Tales from today's commute....

[martint235]

Not had a chance to try out my mudguards yet, worked from home today and I'm on a train tomorrow. My totals for October are going to be woeful

 

[400bhp]

Weather was great on the ride home - c. 14 deg and sunny with very little wind. Shorts back on.

 

[Jenkins]

Sixth consecutive day (of ten) and the first which was completely dry, but still a cold northerly wind. Just need the sun to make an appearance for the first time since Monday.

 

[philtalksbx]

After the Feltham posse, I followed a lad on a BMX through Kingston last night. He was pulling an old mountain bike alongside his BMX by the handlebar in his right hand, in that casual half standing pose they do, and braking by dragging his foot. All in perfect control and in traffic. For all you could critucise, it just looked so effortless and cool, I wasn't jealous of his bike handling at all.....

 

[summerdays]

After the Feltham posse, I followed a lad on a BMX through Kingston last night. He was pulling an old mountain bike alongside his BMX by the handlebar in his right hand, in that casual half standing pose they do, and braking by dragging his foot. All in perfect control and in traffic. For all you could critucise, it just looked so effortless and cool, I wasn't jealous of his bike handling at all.....

Doesn't it make you worry over whether they will injure themselves, I always worry for that dragging foot and also what if they don't stop in time - that's enough to put me off!

 

[fossyant]

Steady ride. Lovely and dry.

 

[ianrauk]

You know what really get's my goat?
Cyclists with cameras that jump red lights. I tell you Mr white Giant rider with A Go-Pro on your handle bar on the A21 this morning. I'm going to see if I can find you on You Tube and if you have uploaded any minor motor indiscretions, I am going to out you for the crappy RLJ'er that you are.

Apart from that. 'twas a nice ride in. Traffic was pretty clear. 5° this morning so a tad chilly to start but didn't take long to warm up.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

A nippy 4 deg C this morning, and it felt it in shorts too! To warm myself up a bit of SCR was in order. Bad luck for me is that I didn't see 1 cyclist on the ride. Oh well, there's always vehicles to race. It fell perfectly too, just approaching the perfectly flat, straight & fast country road toward work thats about 1 1/4 miles long. A small tank truck went past and gave me a target, judging he was travelling around what I thought to be 30-35mph. So, on the drops, head down, and span it up. Unfortunately for me I'd misjudged his pace and by the time I looked down and saw 38.something mph on the Garmin I knew he'd done me. For the last 5 miles my thighs were on fire, felt good though. We'll meet again Squire, and next time I'm bringing my race face...

 

[EthelF]

I passed a Delorean with full Back to the Future body kit this morning. Surely one day early...?

 

[L Q]

Nice ride home last night only spoilt by the clown who decided to walk straight in front on me so I had to full lock up, did find the time to call him a tool and he just stared blankly at me.

Nice and fresh this morning but didn't take long to warm up, finding the ride a lot harder than a few weeks ago, my average speed is nearly 2mph lower.

 

[roger06]

Why oh why do pedestrians, dog walkers and joggers insisted on staying on the right side of lanes / tracks / paths etc. Blummin annoying.

 

[Hacienda71]

Late commute in on the MTB, road bike is in the shop. Went up Swiss Hill in Alderley to add a little spice to the ride. Caught a skinny chap on a Colnago C60 in full Colnago kit going past Macc Hospital, he looked a bit shocked when he looked back and say a full on 2.3 downhill tyre and a pair of rock shox catching him at close to 30 mph.

 

[Origamist]

Late commute in on the MTB, road bike is in the shop. Went up Swiss Hill in Alderley to add a little spice to the ride. Caught a skinny chap on a Colnago C60 in full Colnago kit going past Macc Hospital, he looked a bit shocked when he looked back and say a full on 2.3 downhill tyre and a pair of rock shox catching him at close to 30 mph.

Swiss Hill is the steep, cobbled one? In the wet, it's a real bugger to get traction...Anyway, that hill is far too spicy for me to add to my commute...

 

[Hacienda71]

Swiss Hill is the steep, cobbled one? In the wet, it's a real bugger to get traction...Anyway, that hill is far too spicy for me to add to my commute...

Yep the cobbled one that is in the 100 climbs book. You wouldn't want to be doing it on skinny tyres in the wet.
Sure you could zip up there and down artists on the way to Sandbach.

 

[Jenkins]

So much better today - virtually no wind, bright sunshine and reasonably warm. Having seen the weather forecast, it seems to be going back to normal tomorrow 'though.

First commute on the new Charge Plug 0 having changed it to 46/16 and fitted better brake blocks and it feels just about right, although I did find myself reaching for the non-existent gear leaver on a couple of the short downhill bits.