fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Well you know where he lives and can shove a spud up his exhaust.
Tales from today's commute....
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Well you know where he lives and can shove a spud up his exhaust.
Turbo Rider
Just can't reMember
- Location
- A compounded speck of dust
Excellent ride home- tail wind gave me more whoosh than a Wotsit. Slight dab of moisture in the air, but it was all quite cooling really.
Simontm
Veteran
Went and saw some mates over at Wimbledon but both there and home I thought one thing - I gotta put that cable on the front mech. All that spinning 
Still spose it'll do my hills good 
No numpties as such but one policeman cut right across me at Mitchum. No inconvenience or risk of death/injury so doesn't count but still...noticed he entered the roundabout without clear exit as well. So I filtered past him
Still spose it'll do my hills good No numpties as such but one policeman cut right across me at Mitchum. No inconvenience or risk of death/injury so doesn't count but still...noticed he entered the roundabout without clear exit as well. So I filtered past him
Total school boy error this morning. I put my spare battery pack on charge last night as the one on the bike was down to the warning light. Set off happily pedaling and after 15 minutes or so it starts flashing so I stop to swap battery packs to find the one I put on charge is dead. Turn on the back up LED light to see that on the battery warning light also. Only one thing to do as it's foggy I turn around and head back home. Now about to ride to the station to get the train having put the LED on charge for 20 minutes. Note to self, remember to switch the plug socket on and don't forget to check your back up lights from time to time.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
4c check, winds light check, sun nearly up check, 40 mile commute to Crewe. Bring it on.
Turbo Rider
Just can't reMember
- Location
- A compounded speck of dust
Stayed up too late last night so I was a bit drowsy and didnt really notice my ride in...extra vigilant with hand signals though and I got in earlier than yesterday again...no drama's and today, I was the first bike in...yay me 
Simontm
Veteran
Legs felt a bit blurgh after the beers last night but a fairly fast pace in with, for me, some very sharp filtering along the A232 which was fun.
I use Strava more to record distance than speed but when I say fairly fast, the app says at one point I reached 46.9mph
...yeah, right
Now the biggest decision after riding with just base and normal top on instead of fleece top/jacket is when do I go to one buff? Timing is all
numpty count: 0
I use Strava more to record distance than speed but when I say fairly fast, the app says at one point I reached 46.9mph
...yeah, right Now the biggest decision after riding with just base and normal top on instead of fleece top/jacket is when do I go to one buff? Timing is all
numpty count: 0
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
- Location
- Somewhere flat
Managed to get a bit of a tow from a truck along Chelsea Embankment, for a while. Nice to be sucked along at 30mph for a couple of hundred metres Lots more cyclists out this morning. The lighter mornings are definitely favoured by those coming out of cycling hibernation.
Lots more cyclists out this morning. The lighter mornings are definitely favoured by those coming out of cycling hibernation.
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
Close for @MisterStan yesterday - one back for me today
Woman turning right from a right hand side road in a Chelsea tractor just did not see us.until the nose of her car was rather close to my hip - one of those classics where she has looked up and down the road but not in front of her - the shock on her face was quite a sight and to be fair she immediately waved apology and stayed behind us for a long way - think she scared the living cr*p out of herself
Woman turning right from a right hand side road in a Chelsea tractor just did not see us.until the nose of her car was rather close to my hip - one of those classics where she has looked up and down the road but not in front of her - the shock on her face was quite a sight and to be fair she immediately waved apology and stayed behind us for a long way - think she scared the living cr*p out of herself
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
And after that one, I had a Transit Connect, connect with my elbow on Elizabeth Way bridge, some choice words used when we pulled up at the lights together.
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
Can't wait for tomorrow!
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Lovely morning... managed to bump into two different sets of friends to slow my journey down, but that's one of the great things about cycling is you can stop and chat to someone in the city without holding up all the traffic.
I have to own up to just crossing a line as it turned red. A junction where I turn red and so have to change lanes and go at a fast speed, and I suddenly realised that I was going to be cutting it fine as the lights turned to amber but my speed was too high to want to stop. It's no worse than I have seen cars do at that junction as you often can't turn until the lights change but I don't normally do it myself if I'm behind the line (normally in that situation I get off my bike and walk around the corner, cross the road and get back on again).
I have to own up to just crossing a line as it turned red. A junction where I turn red and so have to change lanes and go at a fast speed, and I suddenly realised that I was going to be cutting it fine as the lights turned to amber but my speed was too high to want to stop. It's no worse than I have seen cars do at that junction as you often can't turn until the lights change but I don't normally do it myself if I'm behind the line (normally in that situation I get off my bike and walk around the corner, cross the road and get back on again).
Nocode
Senior Member
- Location
- Orpington, Kent
Clean bike, new chain, lovely morning - boy, that felt good.
Strange observations coming into London Bridge this morning; (1) a rider in jeans/trainers riding a single-speed with a 90mm rear aero wheel, (2) 100 metres further up the road, another guy wearing jeans/trainers and riding a bike with 2 x 90mm aero wheels. I guess you don't have to be lycra'ed-up to ride a bike with aero wheels, but seemed an odd choice of wheel for commuting, especially given the non-aero attire
Strange observations coming into London Bridge this morning; (1) a rider in jeans/trainers riding a single-speed with a 90mm rear aero wheel, (2) 100 metres further up the road, another guy wearing jeans/trainers and riding a bike with 2 x 90mm aero wheels. I guess you don't have to be lycra'ed-up to ride a bike with aero wheels, but seemed an odd choice of wheel for commuting, especially given the non-aero attire
MisterStan
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- Location
- Out there somewhere
Hipsters. Did they have beards too?Clean bike, new chain, lovely morning - boy, that felt good.
Strange observations coming into London Bridge this morning; (1) a rider in jeans/trainers riding a single-speed with a 90mm rear aero wheel, (2) 100 metres further up the road, another guy wearing jeans/trainers and riding a bike with 2 x 90mm aero wheels. I guess you don't have to be lycra'ed-up to ride a bike with aero wheels, but seemed an odd choice of wheel for commuting, especially given the non-aero attire
