Tales from today's commute....

[martint235]

So I'm on call this week and I've got the lurgy. Got through last night ok, cleared my diary to work from home today and my laptop died so I've had to get a train into central London to have a new laptop built. Oh joy

 

[prawny]

Two close passes from the same white van man this morning. Tempted to grass him up to WM Police, I have both on video.

Rounded off a nice extended ride when I though my freehub was dead 2.5miles in, limped back home and realised I had a huge sycamore leaf wrapped around the cassette. Cleaned it up and set off again.

Ended up flogging myself for 25 miles instead of a nice 20 mile pootle that I had planned.

 

[Jenkins]

Totally unremarkable commute this morning except for the fact that at 07:43 I went past 9000 total miles this year.

 

[summerdays]

I enjoyed the mildness today so much warmer than Monday!

 

[steveindenmark]

Wet and windy...again.

 

[13 rider]

1 mile from work tonight and the horrid feeling of a soft rear tyre yes a puncture . Just got off the bike inspecting the wheel .When I saw a dog walker approaching and it's a colleague from work sees I'm in trouble and says I live just round the corner come round and We can fix it in the garage . So quick walk and then he offers me a coffee and a lift home so wimped out and took the lift I now owe my colleague a favour . I'll look at the tyre tomorrow as I'm off work

 

[Supersuperleeds]

1 mile from work tonight and the horrid feeling of a soft rear tyre yes a puncture . Just got off the bike inspecting the wheel .When I saw a dog walker approaching and it's a colleague from work sees I'm in trouble and says I live just round the corner come round and We can fix it in the garage . So quick walk and then he offers me a coffee and a lift home so wimped out and took the lift I missed my colleague a favour . I'll look at the tyre tomorrow as I'm off work

Bloody lightweight.

 

[13 rider]

Bloody lightweight.

Well he did offer it would have been rude to turn him down
Taking the back wheel off with the pannier rack on is a bit off a faff and in the dark I took the easy route

 

[Simontm]

It was drive like a dick night tonight with close passes, pull outs, sudden turns in roads and one cab driver who basically did a bike, passed up the inside then pulled up in front of myself and a motorcyclists past the lights. He then tried to cut my path leading to a few choice words at him.
Once south of the river it was just traffic, traffic, traffic all the way home - still meant drivers couldn't do anything too dickish.
Numpty count: too many to count

 

[Simontm]

Nice ride in. Realised my seat was too low so raised it, which in turn raised my speed and hopefully will also help on the shin splint issue.
Numpty count: 1 car had passed me just before the Hammersmith one-way and promptly flashed the lights to let another car pull out to turn right I said "Thanks very much" then moved outwards in front of them for the ped crossing bend (nicer turn and that way you can see if a person is crossing, bit of a blind corner from the inside) which prompted a beep from the car and a finger from me. I then heard the cyclist behind me have a word who, when he caught up with me simple said "Bloody drivers"

 

[Sixmile]

Had my chain jump out of my lower jockey wheel guard so pulled over and was bemused at how the chain manages to jump through a gap half the width of it. after a bit of huffing and puffing and thoughts of what I'll do if this doesn't go back in, I finally squeezed it through and went on my merry way.

I spent ages cleaning the bike last night, I'm embarrassed how neglected my bike was, but it felt like it was going much better this morning.

 

[ianrauk]

Had to get the train to work today.
It was absolute hell on earth. The previous service was cancelled and the train I was on was 4 carriages short so you can imagine the carnage as it made its way up the line.

 

[I like Skol]

Was peeing down as we ate breakfast this morning so Skol Jnr was grumbling about not cycling the 2.5 miles to school and taking the car instead. Nonsense said I, and promptly dug out some over-trousers and an old Btwin rain jacket that used to be his bigger brothers. Cue big grins and chatty commentary from Jnr all the way to school

 

[Smithbat]

Had to get the train to work today.
It was absolute hell on earth. The previous service was cancelled and the train I was on was 4 carriages short so you can imagine the carnage as it made its way up the line.

I have liked this but only to show support. I got a train into London last week for a VAT update, how people do it every day I will never ever know.

 

[ianrauk]

I have liked this but only to show support. I got a train into London last week for a VAT update, how people do it every day I will never ever know.

It was one of the reasons I decided to take up cycle commuting again over 10 years ago. It was hell then. It's hell now.