should all feel a bit more gay on a day like today.

 

[Nocode]

I do, especially Eynsford, but these days a bit further out, Essex, Herts etc.
Have you seen THIS, you are more then welcome to join us

Cheers, I'll take a look. I may have birthday plans that weekend (the wife was asking my availability last night, but I'll see what I can do). Looks like fun though!

 

[mangid]

Glorious morning, started cool and as sun came up over the hedges legs got warmer. New Garmin on stem urging me to go faster, why i need the numbers to push that little bit more is beyond me, but it feels so good. Too much roadkill

 

[GrasB]

It was a wet ride in for me today (bike & kit all dripping wet despite the fact I wasn't pushing) but no .... ...