Less bothered about riding

Interesting. I haven't been out on the bike for a while, and am pining terribly for it. Matt: I understand your feelings about riding when the weather is like this, but I want to focus on your other point: feeling vulnerable on the road and nervous about filtering.

I would say maybe it's time to go back to basics: slow down 10% or so to give you room to think and widen out the tunnel vision we all get some times, think about planning further ahead and safety rather than speed and maybe this will help. I know it's got me through some difficulties in the past.

I ride because basically I don't have a car, I can't be arsed walking and the bus leaves too early.

I am in the too lazy not to ride category.

Originally Posted by Bear

Interesting. I haven't been out on the bike for a while, and am pining terribly for it. Matt: I understand your feelings about riding when the weather is like this, but I want to focus on your other point: feeling vulnerable on the road and nervous about filtering.

I would say maybe it's time to go back to basics: slow down 10% or so to give you room to think and widen out the tunnel vision we all get some times, think about planning further ahead and safety rather than speed and maybe this will help. I know it's got me through some difficulties in the past.

Thanks bear, thats a good point. I do plan quite far in advance, maybe I should slow down a little bit to get back to being comfortable though...its not like I filter or ride terribly fast though, but I suppose its my own limits I have to understand

I'm missing my bike alot, Apart from 30mins on new years eve i've not ridden since December 17th as its just not worth the risk at the moment to me...

Buses/trains/lifts etc are a complete pain in the wotsit as I have to walk a couple of miles to get any of them

[Stu]

Originally Posted by carty

fare costs around £3 per day, Vs. 30 odd miles of the M6

Wow, that got me thinking. Do you mean 30 miles each way, £3 return fare?
My 30 miles into London would cost me £20 return fare, or alternatively £3 return fare would get me 8 miles in the opposite direction

Between xmas and new year i had a week off, i didnt even go into the garage till about 4hours before i had to return to work to clean the chain and discs and lights. Didnt miss the bike at all but i dont have a car so i have to ride in this weather. This week i have experienced fish tailing twice, dropped it tuesday 3streets from home and i never thought that the lines of a yellow box ata junction could produce such fear in a man

Originally Posted by maff

Between xmas and new year i had a week off, i didnt even go into the garage till about 4hours before i had to return to work to clean the chain and discs and lights. Didnt miss the bike at all but i dont have a car so i have to ride in this weather. This week i have experienced fish tailing twice, dropped it tuesday 3streets from home and i never thought that the lines of a yellow box ata junction could produce such fear in a man

lol

when I had MEZ4's fitted to my SV, I had the painted line fear too!

I've spent about £60 this week on travel cards, but thats cheaper, and more convinent, than fixing up a broken bike

My student photocard arrived today. Cheap train travel is minnneeeeee

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Riding in kind of weather becomes a real chore, so once it picks up, so will your enthusiasm.

I used to commute by bike, but jumping in the car, switching on the sounds and being nice and warm is prefferable these days

However I really like train journeys these days and if I could I'd use these in preference to the car for all my work related travel. Luckily I only live 10mins from my office, so I should cycle, but after a 12hr shift, the car is my chosen option

Originally Posted by Bear

Interesting. I haven't been out on the bike for a while, and am pining terribly for it. Matt: I understand your feelings about riding when the weather is like this, but I want to focus on your other point: feeling vulnerable on the road and nervous about filtering.

I would say maybe it's time to go back to basics: slow down 10% or so to give you room to think and widen out the tunnel vision we all get some times, think about planning further ahead and safety rather than speed and maybe this will help. I know it's got me through some difficulties in the past.

so help me bear i am still bricking myself on the bike and im riding like a granny at present (due to the amount of *****s who have smidsy'd me)

Originally Posted by davepreston

so help me bear i am still bricking myself on the bike and im riding like a granny at present (due to the amount of *****s who have smidsy'd me)

Maybe I can offer a bit of advice? When its summer time, and if your still feeling nervous, go out at like, 6am on a sunny summers morning. Fewer people will be around, so you can relax a little more and concentrate a little more on your riding. I know I feel relaxed when I ride to brighton early on a saturday morning - the volume of traffic through london is so much less, it makes the whole journey more pleasurable