Tales from today's commute....

[400bhp]

I won't give you a like because that's kind of good news but bad too.

 

[Drago]

A pleasant ride this morning. Slightly misty so kept the lights on just in case. Maiden run for the Pinnacle Sportive, and very pleased. Some minor tinkering with the precise set up required but generally happy with the fit.

Nearly got wiped out by a woman in one of those Golfs for fat people who couldn't be arsed to wait for me to pass the junction, but I console myself that I am not fat and don't need a special car to accommodate my lardiness.

 

[Anders]

Golfs for fat people

Golf Plus then? Also good for us lanky folk...

Nice ride into the station and onto work, still not sure why the chap behind me beeped his horn as i passed parked cars?

 

[Drago]

Golf Plus! That's the one. Couldn't remember the name. Golf Pus in my mind from now on...

 

[fossyant]

Noticed today that the main road we use through Cheadle (A560) is closed for 2 weeks from next Friday, that'll cause some chaos

Missed that too. Probably ignored the sign - is this on the bridge near Go Outdoors - overnight closures ? Some Chaos - understatement of the year

Anyway, took the car despite the lovely weather. Lost my mojo. Near miss with a stolen car last week, an idiot in a Discovery this week, and two of the main roads I use are covered in lethal loose top dressing (nearly crashed again last night - not great when riding in a straight line and you can hear and feel the front wheel scrabbling for grip).

Hissed off dot com !!!

 

[fossyant]

Well saw the Doc today and he was very good.
Said my injury is quite a bad one. Have deep muscular bruising and bleeding in the muscles and damaged ligaments.
Said it could take anything from a year to a year and a half to heal completely. (6months already).
He also said that if I wasn't so fit from the cycling then the injury could have been a whole lot worse and done some serious damage.

Oh heck - do you get crunching and clicking ? Might need a decompression ? Been through the same - oh it's going to take a while to improve - didn't, then needed surgery and took about 14 months after the op to feel normal.

 

[potsy]

Missed that too. Probably ignored the sign - is this on the bridge near Go Outdoors - overnight closures ? Some Chaos - understatement of the year

Looks like it's full closure, normally says if it's just overnight.

Had a guy in a van just now, say 'you should be on the road,mate' I was actually on a shared use path, muppet
I was waiting to cross the junction at the lights and he was turning across me, very nearly followed him into the retail park but couldn't be bothered

 

[fossyant]

Looks like it's full closure, normally says if it's just overnight.

Stockport Council web site just says overnight. Should be fun if daytime !!

 

[Vikeonabike]

Yesterdays commute into work was Awsome! Failed in the proof by Strava though...

 

[potsy]

Stockport Council web site just says overnight. Should be fun if daytime !!

Got a link?
I can only find one for last weekend when it was just overnight closures, if it is full then I'm hoping they keep the pedestrian access open so we can sneak through it

 

[Kiwiavenger]

my return home at lunch spotted a ride going through a strava segment! i know he was trying cause it was on an 8% bit and he was out the saddle for quite a way!!! will try again in a few days on my own bike!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Missed that too. Probably ignored the sign - is this on the bridge near Go Outdoors - overnight closures ? Some Chaos - understatement of the year

Anyway, took the car despite the lovely weather. Lost my mojo. Near miss with a stolen car last week, an idiot in a Discovery this week, and two of the main roads I use are covered in lethal loose top dressing (nearly crashed again last night - not great when riding in a straight line and you can hear and feel the front wheel scrabbling for grip).

Hissed off dot com !!!

On my way to work is St Giles Road, earlier this week they top dressed it and it was an inch thick in gavel, its getting better but now but is still iffy, Going to work I have to keep the fixed on a tight leash down the hill, plenty of legs and a touch of back brake to keep the speed down, coming home I'm having to remember to slow down before I turn onto the road, the turn is at the bottom of a short hill.

 

[Lyrical]

So warm.

 

[Drago]

I had painfully cold fingers at half 5 this morning. Gonna pack my full finger lightweight gloves tomoz.

 

[Spartak]

Quiet ride into work this morning.
Saw 3 urban foxes within the 1st mile but little else ........
........ except a guy walking along the Long Cross carrying a case of beer [ 5:00 in the morning !!! ]