Tales from today's commute....

[Simontm]

Very nice and dull commute for a change aside one biddy turning out in front of me - why do those turning left look left and not right? very odd. Anyhoo, lovely, quiet and misty and just me debating whether I should have worn long sleeves.

My 99p light made a leap for freedom tho but at least I grabbed the expensive things from the wreckage - the batteries!

 

[BSRU]

Started off overcast and cold, even some dense mist(almost fog) out in the countryside.
Gradually warmed up and the sun even made an appearance.
Almost witnessed a crash, a driver turning right across cars going straight on at some traffic lights.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Blimey it was cold this morning, nearly turned back to get a skull cap!

Once the sun came up it was brilliant sunshine, blue skies and a fair bit of mist

 

[ianrauk]

Was just under 9degs this morning with pockets of fog/mist. Still went with the s/s top as thought once I get moving i'll peddle just that little bit faster and would soon warm up... and it was the case.

Great commute in apart from the school run mums are out in great force and a stupid vespa rider who decided to filter without looking and nearly wiped me out.I had to slam on the anchors. He got a w@nker sign for his stupidity.. he didn't say anything back.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Heading out the door the Garmins reading of 4.6 deg was somewhat misleading, at first it didnt feel too cold. A quarter mile in and my first big lungful of air at the top of a climb and the chilliness made its presence known! Boy that was sharp! Pretty nippy all the way in and I know I'll be too warm on the way home due to 2 base layers and a s/s top but hey ho. Got a bit of a challenge going at work with a mate this month for highest mileage in a week. Do I turn it on this week or wait and see what he comes up with over the next couple of days? Hmmmm...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Heading out the door the Garmins reading of 4.6 deg was somewhat misleading, at first it didnt feel too cold. A quarter mile in and my first big lungful of air at the top of a climb and the chilliness made its presence known! Boy that was sharp! Pretty nippy all the way in and I know I'll be too warm on the way home due to 2 base layers and a s/s top but hey ho. Got a bit of a challenge going at work with a mate this month for highest mileage in a week. Do I turn it on this week or wait and see what he comes up with over the next couple of days? Hmmmm...

Turn the mileage up straight away and demoralise him from the off would be my tactic.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Lovely morning today; cool but sunny. Had the pleasure of @kevin_cambs_uk 's company for most of the commute.

It was mate, great weather and the chat made it fly by.

 

[confusedcyclist]

Not a great start to the commute today. A HGV driver deliberately overtook at a pinch point this morning while blasting on his horn. The driver tried to force me off the road/into the back of parked cars, either way I'm not playing games with a HGV so just stopped in the road to let it pass.

He was clearly peeved that I had overtaken him previously (I legitimately used the right lane, in primary) as he pulls away slowly from a set of lights, seems he didn't like the idea that I had got ahead on a decent where I could easily travel with the pace of the other road users.

Absolutely no excuse for that kind of dangerous driving and intimidation. Naturally he got the finger for his troubles 2 minutes later at the next set of red lights, and of course I left him lagging behind in the urban traffic. So called professional drivers should know better.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Started off overcast and cold, even some dense mist(almost fog) out in the countryside.
Gradually warmed up and the sun even made an appearance.
Almost witnessed a crash, a driver turning right across cars going straight on at some traffic lights.

@BSRU I hope you are going to do 27km tonight and get that ticker over 10k.

EDIT: Just seen your ticker has already gone over 10k

 

[BSRU]

@BSRU I hope you are going to do 27km tonight and get that ticker over 10k.

EDIT: Just seen your ticker has already gone over 10k

I normally update late afternoon but today, at lunchtime, I had to change to the car in order to drop off a frame at the LBS.

 

[Origamist]

Chilly at 6C this morning - was thinking about full fingered gloves, but resisted as it's a slippery slope and knee warmers would be next...

 

[confusedcyclist]

Chilly at 6C this morning - was thinking about full fingered gloves, but resisted as it's a slippery slope and knee warmers would be next...

Already got the knee warmers and arm warmers out... as soon as I can see my breath, they go on... isn't there a good argument that compression helps you get more out of your muscles?

 

[Simontm]

And contrasting this morning...2 school runs doing turns in the road without caring who was there let alone a cyclist. 1 idiot tried to overtake on a squeeze point and...
Got my 1st "there's a cycle lane there" yay!

On South Road heading towards the A3, there are calming squeeze points with alternating priority. Unfortunately the idiots haring off said A3 don't care about priority when you are a cyclist. The 1st had the decency to look a bit embarrassed when I pointed at the sign but at the 2nd, some woman shouted out of her window the lane comment.
I shouted back "So what?" Before gesturing about the errors in her ways . Unfortunately I suspect she is now genuinely annoyed that a cyclist didn't use the cycle lane - a lane btw which is absolutely shite and I wouldn't take a mountain bike through let alone my crappy tyres!

 

[Ganymede]

Hauled my heavy 'bent up a nice steep hill today. I'm looking at Ulcombe Hill next but it's twice as long and equally steep. Maybe not...

 

[400bhp]

Not many times now I can do an extended commute in the evening in daylight, so took advantage.

Had a nobber overtake me on a roundabout from lane two that merges into one then has to immediately break as it's a T-junction after 50 yards. Fark it, went on the inside of him and I turned right he was going left. I could her the beeping behind by Duncan Doublechin, presumably he wanted a word. Too late, see ya.