Its being stuck in a metal box with thousands of others going nowhere slowly. Brings out the red faced reform voting, daily mail reading hatred amongst them and cyclists are an easy target.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Really fine riding again, milder than yesterday. light traffic.
Seemed to be a larger number than usual fellow cyclists out today. Nice to see.
Seemed to be a larger number than usual fellow cyclists out today. Nice to see.
It was just a plain transit van, so no phone number.
I don't understand. How are you slowing down anyone travelling in the opposite direction?
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Precisely, what a bunch of eejits they are!
Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
Unusual one today.
After about half a mile I encountered an HGV from a local manufacturing firm, the truck driver was patient and performs a well executed safe pass.
Around 3miles later I encountered a different HGV.from the same company. This driver was again excellent, spent about 2 miles behind me (I wasn't doing much less than the 30mph speed limit as it was a long hill) on e in town traffic the driver slipped past, as if to demonstrate his patience didn't cost him anything I then followed him for a few miles catching the truck up at junctions etc.
So I've wrote to the company to compliment both drivers. Only seems fair.
After about half a mile I encountered an HGV from a local manufacturing firm, the truck driver was patient and performs a well executed safe pass.
Around 3miles later I encountered a different HGV.from the same company. This driver was again excellent, spent about 2 miles behind me (I wasn't doing much less than the 30mph speed limit as it was a long hill) on e in town traffic the driver slipped past, as if to demonstrate his patience didn't cost him anything I then followed him for a few miles catching the truck up at junctions etc.
So I've wrote to the company to compliment both drivers. Only seems fair.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Another pleasant morning. I could do with a little rain just to firm up some of the tracks on my commute as they are rather loose and slippy. Oh, and my bike is getting very dusty ! Can't complain, decent weather to get back into commuting after a lay off.
Damp in the air this morning. I missed the rain but it was wet under rubber. Mild temps too. For some reason it made a very rapid commute this morning, only soured by a Swasticar driver pulling out of a side road despite obviously seeing me coming. He got the old coffee hand signal for his efforts as he sat in the traffic.
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Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Commute failed today. Got about 2.5 miles into my 15 mile ride in, and the rear gear cable snapped. I wasn't about to ride another 13 miles in plus 16 miles home with the lowest gear being 34/11, so turned round, went home and drove in.
N0bodyOfTheGoat
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Hampshire, UK
On the road, use the high-low screw limiters on the RD to select a sprocket near the middle of the cassette.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
On the road, use the high-low screw limiters on the RD to select a sprocket near the middle of the cassette.
I could have done that, but given I was only 2 miles in (and it was raining), I still didn't fancy the rest of the ride (and home) with only those two gears (large & small rings).
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Raining on and on all the way to work for me but not consistent enough to warrant a rain coat so i just wore a gilet and hoped it would stop but the cloud followed me 
markharry66
Guru
great start to the morning sun is shining, weather is nice and no rain. Three quarters of the journey in and lulled into false sense of security coming down one of the few places on my route I can say with some confidence I am pushing closing to 30 mile per hour (its downhill). First car over takes as other side of road is clear, I can see car coming up after over take, prick features decides 30 is not enough in a 30 zone and floors it pushing me into parked cars and the curb and just about avoiding the car coming up is it really that important to get in front of a bike?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
On the road, use the high-low screw limiters on the RD to select a sprocket near the middle of the cassette.
Or ride back and get another bike out. Done that myself. The biggest faff was transferring two panniers of stuff and a laptop into a small rucksack.
