Tales from today's commute....

[Arjimlad]

Cautious filtering here saved my bacon when the lady swerved to the kerb.

And this poor chap appeared to have a nasty left hook on the way home this evening.

 

[confusedcyclist]

Yes, but bad luck comes in threes

Yes I was right, always in threes! Left crank arm fell off on the way home today. Fingers crossed I've got 1k of trouble free riding ahead of me now...

I did notice on Saturday when repairing the flat there was a 3mm gap between the BB and crank arm, but I forgot all about it after DW called me in from the garage. It must have been working it's way loose. I lost the end cap somewhere between then and this evening, luckily the hollowtech II plastic crank end caps are interchangeable and I had an old one lying around I could use.

 

[Bazzer]

Well that was a bit chillier than expected. The frost didn't look too bad, so dressed (in)appropriately, but the cold was gnawing at me for much of the journey.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

One of those mornings for motorists being total dicks. I won’t bore you with the details, but how is it that you get no aggro for weeks then three or four pillocks on a single ride?


Lovely sunrise to make up for it.

 

[dhd.evans]

And this poor chap appeared to have a nasty left hook on the way home this evening.

Jeezo, that was bad like.

 

[Arjimlad]

Jeezo, that was bad like.

If my cameras had picked up the reg, I would have reported it. It certainly looked close, and the rider swerved to avoid a collision. I have had a few close encounters of the twerp kind at that junction, with cars nosing out or left hooking.

 

[skudupnorth]

Amazing sunrise this morning and the trails are ice free.... the snow did not bother me !

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Great start to the day, go into the garage and the ice bike has a rear flat. Decide not to find the offender (suspected a stud had come through the tyre) so whipped off the tyre and put a new one on. Pumped it up and off I go.

Get round the corner and the back wheel locks up. Tyre had come off the rim and jammed against the frame. Carry the bike home, let the tyre down and refit it.

Set off again, get a few hundred yards, something doesn't feel right, get off give the tyre a squeeze, nope it's inflated okay, give the tyre a push and the whole wheel wobbles. Tighten the quick release properly and back on my way

No further dramas for the rest of the trip.

Got home, hung up the ice bike, got the normal commuter ready for an ice free day tomorrow. Found the offending stud on the original tyre, so that will now be kept as a spare (the tyre not the stud)

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Mondays I don’t mind as legs fresh
Tuesday not my favourite, it’s a strange day
Wednesday is half way which is always good
Thursday is , well only one day left
Friday is , lie in tomorrow and no cycling day

I go through the same thought process every week

Lol

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

I thought all the snow and ice had cleared. This morning however, I pulled onto the carpark at work, touched the rear brake and ended up on the deck. The bike was ok, and I only have a couple of bruises (the biggest of which was to my ego!)

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

I thought all the snow and ice had cleared. This morning however, I pulled onto the carpark at work, touched the rear brake and ended up on the deck. The bike was ok, and I only have a couple of bruises (the biggest of which was to my ego!)

I always think as long as the bike is okay then it’s all
Good

Bike repairs cost money!

 

[hennbell]

So very cold here Canada, morning temperatures of -32, -35C ... cold continues until Monday when it warms up to -19C.

 

[DCBassman]

So very cold here Canada, morning temperatures of -32, -35C ... cold continues until Monday when it warms up to -19C.

Gives a bit of perspective into 'cold', that does!

 

[C R]

So very cold here Canada, morning temperatures of -32, -35C ... cold continues until Monday when it warms up to -19C.

Out of curiosity, how do you dress for those conditions, and are there any circumstances under which you won't ride?

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Third puncture of 2019 already!
New tyre I think but the good news was it was daylight and above freezing

Took me 8 mins from stopping to getting back on

Not bad!