Tales from today's commute....

[Arjimlad]

Damme that was tough.. I took a slightly longer route up to Tytherington, then pushing back down the A38 to Bradley Stoke I had to use the middle chainring most of the way !

A section of the A38 which has taken me nine minutes in the past, took over fifteen today.

I think I have been perspiring for more than 30 minutes after getting off the bike and having a shower !

12.8 miles at 14.5 mph.. faster than I would have thought.

Due to be lashing it down on the way home.

https://www.strava.com/activities/454334949

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Of course; when you do a quick lunchtime gear cable change, and rushing, soak the chain in lube figuring to clean off the excess at home later after it's all worked in well

THAT'S the evening for the chain to snap, and need re-joining to get home

One pair of Outeredge gloves - now look like they have been retrieved from the Exxon Valdez

 

[LoftusRoadie]

I'm not the fastest anyway but the headwind along the River Lea towpath this morning made me feel like I wasn't moving forwards at all. At least it didn't rain I suppose.

 

[RoubaixCube]

I'm not the fastest anyway but the headwind along the River Lea towpath this morning made me feel like I wasn't moving forwards at all. At least it didn't rain I suppose.

Fookin windy m8 - Im about 10mins from the river lea myself and it was ghastly for a while. It still its but not so much as earlier. Id hate to be blown into the river

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

I'm not the fastest anyway but the headwind along the River Lea towpath this morning made me feel like I wasn't moving forwards at all. At least it didn't rain I suppose.

I had the opposite, turning up a hill that I dislike, I found myself ascending effortlessly

 

[martint235]

That was hard work!!! Headwind all the way in. Strong headwind so I was struggling to use anything but the lowest gears. Couldn't get comfy on the bike either.

Rear tyre is fubar'd. Marathon with a hole in it all the way through the spongy stuff to the inner lining. It held up into work, just hoping it holds up for the way home. LBS didn't have any in yesterday. I almost fitted Duranos to the commuter but it turned out he only had one of those in a 25!! New set of Marathons on the way from CRC.

Commuter bike needs a little TLC over the NY period so it's getting new tyres, new brake pads and a new cassette/chain. Lelly will just be getting a new cassette and chain, the ones that are on there are the ones that were there for LEL (it's been a while since I mentioned it)

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

So looking forward to 4 days of no cycling.
It seems to have been windy for months.

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

I'd take a commute in these bleak conditions. I've not had one this week, been in bed sick since Monday. Back on it tomorrow though, to get the final ride of the year in. Disappointingly it looks like I'll just miss my 13'500 mile target too. Damn sickness

 

[Arjimlad]

I'd take a commute in these bleak conditions. I've not had one this week, been in bed sick since Monday. Back on it tomorrow though, to get the final ride of the year in. Disappointingly it looks like I'll just miss my 13'500 mile target too. Damn sickness

Must be very frustrating for you, I had some enforced time off the bike in Feb which is a very poor excuse for doing 10,000 miles less than you this year! Get well soon and hope you enjoy your ride tomorrow.

 

[Tin Pot]

Got a flat in Dorking. <facepalm>

Tyre would not come off. <facepalm>

New tube - the valve unscrewed instead of the cap coming off. <facepalm>

Finally got it back together, put it in, put the tyre on, inflated with a CO2 cartridge...

Tyre failed.

FOR F SAKE! <FACEPALM>

New tube, new Gatorskin, second time out again this morning...ANOTHER BLOODY FLAT!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

New tube, new Gatorskin, second time out again this morning...ANOTHER BLOODY FLAT!

Marathon plus is the way to go

 

[martint235]

Marathon plus is the way to go

Yep then you can feel really, really p'd off when you get flat!!!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Must be very frustrating for you, I had some enforced time off the bike in Feb which is a very poor excuse for doing 10,000 miles less than you this year! Get well soon and hope you enjoy your ride tomorrow.

13,500 was my new stretch target after I'd passed my original 12,000. Might have to get out between Christmas and New Year for a short spin...

 

[Supersuperleeds]

13,500 was my new stretch target after I'd passed my original 12,000. Might have to get out between Christmas and New Year for a short spin...

You've only got 130 miles to go, 50 tomorrow on the commute and a quick 80 between Christmas dinner and tea on Friday, job done

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Yep then you can feel really, really p'd off when you get flat!!!

You can feel really, really p'd off when you get a flat on marathon winters - they are a pig to sort out in the freezing cold, last time I got one I called the support crew out.