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counterofbeans said:
-1 this morning but roads not slippy, thankfully
Am currently at 146 cycle commutes of 191 days worked so 76% and 2722 miles cycled
Great average! I sit at 55% I think. Though now I will be on 4/5 days for the rest of the year as the traffic is sAm currently at 146 cycle commutes of 191 days worked so 76% and 2722 miles cycled
te in to work and out of work. Proper grid lock.Had a grin on my face just now as I went into the woods just outside work on my cross bike, getting sideways in the mud
Tuesday was epic in the cold.
Edited by mstrbkr on Thursday 10th November 18:07
5 days in a row this week - so 130 miles ish. I seem to be ok in terms of temperature, but me legs had nothing in them this morning - I'm blaming my new shoes which seemed to have moved by foot position a bit, so I'm very sore from getting home last night.
I think I've only got the train in 3 or 4 times in the last 3 months - I must be on about 80% riding in.
I think I've only got the train in 3 or 4 times in the last 3 months - I must be on about 80% riding in.
uncinqsix said:
Huntsman said:
Couple of days off for me, last seven weeks I've cycled 91% of days.
I've slacked off a bit over the past year or so. I'm now up to 5 days off since March 2013. Practically a fair-weather cyclist Nice little encounter this morning on my way home. I was about to turn left from the old A47 onto Church road Terrington St John. Looked behind me and see a pair of HiD's, put my left arm out straight to signal, pull a little bit to the right to avoid the drain cover just inside the junction. As normal.
Mr SUV decided to overtake and turn left into the same junction I was already a quarter of the way round myself.
"You stupid TWUNT!"
Mr SUV pulls over a little bit ahead and gets out to confront me.
"What's the problem?"
"Apart from you just trying to run me over as I turned into this road nothing".
"I thought you wanted to stop".
"What?"
"Why did you have your arm out then?"
Then I noticed something very important.
"It's called a hand signal". Put my bike on the ground.
"It's the same as the indicators you are too to use because you are so thick you actually went out and bought a Nissan QASH QAI!"
He took a few steps backward, fell on his arse, got up as quickly as he could, ran back to his vehicle and drove off like he had landed on a wasp.
A car pulled up behind and the driver asked if everything was alright.
"Yeah, fine. Good morning. Thanks for stopping".
Mr SUV decided to overtake and turn left into the same junction I was already a quarter of the way round myself.
"You stupid
TWUNT!"Mr SUV pulls over a little bit ahead and gets out to confront me.
"What's the problem?"
"Apart from you just trying to run me over as I turned into this road nothing".
"I thought you wanted to stop".
"What?"
"Why did you have your arm out then?"
Then I noticed something very important.
"It's called a hand signal". Put my bike on the ground.
"It's the same as the indicators you are too
to use because you are so thick you actually went out and bought a Nissan QASH QAI!"He took a few steps backward, fell on his arse, got up as quickly as he could, ran back to his vehicle and drove off like he had landed on a wasp.
A car pulled up behind and the driver asked if everything was alright.
"Yeah, fine. Good morning. Thanks for stopping".
Liquid Knight said:
Nice little encounter this morning on my way home. I was about to turn left from the old A47 onto Church road Terrington St John. Looked behind me and see a pair of HiD's, put my left arm out straight to signal, pull a little bit to the right to avoid the drain cover just inside the junction. As normal.
Mr SUV decided to overtake and turn left into the same junction I was already a quarter of the way round myself.
"You stupid TWUNT!"
Mr SUV pulls over a little bit ahead and gets out to confront me.
"What's the problem?"
"Apart from you just trying to run me over as I turned into this road nothing".
"I thought you wanted to stop".
"What?"
"Why did you have your arm out then?"
Then I noticed something very important.
"It's called a hand signal". Put my bike on the ground.
"It's the same as the indicators you are too to use because you are so thick you actually went out and bought a Nissan QASH QAI!"
He took a few steps backward, fell on his arse, got up as quickly as he could, ran back to his vehicle and drove off like he had landed on a wasp.
A car pulled up behind and the driver asked if everything was alright.
"Yeah, fine. Good morning. Thanks for stopping".
I approve of this so much.Mr SUV decided to overtake and turn left into the same junction I was already a quarter of the way round myself.
"You stupid
TWUNT!"Mr SUV pulls over a little bit ahead and gets out to confront me.
"What's the problem?"
"Apart from you just trying to run me over as I turned into this road nothing".
"I thought you wanted to stop".
"What?"
"Why did you have your arm out then?"
Then I noticed something very important.
"It's called a hand signal". Put my bike on the ground.
"It's the same as the indicators you are too
to use because you are so thick you actually went out and bought a Nissan QASH QAI!"He took a few steps backward, fell on his arse, got up as quickly as he could, ran back to his vehicle and drove off like he had landed on a wasp.
A car pulled up behind and the driver asked if everything was alright.
"Yeah, fine. Good morning. Thanks for stopping".
Too many of the people who close pass or give it the full barrels. Fall over to hide when you throw some extreme aggression in their face when you catch them at lights or traffic
I would never do such a thing
Rich_W said:
I approve of this so much.
There a conception that because cyclists are considered "vulnerable road users" they are soft targets. This isn't always the case.
When I was knocked off (by a left hooker) a couple of years ago I only discovered my shoulder was dislocated when I picked my bike up to chase him down.
The alleged members of the traveling community you blocked my route so five of them could try and take my bike four years ago, failed.
They feel so safe, shouting at you from inside their Faraday cage with airbags but once out in the open it's a different story. It's the same with most cases of road rage and bullying, they're the biggest, baddest, roughest, toughest antagonists until you stand up to them.
I don't condone that kind of behavior and feel pretty crap about it to be honest. So much so I reported myself to the Police yesterday.
Two reasons...
1/ In case Mr CrashQai tried to say I assaulted him when I was never less than six feet away and to make sure there's a record of the way he operated the vehicle for when (not if) he has an incident later.
2/ Any other form of come back. I was half expecting our paths to cross this morning and knowing the bully mentality (cowardice) he'd either be tooled up or have company. So an incident report from yesterday means anything that happens now would be premeditated (usually double the sentence).
Anyway last night was my last shift until the 27th. I'm actually taking holiday instead of not getting paid for it this year. The ride in was a gauntlet, headwind, rain and people who forget how to dip their headlights. Nothing unusual for a Monday.
This morning I was in high spirits, had a tail wind and double figure degrees so t'shirt and shorts weather. My new rear light must work really well as I have only had a couple of close overtakes. Traffic was light and considerate, road muck reduced by overnight rain so my bike doesn't look like it's been for a dip in the Betty Ford clinic for a change and I made petty good time.
It was the sort of morning ride that makes the rest of week worth it.
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