bikes and things

I hate cycling in London at the moment. The pollution and air quality in general is terrible. It’s thick with soot and particulates. I can feel it each morning in the back of my throat.

I’m also twitchy and nervous of any sudden moves by vehicles around me whilst on my bike. Someone came a bit close turning in front of me today. I was going straight on and he was waiting to go right, facing my direction of travel. He’d judged my speed and was going to tuck in and turn behind me. I crapped myself and shouted at him. I had no idea whether he’d seen me or not and was waiting to ruin another bike. I seem to remember it took about six months to get over it last time. I suspect that I’m still not going to be enjoying cycling in London for a while yet.