Tales from today's commute....

[rivers]

Slow commute in this morning, headwind the entire way. I overslept, so left an hour later than normal. Holy hell, traffic at the hour. It took me ages to get to the start of the B2B.

 

[Threevok]

Uneventful ride in this morning - except someone in an Enterprise van beeping at me on the roundabout for no apparent reason.

That's the trouble with hire vans - you can never tell if it's someone you know - beeping to you, or someone you don't know - beeping at you

So I waved and gave them "the bird" in the same gesture - just to cover all bases

 

[TheJDog]

I saw someone nearly get killed yesterday. Someone was turning right at a junction and a lorry who'd just overtaken a bike slowed down and pulled in a bit to squeeze past on the left, not realising or caring that the bike had blithely started riding up the inside of the lorry. I think the lorry actually hit the rider on the side and his wheels were right up against the kerb, but you wouldn't have thought it to look at him. Like he was out for a pleasant evening! Barely slowed down, carried on like nothing had happened.

 

[palinurus]

Stepped in some dogshit and it got all stuck in my left cleat. I hardly even walked anywhere, just stopped briefly to take my morning photograph (I send one to Ms. P. each day when I get to work)

 

[palinurus]

Also I think you've all been shitting me. Punctures aren't real. I never get them.

 

[palinurus]

Yesterday somewhere at somepoint I stood in a big dog turd... Right on the cleat, squished turd all around the cleat, mounting slots and shoe tread. Didn't notice till I got home. :-(

There's a lot of it about.

 

[KneesUp]

It was drizzling when I left home.

I was very wet when I arrived at work.

That is all.

 

[Saluki]

I only commute a mile each way but today was mad. 3 close passes, one close enough to thump on his van. One bloke pulled out and another overtook as I was turning righ. Apparently he was in a hurry and did see me.

Good job I work at a hospital

 

[L Q]

Very very wet this morning.

 

[si_c]

Was pissing down before I left the house this morning, but by the time I had got the bike out and was ready to leave it had stopped. Dry run in with just a couple of impatient nobbers.

 

[Arjimlad]

Stepped in some dogshit and it got all stuck in my left cleat. I hardly even walked anywhere, just stopped briefly to take my morning photograph (I send one to Ms. P. each day when I get to work)

I suppose it gave you something different to photograph, though !

 

[KnackeredBike]

Cycling gods testing me this morning. Had an interview at work for a promotion. Forecast dry. Get up to hear heavy rain outside. After getting a cup of tea rain has eased off so cycle in, albeit with slightly damp trousers.

Someone else in the changing room was wringing out their socks so I probably got it light.

 

[Salty seadog]

Also I think you've all been shitting me. Punctures aren't real. I never get them.

Ooops.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Again the weather does not fail to disappoint

 

[tallliman]

Had a very close pass yesterday. The car passed me at a roundabout pinch point about 2 inches from my handlebars. I shouted to ask for some space as he sped off. Got to the top of the little climb after this and found he'd stopped to apologise to me quite politely as he'd known I was there but was focussing on the approaching car. I was surprised how apologetic he was!