Tales from today's commute....

[apb]

had a nice cycle to work today. Overcast but dry.
When i got to work i notice i didn't have my pannier. Oh dear, i forgot my bag with my lunch, wallet, puncture repair kit, pump and water proofs.

doh.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Warm enough to ditch the jacket this morning, wind has started to pick up though. We have been spoilt in Leicester the last few weeks with the lack of wind, so the slightest breeze now feels like hard work

 

[Nocode]

Forgotten how much I loathe the train at commuting time.

Completely agree. Was on the train this morning after developing a case of what I think is 'cyclists nodule' (careful if you google it whilst at work!) Will have to get it checked out, probably swap my saddle and curtail my mileage to see if it goes away. Anyone else experienced this?

 

[jagman.2003]

Forgot to add, on last nights commute. My good deed for the day.
Child & mother exiting pub across car park. Child drops football which ofcourse rolls across busy fast road towards me.
Managed to corner the offending ball with my front wheel rather than bounce off it.
I stopped, unclipped & when safe lobbed the ball back over the road to the owners.
I think anyone watching my poor throwing technique would've realised why I am a cyclist & not involved in any ball related sports.

 

[donnydave]

Met office wind direction must have been a bit off today, I'm certain it said east-north-east so I should have had mainly a side wind with a small component of headwind but I was in 2nd highest gear most of the way and it was pretty easy going. Not had any incidents at all recently on the short stretch of road that I use but had a couple waving at the cycle path in the last 2 days and someone took the trouble to shout at me today, both from people in vehicles I recognise from almost every day for the last 5 years and they've never done anything noteworthy before, and I wasn't doing anything differently. Perhaps they've both simultaneously realised how many hours of their lives they've wasted sat in commuter traffic??

 

[MisterStan]

Met office wind direction must have been a bit off today, I'm certain it said east-north-east so I should have had mainly a side wind with a small component of headwind but I was in 2nd highest gear most of the way and it was pretty easy going. Not had any incidents at all recently on the short stretch of road that I use but had a couple waving at the cycle path in the last 2 days and someone took the trouble to shout at me today, both from people in vehicles I recognise from almost every day for the last 5 years and they've never done anything noteworthy before, and I wasn't doing anything differently. Perhaps they've both simultaneously realised how many hours of their lives they've wasted sat in commuter traffic??

Even if they had realised this, they'd never admit it to you. Carz rool.

 

[donnydave]

Forgot to add, on last nights commute. My good deed for the day.
Child & mother exiting pub across car park. Child drops football which ofcourse rolls across busy fast road towards me.
Managed to corner the offending ball with my front wheel rather than bounce off it.
I stopped, unclipped & when safe lobbed the ball back over the road to the owners.
I think anyone watching my poor throwing technique would've realised why I am a cyclist & not involved in any ball related sports.

I had a high pressure ball throwing calamity a few years ago. Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United Div 1 2002. A young Donny Dave is to the left of the Wednesday goal (supporting) on the front row. Ball falls at my feet and its my job to throw it 10 yards to an eagerly awaiting Kevin Pressman. A simple task, you may think. Now I already knew my overarm skills are that of a 10 year old girl so I went for an underarm roll along the ground as a safe bet. Bounced awkwardly and he was caught between hands and feet, bounced off his knee and then off the post coming to a rest in the side netting. Cue much flapping and faffing to disentangle the ball with enormous goalie gloves on. 30,000 eyes rolled back and one single simultaneous sigh at the useless ball-throwing child.

 

[confusedcyclist]

I seem to have made my first enemy this week, for no reason at all on yesterday's ride a haggered old crow opening up her shop in Bradford turned around and started shouting abuse at me. It started with what sounded like "what are you looking at", and ended with something along the lines of ****ing cyclist. To be honest, I was far to busy slogging up the hill to respond. Not sure if she has confused me for someone else, or just hates all cyclists. Sure enough, running like clockwork there she was again this morning, swearing her mouth off again. Today expecting this as I approached, I blew her a kiss as I passed. Rather odd behavior coming from an adult, I do see the funny side though. I really hope she's there tomorrow.

 

[donnydave]

I seem to have made my first enemy this week, for no reason at all on yesterday's ride a haggered old crow opening up her shop in Bradford turned around and started shouting abuse at me. It started with what sounded like "what are you looking at", and ended with something along the lines of ****ing cyclist. To be honest, I was far to busy slogging up the hill to respond. Not sure if she has confused me for someone else, or just hates all cyclists. Sure enough, running like clockwork there she was again this morning, swearing her mouth off again. Today expecting this as I approached, I blew her a kiss as I passed. Rather odd behavior cumming from an adult, I do see the funny side though. I really hope she's there tomorrow.

Hehe I blew a kiss at some twerp who squeezed past me to join a stationary queue then he shouted at me as I passed by. He looked furious but his 4 mates in the car with him all burst out laughing. Another good one when you see the same people doing stupid things day in day out e.g. when I get told by means of various colourful phrases to get out the way just to ask calmly"same time tomorrow then?" or exaggerate mouthing the words "CALL ME" while doing a telephoney hand sign. Or just grin like a maniac

 

[EthelF]

What a bad tempered commute this morning. Side swiped by a passing car through an S bend, cut up by a numpty cyclist, and squeezed by a dithering cyclist and impatient cabbie. Had it not been for the courteous National Express driver hanging back to let me pull out on the approach to a pinch point I might have become paranoid! Also saw a van driver appear to do 2 punishment passes on cyclists daring to leave the cycle lane to overtake.

Cyclist down at Ludgate Circus - conscious and sitting up with paramedic in attendance, so hopefully nothing too serious. GWS, whoever you are. Ironically enough the police were running one of their cycle safety events 100m up the road from there.

 

[Ganymede]

I seem to have made my first enemy this week, for no reason at all on yesterday's ride a haggered old crow opening up her shop in Bradford turned around and started shouting abuse at me. It started with what sounded like "what are you looking at", and ended with something along the lines of ****ing cyclist. To be honest, I was far to busy slogging up the hill to respond. Not sure if she has confused me for someone else, or just hates all cyclists. Sure enough, running like clockwork there she was again this morning, swearing her mouth off again. Today expecting this as I approached, I blew her a kiss as I passed. Rather odd behavior coming from an adult, I do see the funny side though. I really hope she's there tomorrow.

If this becomes a regular encounter I think it would be worth filming each day with a view to creating an entertaining montage. I'd watch it.

 

[confusedcyclist]

If this becomes a regular encounter I think it would be worth filming each day with a view to creating an entertaining montage. I'd watch it.

Brilliant idea! Sadly, don't have a head cam

 

[Ganymede]

Brilliant idea! Sadly, don't have a head cam

I suspect you could stop and pull out your phone if she proves regular.

 

[GrasB]

This morning I was left with the thought. How can it be misty at 15-16C?

 

[subaqua]

This morning I was left with the thought. How can it be misty at 15-16C?

physics !