PJ79LIZARD
Über Member
- Location
- WEST MIDLANDS
I detect a chill in the air this morning!
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Very crisp this morning. 50 minutes to do 6 miles in the car. OMG. I can see me getting on the bike tomorrow despite not being recovered.
Cold in London too this morning.
Woke up to rain again.
But by the time I had left it had stopped.
Nice clear blue sky, makes for chilly morning.
Well not that chilly really, was 4degs.
And.. the traffic is back.. 4x4mumschooldriveby was in full effect this morning.
Woke up to rain again.
But by the time I had left it had stopped.
Nice clear blue sky, makes for chilly morning.
Well not that chilly really, was 4degs.
And.. the traffic is back.. 4x4mumschooldriveby was in full effect this morning.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Traffic is deffo back.
Desparate to go play with the MTB on the Trans Pennine to work, as it's sloppy concrete sand proofed (mudguards).
Desparate to go play with the MTB on the Trans Pennine to work, as it's sloppy concrete sand proofed (mudguards).
Two drivers, ten minutes apart, had the same bad idea this morning, overtake on a blind right hand bend, I could not see what was coming around the corner so they where taking a huge gamble.
Later a car driving along at 40mph on a road with a 40mph limit, with a 4x4 driving about 2 metres behind the front cars rear bumper.
Later a car driving along at 40mph on a road with a 40mph limit, with a 4x4 driving about 2 metres behind the front cars rear bumper.
mrmacmusic
Veteran
- Location
- Tillicoultry
I. Hate. Thorns. 
Still, it's only the first 'unscheduled deflation' on my commute for about 13 months. First flat on the Conti Tour tyres I decided to fit on the Boardman though, so I'm thinking their yellow rubbery core isn't perhaps as bombproof as the blue stuff that was in the Marathon Pluses on my old Flight.... Having said that, a similar massive thorn in the sidewall also took out one of my shiny new Schwalbe's (13 months ago) after less than 100 miles and I thought I'd made a mistake buying them at the time. (Fingers crossed the Conti's do 3000+ subsequent puncture-free miles as the Marathon Pluses did!
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Glad I was on the Boardman today though – several icy patches and the salt is down.... time to wrap up the Trek?!
Why, oh why did the bunch of young lads in the BMW Coupé feel the need to peep their horn at me whilst I was changing the tube at the roadside though?
Still, it's only the first 'unscheduled deflation' on my commute for about 13 months. First flat on the Conti Tour tyres I decided to fit on the Boardman though, so I'm thinking their yellow rubbery core isn't perhaps as bombproof as the blue stuff that was in the Marathon Pluses on my old Flight.... Having said that, a similar massive thorn in the sidewall also took out one of my shiny new Schwalbe's (13 months ago) after less than 100 miles and I thought I'd made a mistake buying them at the time. (Fingers crossed the Conti's do 3000+ subsequent puncture-free miles as the Marathon Pluses did!
)Glad I was on the Boardman today though – several icy patches and the salt is down.... time to wrap up the Trek?!
Why, oh why did the bunch of young lads in the BMW Coupé feel the need to peep their horn at me whilst I was changing the tube at the roadside though?
Harry_Palmer79
Guru
- Location
- Wet coast of Scotland
Cooooooold in Glasgow early this morning.... fingerless gloves may need to be replaced by something more substantial,! 
The best bit was arriving at work nice and dry as I fitted mudguards last night (fiddly as feck to do but worth it!) Oh and beating the two strava segments on my route! If only I didn't keep getting a red light half way up University Avenue, I could go much faster.... one of these days it will be green!
The best bit was arriving at work nice and dry as I fitted mudguards last night (fiddly as feck to do but worth it!) Oh and beating the two strava segments on my route! If only I didn't keep getting a red light half way up University Avenue, I could go much faster.... one of these days it will be green!
Nocode
Senior Member
- Location
- Orpington, Kent
Yep, plenty of cars having pulled-out from side roads stuck in the bus lane trying to feed into traffic. Obviously blocked my path which was not great and therefore got my disapproving head shake! Three times going through Catford/Lewisham that happened to me.
You talking about the bus lane past the hospital I guess?
Very dodgy bit of road/Bus lane. See a good few bike/car interactions along there over the years. Including some myself. Both from cars emerging from the left and cars entering from the right.
Got to be real careful down there as it's easy to get a good amount of speed up.
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Coldest morning so far for me today. A nice run in nonetheless and it was pleasantly sunny too.
Christopher
Über Member
Put on lots of layers this AM so not cold. Much more traffic now as half-term is over. It was slow going as there were so many cars. No-one got annoyed, we all just wanted to use the same bit of road at thesame time. I yielded all the way and went very slowly; as I hate my job so much atm I wan't in any hurry to get there... & yes I am trying to get another job but no luck yet.
It's NOVEMBER! Best bikes should have been wrapped up at least a month and a half ago!
