Ashamed of Myself

[sheffgirl]

I've been on the train all week, i cant bloody wait to grtcan't k on the bike.

I've stuck on the bus for the last 3 weeks, just ordered a new bike and it should come next week, can't wait to get back riding
Mine got damaged in an accident and itisnt viable to repair, that's my excuse anyway!

 

[Julia9054]

Filtering past traffic jams is the entire point of cycle commuting!

 

[young Ed]

Filtering past traffic jams is the entire point of cycle commuting!

i commute on tiny country back lanes for 90% of the commute so the only times i get to feel smug due to filtering is through the buses at school
Cheers Ed

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Been a very "low level" cyclist for a few weeks now but decided to try the commute to work, a journey of 6.5 miles. A very doable distance for a portly middle aged fellow such as I.

Second commute in this morning resulted in my being faced with a mile or so tail back of traffic between Fair Oak and my destination so I took the bold step of filtering on the outside. I found myself riding with a huge grin thinking "that would normally be me stuck in that lot." I was as smug as a smug bloke who was really smug.

Should I

a) Be ashamed of myself for my feeling of wanton superiority?

b) Be proud of my personal accomplishment and be as smug as damn well please?

Enjoy every minute of it mate, I makes up for the times when its grim!

 

[Tynan]

with respect to the earlier post about the bloke blocking a box junction, a very long time ago i rode down Farringdon Road from Mount Pleasant to the box junction with Clerkenwell Road, the lights changed, someone shot the light and got stranded as all the other lanes moved up to him at the same time, leaving the junction utterly jammed with a long line of traffic up against him from all four sides.

In that moment a pedestrian seemed to appear from the ground, in incandescent rage, waving his hands above his head by the driver's window and howling 'you've done it now, you've done it now, look what you've done you idiot, what are you going to do now? etc etc' to the immense amusement of everyone present while the erring driver tried to squirm so low into their seat that they could disappear.

 

[Smurfy]

There was an incident and a huge tailback tonight on the way home. I cycled in the centre of the opposite lane feeling thoroughly smug.