Tales from today's commute....

[HLaB]

Just a short direct route for me this morning so I could have a wee bit extra kip, slept surprisingly well after having a tooth out yesterday and didnt want to reopen the gums with a more strenuous commute.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Not much rain this morning, though roads are still very wet. Had to keep cleaning my glasses as even though it wasn't raining, there was a lot of water in the air, was the same last night.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Apparently it's my fault if cyclists get knocked off, because it's wrong to (firmly and non-swearing) object to illegally blocking ASLs

 

[Mo1959]

Apparently it's my fault if cyclists get knocked off, because it's wrong to (firmly and non-swearing) object to illegally blocking ASLs

Of course it's your fault......how dare you challenge one of these smug, selfish people in their metal boxes!

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Weather much better on the way home and found a short cut that shaves 0.3 miles off the commute.

But..

When the weather is better, aren't you supposed to find long cuts that shave 3 miles ONTO the commute?

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Of course it's your fault......how dare you challenge one of these smug, selfish people in their metal boxes!

I was told this by a following cyclist.

I think it might have been the same one that on the same 1/2 mile stretch, when I shouted (HELLOOOOOO!) at a car pulling in on me after a MGIF overtake with no room to complete, had a pop at me, said that I was "undertaking" (being overtaken) and it was thus my fault that a failed overtake squeezed me out

 

[Biscuit]

First dry journey for the last 3 days!!

 

[Origamist]

Bought a Pearson Touche off Ebay earlier in the week - first run out today
Took a slightly longer route to avoid some lumpy bits of the North Downs, but I can see why those who have flat commutes use single speeds - very enjoyable!

Touche is a nice bike - hope you got it for a reasonable price. I'm still procrastinating - might buy a frameset and spec it myself, but it will end up costing more (which was not the purpose of a fixed utility hack).

Wet underfoot, but no rain. Mainly a crosswind, but occasionally a headwind. Felt sluggish.

 

[apb]

On my usual route home there is a bridge that is only wide enough for one car and the south bound traffic has right of way. As i came up to this bridge the traffic was backed up and could see two car on the bridge. A woman, who had right of way, was out of her car talking to whom ever was traveling north bound. I sailed by the backed up cars, the two causing the jam and the backed up cars on the otherside. i was feeling pretty smug.

As i pass another guy got out of his car and i heard him say "Listen love, can you back up your car..." I almost stopped to say. "P*ss off mate, she's got right of way". But then i thought "Don't get involved, this is a car problem".

 

[MichaelO]

Touche is a nice bike - hope you got it for a reasonable price.

I was happy with the price (the bike is almost as good as new!)- and paid for with winnings from this year's fantasy football league I play in

 

[moo]

I was told this by a following cyclist.

I think it might have been the same one that on the same 1/2 mile stretch, when I shouted (HELLOOOOOO!) at a car pulling in on me after a MGIF overtake with no room to complete, had a pop at me, said that I was "undertaking" (being overtaken) and it was thus my fault that a failed overtake squeezed me out

When I see a stop coming up I'll look over my shoulder and move to the center of my lane, preventing all but the diehard MGIF driver from passing. I've given up trusting other motorists in this area. I used to have idiots pass me between 2 sets of red lights, where you always have to stop at the second set anyway.

 

[Ollie W]

First time on the bike in a fortnight today... To drop it at the LBS for truing and service. Going to take a week apparently...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Bought a Pearson Touche off Ebay earlier in the week - first run out today
Took a slightly longer route to avoid some lumpy bits of the North Downs, but I can see why those who have flat commutes use single speeds - very enjoyable!

I've had a Pearson for almost 7 years, I only ride it fixed, use it for commuting, commutes a little lumpy, general running about and as a winter bike, its the only bike I ride in winter, Sunday rides in the rolling country side around Coventry as well as all the other stuff, its my favourite bike.

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/100-mile-fixed-gear-ride-spring-2014.136598/page-12

 

[HLaB]

Just a short commute from me, managed to come across a 'nobber' (as some one on here calls them). The facility out of town avoiding a major dual carriageway/rbt leads you to a path that dumps you on a narrow footway on the wrong side of the road. There s a steeper ramp which takes you out to the correct side but you have to go back on yourself a bit and walk on a short but equally narrow footway.
I took the latter option and 'nobber' chose to barge peds out of the way and then continue on the footway opposite me for a mile, then decided to jumpoff it and swerve acacross the busy road into me. Thank goodness I was on the fixie and feeling cr@p and going slow, he got a bit of a fright when I shouted, 'on your left mate' though!

 

[glenn forger]

Burned up a roadie on a Bianchi Via Nirone on the way home, he may have already done thirty miles but a scalp's a scalp.