This morning's commute and other commuting stories

Not sure I like the extra traffic on Wandsworth bridge road this morning thanks to Putney bridge closure for three fucking months ..

Bloke next to me at lights at Trafalgar Sq. trackstanding like a nodder. American tourist crossing the road points at him and goes "nice control!" which made him fall off.

The man got stagefright.

Brilliant! American accent is the icing on the cake.

Not sure I like the extra traffic on Wandsworth bridge road this morning thanks to Putney bridge closure for three fucking months ..

Loving my commute (which goes across Putney Bridge) now it's shut. The roads either side are much emptier.

Although it's mostly due to it being the start of the summer holidays and so Parson's Green is empty as Tarquin and Tilly have gone to their summer home in Rock.

Fucking yes...

http://www.strava.com/activities/165830582/segments/3858001747

I know its fucking stupid but I've wanted that for about a year....

I also got stung by a bee midride, poor little bastard. It hurt like hell.

Bloke next to me at lights at Trafalgar Sq. trackstanding like a nodder. American tourist crossing the road points at him and goes "nice control!" which made him fall off.

The man got stagefright.

Brilliant! American accent is the icing on the cake.

Dont be mean, just because he's learning he's a nodder? youse must be a pair of real pros then eh?

fixie biking - srs bsns.

Dont be mean, just because he's learning he's a nodder? youse must be a pair of real pros then eh?

Far from it, I've had my fair share of clipless/trackstand fails.

Still funny though.

fair enough. fails gonna fail

I can't trackstand or really want to learn. As kirkov says: funny's funny.

I've done similar myself.

undertaking cocktrumpet on endell street connected with my front wheel, cue both of us going arse over tit, me landing heavily on my left elbow and knee. it really fucking hurts.

Ow. Had that done to me, once. Heal up.

arm is really hard to straighten, no swelling tho... i really want to avoid a trip to the hospital, i really hope it's not fucking broken.

Did you end him?

He need his arm for that.

Almost sideswiped by Addison Lee taxi this morning, he indicates right, decides the layby on the left is better suited so pulls over without looking in his mirrors pushing me to one side (without touching) so i slap on his window. Shout at him as I go past and then he gives me the universal sign of "wanker" though the window.

I turn round as that was the final straw so peddle back to ask what his problem is as he is unloading clients and in the conversation goes "What do you want me to do about it?" and my response was "How about an apology" and the answer I got "Go fuck yourself"

Wow. As 2 paying corporate passengers are standing around and that was not the response I was expecting.

Took pics of the reg so any suggestions of best course for a positive reaction from Addison Lee or would that be a waste of time?

Report it for sure. To them and to https://secure.met.police.uk/roadsafelondon/

Guy trying to squeeze between the side of a bus and a car one his hybrid, as the lights are changing, his overstuffed pocket catching the car's wing mirror and bending it backwards. Could. Not. Stop. Laughing.

Add Lee appear to be quite good at dealing with complaints, whether that's the reality or just the public face though, who knows.

(Although even if they don't care about the cyclist part I imagine they won't be happy about the driver swearing in front of customers.)

Have a rant at them on twitter AddidonLeeCabs

undertaking cocktrumpet on endell street connected with my front wheel, cue both of us going arse over tit, me landing heavily on my left elbow and knee. it really fucking hurts.

I like the use of the term 'cocktrumpet' - I think i will add it to my daily vocab...

Re: Undertaking - I've taken to shouting and catching up to people who try this while I'm easing up to a set of lights. The responses have varied from - 'What? I didn't even see you, I'm a good cyclist', Really?!! No you're fekking not you kant! To - 'Wow, really sorry mate, you got me there, thought there was enough room...', Well, no there wasn't, but you seem like a sentient being so I won't bite your fekking face off.

Sorry, Rant over.

my initial reaction upon crawling to safety in the gutter was to ask the other bloke if he was ok. he was on account of him standing over me calling me a 'stupid bloody idiot, look where your going etc'. he then saddled up and made to move off, cue a plucky young irish lad grabbing his bars and telling fuckitychops to 'apologise and ask if he's ok you rude man!' he didnt and just fucked off.

all quite exciting really. the ride home with a broken arm, not so exciting.

Breakage confirmed? Ouch.

Had a van driver pull out on me yesterday on St James' Street before he'd even shut his bloody door!

Sorry for the traffic jam at Parliament Sq today at about 8.20. Had my 7th pedestrian involved incident. I was first off the line heading towards number 10 and a ped thought it would be clever to initiate a game of frogger with oncoming traffic. Was doing about 25/30, had to do a massive emergency whip skid to avoid killing her and a poor roadie behind me clipped my back wheel. We both went flying :( I've got some brilliant road rash and my left leg which doesn't show any signs of damage is in quite a surprising amount of pain.
Roadie was rolling around on his back, I thought he had broken it for a minute. He turned out to be ok and left before I did. Loads of peds stopped to pick us up but the instigator fled the scene whilst we were rolling around on the floor.

P.S lovely weather for it.