Tales from today's commute....

[HarryTheDog]

Decent enough ride in, got stuck behind a bin lorry through Hornchurch, nasty smell but a nice tow for nearly a mile. Had a little drag race with a youngster up Canning town hill. He lead out off the lights at the bottom of the hill and I jumped him half way up, beat him, but only just.

Was surprised to be met by another cyclist who arrived after me in the garage who greeted me like a long lost brother, hadn’t a clue who he was but he gabbled on about how we had, had a great race in together.( he was not the cyclist from the hill) Which surprised me because as far as I was aware I had not been racing with anyone till Canning town. I concluded he had been trying to chase me down but I was unaware of him. I agreed with him anyway as It was easier and more polite than saying who the hell are you, I did not know you were there and I was not racing you.

Dam new saddle is starting rub in the same place as the old one but only on one side. Why it has only just started to do this I don’t know, maybe as it was stronger headwind this morning I may have been sitting differently.

 

[DWiggy]

Decent enough ride in, got stuck behind a bin lorry through Hornchurch, nasty smell but a nice tow for nearly a mile. Had a little drag race with a youngster up Canning town hill. He lead out off the lights at the bottom of the hill and I jumped him half way up, beat him, but only just.

Was surprised to be met by another cyclist who arrived after me in the garage who greeted me like a long lost brother, hadn’t a clue who he was but he gabbled on about how we had, had a great race in together.( he was not the cyclist from the hill) Which surprised me because as far as I was aware I had not been racing with anyone till Canning town. I concluded he had been trying to chase me down but I was unaware of him. I agreed with him anyway as It was easier and more polite than saying who the hell are you, I did not know you were there and I was not racing you.

Dam new saddle is starting rub in the same place as the old one but only on one side. Why it has only just started to do this I don’t know, maybe as it was stronger headwind this morning I may have been sitting differently.

I had a problem with my saddle rubbing, I lowered it about 5-10mm and its a world different

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Had Friday legs for the first time in an age. Every time the road even thought about inclining I struggled. Even took to drinking from the bottle which this time of year is a rarity. All that did though was make me want to have a pee.

 

[Simontm]

Work-interrupted this week and I don't think I had the time to cycle to Sheffield. Bike-related, managed to resist popping into the Planet X showroom next to the Magna Centre where I was for two days - don't think I could get away with coming back down with another bike!! Back on it next week,

 

[HarryTheDog]

@DWiggy I have had pro bike and saddle fittings, ( yeh costs a fortune) I have had problems with my back and wrists from a accident, and it would seem I have wide sit bones. A wide saddle would seem to be the answer to the wide site bones but then the wide saddle causes a problem with my sit bones and tends to bruise them . When I had the bike fit I was recommended and tried out a Sella Italia flite saddle but then that started to rub eiher side a of the perineum, then I had a saddle fit and was recomended a prologo saddle that was a similiar shape but had a more rounded top ( the flite was flat). The prologo felt like heaven for a few days and now has started to cause a sore on one side this morning.
I dont want to lower the saddle as indeed it was lower before the bike fit, but the bike fit has sorted my back and wrists out a treat and dont want to mess with that. It could also be I have got a septic lymph node again, ( had a couple a while ago) which was sorted with antibiotics.

 

[DWiggy]

@DWiggy I have had pro bike and saddle fittings, ( yeh costs a fortune) I have had problems with my back and wrists from a accident, and it would seem I have wide sit bones. A wide saddle would seem to be the answer to the wide site bones but then the wide saddle causes a problem with my sit bones and tends to bruise them . When I had the bike fit I was recommended and tried out a Sella Italia flite saddle but then that started to rub eiher side a of the perineum, then I had a saddle fit and was recomended a prologo saddle that was a similiar shape but had a more rounded top ( the flite was flat). The prologo felt like heaven for a few days and now has started to cause a sore on one side this morning.
I dont want to lower the saddle as indeed it was lower before the bike fit, but the bike fit has sorted my back and wrists out a treat and dont want to mess with that. It could also be I have got a septic lymph node again, ( had a couple a while ago) which was sorted with antibiotics.

Ouch, hope it's something you can get sorted, a painful posterior is no fun!

 

[RoubaixCube]

Got lazy today and decided to take my bike on the train then sprint the last 15-20mins to work via st. Pauls. Carrage has a rather sweet liquor smell maybe tia maria or something. Best way to describe it is the liquor thats usually inside those chocolates you get at Christmas

 

[Nocode]

@DWiggy It could also be I have got a septic lymph node again, ( had a couple a while ago) which was sorted with antibiotics.

I assume you had to go and see the doctor about that?

I'm interested as I had something similar around a year ago, ended-up swapping my saddle to a Selle Italia Flow (with a more cut-out piece around the perineum) but then had a break from the bike for a couple of months - so never quite sure whether it was the saddle or break that sorted it.

I've since had something similar return about a week ago. Currently using some hydrocortisone cream, but not convinced that will do a lot if it's lymph node related, or just repeat damage to that area.

 

[DWiggy]

I assume you had to go and see the doctor about that?

I'm interested as I had something similar around a year ago, ended-up swapping my saddle to a Selle Italia Flow (with a more cut-out piece around the perineum) but then had a break from the bike for a couple of months - so never quite sure whether it was the saddle or break that sorted it.

I've since had something similar return about a week ago. Currently using some hydrocortisone cream, but not convinced that will do a lot if it's lymph node related, or just repeat damage to that area.

Sorry, wasn't me that had the septic lymph node @HarryTheDog did, I'm guessing he had to the the doc's to get the antibiotics, sounds very painful. I just had pain from chafing/rubbing that was cured by lowering the saddle just a fraction I was surprised 5mm would make that much difference.

 

[Origamist]

Dry, mild and a strongish crosswind this morning. One crappy, high speed pass from a taxi driver near Byley, but that was the exception.

My Achilles tendon is giving me a bit of trouble at the moment - never had an issue before. Perhaps it was the long lay off from the bike and the sudden shock of cycling again that has caused it to flare up.

 

[ianrauk]

To the cock on the MTB travelling the opposite way to me this morning in Bromley. You are a complete and utter anti-social arse with your stupidly bright helmet light. If you near blinded me then you are doing the same to others. Turn/take it off and get some lights on your bike you utter berk. I shouted at you to turn it off as you are blinding people but you just gave me a gormless 'wha?"

Apart from that..a nice commute this morning. Temps were in double figures, nice and mild. It's also now definitely well into fallen leaves season. Had to be really careful on one turning with the amount of leaf detritus on the road.

 

[L Q]

With a lovely tailwind for most of the journey I did the quickest time for a good month or two.

The journey back tonight might be a different story tho.

 

[mr_s81]

I had a fairly decent tailwind for much of the commute this morning. The weather forecast is for the winds to subside a bit later on. After yesterday's run home into a strong headwind, I really hope so!

 

[Karlt]

'orrible ride in; strong crosswind that seemed to prefer to blow straight at me most of the time. Got the sort of average speed I thought was good two years ago but consider a bit shite now. I 'ate wind.

 

[Andrew_P]

My prevailing wind is back, at last. Been absent far too much lately. Much prefer Headwind in and tailwind home!