Tales from today's commute....

[Simontm]

Sigh, just had an call from Geoffrey Butler's. Apparently the rim is splitting on two other spokes...back to Specialised I go! And probably commuting on my dad's tank next week. So much for some training rides this weekend.

 

[Ciar]

No commute today as it's rest day, but again what's with the poxy wind last night was just headwind honestly.....

 

[LoftusRoadie]

2 people walking together in front of me on the towpath last night. I rang my bell. The lady on the left moved to the right, and the lady on the right moved to ... the left! I had to laugh after they finally sorted themselves out for me.

 

[summerdays]

Slightly damp start and a short day and finally a short commute for me this week, and now a much needed holiday! Roads are packed on the way home ...l and don't go near the M5 .... It's a car park almost! Glad I'm not going away tonight.

 

[J1888]

Great ride in this morning...cycled to my folks at about 12.30...rank - horrible wind, grey sky - meh.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Good job I got a good ride in this morning. Our lass called me this afternoon to ask me to get home as youngest had fallen at school and needed to go to A&E - he's 15 so not exactly a kid any more but this his first trip to A&E, I practically lived in the place as a kid!. Anyway silly bugger was messing around in PE and has broken his arm.

Took ages getting out of town when I brought him home, I am never going back to commuting in the car.

 

[Simontm]

So definitely on the Norco tank next week. The back wheel rim has fatigue splits at the spokes but the guys at Specialized Concept Score at Kingston have been great - no quibble replacement set being ordered, probable upgrade as well, and seeing if the original spoke bill can be compensated!

Ah well, resistance training spose

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Went to bed later than I would of liked meaning the drive I needed this morning was lacking somewhat. I wanted to be out of the door at 05:20/05:30 latest but I didn't leave until 05:55 so I was always on the back foot. Couldn't seem to get into any rhythm and the pace was lacking a little. Finally clicked @ 45 miles in but that was far too late, leaving me only 6 miles to have any fun.

 

[hennbell]

Just went for grab the bike for a lunch ride to find rear tyre flat, Bugger

Crap, there is a cut on the tyre.To make things worse I dont have a presta to schrader adapter.
Inner tube repaired, tyre booted with some gaff tape, now just to get the tyre pumped up. I remembered an article that the tops of presta caps can be cut and used as a makshift adapter (google it) but I stupidly removed my caps long time ago. So I took a toothpaste cap and tried the same trick, boom air in tyre. It is only at 40 psi so I will have to be carefull going home but it just has to get me 6 km down the road. I have a new set of schwalbes at home waiting.

 

[Keith Oates]

Coming home last evening and something didn't feel right so looked at the back wheel and it was wobbling. Stopped to look and found that a spoke had broken so now another wait for a few days for some spare spokes to arrive.

 

[HarryTheDog]

Nice ride in until going down Harold Hill, hill. I was doing over 30 and a woman pulled out on me from the right. She had not seen me at all. My scream brought her back into the land of the living and she was then more alarmed than I was.
Going through Dagenham I started to catch a tall very sinewy guy around my age who looked like an archetypal audaxer. He had a nice fluid action and was keeping 20mph into a slight headwind with no effort seemingly.
At a major junction he stayed on the road so got stuck at the lights, I went on the cycleway and through a crossing so got a good 30 seconds advantage on him.
I then spent the next 8 miles going past a few pootlers wondering where mister sinewy went, every time I looked back he was not there. Then suddenly after a junction he went past me. How the hell he got there without me seeing him coming is a mystery. First thing I noticed was the fluid action had disappeared and I smelt the whiff of desperation. I just followed waiting for the Canning Town slip road hill. We arrived at the bottom together. I arrived at the top all by myself with a nice 20yd gap back to him. Game over!

 

[Drago]

I got the Felt all kitted and prepped for summer commute duties, just need the ok from the Doc.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Tough ride in, I was tired before I started and had legs like lead by the first mile. Then realised a head wind was adding to the pain. Absolutely no records broken, but I dragged it in the 11 miles and arrived on time. Then walking to the office door I realised last week I'd agreed to be at a completely different campus this morning, so all of the hard won victory evaporated in seconds. Thankfully it was put down to 'one of those unavoidable mistakes'.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Great ridevin, tail wind again.
The 3 days off and McDonalds Breakfast, Fish and Chips, beer and curry and roast dinner over the weekend really helpded with the energy levels!

 

[L Q]

Didn't fancy the ride in this morning and was tempted to take the car but forced myself to do it, In the end I had a great ride with a slight tail wind, I am sure the journey back later will be a tougher one but at least I wont be worrying about the time.