Tales from today's commute....

[400bhp]

Thought I would extend the commute this afternoon, starting feeling spaced out and lacking energy about 9 miles in and bailed. Not sure why, happens occasionally. Not sure but I think it is down to a chill in the air.

Bonking...

 

[400bhp]

3000 miles up for the year. The target is looking doubtful as I will be working away soon.

Where you off fella?

 

[400bhp]

Don't know why this is but I get a lot of nobbers pull out from this one particular junction. Much much more than anywhere else, albeit I go past it a lot. Had one tonight who pulled out, only to realise he couldn't continue on the wrong side of the road so almost came to a dead stop. Feckin pillock. Other than that a nice ride home.

Here's the junction. Cars pull out from the road on the right.

 

[Hacienda71]

Bonking...

I haven't even warmed up 9 miles in.

 

[400bhp]

I haven't even warmed up 9 miles in.

No, but I get this now and then as well. It's because I have forgot to have a snack mid afternoon. Stomach is running on empty. Even though I know this I still forget

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

A steady week commuting wise. Did a bit extra on the return leg tonight as it was nice and sunny. Experienced the closet I've ever been to being taken out, a woman pulled out on me at a small slip road type junction just as I was passing. I'd already got her marked so gave it an extra blip of power but it was uncomfortably close to my rear wheel. Thursday this week I turned over 11'000 miles for this year (11'100 and something now) so just another couple of hundred to make 2015 my biggest year since I started on the road. Should be there by Wed/Thurs

 

[RoubaixCube]

Well, Had a s**tty day at work and made a few mistakes my bad luck didnt end there though.....

I decided to change my route home to a more quieter one today, Only to be clipped by the wing mirror of an Addison Lee driver who would have carried on driving if the traffic lights didnt turn red. I could see his vehicle itching forward like he didnt know if he should drive off or stay and talk to me. but he stopped and rolled the window down without me even have to knock.

He apologised profusely and blamed some invisible car on his right. I told him to stop his bullshi**ing as there was no other car to his right when he clipped me. He was going at least 30-35mph in a zone that should be 20. He apologised and blamed the other car again so I said "If there is another driver who is bullying you, why not slow down and let the other driver pass first? Be the better driver! If he wants to drive like a daffodil then let him. Dont get dragged down to his level.

Your driving is unacceptable, at the speed that you were accelerating at if you came any further left i would have been under the wheels of your car. I should honestly take your details and report you to the police but since you did stop rather then drive off and I wasn't seriously hurt Im going to take a picture of your plate for my own reference and let you be on your way.

Hopefully this will serve as a lesson to you because next time you decide to race an imaginary car, somebody could be seriously hurt"


I was contemplating taking his wing mirror off but since he wasnt being aggressive or a complete utter twat with me there was no need to take any action.


What a sh**ty day

 

[Leaway2]

Where you off fella?

Norway.

 

[Simontm]

Very easy commute in although God knows where all that traffic appeared from at Carshalton heading towards Croydon. I presume I managed to pee off at least 30 drivers from the amount I passed on the way to Beddington Park
Got a bizarre ankle problem though. Recently, it has been seizing up but it feels like a nerve problem - dunno if I should be checking my seat height again as it comes on after a ride then a day off or when I am reviewing cars.
Anyway, numpty count: 0 and that's despite all the flight/fight kicking in with the dark morns.

 

[martint235]

Well first commute for over a week (my stats for October don't look good!). Arm is still sore so going docs on Thursday to get that looked at. The mudguard I bodge fitted seems to have held and isn't making any undue noise but somehow during my day of generally wrecking mudguards and bikes I appear to have tightened my rear brake until there's no real travel between pad and disc. Now I know that I didn't actually do any tightening so I've either not put the wheel back properly or I've done something else to result in this. Will have a look when I get home.

 

[Arjimlad]

Traffic down Hortham Lane, in places a single track road with passing places, has increased to the point that there was a right proper jam up this morning with large cars trying to squeeze past each other, delaying another cyclist and myself considerably. Pesky motorists !

 

[Origamist]

17 days off the bike and I felt like a porpoise this morning. Lungs were phlegmy and legs were soft. A 30C difference in temperature and a massive drop in humidity didn't help either, but apart from the mist, conditions were good and seem set fair for the rest of the week...

 

[Beebo]

First commute on my new SS, i enjoyed it, there is no big time difference between geared and SS.
Traffic lights and up hill junctions need a bit of extra umph from the legs.

 

[fossyant]

17 days off the bike and I felt like a porpoise this morning. Lungs were phlegmy and legs were soft. A 30C difference in temperature and a massive drop in humidity didn't help either, but apart from the mist, conditions were good and seem set fair for the rest of the week...

You are going to be walking like John Wayne at the end of the week till they get used to it again.

I'm off to Crewe again on Weds, so look out for Mr Red - red bike, red panniers, red top, red and black lid. What bike you on ?

 

[fossyant]

Nippy ride in, glad I switched to the softshell. Outran a moped on the flat tonight, love doing that.