Tales from today's commute....

[MrC]

Actually it was last night but...
One of the silliest accidents. It started raining, I was pulling over to the side of the road to put on my waterproof, skidded across and then went into the wall about 3 mph. The driver behind asked me if I was ok (nice guy!). As I checked myself over I realised I had pushed my calf down the side of the pedal with teeth on...
3 hours in A&E and they decide it's too big and deep to stitch there. At the plastic surgery clinic today they decide I wont need a general and skin graft, so they can stitch me up tomorrow at the plastic ward.
So at least 2 weeks off for one of the slowest accidents ever! Time to buy some double sided spd's for the commuter...

 

[ianrauk]

Actually it was last night but...
One of the silliest accidents. It started raining, I was pulling over to the side of the road to put on my waterproof, skidded across and then went into the wall about 3 mph. The driver behind asked me if I was ok (nice guy!). As I checked myself over I realised I had pushed my calf down the side of the pedal with teeth on...
3 hours in A&E and they decide it's too big and deep to stitch there. At the plastic surgery clinic today they decide I wont need a general and skin graft, so they can stitch me up tomorrow at the plastic ward.
So at least 2 weeks off for one of the slowest accidents ever! Time to buy some double sided spd's for the commuter...

ouch, ouch and thrice ouch.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Oh no!

 

[slowmotion]

Homebound tonight, going westward down Kensington High Street.
It was about 9:35 pm and a very large white Executive or Corporate coach came by about 18" from the end of my bars.
Registration BC06 BBC, belonging to Creigiau Travel.
http://www.creigiautravel.co.uk/
I caught up at the lights, went round in front of the windscreen and indicated to the driver the distance that he missed me by.
I think I may have mouthed some nouns to do with fornication, onanism and ladybits.
I'm sure he knew his way around sheep. I just wish he had known how to drive around cyclists in London.

 

[stowie]

Homebound tonight, going westward down Kensington High Street.
It was about 9:35 pm and a very large white Executive or Corporate coach came by about 18" from the end of my bars.
Registration BC06 BBC, belonging to Creigiau Travel.
http://www.creigiautravel.co.uk/
I caught up at the lights, went round in front of the windscreen and indicated to the driver the distance that he missed me by.
I think I may have mouthed some nouns to do with fornication, onanism and ladybits.
I'm sure he knew his way around sheep. I just wish he had known how to drive around cyclists in London.

A large number of muppet coach drivers in London at the moment who have no idea about how to drive here. The other day many were using the bus lanes - can they do this as a private coach company?

 

[fossyant]

Thought the ride home was hard. Heard some rubbing, stopped, checked, nothing. Carried on, no noise. More rubbing. Stopped checked, brake calliper off side, fixed, carried on. Some more rubbing noise on hill to house. Home. Check. Balls, broken spoke. Dash to Decathlon at 7pm, don't have spares in the house for a large flanged fixed bike.....

Decathlon sell me three Sapin spokes and nipples for the huge sum of £1.47. Replaced back at home and retrued.

Ready to paddle to work again tomorrow.

 

[ianrauk]

Where has all the traffic gone?.
The commute this week has been a joy.

It's not just school holiday's but I think that all the dire warnings about supposed traffic chaos in London due to the 'lympics has made people decide not to bother driving.

Great stuff..

 

[fossyant]

Yay, it didn't rain this morning

 

[MrC]

ouch, ouch and thrice ouch.

Thanks - finally got it stitched (13 plus some internal) yesterday. Today it's pretty sore...
Gutted though 4-6 weeks for recovery. No summer cycling :-(

 

[gambatte]

Thanks - finally got it stitched (13 plus some internal) yesterday. Today it's pretty sore...
Gutted though 4-6 weeks for recovery. No summer cycling :-(

S'okay, summer failed to load this year. They even tried a reboot a few days ago.....

 

[lordloveaduck]

Mother nature needs to fix that over flow pipe.

 

[Edwards80]

I had a lovely experience this morn. Riding along here in primary in the left turn lane, light on green - A van pulls out of the junction, across the 2 lanes on my right, into my lane and keeps coming. I hit the brakes but he pushes me, literally, into the kerb. My shoulder and pedal were up against his van and my tyres scraped the kerb.

I shouted, quite loudly, and he finally looked in his mirror and moved back. Bloomin amazed I stayed upright. He shouted "Sorry Mate" from his window and stopped at the next set of lights.

I had my club kit on, so felt obliged not to drag the pleb from his van. Took his details and told him to sod off. No damage to me or the bike though other than a scuffed logo on one of the tyres.

Aside from that, a rather pleasant journey with 2 Strava PB's

 

[gb155]

I Rode Holme moss this morning (I know)) before work, what an exhalirating ride it was too

 

[gaz]

BLOODY WIND!

 

[ianrauk]

Was very windy tonight.
Decided to try a different route so not only did I have the wind to contend with, it was much hillier too.