This morning's commute and other commuting stories

#bloodycyclists

ha, some people have no sense of direction.

I just looked up Kingsland Road and noticed that it is the A10. Also that I used to cross that everyday. Double, ha

For the record, it wasn't me chatting with Rhowe the other day.

Prhaps it is the new way of passing comment on bikes you see.

I'd be happy it wasn't covered in spunk.

I just looked up Kingsland Road and noticed that it is the A10

If you have to explain the joke..

Yeah, cheers. I've always thought the bike was a bit shit but not sickeningly so. I suppose if you're right then it only confirms my attempts to make it unattractive to teefs.

/pukes on rear sputnik

50mph wind speed today in Narn Eire.

Tailwind in AM...hit 26mph on the tourer but return will be fun :)

I find it helps.

A lot.

Especially on here.

Got screamed at by an old man this morning.

I was enjoying my back lane detour on a proper narrow country lane, overhanging trees and the like and it was proper dark. My Lyzne micro drive was doing a good job of lighting up the road in front. All of a sudden there's a old boy walking down the road screaming at me to look where I'm going. I was already on the right hand side of the lane and he was on left, walking facing oncoming traffic, but you could only get one car up or down the lane at a time.

I didn't have the presents of mind to reply with anything other than 'fuck off' ....

My lights are reasonable for the road IMO, but he proper appeared out of nowhere (Motorist get out of jail free card) he was wearing a workman style high vis jacket but it was proper shit and did nothing to make him stand out and anyway, if I'd been any further away from him I'd have been in the ditch.

Big up to the Lorry driver who forced me to bail onto the pavement after moving over into the bus lane I was in without indicating.

People die that way cunt chops

Very young looking kid with a zipp Rear disc'ed aventon with massive drops going down edgeware road from kilburn. Brakeless. Much crosswind. Seemed like a poor choice.

Are you ok? Bike ok?

Yeah fine, stayed up but did nearly take out some woman skidding along the pavement.

Annoyed about, was so clouded with anger didn't manage to get plate. Probably wouldn't have helped anyway

You shoulda puked on his wheels.

Or cock.

havebike van stopped dead in the middle of the cycle lane on London Road this eve, meaning us E&C roundabout-shy dweebs had to creep across the ped crossing.

Top points for the irony though.

Massive rep to the cabbie driver at the red light on Euston road.
I was stopped and a RLJer gets passed us.
Then he asks me: "Hey what are you doing stopped at the red?"
Me: "Well.... You know... Some of us do that from time to time... We're not all like him"
At this point a cab start honking on the opposite lane.
Him: "I know what you mean just too well...."
AND THEN he lets me go first when the light turns green!

Unbelievable/10

Morons everywhere this morning. E courier moped 'didn't care' he was stopping in all the ASLs. Hit a pedestrian who walked out without looking, managed to stay upright. 2/10

So many twat cyclists on the road this morning.

Ranging from slightly irritating through inconsiderate to downright life-threatening.

Then @andyp meets me at work and freecycles me a lovely stem so muchlove/10

As above. Some dude tried to undertake me with no room nearly touching wheels, and when queried he said "I'll ride the way I want to and you ride the way you want to." Top lols mate.

Agreed - idiots everywhere.

First time back on the fixie after two weeks commuting on the new road bike that I told myself I wouldn't commute on. The urge to freewheel was strong.

7/10

Not a commute yesterday (temp job over) but necessary errands. After the 54mile ride on Sunday I thought I'd take it easy, that tailwind felt like pure free speed for the nip into town. Also good because of cunt bus drivers accelerating on amber from distance (and driving through red) and pulling dick moves like indicating when not actually stopping for a few hundred yards.

Most fun coming back, managed to draft behind a lorry for half a street, and sprinted enough to enjoy the headwind if that makes sense.

@Skülly WHYYYYY puke WHYYYYY that's rough.

Near misses everywhere.

So many people doing the squeeze up the inside of a lorry left foot skipping on the pavement trick.

Great Northern from Hornsey this morning...felt like this...was like this...

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It is a nice spot, and thankfully due to the number of roadies about all year long then the locals are used to cyclists as well and never have any probs. Going to venture futher up towards tossa del mar next (well worth a visit if you've not been) as the coast gets more rugged it starts to climb and fall a bit too! Gotta make the most of the off season as its nuts come the summer!