Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Nasty close pass from a huge HGV reported to the police and the company.
Tales from today's commute....
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Simontm
Veteran
Uneventful trip in and back. Raining as I went into the H2 hub which stopped as I left so off came the jacket and away I go. Some keen as kept up with me on his hybrid from Priory to Spankers Hill where I slowed down when I saw a young herd and he pelted through the inside gap I made when I moved away from the deer and scared the deer into bolting 
Needless to say caught him up and overtook before the end of Pen Ponds
Numpty count: 1 a BMW, obviously annoyed that its crown is being taken by Audi, pulled out on the Fulham road roundabout instead of giving way.
On a numpty side note: what's with the wobbly no hands cycling by adults. Not kids, adults?
Needless to say caught him up and overtook before the end of Pen Ponds
Numpty count: 1 a BMW, obviously annoyed that its crown is being taken by Audi, pulled out on the Fulham road roundabout instead of giving way.
On a numpty side note: what's with the wobbly no hands cycling by adults. Not kids, adults?
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Thankfully a empty road this morning when a fully laden artic with foreign number plates pulled out of the industrial estate near work and proceeded to drive on the "wrong" side for a few hundred yards despite me trying to wave him over to the correct side.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
This chap had nosed out into the cycle paint forcing me out into the busy traffic on my right. (Picture from after I had passed the car). As I approached the junction, I gestured for him to move back (there was nothing behind him) but he gave me a blast on his horn just when I passed trying to intimidate me/give me a fright.
I stopped straight away & walked right back.
I politely pointed out that when he noses his bonnet out like that he's forcing me out into traffic which doesn't always expect me to stray from the "cycle lane" and putting me in danger.
He said he was turning right. I said that he should wait at the white line.
He had his wife & kids in the car so I felt reasonably comfortable he wasn't going to start any fight. I could have ridden off quickly if he'd got out of the car.
His wife looked mortified.
I said "you've got kids .. I just want to get home to my kids safely".
It ended well I think and I was glad to have stood up to the horn blowing cockwomble.
I stopped straight away & walked right back.
I politely pointed out that when he noses his bonnet out like that he's forcing me out into traffic which doesn't always expect me to stray from the "cycle lane" and putting me in danger.
He said he was turning right. I said that he should wait at the white line.
He had his wife & kids in the car so I felt reasonably comfortable he wasn't going to start any fight. I could have ridden off quickly if he'd got out of the car.
His wife looked mortified.
I said "you've got kids .. I just want to get home to my kids safely".
It ended well I think and I was glad to have stood up to the horn blowing cockwomble.
Unfortunately it was a rubbish day at work today and so after staring at 8:30 I didn't leave work until 9pm.
Therefore my plan of making the most of the light evenings before autumn descends upon us and plunges us into darkness didn't work out. Instead I was treated to a ride home in the dark as a special preview treat of what the next few months ahead holds in store for us.
Also just to really keep me on my toes tonight after a long day at work just after I'd crested a hill and was starting to head down the other side a badger ran out in front of me across the road about a metre in front of me which certainly got my attention. It would have really just topped of my day had I have been taken out by a badger.
Then about 2 minutes later a rabbit sprinted out of a hedge and nearly under my front wheel. Therefore it was a bit of a nerve wracking ride home tonight as various sorts of wildlife seemed to be intent on preventing me from making it home in one piece.
Therefore my plan of making the most of the light evenings before autumn descends upon us and plunges us into darkness didn't work out. Instead I was treated to a ride home in the dark as a special preview treat of what the next few months ahead holds in store for us.
Also just to really keep me on my toes tonight after a long day at work just after I'd crested a hill and was starting to head down the other side a badger ran out in front of me across the road about a metre in front of me which certainly got my attention. It would have really just topped of my day had I have been taken out by a badger.
Then about 2 minutes later a rabbit sprinted out of a hedge and nearly under my front wheel. Therefore it was a bit of a nerve wracking ride home tonight as various sorts of wildlife seemed to be intent on preventing me from making it home in one piece.
Finding the weather difficult to dress for this week . Very nippy in the mornings so now in full fingered glooves arm warmers ,gillet . But then sweltering coming home sweating all spare clothes in the pannier another 4 day week this week legs need a bit of a rest but working tomorrow
Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
Test ride on a serviced Carrera Subway, to work and back.
I know the brakes work well. It was close (right turner following another right across my path)
I know the brakes work well. It was close (right turner following another right across my path)
Simontm
Veteran
Simontm
Veteran
Quickish ride in this morning with a fair few green lights which was nice. Forgot about the works on the South Lane bike path so a slightly ungainly step over to the road.
This evening was not as pleasant as I took the Kings Road, I remembered why I avoid it, all these silly commuter racers.
Numpty count: 1 ish. An Audi suddenly stopped to let a BMW cross over into a side road. Cue myself and a guy on a diverge emergency stopping.
This evening was not as pleasant as I took the Kings Road, I remembered why I avoid it, all these silly commuter racers.
Numpty count: 1 ish. An Audi suddenly stopped to let a BMW cross over into a side road. Cue myself and a guy on a diverge emergency stopping.
jahlive905
Senior Member
First ride in, in about three months after recovering from ACL surgery. That first 3 miles or so I was blubbing and breathing like a fat seal. I'm so out of practice. I think a tear rolled from my eye at one point.
It got better after that. Enjoyed it. Missed it. Here's to the 17 mile ride home.
It got better after that. Enjoyed it. Missed it. Here's to the 17 mile ride home.
RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
Stopped twice... First time to change the battery in my light and the second time to give directions to a couple on tandem who were lost and looking for their hotel which was somewhere in the area. It was almost midnight so I guided them right to their hotel before continuing my journey home.
Rest of the ride was pretty uneventful till a numpty in a 4x4 pulled out in front of me and stopped in the middle of the road, leaving me with nowhere else to go and I was forced swerve out of the way and mount the pavement. Luckily there werent that many people out and about, I was able to keep on the pavement till i rejoined the road a few yards up ahead.
I could of joined sooner but I dont like bunny hopping off curbs too much.
Rest of the ride was pretty uneventful till a numpty in a 4x4 pulled out in front of me and stopped in the middle of the road, leaving me with nowhere else to go and I was forced swerve out of the way and mount the pavement. Luckily there werent that many people out and about, I was able to keep on the pavement till i rejoined the road a few yards up ahead.
I could of joined sooner but I dont like bunny hopping off curbs too much.
