Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
I'm not sure I've got a 50 in my legs feeling like this.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
OP
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Tin Pot
Guru
I have never had so much difficulty in getting to work in my whole life as I have the last two months.
It's thirty fricking miles, FFS. My bike, car or train should "somehow" be able to survive such awful punishment.
Sorted out the pump now, found the puncture and put a glueless patch on it from the emergency kit.
Seems to be a tiny puncture in the tyre, not sure what to do with that. Just looks like a scratch but matches up to the tube puncture.
It's thirty fricking miles, FFS. My bike, car or train should "somehow" be able to survive such awful punishment.
Sorted out the pump now, found the puncture and put a glueless patch on it from the emergency kit.
Seems to be a tiny puncture in the tyre, not sure what to do with that. Just looks like a scratch but matches up to the tube puncture.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Have you dug around in the scratch to see if there is a small piece of glass.... A puncture isn't fixed till you find the culprit.
Tin Pot
Guru
Can't find anything sharp anywhere...
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Have you poked anything into the hole or turned the tyre inside out at that point, I use the tip of a fine nail file, and if it makes a noise then it's hit a stone or glass. Is the mark on both the inside and outside of the tyre?
Tin Pot
Guru
No. I'll check again before I ride, but it's on the bike and ready to go - I don't have fine nail files at the office
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Lovely run home tonight, a bit chilly but dry, very light traffic, doubled my normal commute to 21 miles at an average just over 21 mph. The moon was so bright I could have switched my lights off and still been able to see perfectly well. I would have gone further but the family was waiting. One of my best winter commutes this year. All good.
Tin Pot
Guru
Lots of well wishers on the ride home today, hurling abuse and threatening me with death - what Christmas joy!
X50GRS Mercedes C230K took exception to my passing a parked bus in front of him, honked his horn a lot as he passed me and then simulated a death swerve.
You really should check you tread depth before failing your MOT shouldn't you?
Merry Christmas everyone!
Not.
X50GRS Mercedes C230K took exception to my passing a parked bus in front of him, honked his horn a lot as he passed me and then simulated a death swerve.
You really should check you tread depth before failing your MOT shouldn't you?
Merry Christmas everyone!
Not.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
How can it be so windy, so strong and so often, seriously, will it ever not be windy?
15 miles of gusty head wind this morning worst I have had for a while...
15 miles of gusty head wind this morning worst I have had for a while...
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Shockingly wet and windy ride in today, I stretched it out to 13 miles today as I have only got 69 miles left to do before hitting 3,000 miles this year. 10 miles home and then a few rides over Christmas and New Year ought to do it.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
WINDY! Though I got into work before it started raining
RoubaixCube
~Tribanese~
- Location
- London, UK
SAME. Except im racing against the rain
its not started yet but it will do soo n Finally taking the triban for a proper commute
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
Brisk headwind/crosswind this morning made it a bit of a chore but traffic was very light and everyone behaved themselves.
No cyclists to be seen.
Only thing unusual was when I went past a bit of what was a small plot of overgrown wasteland in Barking, I found it had been cleared. Which is strange as it was not yesterday. In the middle of it were 3 small tents with personal bags and sleeping bags strewn around. The whole lot cordoned off with police tape. No police on guard or anything, no doubt the whole lot will have been nicked by the time I cycle home. I wonder what the story behind that little tableau was.
A bit like, what was a smart looking BMW convertible that has been left abandoned near a bus stop coming out of Barking which is slowly losing its trim, bumpers, light clusters and windows etc I have noticed over the last 3 days.
Work is a bit like a crèche with a few people bringing their kids in as the management have nicely allowed it.
No cyclists to be seen.
Only thing unusual was when I went past a bit of what was a small plot of overgrown wasteland in Barking, I found it had been cleared. Which is strange as it was not yesterday. In the middle of it were 3 small tents with personal bags and sleeping bags strewn around. The whole lot cordoned off with police tape. No police on guard or anything, no doubt the whole lot will have been nicked by the time I cycle home. I wonder what the story behind that little tableau was.
A bit like, what was a smart looking BMW convertible that has been left abandoned near a bus stop coming out of Barking which is slowly losing its trim, bumpers, light clusters and windows etc I have noticed over the last 3 days.
Work is a bit like a crèche with a few people bringing their kids in as the management have nicely allowed it.
