Tharg2007
Veteran
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- Manchester
It is now dark outside and this will confuse the motons so take care and watch out for idiots.
Be Carefull out there!!!!!!!!
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Chamfus Flange
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Woking, Surrey
True for all year but especially "the first commute after the clocks change" (What do you think, book or film?)
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XmisterIS
Purveyor of fine nonsense
I think GMT is a pain the arse!
We should change to European time and be done with it.
We should change to European time and be done with it.
purplepolly
New Member
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But it was nice and light this morning, last week it was dark when I left home and lightish when I got to work. So today I left the house earlier than usual (although later than usual compared to last week if you see what I mean) and went for a longer ride into work.
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
Solution to this: in the spring put the clocks forward by half an hour and be done with it. 
hackbike 666
Guest
My chain was angry this evening it came off @ Stratford and I almost followed suit.Got some battle scars on my leg.
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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hackbike 666 said:My chain was angry this evening it came off @ Stratford and I almost followed suit.Got some battle scars on my leg.
Ouch! Have had that happen a few times as a kid, thankfully never as an adult. Worse when on flat pedals and your foot slides off and the pedal cleats dig in aint it.
hackbike 666
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downfader said:Ouch! Have had that happen a few times as a kid, thankfully never as an adult. Worse when on flat pedals and your foot slides off and the pedal cleats dig in aint it.
I think my bike needs maintenance had it happen at St Pauls a few weeks ago in low gear and that was worse as I was going faster.
Motons were good though when they saw me making a tit of myself.
BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
Ouchee!
downfader
extimus uero philosophus
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- 'ampsheeeer
hackbike 666 said:I think my bike needs maintenance had it happen at St Pauls a few weeks ago in low gear and that was worse as I was going faster.
Motons were good though when they saw me making a tit of myself.
Ghost shifting sometimes is a symptom of this. Sometimes the chain comes off because a little tweak is needed on the front derailer. You can get a small spring chain retainer that bolts onto the seat tube and that should stop it coming off. They're smaller than the usual chain retainers.
hackbike 666
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Actually the near spill cheered me up.I've been under the weather all day and I was crap on the ride in.Some old granny at Leyton this morning gave me a run for my money and I couldn't shake her off.
I was better on the return ride and am just off to Tesco's to buy some All Bran for breakfast.
Ghost shifting sometimes is a symptom of this. Sometimes the chain comes off because a little tweak is needed on the front derailer. You can get a small spring chain retainer that bolts onto the seat tube and that should stop it coming off. They're smaller than the usual chain retainers.
Just saw that,it did seem to jam from the front but im pretty sure the chain needs replacing anyway.
I was better on the return ride and am just off to Tesco's to buy some All Bran for breakfast.
Ghost shifting sometimes is a symptom of this. Sometimes the chain comes off because a little tweak is needed on the front derailer. You can get a small spring chain retainer that bolts onto the seat tube and that should stop it coming off. They're smaller than the usual chain retainers.
Just saw that,it did seem to jam from the front but im pretty sure the chain needs replacing anyway.
Glow worm
Legendary Member
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- Near Newmarket
Cab said:
I'm glad it wasn't just me then. Massive amount of moronic driving this evening heading out of Cambridge. Seemed much worse than usual. Had at least 3 near misses including an twunt in a van who shot out of a garage forecourt without looking v. nearly sideswiping me. I'm mellowing in my old age and rarely react these days but it was a real challenge this evening.
Now the lard arsed darlings are all re-discovering their full beam lights again, and how much fun they can have leaving it on for the oncoming cyclist. Blimey it was good to make it home in one piece!
hackbike 666
Guest
Almost a very quiet commute for my except my chain thought it would spice things up a bit.
Oh and the Royal Mail Delivery driver in a hurry in Leyton.
I was going to say to him that his driving was crap but I still support the postal workers.Mysteriously he vanished at the Leyton bus garage even though the lights were red.
Oh and the Royal Mail Delivery driver in a hurry in Leyton.
I was going to say to him that his driving was crap but I still support the postal workers.Mysteriously he vanished at the Leyton bus garage even though the lights were red.
But. but. but... it's GMT, Greenwich, which is part of Britain! Should we not be proud to set the world's clocks?XmisterIS said:
Easier surely to leave it as it is but to adjust the "9 to 5".
We could work from 8 to 4, as many of the Europeans do. Never have figured out why we work from 0900 (approximately 3 hours before the sun reaches it's zenith) to 1700 (which is about 5 hours hours after noon).
For instance, sunrise today, in London, is 06:44 and sunset is 16:45. If we worked from 8 'till 4, we'd start work 75 minutes after dawn and finish 45 minutes before sunset. That would work a lot better, at any time of year... wouldn't it?
