Tales from today's commute....

[samsbike]

Possibly. I've re-measured it though today in proper daylight and it's 120mm not 126mm - it looks like it's a Suntour Ultra 6 freewheel cassette.

At the worst I'll have a go at re-building it (never done that before), particularly if the spokes keep going.

OK that will be a big jump. I will try doing a search for wheelcraft and call them, also try Brick Lane Cycles as they may have something that works for you,even if its only a spare.

 

[paul04]

Every day last week I put on a extra layer of clothes for the commute to work, by saturday it looked like I was going on a expedition to the north pole, just got some new boots so my feet stay warm and dry, and I have got a new plan this week to keep my hands warm

 

[martint235]

Much better commute than Friday's where I had to walk two miles to get round a diesel spill on the South Circular.

This morning was a little chilly, a little damp but nothing to be overly concerned about. Still in shorts although with a jacket. And a little more banter this morning too.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Bloody Head Wind again, but at least very little rain, and a nice puncture as well, which I cannot complaion, which I know you will all find hard to believe ! but its the first one since 9th of Jan !

 

[Gains84]

Relatively dry commute today (definately compared to Friday!!!) and pretty much perfect temperature, valve broke on front wheel though so had to switch to spare wheel. Weather saying its getting foggy at 1500 today randomly so that could be an interesting journey!

 

[Frood42]

I would avoid the canals even with good lights. You get numpties you don't have lights, walkers etc. Also you can't always judge the poor surface, which means you go slower with a lot more slowing down and speeding up which is tiring especially at the end of the day.

OTOH if you canal path is wide and nicely segregated ignore the above.

The canals are a bit of mix, in places they are quite wide, in other places they are quite narrow, but if you are looking for a slow pootle or recovery ride after work they can be quite nice (well at least in the summer).

Got the Hope 1 light sorted but I have not been back on the canals yet.
This light will show up the path and other people on the path much much better, but I would have to be careful not to have it too high and wash out people's vision (though there are some who don't seem to think about that!).

As I have been commuting through London, I am used to the speeding up and slowing down, as there are plenty of traffic lights around here...

 

[Frood42]

Chilly this morning (but not cold enough to put away the shorts and footy socks yet).
Nice uneventful commute.

Leaves still all over the CS3 and pedestrian path in one place, it always makes me wonder if kids might have hidden something dumb in them, and of course the pedestrians use the only bit of leaf free path, which is the narrowest bit of cycle lane right next to the road, which is of course going against traffic, thankfully I hardly ever see any pedestrians along there...

Not sure why the council has not been out yet to sort it... Perhaps they don't know...

 

[Stephen C]

Had a lovely tail wind, only ruined by the large number of cars parked along the centre of the road, but managed to get to work just as the rain started. It still amazes me how many cars only have 1 person in, complete overkill!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Brutal southerly wind here in Leicester, so ditched the normal head south before turning commute and zigzagged east and west. Constant drizzle but surprisingly warm.

 

[fossyant]

Back in work now but drove in. 45 bloody minutes to do 6 miles. Might last till friday before getting the bike out as I have to be in Manchester early.

 

[HLaB]

What a contrast from yesterday, glad I got a decent ride in then!

My chain had felt a bit grauchy on Friday so I gave it a bit of a wipe and clean, noticed I had half a link A short 6.1 miles for me, then!

 

[jarlrmai]

My 1st 2 mile commute to my new work place on my new winter single speed, a bit different from my 10 miler on my road bike.

 

[apb]

first commute in for over a week and I faced a little poetic justice this morning.

A new route into work and came across a large amount of traffic and some temporary lights, at a T junction, that caused the large amount of traffic. As i filtered to the front i noticed everyone was stopped and by the looks of it had been stationary for some time, so i jumped the red light. As i was doing so i could feel the laser eyes of the motorist burning into my skull, fueled by rage. I could imagine the first thing they did when they got to work, was to fire up the comments section of the Daily mail or Edinburgh Evening news to let loose on any fresh cycling related story.

as i got to work i discovered my front light, that cost me over 30 quid, had fallen off.

Mother Karma punishing me for single handedly setting the cycling cause back 5 years? i would say, definitely.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Stupidly warm tonight, apart from the fact it was dark at 4:45 when I left work and leaves all over the paths, I would have sworn it was summer.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Bloody Head Wind again, but at least very little rain, and a nice puncture as well, which I cannot complaion, which I know you will all find hard to believe ! but its the first one since 9th of Jan !

I never thought I would reply to my own post!

But puncture on the way home . Two thirds of the way home, and the rear starts to feel spongy again. S put all my weight over the front wheel and pootled along at abput 5-6 mph to get to tone of the dry and lighted bus stops along the guided bus way.

Just got there and @martinclive and Jess turned up. They made sure I was okay and waited with me till I was on my way and then we all cycled together back to st Ives. Their company and support was most welcome.

So got home, tyre off, thrown away and a new one on!


Co2 inflators are just brilliant. They save so much time and effort.