It's perfect weather for cycling at the moment: bright, sunny and warm.
But to every upside there's also a downside:
- Insects - must remember to cycle with my mouth closed!
- Fair weather cyclists - people who have hibernated for the winter now clog the already-congested cycle lanes. My pet peeves are the ones who go really, really slowly, wear headphones/iPods, don't use handsignals, undertake, speak on their mobile phones (yes, really!), wander all over the road so you can't get past them, and run red lights. No wonder cyclists have such a bad name!
- Pollution - it's more difficult to breathe on the ride home after a day's traffic fumes have built-up in the warm air. Must remember to try my face mask, a Christmas present from T, which, until now, I've not really needed to use.
- Pedestrians/tourists - the ones who wander all over the cycle lanes oblivious to the cyclists trying to get past. The ones wearing headphones/iPods are the worst, because you can ring your bell or ask them to get out of the way and they just don't hear you!
