This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Ahh, I don't really want to be doing my job much past 40 anyway. Moving out of London and working somewhere else helps spread the economy further, or something. I-have-no-idea-what-I'm-doing.gif

Police. Contact the police. Even if the person didn't steal it, let the police sort it out. Legally it's still yours. End of.

Got home last night and realised the battery on my rear light had run out :s It was on when I left the office.

It was proper dark too :s

Felt like a dick.

What @Sparky said, it's still yours. If you reported it to the police as stolen at the time, have a crime ref number and the bikes serial#, should be pretty easy to get back.

I know it's hard to without feeling like a dick as giving the guy the benefit of doubt that he bought it legit, and you are leaving him without a bike, but he can take it up with the seller, I'm sure the police would help him...

"'ere mate, I think you dropped something back there. Not sure what it was - looked squarish and black coloured?"

@Fyo Stalemate! Shit. I have no idea how I might have dealt with this. Hope you got their number?

Mate of mine got his bike stolen, it appeared on Gumtree 4 months after, went to the PSNI (Belfast) and they took it back for him. Same for a colleague of mine. As long as you report it, and have serial number records etc. should be OK.

Ride in today was vastly improved by a fellow cyclist who simply looked up and said "Good morning". That was nice.

The lower end of the ride was the motorcyclists using cycle lanes and blocking them.

two thickwits driving their cars into one another at the plender / bayham street intersection in camden. wee asian fella rightfully got in his car and sped off when the 7 foot double-y chromo pituitary case started throwing punches.

Motorcyclists... Happened to commute with a bad bunch of them this morning.. screw you, guy with the hardshell 'zombie apocalypse' rucksack

I also hit a pedestrian the other night (at like 2miles per hour mind you) he started crossing at the lights, which then went green, I thought he backed back onto the pavement but he was actually doing the samba (literally) and stepped onto the road again, sorry!

massively tall nodder one trying to squeeze massively wide risers past nodder two at junction at some speed.
Next to a left indicating car.
Nodder 1 hits nodder 2 with helmet dangling from handlebars.

this is clearly why we should all dangle helmets from handlebars.

Saw a guy with a helmet clipped to his belt today

First day back on the bike in 10 or so days. Felt good apart from the dick in his too-small lycra who kept undertaking me on his crunchy as fuck Raleigh. At one point put himself between me and a bus as it was pulling away. My shoulder check saved him from either getting flattened or pushing me out into oncoming traffic. Prick.

No cycle this week so far, hot and cold flushes all week, could be the male menopause come early, feeling really nauseous too, so perhaps I'm pregnant. I could just be ill, either way I miss the bike, cram packed trains are no fun.

^ Ride it off.

It actually really definitely works.

Unless it's the menopause or you're pregnant.

"manopause."

jesus people, come on. this stuff isn't hard.

this stuff isn't hard

Yep, that'll be the manopause.

9/10

Yep, that'll be the manopause.

#muchrep

Maybe he's got a dodgy hip

Protect that ass.

Anyone used London Cycle Network Route 3 as an alternative to the CS7? What's it like?

Manflu surely?

Le Manfriend took a nasty bug, it's the season again. Don't forget to share at work :p

Bit's of it are ok, Larkhall is a nasty rat run if I trust what I'm told at meetings.

Better as there's a lots less traffics and HGV.