Tales from today's commute....
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Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
cold ride this morning, had to have a jacket on most of the way
Short sleeves down here, even with a little drizzle now and then.
second commute in a row today and legs were not going round quite as easily as yesterday. second half of the ride was better though. trying to make use of the gears a bit more now im more comfortable on the bike. hopefully my phone will be fixed today as well and then I can start logging and tracking my rides properly.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Commonly known as Friday legs, as you get used to the commute Friday legs won't start appearing until the end of the week.
Hop3y
Padiham Commuter
- Location
- Padiham, Burnley
I've definitely got Friday legs today.
uclown2002
Guru
- Location
- Harrogate
I've got Friday's legs every day! It doesn't put me off though.
w00hoo_kent
One of the 64K
- Location
- Maidstone or Greenwich
Nice run in this morning, doing the ride all the way home tonight as the final 'long' ride before Sunday.
Getting a little worried by my cynicism though, I tend not to overtake cyclists travelling at around my speed if I come upon them, just sit a reasonable distance back and follow, overtake if they are obviously slower. Partly this is because I stop when there's traffic with no gaps around it, or the lights are red. If they don't want to, I can cope, but I don't want to get in their way. This policy was proved again today, following a bike I will tag as Outlaw Commuter Nerd, drops, unbranded cycle kit, bright yellow pannier on left hand side, little flouro orange lollipop thing sticking out the right hand side (incidentally, do these do any good at all? Even as a considerate road user I have to fight the temptation to use them as some sort of jousting target whenever I see them) things were a bit elastic for a while, I'd get stopped by traffic, he'd make some distance, I'd catch up again, then we got to Eltham and an artic turning right towards Bexley. He doesn't hesitate, initially I think he's really going for the tiny (and narrowing) gap between lorry and kerb, but no, he's spotted the drop kerb and swift as you like up on the pavement and round the corner. I picked a safe distance behind the lorry and waited for the road to get clear.
I know most commuters are all about the getting there quick, sod the rest, and I don't want a pat on the back or anything for actually adhering to the rules of the road, but I'd kind of like to follow someone that actually stops at the line on a red, or doesn't flick on to the pavement at the first blockage for once. Just to restore some of my arguing power about it not being all of us to be honest.
Getting a little worried by my cynicism though, I tend not to overtake cyclists travelling at around my speed if I come upon them, just sit a reasonable distance back and follow, overtake if they are obviously slower. Partly this is because I stop when there's traffic with no gaps around it, or the lights are red. If they don't want to, I can cope, but I don't want to get in their way. This policy was proved again today, following a bike I will tag as Outlaw Commuter Nerd, drops, unbranded cycle kit, bright yellow pannier on left hand side, little flouro orange lollipop thing sticking out the right hand side (incidentally, do these do any good at all? Even as a considerate road user I have to fight the temptation to use them as some sort of jousting target whenever I see them) things were a bit elastic for a while, I'd get stopped by traffic, he'd make some distance, I'd catch up again, then we got to Eltham and an artic turning right towards Bexley. He doesn't hesitate, initially I think he's really going for the tiny (and narrowing) gap between lorry and kerb, but no, he's spotted the drop kerb and swift as you like up on the pavement and round the corner. I picked a safe distance behind the lorry and waited for the road to get clear.
I know most commuters are all about the getting there quick, sod the rest, and I don't want a pat on the back or anything for actually adhering to the rules of the road, but I'd kind of like to follow someone that actually stops at the line on a red, or doesn't flick on to the pavement at the first blockage for once. Just to restore some of my arguing power about it not being all of us to be honest.
Hop3y
Padiham Commuter
- Location
- Padiham, Burnley
Hadn't heard about that incident, but was on the MTB and it was raining, I was already wet so it would have been great fun.
Hugs
Archeress x
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Deleted member 1258
Guest
Two routine commutes today, just how I like them, the interesting bit was after I turned right onto Nunts Lane on the way home, double decker Bus broken down half way up the hill, nobody going anywhere, stationary traffic everywhere.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Similar here in Leicester, bus broken down and all cars stationary, some proper filtering done by me
Oh and this morning well and truly scalped a roadie. Saw him a fair way ahead of me and took me a while to catch him. Caught him at the bottom of a hill, when I got to the top (half a mile or so) and shoulder checked as I turned right he was nowhere to be seen, I was expecting him to be right on my wheel.
w00hoo_kent
One of the 64K
- Location
- Maidstone or Greenwich
I love hills with stationary traffic on they seem the easiest to climb. I think it's the extra power of smug :-)Similar here in Leicester, bus broken down and all cars stationary, some proper filtering done by me
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
I found a bit on twitter showing water right across the road and a waterfall off the bridge.
