Tales from today's commute....
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CycleCommute.CC
Active Member
- Location
- Livingston
Respect! What do you wear when it's that cold?
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Nice 
close pass by a bus on the way home today. Driver waited patiently behind me as we went round a blind corner then passed a couple of parked cars. The overtake started off OK, but started driver to pull back to the kerb as the front wheels passed me. He would have got me if I hadn't slowed almost to a halt. Nothing coming in the other direction so no excuse. Report has been submitted.
close pass by a bus on the way home today. Driver waited patiently behind me as we went round a blind corner then passed a couple of parked cars. The overtake started off OK, but started driver to pull back to the kerb as the front wheels passed me. He would have got me if I hadn't slowed almost to a halt. Nothing coming in the other direction so no excuse. Report has been submitted.
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Oh it’s not that bad,it’s just a place for my computer and bike,my big office looks like this .....,The view from your chair is almost as good as mine!
I'm at work on my own today so the bike gets the luxury of living in the office too - it's in the way too much if there are other in.
EDIT - toaster on your desk though - I can only dream of such luxury! I have a heated coaster, but it would take a long time to make toast on it!
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Wow!
Fantastic ride home tonight. I can't remember the last time I worked a half-shift and cycled home after midnight, must be last autumn at a guess.
Tonight was perfect, despite the slightly damp weather. The rain just kept up a steady spitting and the roads were wet with puddles, but I didn't care one jot. I was on top form and my legs just kept on spinning. The roads were deserted, almost eerily quiet by urban Manchester standards. I don't think I was passed by more than 4 or 5 cars in the whole 11 miles trip. I wish it was always this good.....
Fantastic ride home tonight. I can't remember the last time I worked a half-shift and cycled home after midnight, must be last autumn at a guess.
Tonight was perfect, despite the slightly damp weather. The rain just kept up a steady spitting and the roads were wet with puddles, but I didn't care one jot. I was on top form and my legs just kept on spinning. The roads were deserted, almost eerily quiet by urban Manchester standards. I don't think I was passed by more than 4 or 5 cars in the whole 11 miles trip. I wish it was always this good.....
Incontinentia Buttocks
Über Member
I had a ride home very similar to yours, finished same time, same weather same distance and same traffic and managed to get home in 36 mins! Fastest I've done it for years, and all to a backing track of cracking music thanks to my trek Aftershokz headphones.
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Cyclechat sticker fading a bit now on the fixie, time for some new ones me thinks
@smokeysmoo
gaijintendo
Veteran
- Location
- Scotchland
Interesting how the camera and your memory differ.
Cycling in, close pass. Looks close. Need to report it.
Cycling out however...
I recall:
Coming down the hill at speed
Catch up with driver
Driver stops surdsudd because a car reversed blindly out of a blind driveway
Video shows:
Car pulls out of a junction in front of me.
I start to slow.
They stop suddenly, within 25 yards when they encounter a car which had already reversed 3/4 out of a driveway
Either way I had to brake suddenly, and the bike didn't stop as fast as expected. I made contact with perhaps an 8th of a wheel turn to go.
Just a muddy patch on his bumper, but my rear wheel lifted.
He was concerned about me.
Wasn't at all concerned about the car.
Blamed the person for reversing, like I thought had happened. I guess I'm more suggestible than I thought!
If he hadn't pulled out, I presumably would have been annoyed about the reversing car on my side of the road but either passed or had a car length extra to stop.
Either way, I'll be more careful on that hill!
Cycling in, close pass. Looks close. Need to report it.
Cycling out however...
I recall:
Coming down the hill at speed
Catch up with driver
Driver stops surdsudd because a car reversed blindly out of a blind driveway
Video shows:
Car pulls out of a junction in front of me.
I start to slow.
They stop suddenly, within 25 yards when they encounter a car which had already reversed 3/4 out of a driveway
Either way I had to brake suddenly, and the bike didn't stop as fast as expected. I made contact with perhaps an 8th of a wheel turn to go.
Just a muddy patch on his bumper, but my rear wheel lifted.
He was concerned about me.
Wasn't at all concerned about the car.
Blamed the person for reversing, like I thought had happened. I guess I'm more suggestible than I thought!
If he hadn't pulled out, I presumably would have been annoyed about the reversing car on my side of the road but either passed or had a car length extra to stop.
Either way, I'll be more careful on that hill!
CycleCommute.CC
Active Member
- Location
- Livingston
Really tough ride home last night. Wind has been relentless this week. Blog post here:
Midweek Slump
So glad of this half way home:
Midweek Slump
So glad of this half way home:
Tough old ride in this morning. Maybe something to do with the 200k Audax I did yesterday 
Apart from the old legs feeling a bit tired, due to it being half term the motor traffic was minimal making for a faster ride in then usual. Lovely weather too.
Apart from the old legs feeling a bit tired, due to it being half term the motor traffic was minimal making for a faster ride in then usual. Lovely weather too.
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
It's been a lot easier riding to work in the morning and back home again in the evening as no school kids to deal with , but my lunchtime commutes have been hell because of all the on holiday school kids playing or walking along the shared paths
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Bloody hell !!! T-Shirt weather !!! What a fantastic day to ride even if it was only to work and back
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Incontinentia Buttocks
Über Member
I've been very lucky this week, headwind on the way in, but tailwind on the way home. Thank God!
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Lovely ride home
Seemed to have legs that were working for a change!
Seemed to have legs that were working for a change!
