The daily "I cycled to work" thread

[okgo]

sleep envy said:

Tube strike. Awful ride.

It did look horrific, I was on a bus and there were SO many cars and riders about, like a big soup.

[sleep envy]

It appears people have begged, borrowed or even dug out bikes from sheds and cycled to work.

When mixed with car drivers who don't usually drive to work and are stressed due to the traffic there's lots of accidents just waiting to happen.

[WinstonWolf]

sleep envy said:

It appears people have begged, borrowed or even dug out bikes from sheds and cycled to work.

When mixed with car drivers who don't usually drive to work and are stressed due to the traffic there's lots of accidents just waiting to happen.

The cows and sheep on my commute seemed surprisingly tranquil.

[Usget]

sleep envy said:

It appears people have begged, borrowed or even dug out bikes from sheds and cycled to work.

When mixed with car drivers who don't usually drive to work and are stressed due to the traffic there's lots of accidents just waiting to happen.

I saw very few potential issues, mostly because it's hard to have an accident with a car that is stationary. The whole of West London was a carpark. Good to see a lot of newbies out, I wonder if a few of them will realise that they actually get less sweaty on a bike than they do on the Circle Line?

[Justin Cyder]

Not much of a swell breaking on the shore for me this morning either, just the gentle sound of the sea lapping on the pebbles.

[sleep envy]

WinstonWolf said:

The cows and sheep on my commute seemed surprisingly tranquil.

I hope there's a gale blowing at you on the way home.

[AiD1]

My water bottle cage snapped at the bottom resulting in my waterbottle escaping at the fastest point of my commute this morning! Just lucky nobody was behind me or passing to be taken out!

Will have to pop over to Evans at lunch for a replacement or it'll be a thirsty ride home!

[WinstonWolf]

sleep envy said:

WinstonWolf said:

The cows and sheep on my commute seemed surprisingly tranquil.

I hope there's a gale blowing at you on the way home.

I reckon someone has killed an albatross, it's totally still round here

[sleep envy]

The calm before the storm, oh .

[Justin Cyder]

Awww bks.

[WinstonWolf]

Good job I'm not cycling this afternoon

[richardxjr]

^ That just misses me. I hope!

[AyBee]

Usget said:

I saw very few potential issues, mostly because it's hard to have an accident with a car that is stationary. The whole of West London was a carpark. Good to see a lot of newbies out, I wonder if a few of them will realise that they actually get less sweaty on a bike than they do on the Circle Line?

Newbies negotiating stationary traffic is a massive issue, popping out from between cars without looking, overtaking without looking. Lane discipline is another (why do the slowest people sit on the RHS of the lane or 3 abreast at the same speed as those on their inside? )

[Justin Cyder]

I now regret my earlier smugness.

[WinstonWolf]

Justin Cyder said:

I now regret my earlier smugness.

I'm positively revelling in it...

[AC43]

First ride in for several weeks today. Central London + tube strike = loads of newbie wobblers. Some of them suicidal.....

[Rolls]

Wasn't too bad riding into London at 6:30 this morning, although i suspect the ride home @5 will be a different story...

[kiethton]

Rolls said:

Wasn't too bad riding into London at 6:30 this morning, although i suspect the ride home @5 will be a different story...

Likewise, I'm in the same boat....

Have the PH jersey for today so atleast an increased chance of being spotted!

[Rocksteadyeddie]

okgo said:

sleep envy said:

Tube strike. Awful ride.

It did look horrific, I was on a bus and there were SO many cars and riders about, like a big soup.

It was st.

ETA Bus wker.

[sleep envy]