Tales from today's commute....

[Dadam]

Beautiful day for a commute. A while since only short sleeves needed in the morning!
I love the days when I can reliably cycle in the office clothes, and I love casual offices (shorts and polo shirt this morning)

What kind of dummy would clean his drivetrain last night, and forget to take out the piece of cardboard he'd put round the hub to protect the rear disc... and then not notice it getting the bike out? And only notice it when he got to work?
Thought there were a couple of odd noises where they'd top dressed the road, bits of gravel pinging off the board!

 

[wafter]

Another lovely morning; not a lot to report other than the traffic situation being back to "normal" with the ring road static in both directions as I passed alongside and eventually underneath; with a lot of traffic backing up on the Abingdon rd.

Very happy for this miserable exercise in subservient self-defeat to remain very much a "car person problem" I nipped off down NCN5 - taking me down the back of said road through a few parks before eventually emerging at the city centre for sausage acquistion; then back out towards work along the tow path.

Ongoing tiredness, sporadically-skippy new chain on the Brompton and a few minor irritations aside a very pleasant ride - if only it could be this easy all year round!

 

[Mazz]

On the way home I noticed a car going past me on the dual carriageway that gave a friendly toot-toot. I didn't recognise the driver and didn't think much of it. A few moments later another driver did the same thing. Now my curiosity was piqued so I thought I better check the bike and backpack...bike was fine but the backpack was unzipped with the contents hanging out, but thankfully nothing had fallen out. I had a wry smile when I realised what the beeps were for 🙏.

 

[markharry66]

nice start to journey felt a bit cooler than yesterday but according to google still 7 degrees, set off enjoying the ride got three quarters in got to hill slight hill over the bridge as I was doing close to 20 used the road not the cycle lane got bibbed up for not using cycle lane its a speed restricted road of 20 anyway (not that anyone does 20 down there until they get to speed camera) gave the the custom hand signal thats not in the highway code and a lock f off. Got the round about only to see redights on first exit and all the motorist lined up bumper to bumper thought I would try and filter past only for lights to change and the surge to get through light start had to get off and cross over, Apart from that nice ride in a few morons but thats life,

 

[cyberknight]

Still warm last night but i had thin arm and leg warmers on still as it felt a lot cooler riding home compared to the day so by the time i got home i was sweating .
Got the commuter fixed as the cx bike is ok but needs narrower bars to feel spot on .