Tales from today's commute....

[fwgx]

Had a derailleur hanger snap on my on my way home whilst riding through a field. Thankfully I didn't crash but I did have to call for a lift home. Utterly mangled the derailleur and took some effort to free everything from the spokes.

Never seen a chain get bent like this before:

New chain, hanger, derailleur and cable are now on their way so I can hopefully fix this.

 

[markharry66]

i have been cycling in London and kent since 2008 in that time I have been knocked off my bike been over th bonnet of a car, tail gated, sworn at, threats of pysical violence etc. Some of of its been my own fault some of it down to bad driving, I still maintain sone of the worst drivers on the roads are so called proffesional drivers. This morning after being tailed gated down a hill at 30 miles an hour by a red double decker bus this idiot decides to over take on a blind corner then because he decided after all he couldnt see what was comibg tried to push me into parked cars. Just another day in London lol

 

[ianrauk]

I still maintain sone of the worst drivers on the roads are so called proffesional drivers.

Agree 100%. Though bus drivers on a whole are usually very good and patient, there are a few who like to bully cyclists.
Now, talking about bullying, black cab drivers are on a whole different level. They really do believe they own the roads and anything in their way is lowlife scum.

 

[ianrauk]

Morning all. Tis cold out there this morning, 6°. Eschewing leg coverings, braving it but gone for arm warmers under the wind cheater.
Beautiful morning here in the South East. Should warm up nicely for later today.

 

[Moodyman]

Reading these tales of commuting is hurting. 😭 Been slogging through winter and when the sun finally came out, tore a quadriceps tendon. Been off the bike 4 weeks. WFH sucks.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I still maintain sone of the worst drivers on the roads are so called proffesional drivers.

Agree 100%. Though bus drivers on a whole are usually very good and patient, there are a few who like to bully cyclists.

I generally feel much safer here when dealing with bus drivers and trucks. It may be because they're more used to dealing with cyclists, especially in Tübingen, or it may be the fairly intense training they get.

Mercedes drovers on the other hand...

 

[ianrauk]

Reading these tales of commuting is hurting. 😭 Been slogging through winter and when the sun finally came out, tore a quadriceps tendon. Been off the bike 4 weeks. WFH sucks.

Ouch. Hope it heals up quick.

 

[biking_fox]

fine sunny cold ride in, kids still off school so everywhere is empty. Really lifts the start of the week.

 

[spen666]

I generally feel much safer here when dealing with bus drivers and trucks. It may be because they're more used to dealing with cyclists, especially in Tübingen, or it may be the fairly intense training they get.

Mercedes drovers on the other hand...

The HGV drivers who drive into central London have to undergo extra training and part of that involves them as a group getting on bicycles and riding on London roads to get an understanding of life from a cyclists perspective.

I've meet groups on this training and its eye opening for the HGV drivers, or so they say

 

[spen666]

A sunny, bright, relatively wind free ride today.

Sounds like a positive post?

Well...
1. It was much colder than I expected
2. Its back to work / school after Easter Holidays for many - so much more traffic, both motorised and pedestrian
3. Think it was Close Pass Monday - but I suspect that was linked in part to point 2 and motorists running late as they had not allowed for the extra traffic after 2 weeks of little traffic.

Still what better way to start the week than a slow 20 mile pootle before work

 

[cyberknight]

Forecast 1-2 c this morning so I was in full winter gear , as I was riding to work it was getting colder with patches of fog forming. Nothing in the legs today so just plodded to work .