This morning's commute and other commuting stories

I got undertaken yesterday. I was in heavy traffic and had been filtering, the lights changed and cars started moving off so I moved into the left lane in primary, preparing to turn left after the lights. Suddenly a chap just appears on my left shoulder on a road bike and rode past me, and it genuinely surprised me so much so by the time I had processed it he was away, but a shitty move on his part.

I've been commuting on the BMX all week,
Bliss.

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A BMX rider got into a dispute with another cyclist the other morning, while we were all waiting in the ASL box on Waterloo Bridge north side, opposite the theatres and that.

"Why you swearing at me bro?!" - at this point I should point out this chap was stacked, wearing a baseball cap with big headphones, and was, shall we say, possibly putting on an affected accent.

This is happening behind me. Is he talking to me? I look behind me, but he's asking a guy a few bike widths across from him.

"You cut me up mate."

"No I didn't, I was in front of you bro!"

A bit of back and forth, disputing.

BMX: "You puny fucker, I'll cut you up, I'll cut you right now."

"Whatever mate, jesus."

Lights change, I ride off, I think they go their separate ways.

Forgot about that until this BMX post. Tenuous I know, but, fucking hell, cycling, sometimes...

Oh dear, bloody BMXers

Totes are good, the SQR system is also excellent coz it's so quick to remove. The bigger bags (Nelson and camper) will droop quite low if they're empty, but they do that without the SQR and that's what mudguards are for!

I really hope you're on here 4 eyed cunt. You tried to cycle into me on purpose when I took a wrong turn down Guildford street which is one way atm. I don’t try and ride like a dick so there’s no need to play chicken with me. I didn't make he turn down there on purpose I’ll have you know, it’s way off my normal commute and made a mistake. Really not trying to ride like a dick. If you had crashed into me we both could have been seriously fucked.

Whoever you are, you're a prick.

Put Eggbeaters on my MTB some time ago. Decided to commute in on it for a bit of a change. Grabbed my SPD shoes and set off, only to find out that Eggbeaters have their own special cleats 😭

Glasses-based insults......really?

You're*

4 eyed cunt

Haven’t heard that in sometime, trip down memory lane!

This four-eyed c**t is using ordinary cleats on egg beaters. Is because am blind and stupid?

Really? I couldn't get them to clip in no matter how hard I tried. Maybe need to give it another go on the way home

Clearly I'm the blind stupid one

Um, maybe my cleats are are super worn. Haven’t changed them out in about 8k miles :( thou now do recall a fall over/can’t unclip / now I feel like an idiot picking myself up of the road disaster a while back on the Streatley / Goring bridges...

Met Police are appealing for witnesses, just in case anyone else on here has info:
http://news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-after-car-nearly-collides-with-cyclist-in-lambeth-316274

Yes really.

*Thanks

Ah, also have Shimano touring shoes (the lace up grey ones) but not sure that’s a reason for compatibility?

No chance on mine - look how far it protrudes at the bottom. No biggy, it's only 5km home and I'll just buy the right ones

Being in the office at 22:30 on a Sunday, not even being paid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Made the Beeb: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-45079207

Cheers,

They were here yesterday, will be more to follow ....

Oh so even though the police were there they didn't catch him?

This was my first thought too. Bonkers.

"Reckless"... fucking hell, thats really it, for that.

I give up!

Part of me thought it would be reletivley easy to track down the car what with all the cameras that are around....perhaps not.

Anyway, nice ride in this morning. Felt only slight pity for all the humans stuck in cars and trucks on Upper & Lower Thames street this morning because of the Victoria emabnkment roadworks.

Haven't ridden in 2 weeks. Everything felt weird this morning. Also I didn't wear a helmet and am still alive.

Don't you just love those speed bumps that sit in the middle of each lane?

Sainsburys driver overtook me this morning, only to swerve in way too early, so he could go over the speed bump square. Nearly clipped me and sent me into the gutter.

At least that's what I thought his reasonings were. After he sped off over 35mph in an 20, I caught up with him at the lights and politely asked him to give me and other cyclists more room, to which he remarked 'well I could see a perfectly good bike lane next to you' (said bike lane being one that is painted on the pavement and in no way safe for either bike or ped at bike speeds). I said my choice of road shouldn't give him the right to take my life into his hands. He then apologised SHOCK. Left it at that and told him to drive safely.

Doubt his attitude will change but the apology was some consolation. The one day I don't have my fly 12 on...

Complain to Salisbury's. the 35 in a 20 alone is shocking.

If you have strava or gps and shows the time you were in that position on they will be able to work out what truck was there.