First commute to work today
- Thread starter leroy
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calibanzwei
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Warrington
Yup, the start of something good which can only get better 
gentlegreen
Active Member
- Location
- Bristol 5
Well done. You're already faster than me after 24 years of doing it. !
I didn't make the change from motorcycle to pushbike until I was 27, and walked one of my hills for 13 years !
http://img863.images...5/hillsmall.jpg
Mind you, this is Bristol we're talking about and I was riding an old 10-speed. In retrospect, I wonder if I ever used the 52 tooth front cog.
I didn't make the change from motorcycle to pushbike until I was 27, and walked one of my hills for 13 years !
http://img863.images...5/hillsmall.jpg
Mind you, this is Bristol we're talking about and I was riding an old 10-speed. In retrospect, I wonder if I ever used the 52 tooth front cog.
GlasgowGaryH
Veteran
- Location
- Where ever I lay my hat
Personally thats the ideal size of commute you want. My commute is 7 miles. Give it a few weeks and see how much time it takes then. You have done the hard part thats starting commuting by bike. It gets easier,well done
DTD
Veteran
- Location
- Manchester
Well done. The commute will soon be the best part of the working day
2Loose
Guru
- Location
- Loughborough, Leicestershire.
Only 2 weeks to go before you hardly notice that incline - I promise!
Well done.
Well done.
Thanks for the encouragement!
The cars seemed to be quite generous, but I planned a route to avoid parked cars etc, maybe put an extra 5 mins on journey
This is the hill big hill
I think the worst part of it is that the road is in a bad way, wheels are slipping (trek 7200 hybrid) quite badly. I dont seem too good on the hills
The cars seemed to be quite generous, but I planned a route to avoid parked cars etc, maybe put an extra 5 mins on journey
This is the hill big hill
I think the worst part of it is that the road is in a bad way, wheels are slipping (trek 7200 hybrid) quite badly. I dont seem too good on the hills
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Tasty Hill. No shame in struggling up it. You always will - its just that you'll struggle up it a bit faster as you get fitter.
My theory is to do the first half well within your capabilities, and then attack the second half, so that you are out of breath as you reach the top. Its surprising how many people you can beat up a hill like that.
My theory is to do the first half well within your capabilities, and then attack the second half, so that you are out of breath as you reach the top. Its surprising how many people you can beat up a hill like that.
SportMonkey
Guest
Good work.
Be glad you don't have to go up one of the Bath monsters, 1 mile at 14%...
Be glad you don't have to go up one of the Bath monsters, 1 mile at 14%...
gentlegreen
Active Member
- Location
- Bristol 5
Good to have at least one decent hill, and best that it's on the way to work - rather than on the homeward journey.
I'm glad of my hill because it almost prepares me for the Mendips or Cotswolds on a Sunday.
I'm glad of my hill because it almost prepares me for the Mendips or Cotswolds on a Sunday.
MrHappyCyclist
Riding the Devil's HIghway
- Location
- Bolton, England
Certainly something to be proud of. Not a bad speed either, really.
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
Ten out of ten for the commute ... seven out of ten for the maths
jefmcg
Guru
I'm relieved. I've been commuting regularly and my fastest elapsed time is about 84 minutes. I worked out how long you would take to do my journey: 84 minutes! You'll pass me, once you have mastered that hill, but I'm glad it was not the first day you went out.Oh Man!
after spending ages working out the gradient I didnt concentrate on the basics.......it was 46 minutes, not 36!
sorry about that, but i will aim for 36 in not too distant future
In mitigation, I have a lot of traffic lights and pedestrians and cars and other cyclists to deal with. I respect red lights, only filter when it's safe and generally don't go crazy. I'd say was speed is about average for London: on the straight I pass quite a few cyclists and quite a few pass me.
Very good first cycle and you will shave a good chunk off it by just refining the route.
