Good man @HarryTheDog
Tales from today's commute....
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Origamist
Legendary Member
Went to get the bike this am and the front tyre was flat. Mildly annoying.
Cycled through Tatton Park only to find the top gate was padlocked due to a fallen tree. I then had to back-track to the side entrance. Mildly annoying.
Strong cross winds. Mildly annoying.
Cycled through Tatton Park only to find the top gate was padlocked due to a fallen tree. I then had to back-track to the side entrance. Mildly annoying.
Strong cross winds. Mildly annoying.
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Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
Into a breeze going to work this morning so it was a hard ride but the time was not decreased much. Coming home tonight the breeze was now a strong wind but helping me so I got home with a new one way record.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No commute this afternoon as off out for a few ciders as finished for easter. It's amazing what carrying a few tools with you allows you to fix. Just leaving the hospital and there is a 20 something trying to fix the joystick on her mums electric wheelchair. It seems her son had just pulled the whole thing off the arm rest and the cables had all pulled out. Being a kind fella I asked if she needed help so out with the multi tool and a few screws undone, a crimp of the push on connectors a bit if sweating and swearing and the thing was good to go. Now having a cider, the first of many. I was inspired by @HarryTheDog earlier post.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
nice ride home
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
This morning once it got light was beautiful. Wind had surprisingly dropped, sun was out nice and bright, was a tad nippy but you can't have everything. I could have rode all day
Tonight, wind had picked up and it tried to rain, hard work but no way as bad as yesterday. Was speaking to one of the lads at work and he had to get off and walk yesterday. Obviously I gave him plenty of sympathy and never took the piss.
Tonight, wind had picked up and it tried to rain, hard work but no way as bad as yesterday. Was speaking to one of the lads at work and he had to get off and walk yesterday. Obviously I gave him plenty of sympathy and never took the piss.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Well, f&ck that for a laugh - I've been commuting a year and tonight was the hardest. Despite the improvements in my leg strength, fitness and general cycling ability, it felt like that was all rendered a bit pointless by the stiff wind blowing me back.
Still though, can't imagine how hard that would have been if it was my first commute!!
Still though, can't imagine how hard that would have been if it was my first commute!!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Early dart due to parents evening (4.30pm).
Flood still there but charged through as had full waterproofs on as it was horrible out. Chain is spitting big lumps of oily crap out of it - this flood riding sems to be purging the chain. Cleaned and re-oiled tonight. This finishline cross country is excellent in the wet.
Flood still there but charged through as had full waterproofs on as it was horrible out. Chain is spitting big lumps of oily crap out of it - this flood riding sems to be purging the chain. Cleaned and re-oiled tonight. This finishline cross country is excellent in the wet.
Tomtrumps
Active Member
- Location
- South East London
Two weeks into cycling to work and have experienced pretty horrible rain and a bit of sunshine but the one constant has been the wind! Almost got blown over on Tower Bridge last night. Tonight, as I approached the uphill part of my ride I immediately experienced the strongest headwind of the week. Bugger... Actually tuned out to be not too bad, but that is obviously down to being sooooo slow up hills that the wind has little impact!
Now just looking forward to calmer weather and improving my fitness, which feels woeful at the moment but has to improve for Ride London and my target time.
Still loving the ride to and from work, certainly the highlight of every day!
Now just looking forward to calmer weather and improving my fitness, which feels woeful at the moment but has to improve for Ride London and my target time.
Still loving the ride to and from work, certainly the highlight of every day!
It does defo get easier - I had the same 'being blown back' as I came off Blackfriars Bridge the other day.
Roll on summer!!
Simontm
Veteran
Absolute f*** of a ride home. My back mudguard decided to self destruct so I ended up having to jimmy the guard out of the way so to prevent the metal going straight into the wheel or mech as it had!
Emailed Specialized Kingston asking for stronger glue
Numpty count: 1 from earlier when some self-absorbed girl decided to cut me up and nearly onto the pavement when approaching a roundabout
Emailed Specialized Kingston asking for stronger glue
Numpty count: 1 from earlier when some self-absorbed girl decided to cut me up and nearly onto the pavement when approaching a roundabout
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Gotta love folk complaining that it was windy walking 200 yards from the car park to the office. I rode 13 miles to the car park
