Tales from today's commute....
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Chappy
Legendary Member
- Location
- Dorchester
Had a great commute back home yesterday. Gentle tail wind for my 30 miler and the amount of layers I was wearing was 100% inline with the weather / temperature, I was lovely and warm all the way 
It said 8° at 7am this morning when I left home. But the wind made it feel much colder. I didn't take any gloves so my fingers were close to being too cold. Just had to cycle that little bit faster to get the blood pumping to warm up the body.
Gotta love half term and a day before a bank holiday. Literally no traffic on the roads. Fab.
Rochester
Gotta love half term and a day before a bank holiday. Literally no traffic on the roads. Fab.
Rochester
biking_fox
Legendary Member
- Location
- Manchester
Ordinary rides nothing special to say. School kids still in this week, presumably I'll have the quiet road joy after easter. Sunshine today kept me smiling.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I had winter gloves , windproof and toe covers on and I didn't get sweaty. It was forecast 4-5 c and it felt colder in places as the car windscreens were covered in white dew .
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
lol - my Fuji's about 14kg; although granted that's not intended to go fast
My disc brake Carrera vanquish comes in a good kilo lighter and the weekend bike more like 3.5 kg lighter!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
WFH today as the office was going to be empty. Going out on the CX bike at lunch for a quick 20 miler instead. On road with road tyres due to 'time'.
Doesn't sound terrible! In my Fuji's defense that is with a rack and 32mm tyres.. it's certainly no TdF contender but did enable me to recover (amongst other things) 4. 4 litres of Guinness and 1.6kg of mayonnaise from the shop last night
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Doesn't sound terrible! In my Fuji's defense that is with a rack and 32mm tyres.. it's certainly no TdF contender but did enable me to recover (amongst other things) 4. 4 litres of Guinness and 1.6kg of mayonnaise from the shop last night
That's a lot of mayonnaise - do you use it as tyre sealant ?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
20 miles completed in a not too shabby 1h 15m. Only one idiot van driver who failed to look for me on a roundabout. TBH I was expecting it, so he got shouted some choice words. Sun is out, little chilly and a light 360 degree headwind !!
Looks nice, good photograph.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Oak Road, Mottram St Andrew
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
And not "facing the sack" either, just being investigated.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Doesn't sound terrible! In my Fuji's defense that is with a rack and 32mm tyres.. it's certainly no TdF contender but did enable me to recover (amongst other things) 4. 4 litres of Guinness and 1.6kg of mayonnaise from the shop last night
ok
had a look at it at last
mech hanger snapped
rear derailleur arm bent
wheelset 622x12 36 spokes over 3 kg weight
alloy fork
tourney front derailleur with frayed cables
shifters 2200 (?) missing shifter window
crankset 52/ 38
42 cm bars, bar tape ripped
saddle had a rip on the corner
After a little thought i have left it out for the scrap man as i would need to spend a fair chunk to get it rideable
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