Tales from today's commute....

[RoubaixCube]

Nobber tailgated me then tried to overtake on my right as i was turning right. Had the nerve to stick his head out the window and call me a c**t before driving off. Impatient tw@t. Happened literally less tgen a minute down the road from my house.

Speaking of tw@ts. Addison lee driver stopped well before a set of traffic lights (at least 1 car and a half gap) and absolutely wouldn't move forward. Honked at me as i decided to filter past and stopped in front of him. A pretty loud 'f**k off' saw him away

 

[Smithbat]

Yesterday when I was riding home I filtered up through the traffic to the ASL at a set of lights and sat next to the bus driver who was also in the ASL, he looked at me very sheepishly and said 'I'm not supposed to be in here am I?' I shook my head and said 'not really mate'. We smiled and laughed, it was a nice exchange which hopefully he has learned from.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cracking weather this morning meant I got another good ride into work and despite seeing the forecast was for heavy rain at home time I decided to go in on the road bike and SS top and shorts.

Got very wet and a very dirty white bike to clean tomorrow, but sod it, it was worth it. Got caught in a huge downpour but was grinning like a schoolboy as I went along the cycle paths and by all the cars stuck in the rush hour

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Set a new commuting distance PB today - 112 miles into work - had the morning off

Sterling effort fella, great work, well done.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Once again the forecast was for heavy rain showers this afternoon, once again the forecast was wrong. They weren't heavy, they were of biblical proportion! At times I struggled to see, but I was warm so it was pretty enjoyable. I did an extended trip out to Download festival to see how its all cracking off, those poor buggers...

 

[RoubaixCube]

oh the humidity!!

Nice ride home. Decided to dispense with the thin base layer before I left work as it was 17-18'c outside. Not alot worth mentioning. A bunch of children on MTBs cycling on the road and infuriating road users and an impatient nobber on a fixie who decided he was too important to filter on the left when there was a bit of a pile up down Angel Islington heading towards Holloway Road and decided to filter down the right hand side and almost got pancaked by a mini cab who pulled out of a side road and was turning right. Said cyclist proceeded to swear at the cab driver and continued to ride his bicycle zig zagging between stationary traffic on the left and the road on the right in front of oncoming traffic. I'll see if i can get the footage up from my gopro.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Noob editing skills still - Just using GoPro Studio for a quick edit.

Keep an eye on the guy on the right with a black rucksack, white t shirt riding the fixie from 0:14.

2:41 - He almost gets hit by a car pulling out from the left

I decide to follow him and see what he gets upto

3:37 - Almost gets run over by a taxi pulling out


The way he was riding was absolutely unacceptable,

Its behaviour like this that gives cyclists a bad name...

Also note the female cyclists at 3:13 who I was behind with absolutely little to no road awareness. She actually apologised for swinging to the left and almost hitting me just as we all pushed off. I almost collided with her later on down the road. She never looked back even once to see if there was anyone behind her - She never even indicated to show she wanted to go right until she was at a complete standstill.

Whose fault was it? I'll let you decide....

 

[Origamist]

Noob editing skills still - Just using GoPro Studio for a quick edit.

Not sure if serious.

First incident, a car pulls out on him from a side road and he takes appropriate, evasive action.

Second incident he is overtaking on the right and a black cab attempts a u-turn in front of him. Once again, his reactions are quick and he swerves in time. In the second incident, the cyclist could have been riding more slowly, given that he was passing a bus that obscured the road conditions and traffic, but the taxi should have made sure it was clear before attempting the turn.

I’m not going to go through the entire video criticizing your riding, but I would recommend giving stationary cars more space – you’re riding in the door zone. Also the undertake on the HGV with the zebra crossing was not the best.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

A very drizzly affair this morning, soaked through within about 10minutes. Straight forward rides in with no extensions are the cards this week, having a bit of a rest week.

 

[tallliman]

Very much a rest week for me, big ride this coming weekend so need a break to let the legs recover. Hoping to commute tomorrow.

 

[Dec66]

Noob editing skills still - Just using GoPro Studio for a quick edit.

My nerves are shot just watching that.

 

[Jenkins]

That was a somewhat damp last couple of miles today - got caught out by a torrential downpour which only eased off once I was indoors. Just a pity I couldn't put the shoes & backpack into the washing machine on a spin cycle to give them a chance of being useable tomorrow - at least I have back-ups available.

 

[13 rider]

played race the rain this morning and won . Had to take car for a MOT today so put bike in the back dropped the car off early and set off heading straight for the dark cloud in the distance . Straight route this morning no extending got to the paper shop 100yards before work and its starts to spit quick dash in and onto work before i got worse . Coffee now as I am at work early but dry. Don't think Ill be lucky on the way home

 

[Dec66]

played race the rain this morning and won

Me, too!

Don't think Ill be lucky on the way home

Me neither!

 

[ianrauk]

Another one who had to race the rain, seemed like it was behind me for the trip in. Good thing too as a forgot my rain jacket/wind cheater. Fingers crossed for a dry commute home.