Friday mornings commute

Kieran_Burns

reminded why I enjoy cycling in to work occasionally

Glorious crisp morning, very quiet on the roads, the bridleway was empty apart from one old guy who is always walking his two labradours (who are gorgeous, old and very friendly!) and a family group who all got out the way without being asked.

I got a thank you wave for allowing a lady to overtake a milk float (that I could've pulled out in front of to beat.. I was turning right onto the main road when the milk float came from the left)

I had a good natter with a pavement cleaning chap who promised to clean all the wet leaves up on the cycleway before I cycled home that night (and he did!)

All the school kids kindly got out the way as I cycled down the shared path, apart from one lad who hadn't seen me (he was looking the other way), he stepped into my path and I barely missed shoulder barging him. A teenage lad and he immediately apologised! I said "no problems mate and thanks!!"

Right after that a white van man was turning right into the road I wanted to pull out of (turning right) and he held up the traffic behind him to allow me out.

Turning right off that road just further up and the guy behind backed straight off to allow me to pull out.

A taxi driver stopped over-taking me when he saw he would difficulty rather than left hook me. He *could've* done it, but i would've suffered for it.

I have to pull across 4 lanes of traffic at one point, (Ashbourne Rd / Friar Gate bit in Derby for those who know it) one way was clear and the traffic the other way stopped to let me across.

I had a tail wind the whole way in and the new Tricross Sport is bloody great!!!



Honestly it was just like a great karma day on Friday.... the bleeding wind even shifted round in the evening to give me a slight quartering tailwind going home

I'd like to apologise to any London commuters or poor sods who got hammered by the wind on Friday :oops:

redvee

This doesn't sound like reality, sure you were dreaming?

Kieran_Burns

Nope - it happened alright.

I got to work and had a HUGE grin on my face

Oh, and I managed to get the vents on the nightvision sorted so I wasn't being broiled alive in the damn' thing :roll:

itboffin

I suggest you buy a lotto ticket quickly