Tales from today's commute....

[J1888]

Well the gods they do mock Just drying out after a wet wet wet ride and an occasionally headwind

Unfortunately numpty count: 1 one of those get me in front twenty-somethings, downhill, coming to a traffic island and parked cars obviously thought it was a good place to overtake. Sensibly though she pulled back just in time why on earth do drivers get worse when the weather's like this?
There were two drivers who performed rash overtakes (for them, not me) and, I kid you not, pulled into their houses 10 yards further down

Oh and my brakes have gone all spongy so after I check them out in the morning as I am not working expect tons of questions about decent disc pads, tightening etc etc

Some daft cow did that to get into a petrol station on Tuesday morning. Totally moronic.

 

[donnydave]

terrible headwind this morning but amazingly it DIDN'T turn round for the way home so nice 20mph tailwind, hurrah! A nice send-off for a week off from cycling due to work travel

 

[fossyant]

Suffering a bit on the way home. Took it easy as the Fallowfield Loop was busy with pedestrians and dogs, and I got overtook by a girl on an MTB. What's going on.....

Seemed to be pass Fossy and left hook him night. Had about three within three miles of home. One was a bad one and I had to slam on. Shouted Oi and could hear some swearing back, so I responded with some suitably fruity language through his open drivers window.

 

[HLaB]

To echo who ever it was before I had my worst commute for a while, it was in the car Think I could've stayed dry and it was nice and bright in the morning and whilst it chucked it down all day, it was patchy in the evening; at least tomorrow, I'll be back on the bike

 

[ianrauk]

Yucky wet and windy commute tonight. Luckily it wasn't cold.
I met up with the leccy bike rider again tonight. At Catford there is a one way system, you can either go round it or use the contraflow bus lane. I always take the one way as when you have the lights it's just as quick as the bus lane. It's also a lot more fun if you get up some good speed. I saw leccy bike beat me to the last lights through the bus lane then zoomed ahead, so put in some effort to catch him up at the next lights, which I did. He looked surprised to see me again and said 'didn't you got through the one way?', I said yup and gave him a thumbs up. I then said to him that his job for tonight was to tow me up the hill. He replied that I didn't need a tow after seeing me climb it last week. But I tucked in behind him and let him take the 'leccy' lead. We both over took another cyclist half way up. We parted at the top of the hill. Made part of the commute a bit more fun in the crap weather.

 

[fossyant]

He must have a quick leccy bike ?

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Wet on the way in, wet on the way home. Nay matter, still did a little extra, and tomorrow is another day, and it looks pretty fair.

 

[Jenkins]

Still, if somebody had told me a few years ago I'd be commuting by bike in these conditions by choice, I'd have laughed at them.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Luckily Friday, bike is a right mess, rear wheel, head set bearings all knackered.
Rode home with @MisterStan yesterday, he goes too fast for me!
I just about hang on, knowing he is still just ticking along!!!

 

[fossyant]

Took the ice bike. Feel crap again so a slow commute. Smacked a private hire taxi's wing mirror this morning. Don't overtake a milk float on the wrong side of the road and drive at a cyclist. I won't get out of the way. He stopped half way through overtake and despite me telling him to move back over he sat in the middle of the lane on my side. He started swearing so I exchanged swearyness and twanged his mirror as I went round him.

 

[martinclive]

Luckily Friday, bike is a right mess, rear wheel, head set bearings all knackered.
Rode home with @MisterStan yesterday, he goes too fast for me!
I just about hang on, knowing he is still just ticking along!!!

It's when you are flat out suffering and he starts to whistle nonchalantly that gets me!!!

 

[MisterStan]

It's when you are flat out suffering and he starts to whistle nonchalantly that gets me!!!

 

[MisterStan]

Was enjoying a nice lie in this morning until @martinclive called me and told me he had a puncture! I though he was golfing today so hadn't told him I was going in late... Nice cooked breakfast of croque-monsieur (we had some bechamel left after having lasagne last night) and a cup of coffee and off to the dentist.

Ride in was great - warm enough to ditch the buff and the busway was reasonably quiet. Traffic in Cambridge quiet too. Schools are back next week.. Good average speed for the time of year too.

 

[Hacienda71]

Crossed with Ian Stannard this morning.

 

[donnydave]

Just remembered from yesterdays commute home, I was thinking "I haven't seen John for ages" then... I saw him!