Tales from today's commute....

[cyberknight]

As I set off the back wheel brake was rubbing so I had to adjust that and got a flat after only 1.5 miles , this cycling lark isn't all it's cracked up to be .

 

[fossyant]

Apparently "World Car Free Day" today. Ironically traffic was loads worse than yesterday, no particular reason that I could see. Only 1 annoyingly close pass, nothing serious.
Still fine riding weather, pleasant temps and no wind, no rain.

Terrible this morning, and I was one of them. Fortunately, back on the bike tomorrow.

 

[fossyant]

It is going to rain tomorrow, as I polished the commuter's frame at weekend. Sorry folks.

 

[simongt]

Approached a lights controlled roundabout, my lights were green so I carried on to be confronted by a car from my right who'd decided to ignore his / her red light and pass at speed about two metres in front of me - !
Biggest problem if there'd been a collision is actually proving the phasing of the lights.

 

[fossyant]

Approached a lights controlled roundabout, my lights were green so I carried on to be confronted by a car from my right who'd decided to ignore his / her red light and pass at speed about two metres in front of me - !
Biggest problem if there'd been a collision is actually proving the phasing of the lights.

I witnessed a bump this morning at lights. Car to my right was coming round the roundabout from two junctions over, and about to go down the road I was coming from. I was 'thinking' of pulling out in my van, when I saw another driver pull across from next lane (who should have waited for car one) and then got hit in the rear quarter by car one. Car two was on a P plate. Driver one should have seen this error from car two but didn't, but car driver two was at fault.

 

[katiewlx]

Thanks. My arms are quite skinny around the biceps, so I need to choose carefully I think.

size can vary alot ime across brands, I go between small and large sometimes with remarkably similar fits on the arm, obviously some end up ridiculously oversized but they tend to be one off brands that Ive bought because they were supposed to match a specific jersey and sold as a bundle, they always say buy based on jersey size, which is nonsense imo, because jersey sizes are predominantly focussed on body size, not arm size.

but Ive found Castelli/Sportful small or mediums a good fit on skinny arms, and uniquely still sell them, much like overshoes, arm warmers seem to disappear from some brands for periods of time or just never get restocked. I guess the price puts people off, but Ive always found them more useful than a gilet.