Tales from today's commute....
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martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
I'd take the wind over the wet busway this morning - looks like the bike and I have been to the beach......................
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Hot, hot hot !!!
Kept pace with a guy on a full on Planet X TT bike with deep sections up Styal road - couldn't catch him though ! Boiling, did I say it was hot ?
Kept pace with a guy on a full on Planet X TT bike with deep sections up Styal road - couldn't catch him though ! Boiling, did I say it was hot ?
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Wet & slightly greasy/muddy on the back roads today, could feel the back of the bike sliding about a bit.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
Emptied two full bidons of water over the bike when I got here - dried off and GT85 sprayed - anything to get that grit off...............
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Forgot to add, it was our Cycle to Work day, but I couldn't be bothered with the organised routes, so I went the long way on my own. Couldn't be persuaded by a free breakfast and maybe freebe tyre levers !!!
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
You are a wise man!
Some people are so brave when protected by a steel cage.
Driver using the bus gate then bus lane to take a "short cut" to a shopping mall car park.
Bus driver told him to turn around but the driver ignored him.
Driver then beeps me and gives me the w@nker sign for being in his way on a road he should not be on.
He stopped to turn left into the car park but obviously realised it was a dead end and like the brave soul he was he booted it away in the other direction
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Driver using the bus gate then bus lane to take a "short cut" to a shopping mall car park.
Bus driver told him to turn around but the driver ignored him.
Driver then beeps me and gives me the w@nker sign for being in his way on a road he should not be on.
He stopped to turn left into the car park but obviously realised it was a dead end and like the brave soul he was he booted it away in the other direction
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HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A pretty uneventful ride into work as usual for me.
I had my first exchange with a car driver today. Cycling in on my normal route. There is a section on the road where two lanes converge into one. It's tricky enough in a car as people don't seem to want to wait two seconds to let people filter in. I keep to the middle of the lane to give myself plenty of room as inevitably someone tries to get past me even though the road widens back to two lanes about 100 yards further on.
So this morning I heard a few beeps and thought it was someone trying to get past me. Thought nothing of it as they'd be able to do so shortly just up the road. More beeps so this time I looked round to see the car behind me half way into the oncoming lane and the beeping was cars coming the other way beeping at him. He pushed past me and I gestured to him how great I thought his driving was, he gestured back, probably a thumbs up or something.
I knew with the way the lights are that he'd definitely get stopped at the next traffic lights and sure enough 10 seconds later I pulled up alongside him. I again let him know how great his driving was and he wound down the window to tell me that I shouldn't be in the middle of the road blocking traffic. I hadn't realised this so thanked him kindly for the information, promised to modify my behaviour and once again let him know what a great guy he was.
The frank exchange left me feeling good especially when he got stopped at the next set of lights and I went onto the cycle lane and continued my journey. I was further boosted by the thought I've probably ruined his mood for the rest of the day.
I do find it amusing how some drivers can be so aggressive behind the wheel acting all Billy Big Balls and then how quickly they change when the very large baldy bearded man they thought nothing of making w@nker signs at moments earlier stops and asks politely what their issue is.
So this morning I heard a few beeps and thought it was someone trying to get past me. Thought nothing of it as they'd be able to do so shortly just up the road. More beeps so this time I looked round to see the car behind me half way into the oncoming lane and the beeping was cars coming the other way beeping at him. He pushed past me and I gestured to him how great I thought his driving was, he gestured back, probably a thumbs up or something.
I knew with the way the lights are that he'd definitely get stopped at the next traffic lights and sure enough 10 seconds later I pulled up alongside him. I again let him know how great his driving was and he wound down the window to tell me that I shouldn't be in the middle of the road blocking traffic. I hadn't realised this so thanked him kindly for the information, promised to modify my behaviour and once again let him know what a great guy he was.
The frank exchange left me feeling good especially when he got stopped at the next set of lights and I went onto the cycle lane and continued my journey. I was further boosted by the thought I've probably ruined his mood for the rest of the day.
I do find it amusing how some drivers can be so aggressive behind the wheel acting all Billy Big Balls and then how quickly they change when the very large baldy bearded man they thought nothing of making w@nker signs at moments earlier stops and asks politely what their issue is.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Good innit. Had one guy a few months back that was upset I'd filtered past him and left him for dead at the traffic lights as the lights turned to green. He passed me and squeezed the car into the curb as a bad pass. Stopped at next lights and he threattened to run me over next time, so I rolled back and said 'no you won't you'll fark off'. Didn't get a peep out of him after that ! I don't do polite very often. My polite response is a knuckle on the car window - that wakes them up.
