This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Me neither! Only thing I can assume is that the bend in the nail was already there and I hit it at an unlucky angle.

I was going pretty sharpish too, thought I'd snapped the rim.

Fab ride this morning. Left the fixed commuter at home and rode the Klein. Gears are fun especially of the 7700 variety. Lots of coasting. Arrived at work far too soon.

Slick...

Last evening going west on London Wall through the Moorgate lights and towards a light controlled ped crossing on green and a mum (loose term in this instance) pushed her baby in the baby pushchair across the crossing with her lights on red. I hollered and threw out the anchors and stopped in time otherwise would have t-boned the buggy and the baby. Jeez - the abuse mum gave me. It was busy and I checked the lights thinking I've fucked up here but no - I'm on green and she's on red. Other peds just stared. Bizarre.

Those kind of incidents are where I tend to take the line of:-

"
Yes, I know it's my job to stop even if someone walks out when they shouldn't. I'm happy with that and you'll notice I did manage to stop.

But if you keep doing that, one day you're going to do it in front of someone who isn't paying attention and won't stop in time. And you and/or your child will be dead or seriously injured.

The moral high ground of "but you should be able to stop" is useless if you're dead.
"

Repeating the last bit a few times to them whilst they continue to rant often makes it sink in.

Funniest commute ever yesterday. Negotiating the very busy southbound cycle lane towards Blackfriars bridges, when a comedian on a Brompton starts weaving in and out of riders. After a few sketchy undertakes and overtakes into oncoming riders, I politely suggested he should hold his line. I then heard a few huffs and grumbles, before the funny man offered me out. By way of a bike race later that evening.

Funniest thing I'd ever heard. It was like being 5 again at school.

outside the gates after he finishes work and don't dare tell a teacher or you'll be for it.

Bad case of Small Wheel Syndrome leading to overbromptoncation.

I upset a rather portly Scottish chap in full kit warrior mode this morning on tooley street. He'd stopped next to some scooter warriors who had partially blocked access to the asl box. So as I maneuvered through the gap i think my back wheel (which i had picked up) gently bumped FKW back wheel (he was stopped and stood up). Cue very loud shouting and exasperation from mr turquoise tight licra and matching socks as if he had just been shot. All i could say in retort was "nice kit".

Nice comeback.

I can't begin to compute how that can physically happen...

It was entirely his own fault for leaving SE1. It's not safe out there. :)

I upset a rather portly Scottish chap in full kit warrior mode this morning on tooley street. He'd stopped next to some scooter warriors who had partially blocked access to the asl box. So as I maneuvered through the gap i think my back wheel (which i had picked up) gently bumped FKW back wheel (he was stopped and stood up). Cue very loud shouting and exasperation from mr turquoise tight licra and matching socks as if he had just been shot. All i could say in retort was "nice kit".

I automatically replaced 'kit' with 'kilt' in this when reading it.

You weren't the only one Oliver.

Same.

...brb, buying a kilt. Will report back.

Commuting in kilts. The voyeuristic mans answer to transparent leggings.

I informed a woman this morning in as nicer way as I could that her pants were fully on display through her transparent leggings. she took it like a trooper but obvs was still fairly embarrassed, she was happy I'd told her though.

(I am a woman so it's probably less creepy)

I've thought about doing this numerous times but never have- it feels like a difficult comment to make as a man.

Super common I can't count the amount of times black leggings are not that opaque... and you're like "oh god I don't know how to say this"

How did you start the conversation?

Back on the sweet fixie after 3 weeks (confession thread >>>) 48/17 is hefty gearing.

So far no near misses/disasters/rude van man/driving past the aftermath of RTC/fighting for a lane as idiots just blocked the whole cycle lane and kerb for building/ just having to adjust the seat bolt clamp. Long may it last ;)

This. I got the train a few days ago and was sweating like I had just run 10 miles. Why would you pay to do that on a regular basis?!

We were cycling down a quiet side street and I just said hello, then "please don't be embarrassed but I just wanted to let you know that your leggings are quite see through".

I just told her that non cycling-specific leggings are often quite see through once you get on the bike and lean that far over, she seemed thankful I'd told her.

Women just don't realise they will go see through at that amount of stretch and it's not a position you see yourself in so it's up to us to let them know, sisterhood foreva, haha! I have told three people recently and they all seemed glad I'd saved them from further unknown exhibitionism.

(much harder conversation to have as a man).

Small knock this morning as a cyclist pulled out from between buses.

He apologised, nothing was broken, handshake, "Good day sir"....Happy Friday

This. I got the train a few days ago and was sweating like I had just run 10 miles. Why would you pay to do that on a regular basis?!

Ditto, plus I was lugging an enormous backpack as I'm off camping this weekend. There is a particularly unpleasant stickiness to the train-sweats that you just don't get from a good honest bike-glow.

Done - earlier this year - in Welsh Williams tartan. New wife was uncontrollable!

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Tx :)

It's a big issue with running wear too, most black running leggings are a bit see through as well. So you can imagine what the non-black ones are like. But you never see it on photos. [I'm female too, the amount of frigging half-see through stuff that's sold...!]

Is all that stuff made by pervs you wonder :P