Tales from today's commute....

[Simontm]

Had to work a bit later as am out of the office tomorrow and Thursday and boy that was an eye opener A bit more aggressive, a bit more inattentive, a bit more idiotic, wow!
Numpty count:3 wvm decides to accelerate right at me when there's nowhere for. me to go and misses me by a whisker.

2- A lady pulls out of side road onto main as I am about to turn into her road and she pulls right across me -does apologise tho.

3rd numpty - was, err, me again. Some bloke drove right up my arse and as he passes, he shouts something to me. Already feeling murderous to drivers so far and so near to home, I flip him the bird. Minutes later I get home I realise he said my back light wasn't any good - new batteries time as it's down to one bar. Oops, sorry fella

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

I am beginning to think I am solar powered. I seem to go faster when it's daylight and then slow down as it gets darker!

 

[zaza123]

It has been mostly dry on my commutes the last week so my confidence in traction has grown (Croix de Fer on 28mm Tourguards), but there was a bit of moisture in the air which left a film on the road. Turning off the main road into a side street on smooth tarmac going at a bit of a lick I felt the back slide out. Scary but exhilarating when I realised I had stayed on and was still on the tarmac between the pavements.
I slowed down a bit on the corners after that needless to say. I'm pretty new to this cycling lark (last Autumn was the first time I had been on a bike for 25-30 years) and had never experienced rear end drift before.

 

[Hacienda71]

Had a bizzare encounter with a kestrel and a mouse on Pexhill Road. Mouse got away kestrel chased escaping mouse into path of cyclist on drops not hanging around. No collision but I suspect mouse is no longer of this world.

 

[MisterStan]

I am beginning to think I am solar powered. I seem to go faster when it's daylight and then slow down as it gets darker!

Still caught you!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Still caught you!

LOL!

I did try though! but it was inevitable!!

 

[HLaB]

A bit different for the commute today, freezing fog first thing and grey tonight and the wind is getting up again (at least it was dry). Last Friday's contrasting commute has finally uploaded.

View: http://youtu.be/mJvM2XHHohM?list=UUMkVidrNbLVxmrMOyP5uL7A

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

An enjoyable 30 miler this morning. Chilly but not cold, a draught but not breezy, damp but no rain. Reckon it's about time for a new battery in the Garmin. Left the house yesterday morning on 43% power, it went to 0% about 1 1/2 miles from home. 43% to cover 50 miles, that's no good. With the increase in daily miles about ready to start I can't be doing with charging it everyday with the possibility of it switching off.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

If I did Strava or any of that gubbins, my name would be on every segment into Manchester. Late getting out and just got to the train in time. My legs were going faster than a nunnery spin dryer.

 

[fossyant]

Watch the road surfaces folks. They are greasy.

Bumped into one of my regulars this morning. Turned out he'd just crashed on a corner. Back end went. Tell tale black scuffs on his face. Van driver had stopped and given him a towel.

We joked about gaffa tape and cable ties and don't tell the missus. At a set of lights he turned and said is this ok. Me, erm think you will be going to A&E. Two deep gashes to his chin and cuts on his cheek. Wait till your colleagues see you !

Carried on together for a while till I turned off.

 

[zaza123]

Watch the road surfaces folks. They are greasy.

Bumped into one of my regulars this morning. Turned out he'd just crashed on a corner. Back end went. Tell tale black scuffs on his face. Van driver had stopped and given him a towel.

We joked about gaffa tape and cable ties and don't tell the missus. At a set of lights he turned and said is this ok. Me, erm think you will be going to A&E. Two deep gashes to his chin and cuts on his cheek. Wait till your colleagues see you !

Carried on together for a while till I turned off.

Poor bugger. I can empathise after my near miss last night. It's scary when it happens with no warning. Smooth but dirty tarmac and a thin film of moisture.

 

[Hacienda71]

Watch the road surfaces folks. They are greasy.

Bumped into one of my regulars this morning. Turned out he'd just crashed on a corner. Back end went. Tell tale black scuffs on his face. Van driver had stopped and given him a towel.

We joked about gaffa tape and cable ties and don't tell the missus. At a set of lights he turned and said is this ok. Me, erm think you will be going to A&E. Two deep gashes to his chin and cuts on his cheek. Wait till your colleagues see you !

Carried on together for a while till I turned off.

I had the back end step out on me at speed today. Thought I had a rear puncture but the tyre is at full pressure. Roads are covered in slippery crap.

 

[MichaelO]

Up early this morning, so took in a loop of Box Hill on the way to work - upped the commute from 19 to 35 miles. Very pleasant.

 

[MisterStan]

Milder today which was nice, but isn't it grey and gloomy out.

 

[ianrauk]

Milder today which was nice, but isn't it grey and gloomy out.

London is greyer then a grey thing from the grey planet grey.