Tales from today's commute....

[Beebo]

Well, i was perhaps 3 seconds from death this morning.

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Horrible, you would have had no chance, what a impatient driver.
I hate right turns, so much so that I try to limit them on my commute.I do my 12 mile ride with only one elective right hand turn.

 

[Stephen C]

Slow, but comfortable ride in, bit wet and dirty, but was entertained by the display of physics on my front wheel as a blob of excess grease made it's way from the hub along one of the spokes. Also had a good chuckle at the huge queue of traffic from Trumpington to Grantchester, no idea what the hold up was in town though.

 

[Frood42]

Last night was a bit busier than usual on the traffic side, not really sure why, for the most part I could filter and left any impatient motons far, far behind as they got stuck in all the queues

Other than that, not a bad ride, although Thursday is not looking at all appealing
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[MisterStan]

Also had a good chuckle at the huge queue of traffic from Trumpington to Grantchester, no idea what the hold up was in town though.

A14 was closed at Milton - the usual chaos ensued! Cambridge is better by bike!

 

[Frood42]

This mornings ride was fine, had one idiot pass me a bit too closely... he got a very loud shout which I know he heard, as when I filtered past and gave him a very dirty look he seemed to look a bit guilty.
When he passed me again further down the road he gave me loads of space
Of course we had a little unintentional SCR or a bit of leap frog all the way down the road as there are quite a few traffic lights!
I wasn't even trying It was just cars holding cars up while I cycled in the bus lane in primary to stop close passing undertakers

Cold again, and Thursday is looking horrid for wind
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[jagman.2003]

[quote="Cold again, and Thursday is looking horrid for wind .[/quote]
Yes, just looked at wind directions & speed for tomorrow. Against me on the way to work. Then slowly turning & increasing speed to be...against me on the way home. That would be three times in two weeks!

 

[Stephen C]

Cambridge is better by bike!

Definitely, I used to work in the centre and could easily beat a car from 3 miles out to the centre, so much traffic even when it was "clear". I now circumnavigate so get to see 3 main routes in (A1307, A1309, A603) nearly all are at a standstill in the mornings

 

[HLaB]

A14 was closed at Milton - the usual chaos ensued! Cambridge is better by bike!

I haven't been to Cambridge often once on a weekday a year and a half ago and the Trumpinton Road was gridlocked and I cycled in the Sunday the week before last and even then the A10 was gridlocked

 

[MisterStan]

I haven't been to Cambridge often once on a weekday a year and a half ago and the Trumpinton Road was gridlocked and I cycled in the Sunday the week before last and even then the A10 was gridlocked

Sounds about right. On the rare occasions I use the bus now, I immediately regret it, due to sitting in traffic for so long - by the time I get home, sometimes I could have ridden there and back!

 

[paul04]

Nice ride into work, I thought it was quiet on the roads, finished early today,so went the long way home. got home and the postman had delivered a parcel, a new CREE XM-L T6 front light, I put the battery on charge and fixed the light on the bike (temporary fix, will finish it at weekend) and will test it in the morning

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Beginning to bond with the MTB now, I have realised that flogging myself to death to get a descent speed is a waste of time. Its more of a shire horse than a race horse. She is going to get me thru winter when there's all the snow and ice, and since I realised that this week its been much better. The legs have really caught on with the effort required, and I am back to 7 am starts which was what the road bike was. Plus now the weather is getting bad and cold, punctures will be easier, cause getting Gator Skins back on when your hands a frozen is a very unpleasant experience and the MTB don't have that problem with the bigger tyres. Also the fitness will not be lost over winter hammering the MTB everyday.

So all in al a better week. Plus mudguards are the future!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Wow windy this morning!
most a tail wind! I will pay for that going home!

 

[tommillski]

Mornin' all. I've decided to join the CC Commute Club! Luckily i'm on the south coast so not much wind, just very cold today.

Recently noticed a lot of people putting their hands in their pockets whilst cycling along recently.. it's flippin' scary to watch. Saw 3 today, got stuck behind two different people doing it down bus lanes, swirving all over the place! Really hard to get past them.

Also got cut up by some arse desperate to overtake on the infamous new cycle path at the end of my commute:
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43HjAEDp8W0

 

[BSRU]

Looked out to see ice on the roads so thought ice bike this morning but by the time I got out it had gone, apart from a few places in the countryside.
Oh well a good workout for my legs at least.

Good result from reporting the car parts van driver yesterday, the company took it seriously and had a word with the driver, a satisfactory outcome for me.

 

[HLaB]

She is going to get me thru winter when there's all the snow and ice

So thats one morning in January then

Surprise, surprise, today's forecasted Armageddon never came