You think you're ride is a bit poo?

[jonny jeez]

Cycled home on Monday night in the freak storm that hit the London area...was still war so ended up being quite refreshing.

but...

As I approached the bottom of Lewisham hill I crossed into a small park that circumvents the huge RAB at the bottom, the exit to the park is over the river Quaggy and under a small viaduct....sounds pretty and quaint right?

except that the bottom of the viaduct was flooded...nothing unusual there...its been raining a lot after all.

NO!!!, this was flooded with what I can only describe as a "lake of human excrement"...all nicely mushed in with paper towels.

It Stank!!!

There was literally no other way out, so I crept through at a snail’s pace to ensure nothing "extra" was sprayed onto my frame ...or worse still my bottle!!. When I got home (a further 6 miles or so) My wheels, rims, and most spokes were liberally encrusted with a papier mache poo effect.

I love Lewisham.

*EDIT*
when I cycled past again on Tuesday Morning the lake had turned to a fly infested swamp, with people standing about gagging!

I had to drive in today via a different route...but am looking forward to tomorrows delights.

 

[ianrauk]

A storm on monday night? I missed that one.
I never go through the park, I always play with my lifes worth at the roundabout of death...

 

[lukesdad]

It seems every time i go out now, the farmers have been muck spreading,and it s everywhere. I get covered not funny. Down on the A40 the farmers clear it up. not sure if they are made to, but on the minor roads its truly crap.

 

[BentMikey]

Your

 

[lukesdad]

Your

Crap ?

 

[jonny jeez]

Your

Honour...serve...perfect if every way.

 

[fossyant]

See that's why you should ride on the road - there is loads of crap on paths (literally) ! What a sh!tty situation

 

[smokeysmoo]

*EDIT*
when I cycled past again on Tuesday Morning the lake had turned to a fly infested swamp, with people standing about gagging!

Why? Had they been nailed to the pavement? Could they not walk away? I certainly wouldn't be standing near a $hit pile gagging, (unless I was a workmen tasked to clear it of course ), in which case the dole would seem favourable me thinks

 

[jonny jeez]

Why? Had they been nailed to the pavement? Could they not walk away? I certainly wouldn't be standing near a $hit pile gagging, (unless I was a workmen tasked to clear it of course ), in which case the dole would seem favourable me thinks

it was about 3 inches thick and 5 metres wide...so you didnt need to stand near it to catch the full body of the aroma. I noticed a lot more flys in the air as well as I went by.

I'm gagging just thinking about it

 

[jonny jeez]

A storm on monday night? I missed that one.
I never go through the park, I always play with my lifes worth at the roundabout of death...

How the hell did you miss it, it was like a monsoon!!

Funny though as I USED to take the big RAB...and actually enjoyed doing so...but I rode in a few times with a buddy who prefers the park...its like a breather for us to chat for a few seconds before pushing on...into the headwind of catford!!

PS..I did have footage of the moonsoon and the poolake but foolishly deleted it...anyone know how to recover SD card data (its not formatted and not been used to record on since).

 

[ianrauk]

How the hell did you miss it, it was like a monsoon!!

Dunno mate, I really cant remember rain on monday....what time was it?
I must have been just ahead of it.

 

[fossyant]

Anyway mate, you cheered me up on a crappy day. LOL

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

it was about 3 inches thick and 5 metres wide...

.....And it was pouring out of that open sewerage manhole cover you just stood on....


Whoosh! never to be seen again!

 

[Norm]

A storm on monday night? I missed that one.

We had a huge one out this way, about 7pm. I was on the motorbike and I was wearing my new waterproofs, which worked perfectly.

Well, when I say they worked perfectly, it took soooooo bloody long to put them on that the storm had blown through before I got there.

 

[jonny jeez]

Well, when I say they worked perfectly, it took soooooo bloody long to put them on that the storm had blown through before I got there.

Haha, 100% efficient.

Yep it was bang on 6.00 when it hit me as I am always at big Ben to hear the chimes (and that's where it hit). I'm still really annoyed about deleting the footage.