Tales from today's commute....

[potsy]

Last night's/this mornings commute was the first for a while where i needed lights both ways, summer is definitely over

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Used lights on the way back at 1600 due to the impending doom + rain as some of my passing of cars was in the middle,plus everywhere else apart from the pavement,this seemed a good idea.Three am commute tomorrow so lights needed again.

 

[400bhp]

I have a feeling someone is going to get it in the neck soon. I seem to be getting angrier again, maybe time to wear a camera for a bit.

Today I got beeped for not turning right across traffic quickly enough. Driver was told to go f himself. Then I got bumped from behind at a roundabout. Thought about getting off the bike but the driver had obviously just lost concentration and did apologise so let it go with a stern look.

e t

You need to start a pointless thread about that.

 

[martint235]

e t

You need to start a pointless thread about that.

But I started this pointless thread, it must be someone else's turn!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I think I had an embarrassed driver tonight, approaching the main set of traffic lights in Bedworth I could see they were on green and there was no queueing traffic, a sure sign they will change as I get to them, there's a small car waiting to turn out of the little side road just before the lights, as the lights change to red and I come to a stop at the stop line in primary, I'm going straight on, I'm aware of the small car coming to a stop on the wrong side of the road, he was trying to get an overtake in as we were approaching the lights and now he's stuck on the wrong side of the road, he was just sitting there looking at me as if he was expecting me to move, I looked down and adjusted a toeclip strap then looked back at him and he was still sat there looking at me, looked back at the lights and I could here him reverse it up and slot into the gap left by the coach driver behind me.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I'm hoping it was just because the road was so wet, but it appeared that someone behind me in a large Audi objected to how long I took to get clipped once the lights had changed and wheel spun like a drag racer. It put the wind up me and the pedestrians waiting at a nearby crossing were stunned. I think the plate was N222 SAD.

The car rattled past me and went around the block so with a few minutes was coming back towards me down the road. Oh shoot thought I. Nowt came of it so hopefully I perceived the situation wrong; I'm always super-wary when the roads are as greasy as they were last night.

 

[ianrauk]

Another damn fine commute this morning. Getting faster. 21.29 miles at 17.3mph avg. Not bad considering the traffic, lights and rain. But was helped enormously by a cracking bit of commuter racing. With a chap who could have been my double. Newish road bike with disc brakes, baggies and a baseball cap. Was jolly good fun matching each other for speed down the A21.

 

[Kiwiavenger]

knocked 13 seconds off my first climb today! was taking it easy as had to bin two tubes this morning due to thin rim tape causing one to split and the replacement already had 4 patches on it! will be popping to the LBS at lunch to pick up some spare tubes and tyre levers as snapped 2 plastic ones this morning!!

really looking forward to hitting the hills coming back to work after lunch now!

 

[Edwards80]

I raced a Vespa this morning. Beat it over about 4 miles before I turned off He did a cheeky amber gamble at one point too.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Took a friends van to work so I can a puncture fixed for him at lunchtime, BORING!

 

[TheJDog]

Yesterday evening a young lady pulled out in front of me on a roundabout. I shouted 'Oi!', and did I get a wave of apology, or a sheepish look? No. "F**k off", she said, with a dismissive waft of her hand.

This morning, a Passat estate was behind me and very very slowly attempting to overtake coming up to an island pinch point. She realised she was going to side-swipe me if she was going to continue, so she slammed on the brakes (just as I was slamming on the brakes, too). The car behind her did the chirp chirp chirp of ABS being deployed. She then proceeded to not overtake me when it was perfectly safe to do so and hung back until we went our separate ways.

 

[Leodis]

Yesterday just got up my first short hill and noticed an older gentleman in lycra at the side of the road... Popped over to see if he was ok and needed anything but all was well and after a short convo about Co2 pumps I offered to use my spare on him, he declined and so off I peddled. Bout mile and half down the road I get my first commute puncture :-( takes me an age to sort whilst trying in vain to use a sealant pump thingy which I dump and replace the tube and covers me in oil, rush the rest of the commute on about 50 PSI in the rain, get to work and no time to shower and feel like rubbish all day.

Today no puncture (so far) but missed my best by 2 seconds.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Got up this morning got fed and watered washed and dressed, looked outside at the rain peeing down and for the first time in over thirty years I reached for the car keys and drove to work. It didn't feel right and tonight I feel kinda flat for some reason.

 

[potsy]

Last night's commute in started badly, rear mudguard was off centre so tried to re-align it and noticed the bolt holding it and the rack on had come loose, quick fix I thought, no, bolt wouldn't tighten up and as this was 2 minutes before I was due to leave I had to abandon the bike and swap things over to the Secteur.

Ride in and back was uneventful, apart from the

Bike fixed now, found a new bolt in the spares bin

 

[bicyclos]

Got drenched going to work this morning at 7.00am, pluged in the electric rad at work to dry my cycling gear off and gave the bike a wipe down before I made my brew. Clothes snuff dry for my commute home tonight which was nice.