Biscuit
Legendary Member
- Location
- Pentlow - the land of the free
For once a tail wind for me. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! 
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Hip Priest
Veteran
Crossed a junction just as the light turned amber yesterday. A car coming the other way decided to turn across me, forcing me to stop, then the car behind followed him through and gave me abuse for jumping the red. What is a boy to do?
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Tell me about it!
If I was wrong as much as they were I would be fired!
Bloody useless
For once a tail wind for me. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
It'l turn tail and bite yer arse on the way back
Rubbish, rubbish and rubbish.
As I punctured yesterday and repaired the tube I gave the tyre a good pump last night as I wanted to make sure it was good. That was the last good thing to happen.
1. At 5.30am and about half way to work picked up another puncture. These things happen it's winter so I stopped and got out a new tube etc and went about fitting it. When I got the pump out and started to pump.... No air as the thing has broken, how I am not sure.
2. I start walking as I know there is a community pump at Warmley station that I hope is working as it had been vandalised. Get there and yes it is so I pump up the tyre and get on my way.
3. About three miles along an the tyre starts to go flat and that is when it dawns on me that the tube I used had already given me a phantom flat a while ago and I thought I had binned the tube.
4. Start walking again and for over an hour 40 plus bikes sail past not one person asking if I need any help until one at last someone slows, get air and back on a slow trundle into the office.
As I punctured yesterday and repaired the tube I gave the tyre a good pump last night as I wanted to make sure it was good. That was the last good thing to happen.
1. At 5.30am and about half way to work picked up another puncture. These things happen it's winter so I stopped and got out a new tube etc and went about fitting it. When I got the pump out and started to pump.... No air as the thing has broken, how I am not sure.
2. I start walking as I know there is a community pump at Warmley station that I hope is working as it had been vandalised. Get there and yes it is so I pump up the tyre and get on my way.
3. About three miles along an the tyre starts to go flat and that is when it dawns on me that the tube I used had already given me a phantom flat a while ago and I thought I had binned the tube.
4. Start walking again and for over an hour 40 plus bikes sail past not one person asking if I need any help until one at last someone slows, get air and back on a slow trundle into the office.
Origamist
Legendary Member
Not much worse than having to push your bike for an hour+ in winter...
I carry the following adhesive "quickie" patches: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...gclid=CJbI6duHpcMCFSsCwwodq1kAJg&gclsrc=aw.ds
mythste
Veteran
- Location
- Manchester
Last night was glorious. Finally starting to get used to efficiently using both chainrings on the Focus and realised its much less energy to dig in up a small hill than stay in a low gear and spin my way up.
Personal best time on work/home commute. Had a bit of a mental block at a 20 minute barrier. Finally smashed
Personal best time on work/home commute. Had a bit of a mental block at a 20 minute barrier. Finally smashed
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
No commute yesterday or today. Spent the night in Chester Hilton as a Christmas pressie. Just rain here, no snow.
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
Pleasure! Lucky you have those 'distinctive' trousers - I could see it was you a long way off!!!
Hope to be back on the bike next week - has been a crazy week since back from hols and trying to run 2 jobs..............
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Mapei kit?
martinclive
Über Member
- Location
- Fens, Cambridge
The very same! Can't believe he has not worn them out yet!!!
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Bloody hell
One if the good things round here is if your by the side if the road all the commuters will stop to see if your ok
I had one guy keep me company until the next busway stop
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
I just popped out to tighten the saddle clamp & put a bit more air in my back wheel and my chain is in a shameful condition of rustiness. The salt on the wet roads has not been kind at all. A proper clean and relube is called for this evening.
