Tales from today's commute....

[Andy in Germany]

Thanks @Andy in Germany, that makes it clear. From the photo yesterday I couldn't tell the slope of the grass bank.

I realised that when I looked at the picture again. It's funny how our eyes will "add" details we know are present in a picture of something familiar, even if they aren't obvious to someone else.

 

[cyberknight]

Very close overtake by one of those massive range rovers into incoming traffic squeezing me into the kerb.Caught up with it at a mini roundabout so I shouted about how close it had been.Driver shouts back"do you want you're head knocking off ?".
I get onto the pavement,off the bike and wave and reply "come on then".driver sits there thinking about it so I ask again and he drives off.
Knuckle dragging numpty

Quoting myself
Chap i work with who has started cycling to work on reckons i must have cut the driver up , with that sort of reaction what hope do we have of getting through to the masses ?
On another note i got a slow puncture last night but managed to get home without changing it , patched the tube this morning and found a cut in the tyre so put a fresh tyre on too .The cut isnt a tyre killer so i glued it and will keep the tyre as a back up if i shred one and need to change it asap .

 

[GeekDadZoid]

Wow where did that wind come from. On the Brompton today and there where times I was having to pedal hard down hill. Fully in my face the whole way home.

BBC gave the commute 100% chance of a rain, which I a avoided untill 2 km out from home when the sky opened and I was pretty wet.

 

[ianrauk]

Wow where did that wind come from.

Yep, surprised me to. Was pretty strong at times.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Roads overflowing with absolute pillocks today. Tossers.

 

[skudupnorth]

Guided busway was stunning this morning with the sunrise.

 

[ianrauk]

Guided busway was stunning this morning with the sunrise.

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You're so lucky having something like that for your commute

 

[skudupnorth]

You're so lucky having something like that for your commute

It takes a lot of nasty road riding out around here, out of the 11 miles I commute I only have about 3 miles on road which is enough at the Bolton end 😳 The busway links the NCN55 which is even better

 

[GeekDadZoid]

My youngest is at primary school now so when I am working my local office I can drop him off before riding up. The outdoor living Union is the ideal bike for the job as it is nice and quick to get going. We walk to school then I hop on the bike and ride off. Although he has been known to sit in the crate whilst I push the bike.

As much as I love my longer commute to Manchester, nothing beats this.

 

[skudupnorth]

My youngest is at primary school now so when I am working my local office I can drop him off before riding up. The outdoor living Union is the ideal bike for the job as it is nice and quick to get going. We walk to school then I hop on the bike and ride off. Although he has been known to sit in the crate whilst I push the bike.

As much as I love my longer commute to Manchester, nothing beats this.

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Gorgeous bike !

 

[MichaelO]

Looking forward to 5pm - I cycled into work in March, and the bike has remained here since - riding home tonight! Various excuses for months, if not years - used to cycle 3,000-4,000 miles commuting (6,000 total) 2014-2018 but totally fallen away since then. No more than 1,000 miles (including weekends) in the last few years. Determined to try & get it back on track!

Be interesting to see how much I ache after the 20 miles home....

 

[fossyant]

It takes a lot of nasty road riding out around here, out of the 11 miles I commute I only have about 3 miles on road which is enough at the Bolton end 😳 The busway links the NCN55 which is even better

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Don't rub it in to the Londoners.

 

[Andy in Germany]

On the way back today I had to brake for a squirrel.

 

[ianrauk]

Looking forward to 5pm - I cycled into work in March, and the bike has remained here since - riding home tonight! Various excuses for months, if not years - used to cycle 3,000-4,000 miles commuting (6,000 total) 2014-2018 but totally fallen away since then. No more than 1,000 miles (including weekends) in the last few years. Determined to try & get it back on track!

Be interesting to see how much I ache after the 20 miles home....

Good to hear you're back on the commute. It shouldn't take too long to get back into it.

 

[skudupnorth]

On the way back today I had to brake for a squirrel.

They are the ultimate suicidal critter !