Tales from today's commute....

[Trickedem]

Interesting commute this morning. I got pulled out on by some leaf mould, which caused me to fall off. I was braking to a stop at the time so not serious. Straightened up my handlebars and brake lever and the bike seems fine. I've got grazes on my knee thigh and elbow
Then just as I was coming into Canary Wharf, C*ckboy in his Ferrari continues to overtake me as I am indicating to pull into his lane. I was watching this in my mirror, so no danger, but as he came alongside I saw the reason, he was fiddling with his iphone.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Fettling done - chain not jumping around now.

Puncture on the way home though, so bike turned upside down, gloves placed under seat, innertube out, tyre left on and new one in.

How did you sort it? root cause?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

working from home today waiting on a delivery so no commute on what looks like a glorious morning.

 

[400bhp]

How did you sort it? root cause?

Root cause - me. Just used the barrell adjuster

Very odd really as all the other gears were lined up? Not experienced that before.

 

[fimm]

....looks like a glorious morning.

Pi$$ing it down in Scotland... a perfect day for the long commute. What numpty thinks cycling for an hour in the rain is a good idea? (I quite enjoyed it apart from my glasses kept steaming up).
Not looking forward to getting back into wet kit later...

 

[Andrew_P]

Not looking forward to getting back into wet kit later...

If you have room at work I cannot do without my Dri Buddy. I even stick it on for an hour in the summer to dry out the kit. Low Wattage and takes about 60-90 mins to fully dry kit and boots etc.

 

[potsy]

First 2 cyclists I saw today, 1 with no lights the other a serial red light jumper
Stayed off road again, enjoyed it.

 

[MisterStan]

Warm again this morning, quite busy for cyclists too. Motor vehicles generally well behaved - all in all a good commute.

 

[Harry_Palmer79]

Left the bike at home tonight as I'm going out after work...

Last night's journey home it was chucking down in Glasgow. Unsurprisingly I set P.Bs on the two strava sections on my route and was just three seconds off my first podium. http://app.strava.com/segments/2369309 Rain is a very good motivator, even if it did make a bit treacherous to take the two roundabouts (one is just a mini) on that sector with any speed!

 

[Christopher]

I always seem so angry when commuting. Am worried I am turning into one of those grumpy, lonely middle-aged men that is aways shouting at kids in the street*. Heck I get a lot less aggro than most posters in Commuting seem to...

*when I am not ranting about cyclists' lights on a forum that is...

Anyhoo hols next week. France in November is so bracing... might even do some cyclo-cross training or at least some rides...

 

[fimm]

If you have room at work I cannot do without my Dri Buddy. I even stick it on for an hour in the summer to dry out the kit. Low Wattage and takes about 60-90 mins to fully dry kit and boots etc.

We're supposed to put all our kit into a locker. My employer is pretty good actually, the bike parking is fine, there are a couple of showers, that sort of thing. It is just that someone complained that there was cycling kit hanging around the shower room; so they provided us with lockers to put it in. Which isn't a problem until you decide that cycling for an hour in the rain is the best way to get to work... (I've actually been naughty and hung my Ron Hills over the back of my chair to dry out - gloves and socks are hung up in the office too...)

 

[Nocode]

@Trickedem: Where do you commute in from?

 

[BSRU]

Saw an oblivious RLJ cyclist almost taken out by a bus.
Later a Daily Mail "reader"(reader in the sense they look at the pictures), in their private hire car decided to try an teach me a lesson for not cycling in the gutter, he'll be reported.

 

[sabian92]

Had my first SMIDGAF today.

Some knobber in an Astra (I think, not checked the video yet) was creeping out of a sideroad on the other side of the road. Looked at her side of the road (traffic coming towards me) and saw a gap and went to go for it. Shout from me, slammed on the brakes and a stern look as well. Surprised to be honest as the windows were up but she stopped and gave me the widest pass I've ever had until she left hooked me 30 yards later because she was overtaking me at 25 mph and I was doing 19mph

Edit:

On the way home I was waiting behind a bus and a fella in a 4x4 wound his windows down. Expected abuse but pointed at my camera and gave me a thumbs up - made my commute

Some cock in a Range Rover went and ruined it by impatiently passing far too closely. Proper cock with a plate like 86 JL as well.

 

[Twilkes]

I don't tend to have 'incidents', but today turning right into a sideroad from a filter lane, I noticed a car creep steadily up my left, half in each lane. Wondering what he was up to, I looked left at the driver, and he looked back at me with a look that said 'Go on, son, I've got your wing'. And I did actually feel a bit safer. Even though he had a moustache.

Going into Halfords to see if they sell screws to replace half of your missing bike rack screws can sometimes result in them fitting some new screws for free.

And if I'm stationary and the car in front uses it's rear screen washer, I take it as a personal insult, as if it was a camel pi$$ing on my shoes.