OP
OP
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
My utility ride today was a few miles to scope out a new meeting point for my Sunday morning cycling group, calling into Sainsbury's on the way back for a few groceries.
Things got off to an underwhelming start when the first car to pass me did so way too closely - and I'm not as fussed by these things as some.
Obvious to me the driver chose his passing distance purely on the basis of avoiding oncoming traffic.
It's no wonder many leisure cyclists are not keen to ride on the roads.
I reached my first destination in one piece, had a coffee in the cafe there and moved on to Sainsbury's.
There was a slight disconnect between amount of groceries purchased and available luggage carrying capacity.
This meant my saddo bachelor roast dinner for one had to travel perched on top of the full trunk bag, and my lock had to travel stuffed down the front of my fleece.
That worked OK until my second stop at traffic lights when the lock fell onto the road.
Daft as it may sound, I barely heard it drop and had set off again before something clicked and I checked the road behind.
I don't cycle a lot at night and was surprised how dark it was on the off-road paths.
My Lezyne rechargeable did the job, although if I did a lot of night riding something will a bigger if not brighter beam would be required.
Despite the little wrinkles along the way, doing those two minor jobs was much more fun and interesting on the bike than it would have been in the car.
Things got off to an underwhelming start when the first car to pass me did so way too closely - and I'm not as fussed by these things as some.
Obvious to me the driver chose his passing distance purely on the basis of avoiding oncoming traffic.
It's no wonder many leisure cyclists are not keen to ride on the roads.
I reached my first destination in one piece, had a coffee in the cafe there and moved on to Sainsbury's.
There was a slight disconnect between amount of groceries purchased and available luggage carrying capacity.
This meant my saddo bachelor roast dinner for one had to travel perched on top of the full trunk bag, and my lock had to travel stuffed down the front of my fleece.
That worked OK until my second stop at traffic lights when the lock fell onto the road.
Daft as it may sound, I barely heard it drop and had set off again before something clicked and I checked the road behind.
I don't cycle a lot at night and was surprised how dark it was on the off-road paths.
My Lezyne rechargeable did the job, although if I did a lot of night riding something will a bigger if not brighter beam would be required.
Despite the little wrinkles along the way, doing those two minor jobs was much more fun and interesting on the bike than it would have been in the car.
