Tales from today's commute....

[kevin_cambs_uk]

A really nice ride home, kept it steady at a general 20 mph, and home by 6 pm.
Nice weather, not too hot, good traffic light sequences for a change and still day light which was lovely.

 

[Incontinentia Buttocks]

Pitch black when I left but still light on the way home. Love passing stationary traffic :-)

 

[Exile]

Lost a fight with some tram lines on the way home. Rear skidded out as I was crossing them, and as I corrected that, the damn wheel dropped in to them. Queue slow motion tumble. No damage to the bike from the looks of it, and how it handled the remaining three miles. Only minor scrapes to me, although I'm having fun matching aches to bits of bike at the moment.

I guess all this experience I'm getting with falls is paying off as I was certainly 'looser' this time and resisted the urge to stick an arm out. Getting back on the bike whilst streaked in dirt and with a bloodied arm, then cycling the rest of the way home was an immensely satisfying experience. Felt like a god and grinned all the way.

 

[HLaB]

A braw chilled out commute tonight. I left the office late which turned out to be a good thing, rode alongside an impressive Bird of Prey again that had ventured out to the quiet twilit roads and I got to see a glorious sunset. My camera doesn't show how red the sky was and the video is still processing but I snapped these:

 

[potsy]

First cycle commute for nearly 6 weeks and only my 6th of the whole year.

I may have lost a wee bit of my natural fitness

 

[400bhp]

A braw chilled out commute tonight. I left the office late which turned out to be a good thing, rode alongside an impressive Bird of Prey again that had ventured out to the quiet twilit roads and I got to see a glorious sunset. My camera doesn't show how red the sky was and the video is still processing but I snapped these:

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how do you find the kinesis?

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Cheers Ian, appreciate your comments.
Gains aren't quick but they do come eventually, just gotta keep those pedals turning haven't you!
Feb 2012 I was @ 15.5 mph average over 30 mile days. To be knocking out 20 mph averages now on the hack, I reckon I should have 21/22+ over 60/70 mile days on the radar come the dry weather and the bestie out, can't wait!!

Great days commuting today. My prediction of speed over distance came earlier in the year than I thought. Had a 78 mile day today at a 21 mph average. Legs felt really good, shame about having a touch of manflu or I reckon there would of been more to come. Great way to celebrate the beginning of Spring!

 

[HLaB]

@400bhp The kinesis handles well and is really comfortable whilst still being fast, I think they are great bikes :-)

 

[summerdays]

Realised I didn't report on my homeward commute which was probably slower than normal but I put my helmet in my pannier and had bare arms and just enjoyed the sunshine..... It was lovely, and hopefully the first of many such days to come!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Great days commuting today. My prediction of speed over distance came earlier in the year than I thought. Had a 78 mile day today at a 21 mph average. Legs felt really good, shame about having a touch of manflu or I reckon there would of been more to come. Great way to celebrate the beginning of Spring!

@MickeyBlueEyes are you on Strava?

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

@MickeyBlueEyes are you on Strava?

Yeah I'm on there. Just pinged you a follow request.

 

[Origamist]

Went to upload this week's commutes to Stava and found there was no memory card in the Garmin! I'd left it in the memory card reader, doh!

In other news, a new Evans has opened in Macclesfield.

 

[I like Skol]

I think it might be cold tonight? I passed a few gritters on the way home and they have been laying it down heavily. At one busy point where there was lots of traffic it was like cycling in a Saharan dust storm.

Strange, I just checked the weather forecast and overnight lows are being predicted as 2-3°C

 

[iLB]

NFM - near farking miss - on the way home tonight.

Me on an unlit section of main road, on the edge of saarf London. Massive carnival truck being patient behind me. Hope vision one on the front, me wearing black gilet, white helmet. Van comes bombing up side road to my left, I instinctively start moving out in lane just in case they overshoot the junction. The van never stops, suddenly I'm screaming and swerving out into the far lane (nothing oncoming, thank goodness).

I think they saw the carnival truck behind me and thought, yeh I'll have that...

What on earth do you do in the aftermath of that, when the woman says are you alright?

 

[Ganymede]

NFM - near farking miss - on the way home tonight.

Me on an unlit section of main road, on the edge of saarf London. Massive carnival truck being patient behind me. Hope vision one on the front, me wearing black gilet, white helmet. Van comes bombing up side road to my left, I instinctively start moving out in lane just in case they overshoot the junction. The van never stops, suddenly I'm screaming and swerving out into the far lane (nothing oncoming, thank goodness).

I think they saw the carnival truck behind me and thought, yeh I'll have that...

What on earth do you do in the aftermath of that, when the woman says are you alright?

Are you all right though?