This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Goldhawk Road w/ road works makes for a peaceful journey. The same can't be said for the extra CARnage its created on fUxbridge Rd though.

Maybe cyclists can just start deploying fake roadworks everywhere across London to make journeys pleasant. :)

I rode fucking slow into town this morning, knowing I have turbo session tonight and being a bit sore from the gym yesterday. Got a couple of shit close passes to review on the Fly6.

So many cyclists with 100000 lumen led front lights pointed straight at my eyes. I try asking them to angle their lights down but they look at me like I am crazy.

I followed a cyclist the other day who had a rear light that was set to flash mode and was absolutely blinding. I had to slow down to put some distance between me and his light. At the next traffic lights a cyclist in front of me was shielding her eyes from it.

Totally agree, my retinas are in agony going through Richmond Park.

I've never seen another cyclist's rear light...

#hippyisfast

I was nowhere near there but I did find that travelator safety has negelected to include "no bikes" and so I may have cycled the travelator(s).

No crap overtakes today for some reason

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Not even before overtaking them?
You must be doing laps in the wrong direction then

#rearlightsarebluetohippy

Did you know black holes are so supermassive that their gravity actually drags light into them?

#hippyisfat

Quick pootle to the shops included being undertaken on a around about, beeped at for stopping in traffic, because the van behind couldn't touch the bumper of the car in front, and being told it was my fault that the she had to drive on the over side of the road as I went through some pinch points, not bad for a 20 minute ride.

I did know that but I assumed you wore shorts while cycling
#bumjokes

#redshift
#redshit
#seeadoctor
#racist

If I didn't commute I'd do no other meaningful exercise and would be considerably fat(ter). That is why I'm currently considerably fatter.

Also - anyone know a good physio in SE London (preferably more S than E)?

Black cab was stuck behind a huge, and very slow moving, lorry going up Farringdon Road this morning.
So he deliberately kept putting his cab up the arse of the lorry in front to prevent cyclists from cutting in and overtaking the lorry safely on the outside.
This resulted in many cyclists going up the inside of the lorry to pass.
He knew exactly what he was doing and I called him a cunt.
He probably knew this already as all black cabbies are cunts.

You have, they're just blue-shifted so far that they look like they're oncoming

Edit: shit, someone already made that joke. Thanks eyes, real nice work there.

no harm in reminding him, everyone needs a bit of encouragement from time to time.

I had a textbook bike commute both ways today, but a mechanic on my walkmute with 5yr zoomed out of his arch garage in reverse and nearly clocked us. I called him out on it AND for shaking his head like a bell end. Shame I had the kid with me and no frozen sausages

Crystal palace sports centre.

Almost got taken out tonight. Almost.

Blind cunt.

Ta.

Reform Physio in Balham. Emma helped me recover from a dislocated shoulder after being knocked off my bike. Good as new

What time is it? Oh, It's cunt o'clock. Of course. Time for three close-passes, an undertaking(!), a gunning the engine to push past and a pair of peds just steeping off the pavement without looking to cross the road. FML.

WFH

Best commute.

I dunno what it is about the fork at the end of brixton but yet another bus driver inches off my back wheel slamming on the horn expecting me to move and go left like some herne hill living random. Look on his face after tho really must have pressed his buttons lol

engine stop/10