Your ride today.... (part 1)

[DJ]

I had to read the company Health & Safety manual today one thing they have done is to ban the use of cycles on company business but also say you can use a motorbike if its insured for business. IMO the push bike is much safer, yet it's the one that's banned

Health and safety?????

Already had my ride today on the way to work, Lovely cool air this morning and only had to stop at one set of lights.

Am looking forward to tomorrows ride as well now.

 

[PaulB]

Health and safety?????

According to Steven Fry, the two most dangerous words in the English language are Health and Safety!

 

[DJ]

According to Steven Fry, the two most dangerous words in the English language are Health and Safety!

HE is correct!

 

[Will1985]

Just come back from a 2.5 hour ride south of Birmingham. Started off with 6 riders, lost one after 2 miles (these freshers don't know how to look after themselves!), then another 2 turned back after an hour leaving 3 of us to go the rest of the way. The temperature was pleasant enough, but at times the headwind could be annoying. Ended up doing about 75km.

 

[Young Un]

nice little ride of about 11 miles - didnt want to go for a long ride as i feel a bit bunged up so thought i would try and do at least ten mile at a half descent speed - ended up doing 10.85 at 17.61 mph which i was quite happy about considering it was quite hilly

 

[gavintc]

Club ride was in lovely sunshine this morning. We set out heading east down the coast with a lovely tail wind, with around 40-45kph on the computer. And then the turn into wind for the return leg was hard hard. The speed quickly dropped to 25-30 kph. But, all in all a good morning on the bike.

 

[PaulB]

Just back from a 55K around the hills of NE Lancs. It's very slippery out there as well and there were a couple of occasions where I had quite bad rear wheel slippage including one time as a rare car was overtaking me. I managed to wrestle it back under control in time but it does give you a bit of a scare, doesn't it?

 

[Joe24]

Ride into work today, all downhill so i was spinning like mad, got there in 7 mins(would of been about 15-20mins on the bus) then the ride home in the finy misty rain. Took me about 10mins to get home(all up hill and more traffic)
Good ride, my first proper commute

 

[Young Un]

what job do you have joe

i am now unemplyed - quit my paper round as i didnt like doing it the dark - couldnt do it any earlier cus i help at beavers for my d of e so now im looking for something different - perhaps a potwasher or something like that. i had to quit just as i decided i want to save up for a fixie to start comuuting on aswell

 

[Joe24]

I sit around in millets not doing much work at Millets
Not bad, still do my paper round.
Just do it in the dark Young Un you big girl!! If you commute you will end up doing it in the dark in winter.
Man up young un

 

[Young Un]

yh but at eight oclock wen its pretty much pitch black and there is only one streep lamp about every 70m or so its not nice having to do it my feel - it was crap pay aswell - 4 quid for 127 papers which took me 1hr 15mins

 

[Joe24]

yh but at eight oclock wen its pretty much pitch black and there is only one streep lamp about every 70m or so its not nice having to do it my feel - it was crap pay aswell - 4 quid for 127 papers which took me 1hr 15mins

Over mimimum wage for someone, infact thats proberly mnimum wage for someone my age, near enough.

 

[Kovu]

Over mimimum wage for someone, infact thats proberly mnimum wage for someone my age, near enough.

Yeah that is over minimum wage for a 16 year old. My mate does not even get that. Not that crap pay.

 

[trio25]

Did a cyclo-cross race today, nearly killed me!

 

[Young Un]

yh well lol ive already quit