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A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Slowly getting better. Might be calling in to a bike shop on the way home for a rack for my MTB. Not doing this every day. 90 minutes.....
confusedcyclist
Veteran
Chilly start here too, Aldi selling merino base layers this week. Definitely stopping by!
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
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in Coventry this morning, for the first time since last winter I was wearing gloves, tonight the jacket and gloves went in the sarnie box and I rode home in my shirt sleeves, lovely warm sunny late afternoon, though today my legs were a bit dead from yesterdays ride.
in Coventry this morning, for the first time since last winter I was wearing gloves, tonight the jacket and gloves went in the sarnie box and I rode home in my shirt sleeves, lovely warm sunny late afternoon, though today my legs were a bit dead from yesterdays ride.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
very
Same here, this morning felt like middle of winter, and this evening felt like early summer
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
I just had my first commute to work in months where I didn't use my overshoes*** or cycling jacket***, a pleasant change. It just wasn't cold enough this morning for them.
*** to keep me warm and/or dry.
*** to keep me warm and/or dry.
First ever commute to Uni (I finish next week..) was mostly uneventful on the way there apart from a car overtaking me around a blind corner on narrow country lane and almost smashing into the car in front of me.
On the way home it was mostly fine apart from a few close overtakes until I get less than a mile from home where two stupid bimbos in a 4x4 don't move over at all and almost take me out when overtaking, then about 200 metres up the road another car beeping me to move over when I'm doing just slightly over the speed limit anyway, and cars on the otherwise of the road meaning he had no chance to pass me anyway.
Idiots and 4x4s in Cheshire don't mix. Sadly it's mostly idiots who drive them who need them to get over a slight speed bump on the way to pick their kid up from school.
On the way home it was mostly fine apart from a few close overtakes until I get less than a mile from home where two stupid bimbos in a 4x4 don't move over at all and almost take me out when overtaking, then about 200 metres up the road another car beeping me to move over when I'm doing just slightly over the speed limit anyway, and cars on the otherwise of the road meaning he had no chance to pass me anyway.
Idiots and 4x4s in Cheshire don't mix. Sadly it's mostly idiots who drive them who need them to get over a slight speed bump on the way to pick their kid up from school.
Simontm
Veteran
Base layer on today and shoes instead of the sandals which, alas I feel, have now been rested! Brr but absolutely lovely.
Numpty count: 1 Unfortunately it was a cyclist heading for a coronary. Swearing at everything, going through a ped red light, taking unnecessary filtering risks with lorries and buses. Certainly didn't like it when I went ahead of him on the 8-speed and in the wrong gear..."By the power of white thighs"
Hope he was late and that wasn't how he normally rides!
Numpty count: 1 Unfortunately it was a cyclist heading for a coronary. Swearing at everything, going through a ped red light, taking unnecessary filtering risks with lorries and buses. Certainly didn't like it when I went ahead of him on the 8-speed and in the wrong gear..."By the power of white thighs"
Hope he was late and that wasn't how he normally rides!
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Me 1 Cold Morning 0.
Learning from yesterday I was lovely and snug this morning after adding longs and a light skull cap, the cap making a massive difference.
Nearing work I had a race with the school bus. Over about 4 miles with him having 3 pick up points, there was only one winner , neeooowwwwww, goodbye bus haha, loved it.
Had a nice steady ride home last night until about 3 miles from home. This guy comes around a roundabout and exits the same way I'm going. He looks the part in full kit and keeps shoulder checking my position whilst knocking it down a couple. Yeah here we go, and boom he goes for it down a 1 mile sprint, well I'm like a kid at Christmas aren't I. On the drops, rev it up, bang! See ya later tata! Looking on Strava last night and if its the right chap I got 4 seconds on him and he currently holds the KOM. Hope he's about tonight for round two.
Learning from yesterday I was lovely and snug this morning after adding longs and a light skull cap, the cap making a massive difference.
Nearing work I had a race with the school bus. Over about 4 miles with him having 3 pick up points, there was only one winner , neeooowwwwww, goodbye bus haha, loved it.
Had a nice steady ride home last night until about 3 miles from home. This guy comes around a roundabout and exits the same way I'm going. He looks the part in full kit and keeps shoulder checking my position whilst knocking it down a couple. Yeah here we go, and boom he goes for it down a 1 mile sprint, well I'm like a kid at Christmas aren't I. On the drops, rev it up, bang! See ya later tata! Looking on Strava last night and if its the right chap I got 4 seconds on him and he currently holds the KOM. Hope he's about tonight for round two.
Saw a complete div of a cycle commuter nearly get wiped out twice in the space of a hundred yards. First time he tried to beat a car through a pinch point, no, that's no going to happen. And just down the road he undertook a left turning car, luckily the car driver was paying attention and they both had to do emergency stops. I said to the twit to take it easy and pay a bit more attention, that was the second time he nearly got hit. He just smiled at me. I hope you learned a valuable lesson Mr Blue Trek guy on Brookmill Road, but somehow I doubt it.
Leodis
Veteran
- Location
- Moortown, Leeds
Cycling down Leeds outter ring road on my ride to work, caught up with another cyclist who seemed to be going very s...l...o...w... anyway I tried to overtake but couldnt so hung back a bit, the approaching lights started to change, we both started slowing down, I stop and this nobber shoulder checked and jumped the lights... I cursed at said cyclist and a dude on a moped stopped and said RLJ'er gives you lot a bad name but he also mentioned the fact the fuzz just witnessed it, I turned and got the "Nod" from plod.. I ride on and witness RLJ'er get nicked by the fuzz.. Happy days.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
In the last week or so I have seen at least four people commuting with clip on tri bars. Whats all that about then? 
They wander all over the bloomin road. Had to shout at one of them to your right at least twice as he seemed unable to hold a straightline as I passed him. I wouldn't mind but I wasn't hammering it.
They wander all over the bloomin road. Had to shout at one of them to your right at least twice as he seemed unable to hold a straightline as I passed him. I wouldn't mind but I wasn't hammering it.
