CW Commuting Special

[palinurus]

"I have substituted the cigarette for porridge now"

How do you get it lit?

It's the milk that's the problem. I've stopped adding it.

 

[B-B-BikeyStrike!]

All you need for the commute in is a cup of coffee. And Marmite toast. Anything else is superfluous.

 

[goo_mason]

All you need for the commute in is a cup of coffee. And Marmite toast. Anything else is superfluous.

Pffft. Overkill, dear Bikey!! I get 10 miles to the glass of orange juice every morning.

 

[thomas]

When I was commuting I must have been a 'big fat greedy pig' cyclist.

Nice cooked breakfast (omlette, scrambled egg, egg bacon, etc)...

I worked out on a very old commute that I did, that I had about 5 opportunities to stop for a bacon bap as there were lots of cafes and roadside stalls

 

[Sysagent]

Twenty one mile commute each way, for breakfast one cup of decaf coffee, one sugar and a bowl of Cheerios or Muesili, for dinner baked potatoe with curry and a banana.

 

[BigSteev]

Damn, no information about what I'd need for my 7 mile commute. Guess I'll stick to what ever happens to be in the fridge (this morning slice of pepperoni pizza - result) and a swig of OJ.

 

[BrumJim]

Drive into work - four sandwiches, one item of fruit, and a cereal bar.

Cycle into work - meat pie, chips and peas from the canteen, instead of sandwiches. Extra cup of tea when I arrive with two sugars. Upgrade cereal bar to a full-sized Mars, and an extra item of fruit.

7 miles each way.

 

[Norm]

Me too, but it's all part of my master plan. I anticipated back in my 20s that I would take up cycling seriously in my 40s, and have diligently spent the last 20 years accumulating a generous supply of lard for the road ahead.

By my calculations, I now have enough on-board energy to cycle from Glasgow to London and back 5 times on one small glass of water. I start Monday.

Excellent... and I think we must be twins.

 

[BentMikey]

*chuckle*!!

 

[jimboalee]

*chuckle*!!

The equivalent of the 'Chukka' in horsey polo.

No one can stop laughing.

 

[purplepolly]

By my calculations, I now have enough on-board energy to cycle from Glasgow to London and back 5 times on one small glass of water. I start Monday.

I've got half a box of chocolates here which should do for breakfast tomorrow. After that I'll start using up the surplus.

 

[simongrant]

Cycling Weekly have a 'Commuting Special'.

I quickly scanned it in WH Smith and it made me chuckle.

They tell the commute cyclist how much to eat for an 8 mile commute.

An 8 mile commute, nutrition, don't make me laugh,,,

If a commute cyclist needs extra nutrition for an 8 mile commute, they must be a 'big fat greedy pig'.

A couple of Extra Strong mints perhaps.

And no mention of sausages, eggs and black pudding.

You must have scanned it really quicky,the artice says to burn off one mars bar you would have to live 8 miles from your place of work and cycle an average of 15mph.The point of the article was to say that a lot of commuters over eat for the commutes they do and CW advises how not to fall into this trap.

Another case of not letting the truth spoil a good story eh

Anyone whose got a copy,see page 59 top left titled Grub,sweat and gears

 

[Fab Foodie]

You big jessies... Half a bottle of buckies just gives me enough of a lift in the morning for my usual 1.5 mile commute...

 

[levad]

13 miles on a bowl of porridge and cup of tea (yes I leave the bike at home )

A while back folks at work were getting stressed about cars and mpg for petrol and diesal equivalent vehicles.

I calculated that I do about 550 miles per gallon of porridge.

 

[goo_mason]

You big jessies... Half a bottle of buckies just gives me enough of a lift in the morning for my usual 1.5 mile commute...

Surely that should be a half-bottle of Buckfast, a Special Brew chaser, a deep-fried pizza supper and 20 fags for a 1.5 mile commute. Any less than that and you'll make yourself ill!