Stupid New Years Resolution!
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Four cars failed to dip their headlights on the way home. No big deal in a car but when you basically won't be able to see for a few hundred Yards later it's the most annoying thing in the world. So I put my right hand up in front of my eyes and drifted into the centre of the road so I could see road beneath me. I would do this until either the lights went down and the driver actually paid due care and attention or the driver had to stop. Two did, one thought I was a Police officer in my flouresent power ranger outfit, the other didn't see me. 
Haha, I hate those idiots who don't dip their lights too. I took a trip out from Saffron Walden to Baldock the other day, to try out the A507. Came back a different way, via Reed on the A10, mostly making the route up as I went (54 miles total). Met a Discovery3 coming the other way, blinding me as I rode up hill. I sincerely hope the crunching/scraping sound I heard as he veered toward the verge/bank was expensive. Not my fault that I couldn't see that I'd moved into the middle of the road, as a result of the bl
dy searchlights he was shining right into my eyes (He eventually dipped his lights, just as they came level with my front wheel. A little late, no?). Don't the RVLRs make it an offence to drive so as to dazzle other ROAD USERS with high beam or badly adjusted lights? Maybe I should borrow a Sharkeye torch from the boys in the guardroom, so as to give them a little of their own medicine? or maybe these fools should just get over themselves and start treating cyclists as legitimate road users who are entitled to a little courtesy too???
As an aside, the A507 is really NOT a good cycling road around the evening rush. Tamped with re-treads who absolutely MUST get back home in time for Pointless. Buntingford end is a crap road surface too, but a couple of good smooth sections up and down the hills just before arrival in Baldock.
dy searchlights he was shining right into my eyes (He eventually dipped his lights, just as they came level with my front wheel. A little late, no?). Don't the RVLRs make it an offence to drive so as to dazzle other ROAD USERS with high beam or badly adjusted lights? Maybe I should borrow a Sharkeye torch from the boys in the guardroom, so as to give them a little of their own medicine? or maybe these fools should just get over themselves and start treating cyclists as legitimate road users who are entitled to a little courtesy too???As an aside, the A507 is really NOT a good cycling road around the evening rush. Tamped with re-treads who absolutely MUST get back home in time for Pointless. Buntingford end is a crap road surface too, but a couple of good smooth sections up and down the hills just before arrival in Baldock.
Edited by yellowjack on Sunday 29th January 21:53
Mobile updates this week. My laptop did die, but it was caused by Uniblue instead of a hit and run driver. Uneventful morning. Three drivers failed to dip their headlights, two because they couldn't see me through the one by three inch square of ice they'd cleared from their screens.
Looking forward to the snow if we get any. ;-)
Looking forward to the snow if we get any. ;-)
Headwind going home and felt colder than it was.
My Barn Owl pal followed me for about a half a mile as usual. She flew about six feet off my left shoulder before swooping down and grabbing something that squeaked loudly. I wouldn't get to see that in a car.
Setting my alarm half an hour early in case I need to change to snow tyres.
My Barn Owl pal followed me for about a half a mile as usual. She flew about six feet off my left shoulder before swooping down and grabbing something that squeaked loudly. I wouldn't get to see that in a car.
Setting my alarm half an hour early in case I need to change to snow tyres.
Edited by Liquid Knight on Wednesday 1st February 20:24
Sorry guys forgot the recap.
Jan 2012
Miles covered 482.4 (ish the speedo' isn't waterproof)
Average speed 12.6 mph
Maximum temperature 11'C
Minimum temperature -6'C
Best time to work thirty eight minutes
Worst time to work an hour and ten minutes following a blowout, run home and drive.
Punctures 2
Collisions 1
Other issues 0
Jan 2012
Miles covered 482.4 (ish the speedo' isn't waterproof)
Average speed 12.6 mph
Maximum temperature 11'C
Minimum temperature -6'C
Best time to work thirty eight minutes
Worst time to work an hour and ten minutes following a blowout, run home and drive.
Punctures 2
Collisions 1
Other issues 0
-2'C when I left this morning.
-2'C when I left this evening.
http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/peterborough
Snow tomorrow night so do I put knoblies on yet?
-2'C when I left this evening.
http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/uk/peterborough
Snow tomorrow night so do I put knoblies on yet?
Rubbish ride home. It started snowing heavilly about an hour before I set off and by the time I was half way home it had dulled to that crappy powdery drizzle snow. Perfect for boarding by not a lot of use if you're running knobblies.
Barking wind though so in the tailwind section I held th bike at a steady 17mph, side wind 14mph and headwind between 11 and 12 I was too busy paying attention to what the rest of the bike was doing to look to be honnest.
A combination of rightly so caution drivers and numbties. One made such a hash of getting past me it took him half a mile to straighten his van out again.
I'll set off ealier in the morning.
Barking wind though so in the tailwind section I held th bike at a steady 17mph, side wind 14mph and headwind between 11 and 12 I was too busy paying attention to what the rest of the bike was doing to look to be honnest.
A combination of rightly so caution drivers and numbties. One made such a hash of getting past me it took him half a mile to straighten his van out again.
I'll set off ealier in the morning.
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