late

Yup, its a late post.
I had a need to drive on friday(putting together a new mountain bike).
But thursday. The thing is its easy to stop, pull over and look around on a bike. You don't need a parking space. Simply somewhere to lock the bike up to, heavily. This is the UK, anything not locked down will be taken. Bit depressing. Some kids nearly took the railing from the front of the house a fortnight ago. All in the hope of taking a bike.
I stopped slipped into the bakers for fresh bread, better than the expanded air that the large supermarkets sell. The way home, was a damp hack, as summer in england arrived in traditional pre global warming style. At least motorists seem to pity cyclist more in the wet.

nought

nought to say,
another lovely ride in.
I was beeped at on the way home for jumping some lights. Obvioulsy someone who does not understand cycling incident statistics. Would they have let me turn right, after I legally filtered past them to the head of the queue? Doubt it, or am I being too negative.
Its rained all evening so it'll be fun tomorrow. ;-)

sunny evenings

Another cycle to work, one of those lucky days when the lights went green on my approach. Shame about work.

Still feet up in the garden, sunny evening.

daft manouver

back on the bike,
Overtook a bus today on a down hill, I thought it was slowing to stop next to a bus stop, but no. it was stopping for some lights. The usual UK joined up thinking when it comes to roads. Buses and all non cars must stop and let cars by. The bus has to wait at lights while cars/trucks go by. I'd prefer give way lines and better educated and prepared motorists. thats the way to reduce road traffic and encourage other uses. I wondered why the bus had hung around when it first pulled over when i caught it up. To let me by, I go faster than the bus. My opinion any way. Still it was good to hang in the drag of the bus, being pulled along

Did a lot of cycling over the days off. Realised that bedforshire, which is a pretty flat county in England has lousy cycle paths. They try. oh they try. But have you ever tried at 30mph to attempt a 90 degree hairpin onto cycle track. English planners think you can do it. I know continental planners know its dumb. Mind you they make sure the cycle paths don't break up, subside, become covered in junnk, become overgrown, etc.
Noticed the guardian was running a good write of places to cycle. The UK luckily did not feature much.