Ivan Ardon
Well-Known Member
26th commute of the year (full house so far!), and I dropped a slicked up MTB rider in full lycra.
On my 38lb 3-speed Elswick Hopper. Uphill.
On my 38lb 3-speed Elswick Hopper. Uphill.
The happy "nothing bad happened on my commute" thread ...
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potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Only my 2nd commute of the week today so was raring to go,no incidents,near misses or anything un-towards at all.
Good point was as I finish early on Fridays(12pm) the daytime roadworks were in place so got to filter past 50-60 cars going nowhere
And scalped a bloke who was trying his best to be a POB,up the kerb down the kerb,anything but stop at a junction
Good point was as I finish early on Fridays(12pm) the daytime roadworks were in place so got to filter past 50-60 cars going nowhere
And scalped a bloke who was trying his best to be a POB,up the kerb down the kerb,anything but stop at a junction
Sheffield_Tiger
Legendary Member
Nice event-free (almost) day for me today! The bonus of having a day on the MTB yesterday making me realise how hard work MTBs are, getting back on the explorer made me realise that no, despite yesterday's feeings on knobbly tyres, I hadn't just lost all my paltry level of fitness overnight. So that was a plus.
Big shiny BMW 4x4 with tinted windows and dripping in chrome accessories - moved over to the right to give me room even though there was already plenty of room in the cycle lane anyway (gobsmacked by that one!)
Only thing that merited the (almost) in my opening sentence wasn't a driver - a newly appeared pothole smack bang in primary on a shared left or right turn lane (so primary a necessity). Didn't see it until too late, my left hand was jarred off the 'bars and my right lost hold of the front brake, managed to stop about 1cm behind the waiting car in front after I finally got hands on brakes again!
Big shiny BMW 4x4 with tinted windows and dripping in chrome accessories - moved over to the right to give me room even though there was already plenty of room in the cycle lane anyway (gobsmacked by that one!)
Only thing that merited the (almost) in my opening sentence wasn't a driver - a newly appeared pothole smack bang in primary on a shared left or right turn lane (so primary a necessity). Didn't see it until too late, my left hand was jarred off the 'bars and my right lost hold of the front brake, managed to stop about 1cm behind the waiting car in front after I finally got hands on brakes again!
brokenbetty
Über Member
- Location
- London
Nice clean commute this morning 
Hope the rain holds off for the way home - still on steel rims
Hope the rain holds off for the way home - still on steel rims
Sheffield_Tiger
Legendary Member
Nice trip today - just hinting at snowing during the ride - which was nice and cooling since I felt energetic so spun a bit faster. Spotted the broken bottle at the toucan in plenty of time. Amusing moment when one prat pulled alongside at lights and revved, rolling back and forth (it's a long change). Lights turned to green but lo and behold a car was blocking the junction - room for me, no room for Mr. engine revver
Ujamaflip
New Member
- Location
- Karlsruhe, Germany
First commute for a couple of weeks this morning, due to weather and business trips. It was great! i was surprised at how early it gets light these days. I took my usual route, through the forest, it was lovely and fresh! Had a deer run across my path!
Lovely ride, can't wait to finish work and head out again.
Lovely ride, can't wait to finish work and head out again.
Sheffield_Tiger
Legendary Member
Nice evening, chilly but dry and wind free, set off from work thinking "don't fancy the big hill tonight" but that somehow turned into a "fancy a detour" with longer, bigger climbs.
Mostly pleasant, even going down the centre line and overtaking on the outside, I was pulling in for oncoming cars but approaching traffic was pulling over to let me through
That's why I'm posting it here despite the dick in the corsa who swing from outside lane into left filter lane trying to drive straight through me, and despite WVM who decided to overtake a few yards from a junction with no chance of making it past.
Overall the good outweighed the bad tonight so that'll do
Mostly pleasant, even going down the centre line and overtaking on the outside, I was pulling in for oncoming cars but approaching traffic was pulling over to let me through
That's why I'm posting it here despite the dick in the corsa who swing from outside lane into left filter lane trying to drive straight through me, and despite WVM who decided to overtake a few yards from a junction with no chance of making it past.
Overall the good outweighed the bad tonight so that'll do
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
If I ignore the last 1 mile or first 1.3 miles of my commute then nothing significantly bad to be worth reporting... besides that forgetting to put on your thermal glove liners is a REALLY bad idea 
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Sheffield_Tiger
Legendary Member
I learned that I need some better gloves. The ones I use for commuting 3 miles are OK for that, but after longer, they were actually uncomfortable towards the end (not cycling gloves, some cheap hi-vis DIY gloves, but not bulky and quite warm) - would have rather taken them off but that would have only meant a complete lack of feeling!
Never worn them for longer distances on drop bars. Off to crc/wiggle to look at spending more money. Who said cycling was cheaper?
Never worn them for longer distances on drop bars. Off to crc/wiggle to look at spending more money. Who said cycling was cheaper?
brokenbetty
Über Member
- Location
- London
brokenbetty said:Nice clean commute this morning
Hope the rain holds off for the way home - still on steel rims
Well, the rain held off, shame about the snow!
Good fun, if a bit blowy. I wouldn't have gone out in it if it had been like that this morning (I wouldn't have been allowed
) but I enjoyed the extra edge of getting through the traffic in the snow.Again, almost all lovely drivers. I think I have the world's easiest commute though - it's pretty much a dead straight line.
DJ
Formerly known as djtheglove
- Location
- On my bike in the smoke!!!!!!!!!!
I slept badly last night, so turned the alarm off in the night and over slept a bit, this meant I commuted in pure daylight, first time I have done that in a long time, still bitterly cold though! Sorry just one little negative!!
brokenbetty
Über Member
- Location
- London
Thoroughly enjoyed the run in this morning. Nothing particularly stands out - certianly no aggression from anyone that I remember. Was aware of one than one driver who held back and left space for me to pull out even though they'd be behind me for a while. And not so many RLJ'ers today - maybe teh cold keeps em indoors.
Twanger
Über Member
- Location
- Crystal Palace, London
Wonderful ride from London bridge to Marylebone today. As I am getting back into the ride after a month and a half off riding (laziness, weather, nothing serious) I'm slinging the Brompton on the train to London Bridge (not Victoria...I need a longer ride) this week.
Crisp, peaceful, good driving even from black cabs. The only oddity was a cyclist consistently jumping ALL red lights. Whenever he approached a red light he would turn on this little flashing blue light and just zoom over.
When I caught up with him, I found out that he was some kind of ambulance paramedic bloke.
I thought I saw Dellzeqq in full escort mode, looking like a cross between a sabre tooth and an anti submarine frigate, on LB itself, but I may have been wrong..about 7.45ish.
Crisp, peaceful, good driving even from black cabs. The only oddity was a cyclist consistently jumping ALL red lights. Whenever he approached a red light he would turn on this little flashing blue light and just zoom over.
When I caught up with him, I found out that he was some kind of ambulance paramedic bloke.
I thought I saw Dellzeqq in full escort mode, looking like a cross between a sabre tooth and an anti submarine frigate, on LB itself, but I may have been wrong..about 7.45ish.
