Tales from today's commute....

[markharry66]

Nice commute in, lack of traffic makes it feel like school holidays have started early. No head wind for a change, some of the local roads have recently been re-surfaced so feeling less like neil armstrong on a luner landing party. Encountered one other bike on the way in nothing else. Sun comes out and the heat its seems a lot of cyclist dont bother shame would rather be on a bike that a train, car or bus.

 

[HLaB]

There was virtually no traffic this morning which was a good thing as they have started to fill in the Queensgate roundabout. Forcing cyclists to tackle the roundabout or dismount and use footpaths. But its all one making it easier for bikes to stay on road, it had been a 3-4 lane circular. Even with having to wait what seemed like several minutes to get a space to pull in to I was still a couple of minutes faster than having to use the convoluted underpass and cyclepath.

 

[wafter]

Yesterday was uncharacteristically large...

Out early after a for-once-not-terrible night of sleep, pushing the distance out a little further in the morning on a longer loop.

A surprise visit to a client in the city in the afternoon meant a hot, laboured trundle with the Fuji convincingly loaded up; it getting a compliment from a young, enthusiastic bloke who was parked adjacent to where I was locking it up. His vocal relief at his bike not having gotten robbed whilst unattended neatly transferring his anxiety to me as he rode off and I left mine tethered to some railings..

Having spent longer than expected away from the bike I was similarly relieved to find it still present upon my return, heading back to the office just in time to go home. Took the ring road to the north as I didn't fancy town again, for the usual stops at the rings and supermarket via a bit of trimming of the ever-rampant brambles before dragging myself home - stopping by the station to hammer some freshly-scored carrots and hummus on the way to stop myself falling over.

Nice weather to be out in but a thoroughly knackering 34ish miles for the day, which is a bit more than usual

 

[fossyant]

Very dull start to the day with heavy cloud. Warm though with a strong headwind. Didn't sleep well with my hip (wasn't great over the weekend with lots of walking and 'standing').

 

[markharry66]

cycled in on flat bar road bike got half way could feel the pressure of tyre going down thought i had been riding slower than normal put it down to the heat. Got the point where last week got cut up by bus exactly same happend this morning will report again and wait for same message and for nothing to happen.

 

[fossyant]

Warm this morning, but pleasant on the move. The sweat started after I'd got off the bike and had to stand still for 5-10 minutes whilst getting changed so I cooled down.

One numpty swerved into the cycle lane to undertake a car turning right - I just happened to be at the side of the car doing the same speed (she caught me up) Shouted 'Oi' a few times, nothing, just kept pulling in. Had about 10cm in the end. Caught them up and shouted 'don't swerve into cycle lanes'. Total vacant look like they did nothing. Shame to say it's a certain type of driver for the area where cyclists are just low life poor people who can't afford the bus. Someone further up nearly did the same trick but thought better of it, as there was someone about to cross on a pedestrian crossing just in front.

Joy.

 

[wafter]

Back to the usual abject exhaustion this morning; managing at least to get out on time into fantastic weather. Thankfully few dickheads, had a fairly (objectively) pleasant waft in good time. Unimpressed by today's sausage content.

 

[biking_fox]

Already warm, tempo cycling. Will go for a longer route home up the canals I think.