Some of the London cycle lanes are superb. The one along the Embankment and the one from London Bride all the way to Greenwich are especially good. At a lot of central London junctions and bridges over the Thames, at certain times of the day there are more bikes then motor vehicles.
Tales from today's commute....
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Some of the London cycle lanes are superb. The one along the Embankment and the one from London Bride all the way to Greenwich are especially good. At a lot of central London junctions and bridges over the Thames, at certain times of the day there are more bikes then motor vehicles.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Stop rubbing it in.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Difficult buggers to catch alas and I stupidly left my rifle at home today too.
spen666
Legendary Member
Beginners error
You always need your rifle - just to shoot at errant pedestrians, if nothing else
Thorn Sherpa
Veteran
- Location
- Doncaster
Flat as a pancake, been pushing my luck with how well worn the back tyre was so fitted the new Continental at work today. Working at 2 different glass sites definitely has it's drawbacks.
markharry66
Guru
left bike at home today, I knew driving would be terrible.. Proved right flooded dual carriage way this morning people doing 50 swerving all over the road, slow down its wet and dangerous not difficult is it. It rains and all the duckwits are out in full force.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Took the van. Didn't notice the rain overnight as it must have been on the front of the house, rather than the side. Visibility was bad, so I decided not to risk it. Turbo later then.
Well that was grim.
I decided to stay on the train for a couple more stops. Still got soaked through for the rest of the journey though. Looks like the rain is passing through the SE by noon leaving for a dry ride home.
Rainy commute #8 for the year
Same period last year 1 rainy commute
I decided to stay on the train for a couple more stops. Still got soaked through for the rest of the journey though. Looks like the rain is passing through the SE by noon leaving for a dry ride home.
Rainy commute #8 for the year
Same period last year 1 rainy commute
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roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Very cold, extremely windy and quite exceptionally wet!
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
In the car anyway today as dropping mrs ck off for a hospital appointment later on the way to work and she will get an uber home .
Last night was windy enough but at least it was dry but got up this morning and its blowing a gale and chucking it down so i doubt i would have risked it anyway .
I was close to home last night when i saw a couple of bikes coming the other way with e bike mod kits on 2 youths on one and one on the other , they saw me and turned around and followed me as i slogged up a steep section asking if i was struggling .I told them as least i wasnt idle
. The promptly turned around shouting " were the leccy boys " and rode off back the way they came. Hard to tell in the dark but the motor and battery looked like the usual illegal kits you get and bung on a cheap MTB .
Last night was windy enough but at least it was dry but got up this morning and its blowing a gale and chucking it down so i doubt i would have risked it anyway .
I was close to home last night when i saw a couple of bikes coming the other way with e bike mod kits on 2 youths on one and one on the other , they saw me and turned around and followed me as i slogged up a steep section asking if i was struggling .I told them as least i wasnt idle
. The promptly turned around shouting " were the leccy boys " and rode off back the way they came. Hard to tell in the dark but the motor and battery looked like the usual illegal kits you get and bung on a cheap MTB .
spen666
Legendary Member
Not a commute as suxch, but rode to where I am working today ( home). Sadly I set off too late so ride was not only wet, but it was done with the full force of the school run.
Rules of the road do not seem to apply. Those yellow no parking lines outside a school apply to everyone but those dropping off their kids, then after dropping off the kids, you do a u turn in road without bothering to worry about passing traffic you pull out in front of.
Rules of the road do not seem to apply. Those yellow no parking lines outside a school apply to everyone but those dropping off their kids, then after dropping off the kids, you do a u turn in road without bothering to worry about passing traffic you pull out in front of.
So nothing has changed then - ?
spen666
Legendary Member
So nothing has changed then - ?
no, but its been a while since I had a pootle around this area at school run time. I always try to be home before school run gets to its peak
Any idea how old the crank is? I'm assuming this is not a common thing to happen!
