Tales from today's commute....

[Leodis]

Nice bike the Sirrus disc comp. Sorry to hear about that

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Bummer :-(

Does the Comp come with disc brakes now ? I've had a Sirus Pro for 10 years now and the V brakes are great, lovely bike. OH has a newer Pro which came with disc brakes, and they're the work of the devil. Alway rubbing a bit, pistons sticking, brake fluid leaks, a royal pain in the a** to maintain ...

Yes, the comp is with disc brakes. I have them on my now deceased Sirrus and haven't had problems with them.

 

[Leodis]

It has the 105 rear derailer as well I think, I wasnt impressed with the gear set up so went for the Whyte

 

[Origamist]

Mild, with a gentle tail-wind and uneventful. My kind of commute.

My new Alpkit Koala saddle bag is performing well. No thigh rub and 14litres fully expanded. Kept my kit dry yesterday and weighs about 230g. I've managed to fit bodge a rear light to the roll-top closure (get ready for a report of a missing rear light in the next 48 hours). Hopefully it will be durable, but so far, so good.

There might be a change of address in the next few months and my commute might increase...

 

[mangid]

Yes, the comp is with disc brakes. I have them on my now deceased Sirrus and haven't had problems with them.

Technology marches on :-)

 

[GrasB]

Technology marches on :-)

Since moving to disc brakes on my commute bikes I seem to do a lot less wheel truing & also I've not needed to replace a single rim.

 

[ianrauk]

Since moving to disc brakes on my commute bikes I seem to do a lot less wheel truing & also I've not needed to replace a single rim.

^^ Are the reasons I chose a disc braked bike for my commuter after having a wheel rim fail after 18 months of use. However I chose cable discs (BB7's) which need little adjustment, only to tighten the biting point when the pads wear. @mangid has had trouble with Hydraulic Disc Brakes, which imvho are just more things that could go wrong.

 

[mangid]

Since moving to disc brakes on my commute bikes I seem to do a lot less wheel truing & also I've not needed to replace a single rim.

Definitely win on rim wear :-)

Have Mavic Ellipse on commute bike, the front is coming up for replacement after 50K miles. It's been totally maintenance free, is still true, and has over the years taken some very heavy knocks.

 

[potsy]

Mild and breezy but no rain. Roadworks are adding to a royal pain of a bottle neck on Styal Road, as it's not wide enough to filter - have to take my chances with a gap in the traffic timing at the 'three way' temporary lights. Simons Way is also a war zone with the Metrolink works - some huge holes.

It's an absolute mess around here and has been for a while with these metrolink works, still at least we've only got another 2 and a bit years of it
Wythenshawe rd is the same, 3 way lights which take forever and a bomb site when you do get through, full susser would be better at the minute

 

[Deleted member 1258]

First commute after a 4 day weekend and the first after replacing the knackered pedals and rusty toeclips on my fixed, its nice to run pedals that don't grumble, and bright shiny toeclips, wont stay that way for long, look nicer, now the fixed is back in stealth mode, smooth as silk and quieter than a church mouse. Nice routine commute and as a bonus both trips done in the light.

 

[HLaB]

Just a direct commute for me, I wanted to get back to the flat so I had time to let my seatpost steep in wilcos wd40 before my ride tonight, I'll re steep it tonight and hopefully be able to free it tomorrow!

 

[Hacienda71]

Bit of a hilly detour in this morning which was punctuated rather annoyingly by one of the rear clips on my racebladelongs coming undone every couple of miles. Then got hit by something small and black doing about 45 mph descending towards Macclesfield. Checked Garmin, lights, all the crap in my back pockets were still there and concluded it must have been something kicked up by a car. Looked at the bike at Lunch only to notice that the nose front bit of the guards was missing and must have been what came of earlier. Cycled home the same way in a forlorne attempt to spot the offending bit, alas to no avail. Noticed as I cam into Wilmslow that my saddle bag was a bit loose, only to find the fecking stitching had gone where the seatpost velcro attachs. Then got home tried to get my keys out of my zip pocket, the zip is jammed, stay calm try to ease the zip open only to find the zipper come off. AAAAAAAAAAARG FFS and relax

 

[tjones]

I share a secure bike shed with the police at work, at the moment there are currently about 8 to 10 stolen bikes stored there. Today there was a stolen pram in the normal place I store my bike, whatever next?.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Nice uneventful ride home, was very warm, if it hadn't been for the rain I would have been tempted to do it in shorts and short sleeves.

 

[David Parry]

. . . . . stay calm . . . and relax

Rum and coke was invented for these days . . been there!