Tales from today's commute....

[Origamist]

Although I felt bad about my "rest day" yesterday, it was the right decision as I was refreshed this morning...

The wind was still from the north and there was a fine mizzle in Tatton Park, but otherwise, another lovely commute.

It was also Media City's bike to work day and they were putting on a free breakfast in the Dockbar. I turned up a sweaty mess of a MAMIL, but at least it was clear that I had cycled in. Chatted to some nice people, including one chap who used to live a 100m from me in Tooting. Scoffed a tasty bacon bap and two filter coffees!

Looks like there will be more bike initiatives happening here soon, so that can only be a good thing. Also discovered there is a mobile mechanic who visits on a Tuesday. He can sort out my slightly buckled front wheel!

 

[HLaB]

None today. Off sick. Bad pain flare up with Bert and Ernie. Been bad the last couple of weeks having slept on the settee most nights. Codeined up to the eyeballs. Pain clinic next week. Let's see what they can do.

Night all..... Zzzzzzz

Not good :-( i hope they sor you out!

 

[martinclive]

This morning as I looked towards Cambridge, I could see blue sky and sun, I turned towards Peterborough and could see an ominous black cloud. Luckily I work in Cambridge!

It's grim up north

 

[Arjimlad]

Sunny weather is great but....

I am not used at all to sharing my commute with so many other riders !

A fair bit of SCR happening generally, but last night I made a prat of myself.

I got stuck behind another slower rider who then hailed his female colleague as we went approached the junction with the M5. These 2 then rode side by side with me languishing behind.

As the lane was effectively blocked to cars, I pulled out to go round them, and as I did so, they BOTH pulled out to go round another even slower rider who I hadn't noticed.

This made us bikes four abreast on the A38 heading north, as we came out of the motorway junction !

I skittled round these three as fast as my legs would pedal but was conscious that there would have been a fair few frustrated motorists who all, sensibly, held back whilst the pack sorted itself out.

 

[Arjimlad]

None today. Off sick. Bad pain flare up with Bert and Ernie. Been bad the last couple of weeks having slept on the settee most nights. Codeined up to the eyeballs. Pain clinic next week. Let's see what they can do.

Night all..... Zzzzzzz

Not fair. Hope this gets sorted out soon !

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

The short and steady route this morning. Going to Donington Park this evening for one of their on track ride sessions so wanted to save a bit in the legs. Did some of these last year, the 15 mile or so ride home afterwards is a barrel of laughs with your legs shouting at you to stop. All good fun though.

 

[Bodhbh]

First bit of aggro in a long time. Cars queued up bothways outside a school, doing the school run. Only room for one car to pass at once. I just wait in the queue, lazyiness as much as anything. Couple of other cyclists come up behind and - a bit cheekily - spot a gap and charge thru the mess. I just carry on waiting, and follow the next car thru. Driver behind chases me a couple of hundred yards, overtakes, does a U-turn, then shouts "no wonder cyclists have a bad name....yada yada". Not proud of it, but just yell "fcuk off" (why am I catching the crap?). Probably should have stopped and reasoned with him, oh well. I stopped raging back ages ago, but sometimes things catch you by suprise.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I encountered a very fat man, whom I now imagine to possess a very small penis, and be a sufferer of erectile dysfunction, who presumably barges past people in checkout queues in the same manner as he rudely tried to shove past me in the queue for some temporary traffic lights in his pile of parp Mazda, to advance by precisely one place in the queue. He was pointing over and over to something on the left, I think there may have been something in the gutter he wanted me to see. He seemed to own an imaginary set of maracas which he waved in my direction from his window once I tried to direct him towards the Highway Code. As he sped off, the lights having changed, I contented myself with shouting "Ha, ha, look at the big man in his small car" though I didn't really know why I did so. The road workers found it amusing.

Six cyclists no baskets but one baby (but I came in later than normal)

 

[BSRU]

On my way home for lunch, stopped at some lights with a bus behind me.
Lights change I set off then I assume the bus alarm went off as it wasn't moving, hazards flashing and a loud siren going off.
Took a couple of seconds for the driver to sort it out before he could move off.

 

[raleighnut]

On my way home for lunch, stopped at some lights with a bus behind me.
Lights change I set off then I assume the bus alarm went off as it wasn't moving, hazards flashing and a loud siren going off.
Took a couple of seconds for the driver to sort it out before he could move off.

Did someone pull the (external) emergency engine stop. Used to be popular with kids here, even some big ones on bikes

 

[BSRU]

Did someone pull the (external) emergency engine stop. Used to be popular with kids here, even some big ones on bikes

Could have been but I have no idea really as it was behind me, I'll have to check my rear camera video to see if shows anything.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

It's grim up north

Lol

 

[hennbell]

Bet the mossies love it

You are right about that one. Once we get a little heat, next week, they will go insane.

 

[hennbell]

Found a strange item on the way to work. A very small digital scale suitable for measuring quantities up to 50 g.
I wonder what that could be used for for?

 

[Archeress]

Sunny weather is great but....

I am not used at all to sharing my commute with so many other riders !

A fair bit of SCR happening generally, but last night I made a prat of myself.

I got stuck behind another slower rider who then hailed his female colleague as we went approached the junction with the M5. These 2 then rode side by side with me languishing behind.

As the lane was effectively blocked to cars, I pulled out to go round them, and as I did so, they BOTH pulled out to go round another even slower rider who I hadn't noticed.

This made us bikes four abreast on the A38 heading north, as we came out of the motorway junction !

I skittled round these three as fast as my legs would pedal but was conscious that there would have been a fair few frustrated motorists who all, sensibly, held back whilst the pack sorted itself out.

Yikes

Hugs
Archeress x