Incontinentia Buttocks
Veteran
Lovely ride home, not cold not hot, just right. I also had a mini adventure by taking my road bike down the towpath, 25mm tyres handled it all surprisingly well and so much quicker than my old Fury.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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- Location
- Egham
From yesterday's commute. Chilly. For fun I stuck a Garmin VIRB on the commuter, the plan being to video some of my trike rides so just learning the camera. Closest pass I've had for a long time, actually swerved in towards me. Kind of glad for the camera, and it's gone to the Met. About 2 mins in, the Met wanted 2 minutes either side.
You have to ask why ? Absolutely no need to pass even remotely close plenty of room .What a knobber . Glad your fine
lazybloke
Considering a new username
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Thanks to too much wine on Halloween, my Thursday commutes lacked their usual planning so were gloveless and waterproof-trouserless. Not the best riding, plus I was 45 mins late to work.
I really shouldn't drink on work nights, but I arrived home so uncomfortable it seemed rude not to have a drink... The cycle repeats.
I really shouldn't drink on work nights, but I arrived home so uncomfortable it seemed rude not to have a drink... The cycle repeats.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Incontinentia Buttocks
Veteran
Chilly on the way in, I've a feeling it's going to be Baltic when I leave at 0400hrs.
Incontinentia Buttocks
Veteran
Contrary to expectations it wasn't too cold, however i did get 2 rear punctures, one sealed itself then next one was too big. Inner tube change in the pitch black at 0445hrs. Brilliant. And today was a massive headwind. Still loved it though.
I didn't prepare last night for this morning out of pure laziness. I got up, looked out the window, cold, wet and miserable. I almost backed out altogether but got dressed into my 'hybrid bike gear' and stuck the bike in the car, cycling the remaining 7 miles to work after a 5 mile drive. It ended up a pretty good ride, not too cold and the rain had stopped. It's looking like a dry ride back too.
Specialeyes
Guru
- Location
- Essex
Ok, so I forgot my cycling gear this morning (Monday = drive in, leave car and clean clothes at work day) so chose to ride home in waterproof jacket, joggers, t-shirt and trainers... won't make that mistake again in a hurry! 
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Bugger...
Over shifted from small to big ring which dropped the chain and then I buggered thing up by changing down to the smallest sprocket on the cassette somehow trapping the chain against the frame which I didn't notice as it was on a pitch black back road. I then really broke it by applying brute force on the pedals which snapped the hanger and what can be seen above..
Thankfully it was only a mile & a half from home and on the 13 Alpha which is the least used of my bikes and was going to be disposed of/sold when I'd got the Pickenflick flat bar built. I'll have a look at the damage in daylight at some point to see what needs doing, cost the parts up and see if it's worthwile doing.
Over shifted from small to big ring which dropped the chain and then I buggered thing up by changing down to the smallest sprocket on the cassette somehow trapping the chain against the frame which I didn't notice as it was on a pitch black back road. I then really broke it by applying brute force on the pedals which snapped the hanger and what can be seen above..
Thankfully it was only a mile & a half from home and on the 13 Alpha which is the least used of my bikes and was going to be disposed of/sold when I'd got the Pickenflick flat bar built. I'll have a look at the damage in daylight at some point to see what needs doing, cost the parts up and see if it's worthwile doing.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
I can only say..ouch. Hope it's economically fixable.
Yup, ouch, sort of been there though. Worn cassette and new chain, put too much power down going through a junction, chain slipped, hangar snapped and the long cage derailleur wrapped itself around my rear hub whilst disintegrating.
I think you'll need a new derailleur, hanger and possibly a new chain if any of the links are twisted. So probably around £50ish damage depnding on how much the replacement hanger is.
