Tales from today's commute....

[biking_fox]

After a succession of weekends away means cleaning the bike hasn't been on it's usual schedule. Finally managed to get it done, makes such a difference to the ride! One fallen tree on the 'loop, but all the small stuff had been cleared away so it was easily passed. Lots of debris around to muck up my nice clean bike :-( And then on the road section picked up a campag rider (very noisy chainset) who was going quite quick, so made the most of the bike feeling up for it too.

 

[Arjimlad]

I really must learn where the emergency engine stop button is on this model.

 

[cyberknight]

I will have to take a small brush with me I the commute as there is loads of glass on the cycle path and the council is not liable to do anything about it.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Dickhead just drove straight at me on a mini roundabout necessitating emergency stop. Otherwise uneventful.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

juding by office clothes I picked out this morning I have also lost all sense of taste.

 

[HLaB]

Oh the joys of living on a new build estate, the direct path out which has been open since day one and will be in the future has been barriered up for resurfacing for the last few weeks. I thought it was open today now the resurfacing is complete, but the thin wire fence was still up. A bit brighter today at least as the skies were clearer and it was a good tailwind. Oh and I won't be hanging up my bibs in the shower room today either.

Just remembered I passed a fat tired e bike this morning and I think me travelling fast 'caused' a driver who was overtaking us to misjudge the gap and he was a bit close for liking.

 

[markharry66]

No commute into work for me today thanks to work, had to comment on last nights commute lovely sunny cycle home shorts and tshirt in Ocotober and almost a sunset stunning last night forgotten the shear pleasure of riding home in contrast to this monring stuck in traffic in a car cutting each other up. Who would ever want to drive its insane.

 

[Thorn Sherpa]

Borrowing the father in laws Pioneer for tomorrows commute, do miss a steel framed bike.

 

[katiewlx]

I will have to take a small brush with me I the commute as there is loads of glass on the cycle path and the council is not liable to do anything about it.

yeah it bugs me to hell some eejit managed to drop a glass bottle on the cycle path outside our work, of course only on the cycle path and not the footpath bit...and Im sure it was accidental... it was all clumped together originally so you could avoid it but seems to have spread out as the days have gone on, plus weve got aload of acorns and debris off trees to contend with on it too.

 

[markharry66]

Nice warm commute in with out the winter layers, could have not bothered with boil in the bag hi-viz being a plonker though I dediceded to wear it. Top twonks on the way into work this morning, if you have your emergecny stop lights on it doesnt mean you can park acroos the lane for the traffic lights, no you cant park oin a curb on a mini round about but as you also decided to pull out in front of me and do a three point turn on a min round about common sense is something only others talk about and finally there may be parked cars but stopping with out looking will p*ss people off.

 

[wheelie-terrible]

Good ride this morning, nice to see to see the turning of autumn as I pass through the park.

I hop off and opt to use a zebra crossing for a particularly busy road and I've noticed some drivers will not stop for me, even though I'm a pedestrian at that point.

 

[cyberknight]

yeah it bugs me to hell some eejit managed to drop a glass bottle on the cycle path outside our work, of course only on the cycle path and not the footpath bit...and Im sure it was accidental... it was all clumped together originally so you could avoid it but seems to have spread out as the days have gone on, plus weve got aload of acorns and debris off trees to contend with on it too.

Yes acorns and the road from my house to the main road has conker trees either side so the road is covered in a paste of crushed conkers

 

[spen666]

No commute again. Having been away from home for a week. Hopefully back on bike tomorrow

 

[ianrauk]

Very mile temperatures this morning. 13° when I left for the station at 7am. Short sleeves still, in October, not bad. Still no need for lights either to be switched on yet but I think by next Monday I will have no choice.
It was a lovely ride in along the A21 today, teaming up with a couple of other fellow commuters to make a nice little speedy peleton along the route. Traffic was quite light too which was a bonus.

 

[wafter]

Decent ride in today; overcast so relatively mild. First outing this season for the zip-neck base layer but no gloves. Took the back streets today as I'm starting to feel like I'm pushing my luck skirting down the outside of static traffic.

Not much to report although did clock a burnt-out boat on the river which was potentially somebody's home