So any habits you got in to?

[Nigeyy]

I realized that I have a habit I do without even thinking. Every time on my commute when I go on a bridge over one of the biggest highways in the state, I always -without fail -catch myself shouting out "so long, suckers!!!" to the lines of stationary traffic below. Fortunately, usually there aren't people around who hear me shouting to myself.

It's almost become a rite of passage for me on my commute now, like a superstitious thing.... Anybody do anything else?

 

[mickle]

I like to shout 'Get a life' in a west country accent at random pedestrians.

 

[surfgurl]

I always say hello to Glastonbury Tor when I spot it from the top of the railway bridge.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

On my commute home there's a large traffic island. (The Swan Island, Coventry Rd. B'ham. For anyone who knows it.)
I need to go straight on; use the second exit.
I go round the island at a fair old lick, every now and then I'll get some prat
who will pull out right in front of me.
Instead of braking, I'll just miss my exit (as car is now blocking my way)
I'll lean the bike hard and ride along next to the drivers window yelling: "HELLO! HELLO! IS THERE ANYBODY THERE?" While waving frantically at them.
No one yet has replied. They won't even make eye contact. (shoot! It's a nutter on a bike!)

 

[hackbike 6]

Gutter hugging.

 

[the reluctant cyclist]

On my commute home there's a large traffic island. (The Swan Island, Coventry Rd. B'ham. For anyone who knows it.)
I need to go straight on; use the second exit.
I go round the island at a fair old lick, every now and then I'll get some prat
who will pull out right in front of me.
Instead of braking, I'll just miss my exit (as car is now blocking my way)
I'll lean the bike hard and ride along next to the drivers window yelling: "HELLO! HELLO! IS THERE ANYBODY THERE?" While waving frantically at them.
No one yet has replied. They won't even make eye contact. (shoot! It's a nutter on a bike!)

Oh my god - I know that island - I would just go underneath it if it was me! Tricky one I think!

I too shout at the cars - normally just as a sort of muttered rant but once I came unstuck when the car driver had the window open and I didn't realise!

Got into an argument with him and it wasn't even me that had annoyed him - it was another cyclist who was long gone by the time the row got into full swing!

 

[Sittingduck]

On my commute home there's a large traffic island. (The Swan Island, Coventry Rd. B'ham. For anyone who knows it.)

TBH they should hurry up and knock down that monstrosity that is the SWAN

 

[hackbike 6]

Taking boxes of chocolates to bus garages for fat bus drivers.

Disclaimer: Bus drivers IM JOKING and I love you all really,plus the fact I haven't got round to that yet sorry.

 

[Mr Phoebus]

Oh my god - I know that island - I would just go underneath it if it was me! Tricky one I think!

I've long stopped doing that. I call it 'suicide alley' (for a push bike, anyway)
More often than not you'll hear a car horn blaring from the vicinity.
All them lanes merging into two.

 

[the reluctant cyclist]

I've long stopped doing that. I call it 'suicide alley' (for a push bike, anyway)
More often than not you'll hear a car horn blaring from the vicinity.
All them lanes merging into two.

It's a very long time since I used that island but it used to have a pedestrianised subway type thing all the way underneath it - not as low down as the dual carriageway for cars but not as high up as the island part if you know what I mean!

When I was a little girl it used to be really exciting going under the island - my grandad used to drop us home and ask us whether we wanted to go under or over the island - "under grandad, under" was always the reply! Ahhh, the little things!

I agree with the other poster who says that the swan should be knocked down though! Didn't someone try to burn it down once?!!!

 

[fossyant]

I find my self looking at all the traffic at a standstill on the M56 and M60 as I pass over it/next to it...hahahahahaha.....I did that for 8 years...I've done my time......

 

[BentMikey]

I like to pull up next to a nice car if I've been overtaking them regularly, and tell them "I think you need a faster car mate, because that one is slower than a bike." Most of the time they see the funny side and laugh with me.

 

[Sittingduck]

I agree with the other poster who says that the swan should be knocked down though! Didn't someone try to burn it down once?!!!

I went past it a few weeks ago when I was up there visiting my folks and it is all closed down now... shops boarded up and ready for demolition!

 

[dragon72]

My ride home from work is a series of flat sections then 400m-long 10% gradient uphill sections. I just pootle along on the flat bits, but have now got into the habit on the uphill stretches of putting the machine into a chunky gear, standing up on the pedals and going hell-for-leather until I hit the next flat bit. I'm finding it difficult to kick this habit now.

 

[Toshiba Boy]

When I get back from a ride, I always pat the saddle and thank the bike