Silly SCR Commuter Racing - Meeting Folk ?

[fossyant]

OK, I get no points for this but....

I was sat at a junction waiting for the lights to change and a guy from one of the other roads filters through and heads the same way as me. He was on a decent hybrid, Altura type trousers and a cycling jacket (rather than a jersey) - had the kit anyway.

As I'm on the fixed, I'm obviously faster. I get held up by a car patiently waiting for a good space to overtake the rider (yes I know shock)... I follow and pass the guy at speed with a wide berth. I'm gone. I've seen this chap before, but not usually crossed paths.

Anyway, a little later on, I see the chap waiting to pull out from a side road - he'd gone a slightly different way with less traffic.

As I get nearer, I think, I recognise him ! I shout "All right Malc"... he replies "all right !"

It was only my ex. club mate who used to be the fastest lad in the club - would trounce us all on climbs, in TT's. and he used to train with the local pros.

Revenge at last !!!!!

I bumped into him last year in Decathlon and he said he was still riding but just to work and back.

Time for a chat next time I see him.

 

[400bhp]

Anyway, a little later on, I see the chap waiting to pull out from a side road - he'd gone a slightly different way with less traffic.

Yeah, we believe that story

 

[fossyant]

Yeah, we believe that story

Yeh - he went the way with a bloody steep hill - I ain't getting up that on the fixed.

Nice to see an ex. club mate still out.

 

[gambatte]

SCR here as well. I needed a run this evening, but knew I was pushed for time.

I'm just starting to look at triathlons. So I thought I'd try a 'brick session'. Basically ride, get off the bike, 3 mins to get changed and out running. Apparantly suffer from 'jelly legs' for the next 5 minutes

But to get the most out of it, I'd need to push. That was guaranteed when the boss collared me and I ended up leaving 10 mins late My commute home is usually devoid of other commuters, but tonight there were 3 at different points. Normally I'd say these guys had the advantage. Hybrids with a decent set of gears on a hilly route, and I met them all uphill, but I wound all 3 in.


BTW, the bike worked well for the run. Thought I was going slower than I was, but the high cadence on the bike had transferred to my footfall on the run -

 

[StuAff]

Grammar pedant note: it's either Silly Commuter Racing or SCR

I never get much in the way of targets (late shift), and half the cyclists I do see on my way home are RLJing ninja twits...

 

[Jezston]

Grammar pedant note: it's either Silly Commuter Racing or SCR

Quite, your title is basically saying Silly Silly Commuter Racing Commuter Racing.

I'd say that's a worse indiscretion than saying "PIN Number" or "ATM Machine"

 

[potsy]

Yeh - he went the way with a bloody steep hill - I ain't getting up that on the fixed.

Nice to see an ex. club mate still out.

There are no hills on your commute stop making excuses for being slow

I have a little race home at 10pm with a colleague, always struggled to catch him before, but last night I managed to reel him in and even keep a good distance in front until I got stopped by a red light.
He is nearly 64 but that don't matter, I'm giving him about 5 stone so am having that one

 

[fimm]

Extremely silly commuter racing... heading for the station one evening when three guys on road bikes & in lycra came out of a side road in front of me. Thought I would see if I could keepup with them and then realised I could catch them. As I got closer I noticed that the front rider had an Ironman tattoo. Held them until we got to the roundabout and then they shot off - I was going a different way anyway. The guy at the back kept checking over his shoulder (as one should) - I don't quite know what he made of me... they can't have been going very fast, I was on my Brompton!

 

[barongreenback]

My first road bike scalps this week...woo! Must try the Secteur one day rather than the weighty Sirrus.

 

[fossyant]

Caught him again last night, but pulled along side for a chat. I joked 'where have your skinny tures gone ?' The reply, 'not on these roads' to which I said 'yeh, busted a rear wheel last year, and my replacement rear blew to bits 2 weeks ago. At least you won't wear the rims out with the disc brakes'.

I dropped back as he was turning right - 'Are you going up Osbourne Street' , ' Yes' was the reply, ' I can't get up it on this' I said, 'Not bloody surprised on that' he returned. 'There was me thinking you used to be crazy riding fixed round here' I responded.

 

[John the Monkey]

Fossy, do you ever see beardy hybrid guy? Rides up Parrs Wood Road early am.

Mid 30s ish fella, glasses, beard, rides in jeans with a rucksack. He's scary fast.

 

[400bhp]

I dropped back as he was turning right

Of course that was the reason

 

[fossyant]

Fossy, do you ever see beardy hybrid guy? Rides up Parrs Wood Road early am.

Mid 30s ish fella, glasses, beard, rides in jeans with a rucksack. He's scary fast.

Can't say I have. Will have to watch my back.

 

[BrumJim]

Scalped someone on the way home last night. Turned off the Birmingham & Fazeley canal onto the Grand Union, and I spied my target crossing in front of me. He pulled a little lead over the next stretch, but was tiring, so I managed to hold the gap, and even claw some distance back. Anyway, he comes to the first elevation, and I've got him - he struggles with the climb and I breeze past, never seeing him again.

OK, he was a very elderly gentleman, riding a mountain bike of dubious brand, and therefore had a low FCN. However I wasn't on my regular road bike, but was running at the time, so I'm claiming that one as a result!

 

[fossyant]

Running !

I've been scalped by a runner, and my clubmates had the same fate (including the guy mentioned above). We went into Lyme Park from Poynton, that involved a long off road climb, steep. We all thought we were making good pace, and a fuggin fell runner flew past us. Far quicker running !