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Since covid started there's been a huge difference in the traffic on my daily commute even now two of the busiest bottlenecks i had to sit in are just straight through I'm probably travelling 15 to 20 minutes less each day because of it

I rode to work today and didn't see any difference whatsoever, there was still the same amount of traffic on the roads. In the last lockdown I didn't work but even when I went to do the shopping there wasn't anywhere near that amount of traffic.

I see both sides here, I've had some cracking trips at home and abroad in the the company of others and I've had some great trips on my own. Recently covid has changed things a lot so most of my riding has been on my own. To ride with others I think you have to have a degree of tolerance, the expectations of a trip can be so different to each individual.

Mandi's my riding buddy most of the time but I have others I go out with or ride by myself. Not fussed either way.

Yes, pubs and restaurants. Been pretty quiet here today but we're still working.

I went into London today to visit 2 sites. Roads are the same as usual. My contractor thought the lockdown started tomorrow and I have seen quite a few people on line thinking the same thing. That's the problem with using midnight as a start time, you should use 1or 2am, it makes more sense to people.

Bang on Fred, i love those sorts. You plan the route, lead the way, open the gates blah, blah, blah and then they start moaning but have no intention of ever planning anything themselves

That's my thoughts on it as well Bob. On the trail riding side of things i get called stupid for riding on my own, but if i waited for others I'd hardly ever get out and then when i do get company i always get the excuses to go home after a few hours or there's always that one telling you where you should be going but never willing to lead or organise a ride

By alone, I meant no other bikes. I do like company for dinner and a few laughs, but the riding is better with no other bikes.

It was that lot....the bellends in Abergavenny, and the sad fucks in the Ponderosa up north that I was thinking of Bob. I'm not one of those who thinks everything that's Welsh is somehow better.......cos the reality is it's not. It's usually worse!

The biggest difference i have noticed since lockdown is the deserted trails i used to ride are now full of bloody pedestrians

From what I saw today I think there's a difference from the last lockdown. Last time you were only suppose to go to work if you were a key worker, this time you can go to work if you can't work from home.

No offence mate the from my observations a lot of the Welsh (the ones who inhabit the veranda, Landovery cafe etc) wouldn't know what to do if they didn't have a least one other bike to ride with. I suppose it happens in England too (Box hill, blah, blah) but those sort of places are my idea of hell ?

But there are some people who literally never ride unless they've got somebody to ride with. So why have they got a bike? Why don't they just join a social club or something? Or is that being seem to have a bike is more important than actually riding it?

But no pictures Dave? We know somebody like that don't we @Tym?

I buy a baguette off a truck that comes round to work, normally cheese salad but I've just had a cheese and onion crisp sandwich.

Can see this going longer than a month too.

Bars and everything else open as normal here....but I reckon that's going to change soon.

And you meet up and some twats then have to go and get fuel.....that really used to wind me up. Too fucking stupid to get fuel first! Then somebody gets a puncture, somebody breaks down, somebody bins it, somebody goes missing and you have to wait round for them......and when you get to where you're going somebody complains that it's shit there. Some want to leave there, others want to stay there.....so they start scuffling. And my particular favourite.....somebody leans back on a jukebox, falls through it, and reduces it to debris.

I think you all know I prefer to do my own thing......and have been since the late 70's. I had enough of the stupidity, chaos, and carnage in the years before that.

I much prefer riding alone, simple as that. More so when we're talking about a trip.

Well you know what they say......sometimes it takes one to know one.... ?

I see what you're doing there Chris, a bit brit and a bit french in one sandwich. Bloody disgusting though ?

OH....let me count the ways I could fill my days if I did not have to work.......it would be perfectly splendid ? With that said, on a seriously note, I have a friend that does not have to work because of life circumstances and sometimes I worry for him as he is very sad and wishes he had something to apply himself too. Not to get all heavy on you guys but I find this topic very interesting. I could fill my days and find purpose in almost anything but some can not and then the sadness comes. I hope you are not too sad @Tym or any of you for that matter. The feeling of watching someone who is so sad when nothing can be said is difficult. My glass is always half full, but some seem to be near empty. ? All I can do is share the little things in life that make me happy and maybe it will help others. Ok, sorry for getting serious on you, not something I do often. ?

I found the greenest of green lanes today

Those lines on the panniers and fairing remind me of this.................. But the Citroen 'H' van is better imo