Tales from today's commute....
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I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
Got passed like this a few month ago when riding with my 10yr old son. A very nice silver Merc Vito 115 whooshed past at about 70-80 on a 40 road, not massively close if he had been doing 30-40 but, it was like being passed by a jet plane and my son had to pull over for a minute and didn't want to set off again.Well not todays commute as that was a nice ride and fairly uneventful, but last night riding down Cheltenham Racecourse hill towards Bishops Cleeve(A46), just as I was approaching the garden centre (Blooms), a twat in a black BMW came past me with about 3ft to spare, and I'd say he was doing well in excess of 100mph. The good thing about it is if he had hit me, I'd have not had any time to think about it.
Bl**dy n*bber van driver probably doesn't even realise the impact of being passed at that speed and proximity
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Said like those riders in La Vuelta.. yeah those riders with hypothermia
. They were riding in the same temps as Cambridge yesterday morning!
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Jury is still out. They only really made sense on LEL between Moffat and Edinburgh in the middle of the night. I must admit I'm going back to my old feelings about them though.
Like those riders in La Vuelta.. yeah those riders with hypothermia
hmm.. in joke with Martin
So for your benefit I will explain it to you, OK?Martin has always poo pooed armwarmers, saying they for wusses.
OK with that? Cheers.
Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
Took a roundabout route on the commute again last night, from East London (Ilford), through Central London to West London (end of Chelsea Embankment) and then back again (South Woodford via Bow).
It was a lovely ride until I got to Bow Flyover, going down the other side doing 25mph+ (http://goo.gl/maps/YhmYC), there is a Porsche garage where traffic joins the main road, some ditsy woman decides not to check properly and join the road where I am, I have to move out across the lane and almost into the second lane, not impressed as it is a wide road she was joining and cars can come down off the flyover quite quick, so almost forcing me into the second lane of traffic could have been horrible...
Short route in this morning, nice and uneventful. Had one driver in slow moving traffic (I was moving left to right into a gap behind them) in the right hand lane move over further to the right (didn't need to) to give me space to make the manouvere if I needed it, so clearly someone paying attention in their mirrors! Thank You! (left lane to right lane, to take third exit on the roundabout http://goo.gl/maps/EDgZp ).
It was a lovely ride until I got to Bow Flyover, going down the other side doing 25mph+ (http://goo.gl/maps/YhmYC), there is a Porsche garage where traffic joins the main road, some ditsy woman decides not to check properly and join the road where I am, I have to move out across the lane and almost into the second lane, not impressed as it is a wide road she was joining and cars can come down off the flyover quite quick, so almost forcing me into the second lane of traffic could have been horrible...
Short route in this morning, nice and uneventful. Had one driver in slow moving traffic (I was moving left to right into a gap behind them) in the right hand lane move over further to the right (didn't need to) to give me space to make the manouvere if I needed it, so clearly someone paying attention in their mirrors! Thank You! (left lane to right lane, to take third exit on the roundabout http://goo.gl/maps/EDgZp ).
Linford
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Got passed like this a few month ago when riding with my 10yr old son. A very nice silver Merc Vito 115 whooshed past at about 70-80 on a 40 road, not massively close if he had been doing 30-40 but, it was like being passed by a jet plane and my son had to pull over for a minute and didn't want to set off again.
Bl**dy n*bber van driver probably doesn't even realise the impact of being passed at that speed and proximity
I don't have a problem with them winding it on, I'm not afraid of fast machinery, and the reality is that I'd leave them for dust on my motorbike if I so chose. What I do have a problem is that they have already shown poor judgement by passing a cyclist so fast, I don't trust the rest of their driving 'sklllset' to know that I may have moved out at that time to avoid a drain cover or pothole....just a fking idiot who deserves a good shoeing
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Well that then goes to Martin as wellhmm.. in joke with Martin
Martin has always poo pooed armwarmers, saying they for wusses.
OK with that? Cheers.
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Well that then goes to Martin as well
I've always held that if you're cold wear long sleeves. If you're not that cold don't. Hence armwarmers aren't particularly for wusses more people who have succumbed to marketing. However, on LEL I was riding over 200 miles a day through a very wide range of temperatures. Most of the time I was ok but from Moffat to Edinburgh the temp dropped to around 11C at around 2am (it had been around 24C when I left Pocklington that morning) and I thought I'd finally seen the purpose for armwarmers. I'm now trying them out with limited success.
As to the Vuelta riders, they knew it was going to be cold that day. It was forecast. They didn't prepare, I would have worn long sleeves and a jacket.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Nothing much to talk about happened on my commute this morning.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I only p'ture at either end for some reason; wake up and find a p'ture at the bikeshed or go out in the evening to find one
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
my fingers are still cold, and I've been in the office for over 2 hours. I think I will have to wear warmer gloves tomorrow, the mits aren't up to it anymore.
I had shorts, with a ss shirt and gillet, so my bare arms are ok, it's just the fingers that feel the cold.
I had shorts, with a ss shirt and gillet, so my bare arms are ok, it's just the fingers that feel the cold.
