Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

Lovely out

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Nice ride in but struggled a bit, just didn't seem to have any go in the legs at any point. May take the shorter way home, gutted as you can't be missing the miles in weather like this Need about 18 miles I think to take me into the 5000 club so should aim for that I guess.

 

[BSRU]

Too much roadkill

I noticed that as well, far more than usual, maybe the full moon last night has some bearing.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Good ride in, I felt fresher than the last couple of days, could be because I was back on familiar territory. Had a woman in an MPV almost cut across me turning right but she decided to stop just before I did which was nice, would have been nicer with out the accusatory 'how dare you be riding along a road' stare though. Got the bike checked out by a kid on his Batman 'BMX' bike, complete with Batman helmet at traffic lights. Locking the bike at work, spotted a rear spoke missing, so will forego any temptation to push things on the ride home.

 

[Arjimlad]

I don't see many other cyclists on my commute normally, but this morning some lanky skinny person caned it past me on one of the flat fast sections. I was doing about 25mph and he just blasted past me like I was standing still !

 

[MisterStan]

I don't see many other cyclists on my commute normally, but this morning some lanky skinny person caned it past me on one of the flat fast sections. I was doing about 25mph and he just blasted past me like I was standing still !

I bet he didn't even say hello....

 

[Arjimlad]

If he did, he was probably too far ahead by the time I woke up for me to hear it !

 

[Origamist]

After 3 days in Belgrade eating meat and drinking lager in 30C heat, it was great to be back on the bike in the sunshine!

Got to extend the commute tonight by 7 miles tonight, but the forecast looks great.

 

[Stephen C]

Lovely morning, although starting to get too hot for me now! Only one incident of note, a van was waiting to turn right into a side road, indicating away, I was approaching slowly (towards him) so signalled for him to take the turn, at which point a cyclist with a fully loaded front basket decided to overtake...luckily the van driver saw it and stopped, but the cyclist still wobbled over (no contact), before scuttling away. Maybe those TFL stickers aren't such a stupid idea!

 

[simon the viking]

Last night on the way home I was scalped by someone I know to be a professional cyclist ( he has sponsorship etc and its his 'day' job - he goes in LBS I use).... I thought about giving chase and scalping him back.............but that would have been childish...................... (and something tells me he wasn't really trying that hard anyway......)

 

[simon the viking]

This morning the natural flow of traffic on a 'A' road was 25 - 30 mph I slotted in behind a van (not close enough to be dangerous... but close enough to draft him slightly) and rode primary for nearly a mile at nearly 30 mph easily on the flat (I can ride at that speed in very short bursts......) ..... It felt fantastic

 

[GrasB]

This morning the natural flow of traffic on a 'A' road was 25 - 30 mph I slotted in behind a van (not close enough to be dangerous... but close enough to draft him slightly) and rode primary for nearly a mile at nearly 30 mph easily on the flat (I can ride at that speed in very short bursts......) ..... It felt fantastic

Special is when you pull the same thing on an HGV going down the the A11 in free-flowing traffic.

 

[Crankpoet]

On a training run going out of town and I was almost taken out by a commuter on a road bike this morning running the red light as I was moving on green - I saw him, luckily, so we both lived to learn something - I did express an opinion about his general level of intellectual functioning though.

 

[stowie]

OK, two cyclists really irritated me on CS2 tonight. The first one was along Mile End Road where I was pedalling for all I was worth, sweating and struggling for breath when another cyclist breezed by with barely any effort. Worse, they seemed to be talking, and I realised that not only were they going much faster than me and making it look easy, but they were also conducting a conference call at the same time. At the time I wouldn't have been able to put together two words without a lot of wheezing. Secondly, along the segregated bit I was, again putting loads of effort to find myself being left standing by someone, who after they passed me accelerated even further like roadrunner on two wheels.

If you are either of these cyclists then I would urge you to cut it out. I thought I was making good progress and giving it some welly. It shows a distinct lack of camaraderie to then pass me effortlessly. Think about my dignity if nothing else.

 

[fossyant]

Warm, very warm. Need to pop the bars off and scrub the steerer and headset pre load washer as it's clacking again. Only did a quick job last month.