I Fear for my Road Bike

[gb155]

This last 2 weeks I have taken a MTB and commuted on the canal tow path, Im getting a better workout, longer ride and more than that, its AMAZING fun.......My Road Bike mean while is sat in the corner, feeling sorry for it-self

 

[RedBike]

Same here Gaz.

I very rarely commute via the road anymore. Dodging cars when i'm still half asleep just ins't fun.

 

[gb155]

Same here Gas.

I very rarely commute via the road anymore. Dodging cars when i'm still half asleep just ins't fun.

Not as fun as dodging Geese/Ducks and HUGE puddles :-)

 

[ianrauk]

Mean Mean man Gaz.. love your bikes!!

 

[gb155]

I adore them all mate, I knew you wouldnt get it, there being mud invloved and all ;-)

 

[ianrauk]

I adore them all mate, I knew you wouldnt get it, there being mud invloved and all ;-)

The mere though sends a shiver down my spine...

 

[jimboalee]

I've got a Peugeot PX10LE that hasn't been out the shed since July 14th 2009.
My Spesh SWorks has been out three times this year.
Since I got the Land Rover Tahora, my Dawes has been on 6 Audaxes.

I'm wary because when three lower ranks gather together, it a MUTINY.....


PS, Does you road bike have an e-mail address? My three are getting fed up playing cards all day, every day.

The Pug is getting especially fed up, as the other two taunt it with "Morning Grandad, how's your truss?"

 

[RedBike]

Not as fun as dodging Geese/Ducks and HUGE puddles :-)

I'm not too sure about the Geese but there's just something about puddles and mud that the kid inside me can't resist.

Splashing through the mud just seems to leave me grinning ear to ear.

 

[Simba]

This last 2 weeks I have taken a MTB and commuted on the canal tow path, Im getting a better workout, longer ride and more than that, its AMAZING fun.......My Road Bike mean while is sat in the corner, feeling sorry for it-self

I will take the roadie off your hands

 

[ColinJ]

I will take the roadie off your hands

Nice try, but Gaz is about 2 or 3 inches taller than me and I'm about 4 or 5 inches taller than you so I don't think that is going to work!

 

[potsy]

Ewww dirty boy!!! Saw a colleagues bike today OMG Ian and Fossy would have a fit,it must have been covered in an inch of muck all over,I'd get lynched if I tried parking that in the kitchen

My hybrid feels left out too,was my main commuter last year,it don't get a look-in nowadays,enjoying the road bike too much

 

[Cubist]

Yayyy!
I too have had a couple of towpath commutes this week. I needed a change of scenery I reckon. It has done me a world of good just chillin' on the towpath instead of racing cars all the way to town.

Rode home (by road) in an absolute downpour tonight. I can report that the Aldi softshell is indeed waterproof, and their bibtights water resistant on the front panels. Still got a wet arse as I don't want to scar the Boardman by attaching mudguards.......

 

[gb155]

I have some pictures that will make Ian and Foz pass out, there is THAT much filth in them :-)

I'll post them this evening .

 

[addictfreak]

My problem is the reverse. my MTB is hanging in the garage unused for months!

I love my MTB but am hooked on road cycling! I just wish I had time to ride em both.

 

[gb155]

Foz , Ian, Sit down boy's (All pictures were taken after just 1 commute, my bikes get washed EVERY day)