Tales from today's commute....

[Sittingduck]

Saw it on the BBC news this morning.
It's a service to honour Brit soldiers participation in the Afghan conflict.

Ahh that explains it. Somebody mentioned the Queen and The Right Hon PM will be there.

 

[ianrauk]

Ahh that explains it. Somebody mentioned the Queen and The Right Hon PM will be there.

And our two previous PM's...... ripe for someone..

 

[Sittingduck]

This is prob why they have close off so many roads. Lot's parked of cars to have to check otherwise...

Is it Today or tomorrow?

 

[ianrauk]

This is prob why they have close off so many roads. Lot's parked of cars to have to check otherwise...

Is it Today or tomorrow?

Today

 

[Keith Oates]

I was coming out of work today and a guy riding a bike and looking at his cell phone was coming straight for me, I shouted and swung wide and we missed but not by much. I then doubted his parentage in a loud voice and rode on.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fimm]

Brought the big bike in yesterday. Lovely morning - hoofed it along (and may have had a tail wind, which is unusual: I ended up with a load of QOMs for this year. Knew it was due to be wet and windy later and thought that I might get the train back if it was very windy. However when I left the office it was merely very wet. So I cycled home and was mostly warm enough (but not dry) until the last 10-15 minutes which is all fast downhill which means I wasn't generating much heat.

Any tips for stopping my waterproof coat from riding up my back?

 

[martinclive]

Yep. Normally we have a cross wind which can help or hinder depending on your route. Yesterday the planets all aligned for the first time in a while and it was a more or less perfect tailwind all the way home. Not particularly strong, but when you give a bit of effort, it pays you back.

.....and I was late so he was not waiting for me........................

 

[Deleted member 1258]

On the way home last night I dropped the car in for service and MOT, got up this morning looked out of the window at the rain and thought O B*****, so I had too dig out the waterproofs I hadn't used for a couple of years and ride to work in the rain, it was a cold wet and thoroughly unpleasant ride in, the ride home though was lovely, the rain had stopped the sun was out and it was very enjoyable.

 

[summerdays]

Cold, wet

 

[Simontm]

Sunny if a tad breezy. Numpty count: 0 but the general behaviour was rubbish on the roads although fair dos to the WVM who saw me gearing up for a left-side pass and quickly turn the indicator on well before the turn

 

[Hacienda71]

No one close passed me. I didn't shout at anyone. Only down side bike is covered in crap and will need a proper clean.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Dry but windy ride home and I didn't need my lights.

 

[ianrauk]

Lovely afternoon commute. Nice and sunny and very mild.
Only downer was some heavy crosswinds a couple of times and when I turned into them for a while... blimey... had to work so hard.

I thought I was getting hassled by a car near a pinch point. Turned out to be one of my neighbours saying that I should be going a bit faster

 

[MontyVeda]

The last couple of days my brakes have been feeling a bit juddery. I prepared to cycle home from work this afternoon and discovered that my back wheel wouldn't go round. checked the back brake and it's cable, all seemed normal, then i noticed the rim....

...it's kind of amazing it got me to work this morning. I had to push it the four miles home.

 

[ianrauk]

Blimey
When I had a rim like that let go on my old commute bike - it went spectacularly with a loud bang of the inner tube exploding and taking a lump out of the tyre with it.
I had to call Mrs Ian to come collect me.