Tales from today's commute....
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Beebo
Firm and Fruity
lovely ride in, if a bit cold, managed to keep my extremities warm, my thighs were the coldest part of me, I needed my winter full length tights. The frost on the grass in Greenwich park looked great.
The ride was ruined by a skip lorry who bullied me and honked his horn on a very narrow dual carriageway. I decided there would only be one winner in that fight so i pulled over and stopped. Better to be alive and still riding.
The ride was ruined by a skip lorry who bullied me and honked his horn on a very narrow dual carriageway. I decided there would only be one winner in that fight so i pulled over and stopped. Better to be alive and still riding.
OP
OP
martint235
Dog on a bike
Bit chilly. Actually dug my longs out for this morning's ride in. Still got 3 sets of temp lights but no real issues on the way in.
Operation Kalm appears to have been a success.
Operation Kalm appears to have been a success.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
Commute home was pleasant last night, the moon was large and low, and with the low cloud looked very spooky.
Commute in was a little later than usual - dropped car off for a new cat. Stopped half way for a sausage and egg barm, as I keep passing the butty van when I'm on the MTB, so as it was Friday, I stopped. Very nice too.
Commute in was a little later than usual - dropped car off for a new cat. Stopped half way for a sausage and egg barm, as I keep passing the butty van when I'm on the MTB, so as it was Friday, I stopped. Very nice too.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Taking your lead I have been doing the same, only I have added for test purposes another ingredient. I have been running closer to the kerb and on the whole I have had less close passes, but I have had a few that would never have happened had I been holding the buggers off in primary.
Will return to normal postion for those two in to one bits of the road next week and see if I can maintain operation Kalm(er)
MisterStan
Label Required
Cold start, but soon warmed up. Hit a patch of sheet ice which was invisible until we were on it and came a cropper. My commuting buddy was in front and so I had the horror of watching him go down, knowing there was little I could do for myself, I managed to unclip my left foot just as the bike decided to take me onto my right hand side. Cracked my knee with the stem and banged my elbow, followed by what i'd like to think was a fairly spectacular slide along the icy road. Bikes and riders OK, barring a few bruises. Trying to walk in cleats on ice is not funny either.
Oh and about 14 miles later i went over a large bump and my pannier jumped off into the road - luckily very quiet so no-one ran over my sandwiches.
Oh and about 14 miles later i went over a large bump and my pannier jumped off into the road - luckily very quiet so no-one ran over my sandwiches.
Harry_Palmer79
Guru
I was running a bit late this morning. I swiped my pass to get through the security gates at work and slung my rucksack over one shoulder to shimmy down the ramp to the underground car park. Usually squeezing the front brake and putting a foot down is enough to slow down before the gate/shutter to swipe in at the entrance to the car park. Unfortunately about halfway down, possibly due to a bit of frost or ice I'm not sure, I realised I wasn't going to stop in time and I clattered into the shutter head first, scraping a couple of layers of skin off my index finger in the process.
It's not exactly a life threatening wound but technically it is my first cycling related injury, albeit more injured pride than anything! I was more irked by the cyclist who was next to me at the security gates breezing past without so much as a word (luckily he didn't see me clatter the shutter, though he must have heard it)
Most importantly the bike is okay too
It's not exactly a life threatening wound but technically it is my first cycling related injury, albeit more injured pride than anything! I was more irked by the cyclist who was next to me at the security gates breezing past without so much as a word (luckily he didn't see me clatter the shutter, though he must have heard it)
Most importantly the bike is okay too
palinurus
Velo, boulot, dodo
No smug feelings about window-scrapers this morning. Track pump was frozen, spent 20 minutes unfreezing it.
Took the 'cross bike today, strange ride- I was getting a bumping sensation from the rear wheel as if it wasn't round. Tyre turns out to be strangely seated on the rim. I'll investigate later.
Took the 'cross bike today, strange ride- I was getting a bumping sensation from the rear wheel as if it wasn't round. Tyre turns out to be strangely seated on the rim. I'll investigate later.
MisterStan
Label Required
Track pump was frozen, spent 20 minutes unfreezing it.quote]
Do you keep it in the freezer?
potsy
Rambler
Near the Woolpack?Stopped half way for a sausage and egg barm, as I keep passing the butty van when I'm on the MTB, so as it was Friday, I stopped. Very nice too.
I always think about getting something from there mid commute
400bhp
Guru
Near the Woolpack?
I always think about getting something from there mid commute
Yeah but that would slow you down.
Oh, hang on.......
campbellab
Senior Member
50 min joyride at lunch turned into a 30 min cycle and 1:20 walk. Wont forget a spare tube again!
