Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Ah a prize for you
Unfortunately not, to make it fair I'm going to have to exclude myself
Tales from today's commute....
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Unfortunately not, to make it fair I'm going to have to exclude myself
andyfraser
Über Member
- Location
- Bristol
I had a strong tail wind coming home tonight. I managed to maintain 20 mph up a short 5% hill that I normally climb at 12 - 15 mph. 
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Good deed of the day done. Coming along the Fallowfield Loop and I see a chap in front. He disappears over a small crest and under the A34 bridge. I come over the crest and the bloke is on the ground with a lady and man helping him.
I jump off and move the bike. The lady was out with antiseptic wipes in a flash. The chap had lost the back wheel on a slippy section under the bridge (there is a stupid s shape under the bridge). He had banged up his face and nose and made a mess of his knee.
I grabbed some baby wipes and we patched him up. I rode with him until he turned off the loop. Fortunately he was near home.
Most cyclists stopped to see if he was OK and we had all in hand. The lady was very prepared and even had plasters.
I jump off and move the bike. The lady was out with antiseptic wipes in a flash. The chap had lost the back wheel on a slippy section under the bridge (there is a stupid s shape under the bridge). He had banged up his face and nose and made a mess of his knee.
I grabbed some baby wipes and we patched him up. I rode with him until he turned off the loop. Fortunately he was near home.
Most cyclists stopped to see if he was OK and we had all in hand. The lady was very prepared and even had plasters.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Just looked at Strava for tonight and found out the name of the culprit with the light! Steve you did almost entirely the same journey as me and I didn't feel the need for either hives or a light in today's conditions especially as Only the first mile was on the road!
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
So my first commute for over a week because of issues with my achilles (why do I not get injured when it's p**sing down with rain?). Ankle held up, no issues and a respectable 15.3mph average without pushing it. I also now have 3, yes three!, sets of roadworks on my commute.
And where did all the newbies come from?? I've only been off the bike for a week but there's loads of them with their shiny bikes and shiny helmets. Fair play to them, it was good to see them out on bikes. None to race though, they all seemed to be going the other way.
And where did all the newbies come from?? I've only been off the bike for a week but there's loads of them with their shiny bikes and shiny helmets. Fair play to them, it was good to see them out on bikes. None to race though, they all seemed to be going the other way.
Simontm
Veteran
Lovely ride in and mainly uneventful besides the near miss on the Worcester Park Road. Bloke was blinded by the rubbish truck so was inching out, crossing over the cycle lane and I came round the truck and had to quickly swerve back into the road. No biggy, just one of those things, he braked, I manoeuvred.
Alas there was a numpty count of 1, tho' nowt major: Ride was slightly marred by the impatient builder's lorry driver who wanted me to practice milking a cow if I understood his hand gestures after he couldn't get passed me on a tight road (room for single traffic thanks to parked cars) even though I was at the max 20mph for that stretch with nowhere to go when he tried an overtake. When there was a stretch (to which I gestured well go on then) his crappy lorry took such a long time to accelerate, I thought he was going to do me at the upcoming pinch point.
Nah, nice ride in, although the squeal/clicking on the brake has returned so out with the tools and find out what the hell's wrong with the disc before home tonight. Probably pull out the wheel and reset and see if that does the trick because it doesn't seem to be out of true (which is the only other thing I could think of but that would mean a buckling wheel and it has only done 100 miles so far).
Alas there was a numpty count of 1, tho' nowt major: Ride was slightly marred by the impatient builder's lorry driver who wanted me to practice milking a cow if I understood his hand gestures after he couldn't get passed me on a tight road (room for single traffic thanks to parked cars) even though I was at the max 20mph for that stretch with nowhere to go when he tried an overtake. When there was a stretch (to which I gestured well go on then) his crappy lorry took such a long time to accelerate, I thought he was going to do me at the upcoming pinch point
. Nah, nice ride in, although the squeal/clicking on the brake has returned so out with the tools and find out what the hell's wrong with the disc before home tonight. Probably pull out the wheel and reset and see if that does the trick because it doesn't seem to be out of true (which is the only other thing I could think of but that would mean a buckling wheel and it has only done 100 miles so far).
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Chilly. 
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Very warm and muggy
Well jealous
I managed to hit a pothole at some speed on the way down to the station on the Brompton this morning. I must have come at a slightly different angle/road position to usual or maybe I just wasn't paying attention. Anyway I came off, sustaining scrapes to hand and elbow, and the rear mudguard is rubbing on the tyre (I managed to get to so that the wheel would turn, but I can't stop it rubbing so I'll have a proper go at it when I get home - I'm a bit concerned because the last person at the back wheel was the man at the bike shop and I have this horrible feeling I'm going to struggle to get the nuts loose, even with a big spanner).
Effyb4
Veteran
Definitely the right decision to commute by bike this morning. The sun was shining and there were accidents on the M25 and A13 meaning the other routes in the area were all snarled up. I had a smug smile on my face, as I passed all the cars. To top it off I got a QOM on the way home.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
This morning's commute I decided to count the number I passed and then compare it to the number of passes on Strava. So I crossed paths with about 100 cyclists and 9 logged their journey on Strava. And on the homeward journey it was about 65 and 6 on Strava.
Also spotted a pothole on the cycle path which I've reported, between Hambrook lights and the M32, it's appeared since this morning on the really narrow section and although the surface hole is only 2x3 inches the hole underneath is bigger, so watch out @Spartak ! Though I'm hoping S. Glos took me seriously when I pointed out any cyclist who hit it at speed could end up in the 50mph carriageway just over a foot to the left!
Also spotted a pothole on the cycle path which I've reported, between Hambrook lights and the M32, it's appeared since this morning on the really narrow section and although the surface hole is only 2x3 inches the hole underneath is bigger, so watch out @Spartak ! Though I'm hoping S. Glos took me seriously when I pointed out any cyclist who hit it at speed could end up in the 50mph carriageway just over a foot to the left!
