We’ve enjoyed over two weeks of easy, even social, commuting. Not so today! No Christmas cheer, no New Years greetings, just pure British driving aggression. This is what roads are for, being anti social, “I’m in my steel coffin to F off outa my way – I own this space…………..” Pray for snow, floods, road…
Tag: Commuting
Hidden miles
If you’ve read any of these posts you’ll know that I have a new bike and that I commute. The commuting miles are the hidden miles, they go unrecorded, unnoticed. Last night I watched Chasing Legends so had to ride this morning. I couldn’t not ride after watching those Heroes. Despite having new road shoes…
Accident and the invisible cyclist
I had another excuse today: lifts, and lots of them. With all this driving around town I had a first hand chance to see how invisible cyclists are. It was pouring with rain last night and I was following a cyclist down Lyndhurst Road. I was just behind him as he entered the roundabout by…
Enjoy the warm
Its been really cold for a bit too long. Usually I am the one to encourage enjoyment of the cold and snow but with various commitments I have actually used this week of no cars to do more driving than usual. Sunday was my last ride. I’ve driven several journeys everyday. The roads have been…
Snow and a family sacrifice
What a day? The choices would have been: ride, run, walk, XC ski. All excellent ways to commute on a day like this. Cissbury would be amazing. But, in my hard working household, my daughter needed a lift to work for a 7am start. All those choices and I drove! The great thing about this…
