This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Construction worker holding out stop sign for traffic on Cannon Street ushered me through on the inside, as there's plenty of room for me. Enjoyed the sun too. 10/10.

Commute approximately halved this morning, after drunkenly crashing on a friend's sofa in Kennington last night.

Think I might still be drunk. Didn't throw up over the handlebars. 8/10.

My new 6AM commute from SE13 to Paddington is working out ok.

• 15% Hills within the first 4 minutes.
  
• Camberwell drag from New Cross to Vauxhall is quick and manageable.
  
• Vauxhall roundabout is suicide, but the south bound of the bridge is now segregated.
  
• Victoria to Hyde Park is playing with the big boys.
  
• HydePark to Paddington is a walk in the park.
  
  

But you knew all this...

Late for work yesterday, beautiful morning enjoying the ride when I hit a bump nr bermondsey station about 20mph. I began falling down and backwards no idea what was going on. I lost control hit the deck and did somersaults on the tarmac.

Seatpost had snappedand my seat was 5 yards behind me. A few people picked up my belongings and with a graze on every limb and a lot of claret pouring out of my knee i wondered home dazed. 30mins later I take a closer look and there is actually a 1/2 centimeter diameter hole in my left knee.

Something to do with prior surgery on that knee i conclude and head to a and e . Their eventually assessment was probably 'just lost some flesh out of there' so they stitched it up and sent me home. It hasn't yet stopped weeping and the stitch didn't quite cover the hole.

Waiting for emergency doctors appointment now. Stay safe people..

ahh shit, get well soon :(

Some bloke tried to push my girlfriend off her bike last night on Whitechapel Road, near the Vallance road turn off. She was travelling east, he steps into the bike lane, not to cross, just to continue in the same direction. As she's coming up behind him she dings her bell a few times, he ignores or doesn't hear. She says "what the fuck are you doing" so he pushes her in the chest. She managed to stay upright, he tries walking away, she follows asking why he did that, asking his name, he calls her a cunt, she says she's going to take a photo of him, he says "I'll smile and then nick your phone".

She took a photo, phoned the police and told them what happened. They said they'd see if cctv came up with anything, and to give them a ring if she sees him again. She was a little shaken up, but seemed more upset that so many people saw it happening and walked on by as if nothing was happening :(

Well done to her for standing up to him, that takes some guts.

so many people saw it happening and walked on by as if nothing was happening

London's famous London, ladies and gentlemen.

+1 Well done. There's plenty of twats out there!

ish, but I'd not to engage in such situations. I'd slow down, overtake safely and get home. You never know who you're dealing with.

That's one I sometimes use, though lots of potholes near that Texaco.

Saw a skinny chap on a hybrid with tall stem, peaked pisspot helmet, helmet cam, shorts and t-shirt. He also had the full DH style shin, knee, elbow and forearm pads on. Unusual to say the least. Spotted him by City Rd and then again near Highbury & Islington.

Nice ride home last night made even better by the irate mum in the massive 4x4 who kept using her horn and gesturing for me to f*uk off out the way as I was in primary as it's a narrow Rd. How she couldn't see the massive f*uking truck in front of us trying to turn a corner is behind me. Pointed this out and get the bird in return, truck driver waved me through and off I pootled very tempted to give her the bird back but thought better of it, what with her kids in the car.

No such fun on this mornings ride in. Apart from some confusion on the new E&C layout.

9/10

...what with her kids in the car.

Probably would've been the least of their problems though, given Mummy's unresolved anger management issues.

I had a nice chat at the lights on Lordship Park with a chap on a bright green Grasshopper recumbent. Surprisingly nippy for such an ungainly looking creature. The bike that is, not the chap. Arf, arf!

Lovely weather, no murder vans, novice triathletes or kamakazi pedestrians so the full 10/10 I think.

Moped guy with passenger shoals through the normal loads of cyclists to sit in the middle of the box. Starts mouthing off because people don't part like the sea for him.
Revs like a tool and starts honking when the lights do go green. Argy bargeys his way clear, accelerates hard and has to stop in the box at the next lights 20m away. Full idiot.
Continues mouthing off but it's a long and slow light change as all the cyclists know. Cyclists are now giggling at him and he continues yelling at the audience until he realizes what an embarrassment he is and slows his tirade to a quiet and timid stop.
Everyone laughs at him. Top jokes. 10/10

Strava segment hunter on Waterloo bridge ramp from the imax. Heads sharply up my inside before weaving right to take some poor hybrid rider who spooks and nearly forgets to overtake the bus thats just pulled in.

2 mins later verbals with a taxi coming in hot to turn left off Aldwych

CS7 relatively pleasant. 6/10

You know those cunts who ride round with music blaring out of speakers so every other tosser has to listen to their awful taste in music?

Well right now that's me that is. My headphones are too sweaty on this heat. I'm enjoying it though so if you don't like it, tough.

Cruising along to classic tunes.
10cc/10

oof!

CS3 this morn, trundling along at a nice 18.2mph (yes, I checked) and along my right side comes a clattering noise. Its a Brompton piloted by the tallest and fastest man in the world, his legs are longer than I am tall which isn't saying much at 5ft 8", his calf muscles were gigantic (swoon!) and he kept that pace up all the way along cable street in a safe controlled yet still speedy manner where he disappeared off into the distance. Respek to you Sah!

What the hell's going on with E&C roundabout right now? It's a free-for-all motorway which make's Vauxhall Gyratory look like a playground. I give it a week before there's a KSI there.

They are improving it. Clearly.

Was consulted upon last year.

Behold, https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/elephant-and-castle, and maybe weep.

this. I nearly crapped myself yesterday morning trying to get from NKR to London Road and there are suddenly 6 lanes or something going north and three exits.

The west side has some nice powdered glass in the road. Front tyre was all sparkly as I exited northbound today. Brushie brushie.

Traffic's all over the place. Northbound traffic heading towards NKR now has to traverse about 4 lanes to make the exit. Absolutely deadly, especially if they've had a clear run through the lights at London Road.