Tales from today's commute....

[HarryTheDog]

After 12 miles ran into a guy I have cycled with before , he races cyclo cross. He apoligised that he was just finishing off his interval training efforts so was not going to chat I joined him for 5 miles of some roughly 2 minute efforts at full gas, 2 minute rests. I just drafted him but still real hard work. After the intervals we just chatted for the last 6 miles or so. His wife is doing the London ride 100 on the weekend. He was telling me he did not do sportives his missus does loads of them with a womens group from southend. He was however raving about the Dunwich Dynamo he did this month over 200 km overnight or something like that. Does not appeal to me. Amazing thing was I managed to average 19.1 mph even with the chatting when normally I have to work all the way for a speed like that.

 

[fossyant]

Nice morning bit chilly.

Dear snot green car driver, don't overtake into the path of an oncoming car and then swerve in cutting up that cyclist you have just tried to pass. When he shouts oi then catches you and rattles his knuckles on your window, don't say SMIDSY. Said bloke dresses in silly lycra might just get hacked off.

If you are going to drive like a tit make sure you aren't driving the only snot green car I see on my commute. Comprende.?

 

[RJG]

Vanilla couple of weeks commuting...not much to report apart from the usual red light jumpers, cyclists on pavements, non-indicating left turners...the usual. Boring. Sorry.

 

[Ciar]

Rest day yesterday and today a lovely ride in with, roads are nice and quiet looking forward to the return journey

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Cracking morning for it today. The Garmin registering 4.1deg C when I left was certainly fresh. Still glad I opted for the ss jersey as I was comfortable within a few miles. The legs were feeling pretty good too after last night exersions which made for a couple of bouts of SCR. One being an absolute peach, having seen a fully kitted guy around a quarter mile in front. Nice steady progress made when he takes a couple of shoulder checks, he knew the score as I saw his cadence and speed jerk up a couple of notches. Oh yeah here we go, found such a sweet rhythm that I'd buried him before he'd even had chance to think about the effort he was going to need to keep in front. Neeeoooooowwwww...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Rest day yesterday and today a lovely ride in with, roads are nice and quiet looking forward to the return journey

Excuse my ignorance, but what the hell is a rest day?

 

[Ciar]

Excuse my ignorance, but what the hell is a rest day?

that's the day i decide i can't be assed to dodge cars buses and taxis in east london commuting to work, or it could be the day i rest so i can then churn miles in some forest on my mtb on the weekends ;-)

 

[Arjimlad]

I managed to leap out of bed at 0650 this morning and thankfully the rest of the tribe stayed in bed. This meant that I could scoff brekkie & get out on the road earlier than usual.

I rode the country lanes up to j14 M5 @ Tortworth/Falfield then blitzed down the A38 for a 20 mile ride in. Beautiful sunshine although I was glad of the gilet for the first 12 miles.

Sausage & chips for lunch to reward my endeavours !

 

[Supersuperleeds]

that's the day i decide i can't be assed to dodge cars buses and taxis in east london commuting to work, or it could be the day i rest so i can then churn miles in some forest on my mtb on the weekends ;-)

I was only teasing

 

[Tomtrumps]

It was flying ant day on the way home tonight. Urgh! On the bright side though, that was my first commute of the week and it was rather nice to stretch the legs after few days off.

 

[The Rover]

Been working away for a couple of weeks so no commuting ( did some spin classes and took a bike with me so kept up the miles ) but back on it this week. Totally underdressed the first day, even arm warmers and gilet wasn't enough for the sodding wind at 10pm so ended wearing what I'd class as autumn gear the day after.
Only numpties were the two knobs racing each other down the country lane I use but other than that just the wind to contend with.
I've bought myself a used spin bike so I've done a GCN workout this morning which was nice as the only breeze was from the fan I use!!

 

[Origamist]

Since speed restrictions were rescinded, tractors are not what they used to be. Saw one approaching from behind and picked up the speed to the high 20s to drop in behind. The bloody thing (with a trailer full of earth to boot) was doing nearly 40mph and I could not get a tow! Luckily I caught it 400 metres later as it was delayed by right turning vehicles. This time I managed to tuck in but was struggling to stay in contact at 38mph.

Fast commute with a tailwind, light traffic and 17C - pretty much ideal...

Oh, had a guy texting at a traffic light in front of me in Hale. He missed a complete green phase because he was texting away, oblivious. Told him to wake up as I passed as he had made me miss the phase too! I actually thought an AirZound would be handy in that situation.

 

[fossyant]

Warmer than expected. Stiff headwind but a quick commute. Got stuck behind a newly passed driver again. Not good when you notice a smashed wing mirror and scrapes down both sides of the car. Got stuck behind her last week when I was climbing a hill. She drives slowly.

 

[summerdays]

Warmer than expected. Stiff headwind but a quick commute. Got stuck behind a newly passed driver again. Not good when you notice a smashed wing mirror and scrapes down both sides of the car. Got stuck behind her last week when I was climbing a hill. She drives slowly.

You'd rather she drove quicker, I think the closer to walking pace the better by the sounds of it

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cracking ride in this morning, lovely and warm and hardly any wind. Only problem was when I got out of the saddle the front disc brake wasn't sounding healthy. Dinner time I went to the warehouse and on braking at a junction I thought the front wheel looked like it was moving side to side. Even the I'd closed the quick release on Saturday after having the wheel off, I hadn't tightened it up enough!

5 minutes earlier I had been doing 35mph+ down a 1 in 10 hill Thank gawd for lawyers lips.