This morning's commute and other commuting stories

using uxbridge rd is is quite a good idea, do you do that?

It's definitely more cycle-friendly than the A40 or the A4 and I've ridden all of them.

I will be using it from now on.

what was you morning commute like, today? you rarely talk about yourself in this forum.

I had to stop discussing my life when the fan mail started to overwhelm my local post office.

I commuted today, which involves travelling from my home to my place of work. It's a two part process, as I'll be returning home at the end of the working day.

A number of modes of travel are open to me. I picked one of them and it was definitely successful.

I think we'll all look back on our years as wage slaves with a particular fondness for the commuting component. Life is a much richer tapestry for it, and that's why it's so important we share these inspiring tales on threads like this.

Came in on the fixed today after a few weeks using the MTB. Whoever says using a 13kg MTB will not help make you stronger cyclist is wrong. I practically flew in today on my 6kg Mash.

Life is a much richer tapestry for it, and that's why it's so important we share these inspiring tales on threads like this.

I got the train today

True, you want to make sure to put your life on the bike on the radar.

Confirmation bias.

No one ever said that though

Lights. Bright lights. Arggh.

Was cycling along a bike path and had three other cyclists heading towards me. One had a light so bright its only possible energy source was a wormhole to the heart of the sun. I couldn't see anything behind it at all, and as it got closer I simply couldn't anything else but the light...the deadlights...everyone dances there.

It was actually a massive ballache so I had a go at the cyclist as the mysterious, unseen creature meant past and I was left with a dull orange glow burnt across my retina, saying for fuck's sake, do you need a light that bright? I couldn't see a thing, but didn't get a reply to.

Anyway frankly it was dangerous. Lights that bright are for off-roading on an MTB, or when travelling down unlit lanes, but in lit urban areas massively unnecessary and severely debilitating to cyclists coming in the other direction. I can still see it when I close my eyes.

Yeah, there's someone who heads east on the hipster spice route I've seen a couple of times that looks like a moving fucking rave. Bar and helmet muti flashing craziness. Really distracting.

Is that the dude with 2 or 3 huge bright lights on his handlebars too, wears jacket and gloves even in this weather and has some lights on his helmet too? MTB?

Came in on the fixed today after a few weeks using the MTB. Whoever says using a 13kg MTB will not help make you stronger cyclist is wrong. I practically flew in today on my 6kg Mash.

Yeah, that'll happen when you ride a bike that's 50% lighter

#science

#magnets

Mad how some are wearing winter gear at the moment. One guy this morning had on those mitten gloves that look like lobster claws. he was drenched in sweat too.

That's my mate Kevin, he has Sweaty Lobster Syndrome, quite sensitive about it.

The only known cure is to wear a balaclava.

and hotpants

Sounds like the same dude. You can't miss him. Well, you could actually be so blinded that you do miss him..

In.

It will make you fitter. The 13kg won't make you fitter though, just the 'riding a bike' bit.

hah, that famous wit.

but you are being dismissive, you can tell me, unless, is someone bullying you here for discussing your life?