first commute in 5 months and nothing has changed

andy83
andy83 Posts: 1,558
edited May 2008 in Commuting chat
ok so since being diagnosed with quite serious medical condition and co insiding with my bike collapsing i took 5 months off cycling whilst i was rebuildign my bike

however after getting back on my bike this week it makes you wonder how there are not more accidents than there actually are

cars overtaking on blind bends down country lanes and then shouting obscenaties to me, bibbing horns, and even swerving at last minute cos didnt see me

the roads are a dangerous place

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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    5 months... surely the weather is better?
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  • helz
    helz Posts: 406
    Maybe this is just a bad week for you? I can go for weeks on end with no incidents at all, then I might suddenly find I have several near misses/people yelling at me for no reason in the space of a few days. Well done for getting back on the bike - hopefully things will get better soon!
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  • andy83
    andy83 Posts: 1,558
    yea i know the weather is better lol

    just i rode all through the winter then come january bike gave in so had to rebuild and time and funds prevented it done quicker and as i said health was not very good, got diagnosed with a chronic muscle fatigue illness

    yea helz, maybe your right and thankx

    hopefully next week will be adding some distance to commute but want to ease in, then my commute will be bout 5 miles longer but all country lanes so will prob get more a holes on the road lol
  • Redmog
    Redmog Posts: 50
    It's half term next week which always makes the commute easier :)
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  • andy83
    andy83 Posts: 1,558
    actually friday was a lot better, kids off already lol

    shame my new speedo cuts out after 10mph lol

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