Tales from today's commute....

[Exile]

Traffic nightmare this morning, road closure on the A56 meant everyone and their gran was using my route, and causing traffic chaos. Passed about half-an-hours worth of 256 buses in little more than a few hundred metres of road. Me? I filtered like there was no tomorrow and had that smirk on my face which might just be me enjoying riding a bike in the sun, or it might be a decidedly large quantity of smug.

Ride home was interesting. Lots of idiots about, including one who nearly got me with a right-cross, a taxi who tried squeezing me to the kerb, topped off by the purely spiteful actions of a woman who was approaching a roundabout from the opposite direction to me with her right indicator on. I give way, she goes straight on, grinning at me as she does. I hope she drops her toast in the morning and has no time to do more.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Lovely and sunny and warm with it. There was an annoying wind which was more hindrance than help.

Caught @kevin_cambs_uk up and gave him a cheery hello, he jumped on the back and stayed with us.

Just!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fossyant]

Got the clothing right today. Early finish for me due to hospital appointment, so a bit warmer...

 

[Simontm]

Lovely ride to see mates then a fast ride home. Numpty count: 1 a pedestrian was on the cycle bit coming towards me at the Berrylands shared path. No lights, all ninja'd, terrible I say, terrible

 

[Stephen C]

Passed a huge amount of traffic on my way home, a good 2 miles of solid queues in both directions, no idea how people do that everyday! Had fun watching someone trying to track stand at some lights, he was wobbling all over the place, unfortunately he didn't stack it, I could've done with a laugh!

 

[BigAl68]

What a wonderful thing cycling in the spring is. My morning commute over the past three days has been so enjoyable as the sun now rises as I pedal to Bristol and the wildlife is everywhere. This morning I had rabbits, owls, bats, foxes and the usual collection of birds but the high point was a very large fallow deer who had decided to stop in the middle of the cycle path. I slowed down and stopped a few meters away and it didn't seem to have any issues with me and looked at me as if to say am I in your way? Of course as soon as I went for my phone to take a photo it trotted off into the woods and was gone. The only thing I am yet to see this week is a badger and the buzzard who sometimes sails over my head on the trip home. It makes all of the diversions and closures to the cycle path seem rather insignificant.

 

[MisterStan]

Very foggy this morning. Bumped into Jess coming through St Ives, we then collected @martinclive and Bex at Swavesey and then Jeremy and his daughter on the tandem at Longstanton - quite the peloton!

 

[Panter]

Despite the brutally cold headwind last night, somehow managed to snag a PB on the way home.
Then, another one on the way in this morning

 

[Dan B]

Third day in a row of massive tailwind on the way to work, probably going to mean headwind on the way home again but it was fun while it lasted.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Why would anyone not want to cycle to work on days like this, absolutely beautiful this morning.
Only a degree over when I set out and I had a quick errand to run so got that out of the way then settled into the ride. Did a little extra at almost 40 miles, plotting a nice ride back tonight too.

 

[thatname]

Had a van driver cut me up whilst he was on his LAPTOP! Unfortunately for him the traffic lights a little bit further up had turned red and i confronted him. He just sat there staring straight ahead as if i weren't there. It really boils my p!ss when I hear drivers bang on about cyclists rlj'ing and pavement hopping when they never fail to understand what other drivers get up to all around them.

 

[jagman.2003]

One of the rewards for the off road route home is the fantastic views.
Looking down on big green valleys is almost worth the climbs.
Very rich green grass & blankets of bluebells in the woods.
The bright yellow seed oil plants was stunning. Then I realised my yellow high viz t-shirt was now camouflage..!

 

[fossyant]

Lovely out. Blooming drying cabinet was full this morning. All bloody winter its been me and another chap. Now the fair weather lot are using it. Had a small corner of one shelf to stack my sweatty stuff up.

 

[confusedcyclist]

Let the sunshine never end. Loving my commute more than ever lately!

All the poor saps baking in their cars, stuck in road works. HAHAHAHA

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

Lovely weather, no wildlife unfortunately as mine is all urban. Only problem with warm weather is that the Clown Count increases. Why anybody thinks it's a cracking idea to pull out in front of a bus, cross the bus lane and launch themselves at the main carriage which I'm happily occupying is beyond me. Clowns.