The other day it was really nippy and a bloke cycled past me in T shirt & Bermuda style shorts.....
On my commute this morning I saw a fully lycrad up roadie in short sleeves and shorts. Madness.
Tales from today's commute....
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On my commute this morning I saw a fully lycrad up roadie in short sleeves and shorts. Madness.
Moodyman
Legendary Member
My nurse daughter describes my porridge breakfast as vomit from one of her sick patients.
Moodyman
Legendary Member
Must be an immigrant from Geordieland. They’re hard as nails oop there.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
A learner driver overtook me today, beautiful wide pass but indicating left, and there's a side road ahead and a queue of traffic. So I stop, I won't filter past a vehicle indicating left.
We get to the side road and the learner carries on past it, cancelling her indicator once she has done so.
As I filter past, I notice that the (parent?) supervisor is nose down looking at her handheld mobile phone.....They really should be paying attention to what the learner is doing.
On a brighter note it was my first ride after a groupset upgrade with hydraulic brakes and they were excellent. 105 11spd was very smooth as well. Like having a new bike, but not.
We get to the side road and the learner carries on past it, cancelling her indicator once she has done so.
As I filter past, I notice that the (parent?) supervisor is nose down looking at her handheld mobile phone.....They really should be paying attention to what the learner is doing.
On a brighter note it was my first ride after a groupset upgrade with hydraulic brakes and they were excellent. 105 11spd was very smooth as well. Like having a new bike, but not.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Commuted in my PJ's - hobbled down the stairs ! 
Highlights from a week of continued car-commuting since my new flat currently remains more barren than a politician's conscience..
Monday - Cold and overcast, saw fellow forum member @Rocky; thankfully conspicuous in his blue coat. Also spotted a Brompton G-Line in the wild for the first time; which was novel. Sausage-peak was reached today - being both crisp-of-skin and succulent inside. Abused an idiot bus driver on the way home who low-level cut me up, and again did similar to another cyclist as I was giving chase..
Tuesday - Cold but sunnier; fully-detached on the way in - I think due to having eaten something I shouldn't have. Lovely ride home, stopping at the flat to wave a tape measure around and find more broken bits; in an effort to feel like I was doing something constructive.
Today: - Cold but even brighter; left in good time so stopped for a few photos. Some nice interactions with folk on the tow path too. Got caught out in arriving at the butchers to find it full of punters and empty of anyone to serve us; so had to cut the ride a little short and depart the tow path early at Donny Bridge. Lovely ride in though
Monday - Cold and overcast, saw fellow forum member @Rocky; thankfully conspicuous in his blue coat. Also spotted a Brompton G-Line in the wild for the first time; which was novel. Sausage-peak was reached today - being both crisp-of-skin and succulent inside. Abused an idiot bus driver on the way home who low-level cut me up, and again did similar to another cyclist as I was giving chase..
Tuesday - Cold but sunnier; fully-detached on the way in - I think due to having eaten something I shouldn't have. Lovely ride home, stopping at the flat to wave a tape measure around and find more broken bits; in an effort to feel like I was doing something constructive.
Today: - Cold but even brighter; left in good time so stopped for a few photos. Some nice interactions with folk on the tow path too. Got caught out in arriving at the butchers to find it full of punters and empty of anyone to serve us; so had to cut the ride a little short and depart the tow path early at Donny Bridge. Lovely ride in though
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Highlights from a week of continued car-commuting since my new flat currently remains more barren than a politician's conscience..
Monday - Cold and overcast, saw fellow forum member @Rocky; thankfully conspicuous in his blue coat. Also spotted a Brompton G-Line in the wild for the first time; which was novel. Sausage-peak was reached today - being both crisp-of-skin and succulent inside. Abused an idiot bus driver on the way home who low-level cut me up, and again did similar to another cyclist as I was giving chase..
Tuesday - Cold but sunnier; fully-detached on the way in - I think due to having eaten something I shouldn't have. Lovely ride home, stopping at the flat to wave a tape measure around and find more broken bits; in an effort to feel like I was doing something constructive.
Today: - Cold but even brighter; left in good time so stopped for a few photos. Some nice interactions with folk on the tow path too. Got caught out in arriving at the butchers to find it full of punters and empty of anyone to serve us; so had to cut the ride a little short and depart the tow path early at Donny Bridge. Lovely ride in though
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Love that bridge !
markharry66
Guru
I am sure it will be the same for a lot of people first day back on the bike in two weeks. What a difference a bit of light in the morning makes, Fewer c,lose passes, no one doing a three point turn but as usual cut up lol cant ask for everything. Lost a bit of speed but who cares looking forward to getting fitter again.
biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Glorious spring riding. Might even take one of the longer ways home.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Getting annoyed , cant chance the car with the threat of big overtime this week and the weather is perfect for riding .
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
great news , how bad did you break it ? mine was in 3 pieces so took a fair while to get back to a rideable condition .
Stevo 666
Well-Known Member
Mine was quite bad - the ends were far enough apart that they said I had to have an op, otherwise it either wouldn't heal or would heal badly and restrict my shoulder mobility. I got the op done at the end of Jan (2 weeks after the accident) and now pretty much normal. And TBH I probably could have got out a week or two earlier but didn't want to chance it.
Although I now a 6 inch piece of titanium and a several screws in my right shoulder - the X-ray makes it look I have a small garden rake in there
How long was your recovery?
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Beautiful route to Thornbury for work today, just ten miles and very enjoyable.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Mine was quite bad - the ends were far enough apart that they said I had to have an op, otherwise it either wouldn't heal or would heal badly and restrict my shoulder mobility. I got the op done at the end of Jan (2 weeks after the accident) and now pretty much normal. And TBH I probably could have got out a week or two earlier but didn't want to chance it.
Although I now a 6 inch piece of titanium and a several screws in my right shoulder - the X-ray makes it look I have a small garden rake in there
How long was your recovery?
I was waiting 2 months for the operation as fracture clinic kept telling me to come back and see, ended up private to get it done .I was in the turbo after a couple of weeks and outside again in maybe 2 months
