This morning's commute and other commuting stories

If I do happen to be bukkaked by road spatter

Actual lol

@spotter when are you going to get the Dry Bum Club stickers going?

I think I'm ready for a dry bum, I should probably join thus club you speak of.

I'm pretty sure that special bike crossing heading south from Wellington St gives you a green bike straight into a red light at the pedestrian crossing. I assume you're supposed to cross and then loiter in the road there until it goes green but loads of people seem to think "green bike for me! green bike for me! get out of my way!!!"

Alright so moaning about others not having mudguards is a no go; I'll ride harder.

Send a pm to @ecunard

PM'd @spotter, he's all about the dry arses.

Riding on the wheels of other commuters is dicey as fuck, I don't do it.

Even pro looking Rapha dude, do not want....

I really hate this junction. The bike lane isn't marked clearly at all so unsurprisingly peds often wander into it, and you get cyclists jumping the queue or sat in the bike lane so riders heading north can't get through.

I always wait once I'm at the ped crossing bit and see lots of people pushing through or grouped up right in a bus's blind spot.

Then when it turns green some eejit(s) always push(es) past you on the inside or between you and other riders.

Bah

I'm Green Lanes and I see plenty cyclists. Plenty traffic too.
It's what @Clockwise said.. we have secret N London back street/off street ways

Yeah you're spot on! It's a bit of an awkward system.

I put a mudguard on the MTB today, hate riding behind people in rain wouldnt want my rapha getting covered in oil.

got a puncture on the way in this morning and realised i left my tire lever in my other bag at home.

queue lots of huffing and puffing trying to get off a gatorskin without a tire lever.

in the end i managed to improvise with my barclays bike hire key fob. quite impressed with myself.

Sheesh. I can barely remove them WITH levers.

Everyone knows that Gatorskins should be removed WITH FIRE

Gatorskins + H Plus Son TB14's = unfuckwithable

"I've just got a puncture, do you have a spare chainsaw going?"

Had this exact problem. Selling some TB14s laced on Phil wheels. "oh, ill just remove the gatorskins 15 minutes before the dude comes to get them." I did not.

Haha.

I'm kind of relieved it's not just me that's struggling with them. Put it like this, I've never had to stop and put the kettle on during a tube replacement before.

I found TB14s a piece of cake after Rigida Chrinas.

I'm late to the party for the mudguard debate, but would like to add my tuppence that the "don't draft" argument is bollox. On the right road surface with a favourable wind some tyres throw out a 20ft rooster tail of unavoidable scum water. Also, you're always going to get the odd full kit wanker overtaking you at 0.05 mph closing speed before tucking in a few inches in front of your front wheel and showering you with grey water.

Simples, overtake the full kit wanker, problem solved. Give him some of your grey water.

Roadies fucking drafting me even when i slow down to near snail pace on an MTB. then decide once they had enough protection from the wind its time to fuck off. No that was about 15 mins ago.

What a shit day on the roads...

Two incidents during the day, both for riding primary... One even involved the classic "Why aren't you wearing a helmet?" comeback...

This evening was way worse tho'... Going down Kennington Road at a fair lick, heavy traffic so cars are stationary but the bus lane is clear so cyclists are moving freely... Come to a green light when a mother pushing a pram and leading three other very young children pops out from behind a van and straight into my path...

I slam on the anchors and a young lad crashes into the back of me, wiping out on the pavement... Couple of grazes and a bent front caliper, which I straightened out for him, but he was OK...

Who on earth crosses a road on a red man in charge of that many children?

Amazing...