Tales from today's commute....

[jagman.2003]

I got stuck in no man’s land today.
I had to be at work for something, which being late was not an option, so I left mega early in case I got a puncture. My first puncture of the year was today…
I was stuck at about 2 miles from work, in that tricky place of shall I fix or just walk, it’s not that far!
Well I learned it’s quicker to fix it than walk the rest of the way

I had the same dilema, but chose the 'fix' option. Tube swapped in no time & still kept a good average speed.

 

[DWiggy]

...feeling a bit chesty so having a few days off cycling

 

[GrasB]

... Yet another commute set where my cameras were pointless accessories!

 

[summerdays]

Ok evening commute I met a cycling idiot. I overtook him pooling along about 8 mph just past UWE. Then headed down the hill towards the motorway when I heard a sound behind me. The path here is wide enough to pass another cyclist and I had left enough room cycling in the middle of the left hand side. I started to automatically move to the left about six inches as I looked behind in time to see the prat was trying to undertake me without using his brakes just expecting me to move to the right. Don't ask me how we didn't collide, and end up on the Ring Road. For that segment I was doing an average of 16mph (and that's the figure after I had to brake for him!)

So prat just in case you are on here, a few pointers:

• Overtake on the right
• Overtake when safe
• Use your brakes to control your speed if about to crash into another cyclist
• There is no right to barge through using your superior weight!
• Oh and put up your saddle so you can go faster on the flat then you wouldn't be so desperate to pass on the hill
• And if your saddle was up you would be able to mount your light where it wasn't obscured by your mudguard

So I then overtook him again on the flat at the roundabout but was worried every downhill he was going to catch up.

I don't want to meet him again!

 

[Ganymede]

...feeling a bit chesty so having a few days off cycling

Awww. I just had a nice little domestic commute to the old parents' place, first in a while as I have been under the weather too. There's a lot of it about *shakes head sagely*

 

[ianrauk]

Damn it was a warm commute home tonight.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Damn it was a warm commute home tonight.

Same here, shorts and fingerless gloves for the home leg tonight.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Damn it was a warm commute home tonight.

I'll be having one of those this afternoon - it is predicted to reach 29°C, so combined with the usual 500m climbing on the ride home, should be a good workout. I've only just arrrived at work, but already wish it was time to leave .

 

[ianrauk]

I'll be having one of those this afternoon - it is predicted to reach 29°C, so combined with the usual 500m climbing on the ride home, should be a good workout. I've only just arrrived at work, but already wish it was time to leave .

You're moving into your summer thought right?
We are meant to be moving into our winter. Tomorrow is meant to be even warmer.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

You're moving into your summer thought right?
We are meant to be moving into our winter. Tomorrow is meant to be even warmer.

Yes, that's pretty strange weather for Autumn, I agree.

 

[Spartak]

Ok evening commute I met a cycling idiot. I overtook him pooling along about 8 mph just past UWE. Then headed down the hill towards the motorway when I heard a sound behind me. The path here is wide enough to pass another cyclist and I had left enough room cycling in the middle of the left hand side. I started to automatically move to the left about six inches as I looked behind in time to see the prat was trying to undertake me without using his brakes just expecting me to move to the right. Don't ask me how we didn't collide, and end up on the Ring Road. For that segment I was doing an average of 16mph (and that's the figure after I had to brake for him!)

So prat just in case you are on here, a few pointers:

• Overtake on the right
• Overtake when safe
• Use your brakes to control your speed if about to crash into another cyclist
• There is no right to barge through using your superior weight!
• Oh and put up your saddle so you can go faster on the flat then you wouldn't be so desperate to pass on the hill
• And if your saddle was up you would be able to mount your light where it wasn't obscured by your mudguard

So I then overtook him again on the flat at the roundabout but was worried every downhill he was going to catch up.

I don't want to meet him again!

What a tw@t !

 

[summerdays]

Damn it was a warm commute home tonight.

I had completely bare arms when cycling tonight, so weird for the end of October.

 

[ianrauk]

I had completely bare arms when cycling tonight, so weird for the end of October.

Yup, still in s/s jersey and shorts.

 

[Lilliburlero]

I didnt realise that I`d forgot to put my helmet on until I saw my reflection in a window at work

 

[Panter]

Saw a pedestrian wandering along at a fairly brisk rate this morning.
Not unusual in itself but was was unusual was that her nose was buried deep in the pages of a well thumbed paper back as she marched along.