Early Morning call = fastest commute ever!

[Mike!]

I had a rude awakening this morning at 5am, work had systems down and I needed to come in.

Hopped on the bike and WOW what a difference it makes with hardly any traffic and the feeling of being under pressure to get to work, knocked a fraction over 2 mins off my best time over the 5 miles and averaged 17mph where I normally struggle to get over 14mph average All in the wet too!

 

[martint235]

It's great isn't it? When I used to commute to London I would be averaging around 16mph but I had to do the same journey early on Sunday mornings occasionally and then the average would rocket to near (only near ) the magical 20!!

 

[ianrauk]

traffic (and traffic lights) makes a huge difference to times.

 

[cloggsy]

You didn't mention how many RLJ's you did???

 

[I like Skol]

You didn't mention how many RLJ's you did???

Or the 30 minutes it took you to cool down, calm down and stop sweating before you could start work....

 

[Mike!]

Haha, no RLJ as I work for the local bus company, if I ever got caught doing it I'd be crucified (apart from the fact I value my life anyway). I felt surprizingly good at the end too, must work harder next time!

Still buzzing now pathetic really!!

 

[Norm]

I had a similar but opposite last year, when Mrs Norm forgot to tell me I needed to be home by a certain time until 20 mins before that time, when I was 10 miles away. I didn't get there in time, but that was certainly my fastest commute.

 

[I like Skol]

I had a similar but opposite last year, when Mrs Norm forgot to tell me I needed to be home by a certain time until 20 mins before that time, when I was 10 miles away. I didn't get there in time, but that was certainly my fastest commute.

So I guess you were what.... about 5 minutes late?

 

[DCLane]

I rode home when England were playing one of their home matches at 5pm on a Friday.

Clear roads, empty dual-carriageway and my fastest commute time.

Co-incidence, I think not. Come on England!

 

[Norm]

So I guess you were what.... about 5 minutes late?

Hee Hee

Even with the help of gravity for the 300ft drop, I'm a long way from that sort of time.

 

[4F]

I had a rude awakening this morning at 5am, work had systems down and I needed to come in.

Hopped on the bike and WOW what a difference it makes with hardly any traffic and the feeling of being under pressure to get to work, knocked a fraction over 2 mins off my best time over the 5 miles and averaged 17mph where I normally struggle to get over 14mph average All in the wet too!

To be fair it is mostly downhill to your work (I presume near football ground or Star Lane area )
and not many stupid buses to get in the way at that time of the morning

 

[Mike!]

To be fair it is mostly downhill to your work (I presume near football ground or Star Lane area )
and not many stupid buses to get in the way at that time of the morning

Nothing like encouragement 4F Although to be fair about 3/4 mile is a 105ft drop (were I'm normally held at 30mph by cars or forementioned stupid {grey} bus) and the rest is pretty flat.

 

[4F]

Nothing like encouragement 4F Although to be fair about 3/4 mile is a 105ft drop (were I'm normally held at 30mph by cars or forementioned stupid {grey} bus) and the rest is pretty flat.

Woodbridge road hill ? I skirt round most of the hills and don't normally hit them until Witton / Claydon way on the old Norwich road. As you say virtually everywhere else round here is flat

 

[Berties]

I have had the fastest commutes both ways this week but,with the traffic today and the rain felt like i was going in reverse,can't see the pot holes on the rural leg of the ride,was about 2 inches from a deep pot hole filled with water which would of spanked my wheel at the least ,idiot drivers all over the place the rain bought them out today

 

[I like Skol]

Nothing like encouragement 4F

And that's nothing like encouragement boom boom.