Glorious day for some gravel adventures! This bike has given me renewed excitement for riding and a hunger for exploring new trails and seeking our adventures. We have plenty of fun in the pipeline 😀#gravelbike#gravelride#gravelcycling#explore#adventure#getoutsidepic.twitter.com/UPCrvWBBJe
— Love SwimRun (@Loveswimrun) March 23, 2022
Amazing what a bit of sunshine can do for your mood...
Let us know your riding plans: a lunchtime loop, post-work pootle, or perhaps you're making the most of it with a big day out?
Talking of lunchtime loops, it's about time for mine...
Can’t beat a bit of downcountry in Dyfi…#mtb#mtblife#Wales#orangebikes#Mountainbike#cycling🏴 pic.twitter.com/Lbnn8VIn52
— mtbwales (@mtbcymru) March 23, 2022
Morning 😎😜 #commuting#cycling#lovecyclingpic.twitter.com/BTWiEO4ejD
— Sarah Andrews (@sarahandrews71) March 24, 2022
How's your day going?
Probably better than this unfortunate cyclist taken out by a runaway ostrich...
The incident happened in Buenos Aires, on Monday and left the woman with a broken wrist and a large cut to her head which needed treated in hospital in the Argentine capital.
The Daily Mirror has the video, if you want to watch that, and local media reports the bird was a pet that had escaped from a nearby property.
Cycling into the city to school in #Leicester. A 5 year old can beat the traffic in rush hour. Such a beautiful day to ride in. It would be lovely to have a proper segregated lane then maybe more people would choose to cycle than drive @OweniteAdam@RideLeicester@SustransEMidspic.twitter.com/oBIW04irXF
— Paul Player (@paulmplayer) March 23, 2022
Plenty to unpack here...
Is that the world's narrowest 'segregated' cycle lane was probably not the point the video, but definitely my first impression. And with a proper lane, Paul says: "Cycling into the city to school in Leicester. A 5-year-old can beat the traffic in rush hour. Such a beautiful day to ride in. It would be lovely to have a proper segregated lane then maybe more people would choose to cycle than drive."
No wonder he sent his son on the pavement once the wands end. A cycle lane barely wider than the double yellow lines + an HGV + other congestion = a dangerous place to ride.
Paul did add that there is: "Hugely impressive work going on in Leicester regarding sustainable transport and cycling infrastructure just needs it linking all together. After this road my son can safely cycle into the city the whole way on dedicated cycle paths."
Leicester's Deputy Mayor even got involved, responding to one critical comment about the safety of this cycle lane...
We have plans to give it similar or even better treatment to the stretch of the same road just north of here - we just need the funding…
— Cllr Adam Clarke 🇺🇦💉💉 💉 (@OweniteAdam) March 23, 2022
And the Leicestershire Loves Cycling agreed the city is moving in the right direction...
We have to be patient. I look at what’s going on around the country and outside London Leicester is probably making more inroads into cycle infrastructure than most. Above all there are politicians behind this despite all the flack they get.
— Leicestershire Loves Cycling (@LeicsCountyBike) March 24, 2022
Genuinely don't know what this means, but seriously* thinking of sponsoring next year's mountain stages of the Tour De France. A friendly dig after yesterday's pavement-cycling discussion. @roadcc#polkajersey#kingofthemountainshttps://t.co/ozafdgL4dk
*not seriously pic.twitter.com/bpEfK4ibva— You Park Like a C*nt (@YPLAC) March 24, 2022
Nice job by Amazon here. pic.twitter.com/DVnxU3SWib
— Jim's Wheels (@JimsWheels) March 23, 2022
See, it's not all Near Miss of the Day and close passes out there...there is some positivity to be found. Including this Amazon driver delivering (get it?) a textbook safe pass: moving as far over into the other lane as possible, with nothing coming up the road.
One reply pointed out we probably shouldn't have to congratulate drivers for "something as simple as overtaking", but perhaps it says a lot that we are.
At risk of prompting a deluge of replies submitting evidence to the contrary, a couple of people added to Amazon's positive driving portfolio...
IMO drivers of the Amazon labelled vans seem to have had some training in reading the road. Noticed them holding back on overtakes many times.
— Cybergibbons (@cybergibbons) March 23, 2022
And by the driver of this van by keeping the footpath clear. pic.twitter.com/HKUECg7PJM
— Stephen J (@steve_a_j) March 24, 2022