Tales from today's commute....

[Spartak]

Picture from yesterday early morning commute...

 

[ianrauk]

Well, first Monday since some shops are allowed to open and I get the shittiest pass I have had in a long, long time, certainly since lockdown began. He closely undertook me at speed and swung back in front of me. Scared the living daylights out of me. Not nice at all. It was lucky he managed to get through the lights and turn off at the next junction as he would have had a cleated shoe racked across his paintwork.
Not a nice start to the week.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Good news: Dry commute both ways today.

Bad news: Bike has been creaking for a while, got even worse tonight so had a look when I got home, cracked frame; just over 19,500 miles it has done.

 

[ianrauk]

Good news: Dry commute both ways today.

Bad news: Bike has been creaking for a while, got even worse tonight so had a look when I got home, cracked frame; just over 19,500 miles it has done.

Repairable?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Repairable?

I wouldn't have thought so, it's gone probably 80% of the way round the seat post area. Should be covered by warranty (fingers crossed)

 

[ianrauk]

I wouldn't have thought so, it's gone probably 80% of the way round the seat post area. Should be covered by warranty (fingers crossed)

Fingers crossed indeed

 

[13 rider]

Good news: Dry commute both ways today.

Bad news: Bike has been creaking for a while, got even worse tonight so had a look when I got home, cracked frame; just over 19,500 miles it has done.

Which bike ,not the Diverge again ?

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Which bike ,not the Diverge again ?

Yep, same place as the last one.

 

[13 rider]

Yep, same place as the last one.

I thought that's were the other one went

 

[Houthakker]

14 miles home in a thunderstorm tonight. Thunder & lightning, soaked through but the rain was still warm
Loved it!

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I have 'upgraded' to SPD-SL pedals and I think it was a big mistake for commuting. They are difficult to walk in when I get to the office, harder to clip back after stopping at a red light and worst of all I cannot seem to find a comfortable adjustment.

I am going to swap back tonight, before I do, can anybody suggest a benefit for these pedals in terms of commuting.

What are you swapping back to?

 

[13 rider]

Spent this evening commute heading for a really really dark cloud . Was in home 1 minute and it absolutely chucked it down ,biblical rain, excellent timing for a change

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Spent this evening commute heading for a really really dark cloud . Was in home 1 minute and it absolutely chucked it down ,biblical rain, excellent timing for a change

I waited half an hour for the worst of it to go over, still get wet though.

 

[Specialeyes]

Looks like the warm spring has brought the crop of abandoned caravans full of $hit early.

It was August last year before the A127 became a caravan graveyard.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Only one way to describe this mornings commute:

I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes. Wet Wet Wet.