Tales from today's commute....

[ianrauk]

Normal run of the mill commute this morning, though the north wind made it a little harder then it needed to be. Should make for a nice run home though.

On another note, I saw an awesome sight this morning. A dad on a nice red Thorn triple tandem with a couple of youngsters on the back, on their way to school I guess, though at 8.40 I think they may have been late. It did make me smile and one of the kids on the back gave me a nice huge smile back. Looked like they were really enjoying themselves.

@deptfordmarmoset , They crossed Deptford Church Street so guess they are local. Have you seen them on your travels?

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

Normal run of the mill commute this morning, though the north wind made it a little harder then it needed to be. Should make for a nice run home though.

I found the headwind cold this morning. Unlike you I'm not looking forward to the commute home as I've looked at the forecast and noticed that the wind is changing and will be a headwind on the way home as well!!

Graham

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Normal run of the mill commute this morning, though the north wind made it a little harder then it needed to be. Should make for a nice run home though.

On another note, I saw an awesome sight this morning. A dad on a nice red Thorn triple tandem with a couple of youngsters on the back, on their way to school I guess, though at 8.40 I think they may have been late. It did make me smile and one of the kids on the back gave me a nice huge smile back. Looked like they were really enjoying themselves.

@deptfordmarmoset , They crossed Deptford Church Street so guess they are local. Have you seen them on your travels?

I have seen them during the day time (half-term?) but I didn't know that they were using it for the school run. Were they heading in the direction of Tidemill, on Giffen Street?

 

[ianrauk]

I have seen them during the day time (half-term?) but I didn't know that they were using it for the school run. Were they heading in the direction of Tidemill, on Giffen Street?

Coming from Tidemill, crossing DCS.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Coming from Tidemill, crossing DCS.

Interesting, so they're coming through or from Deptford, possibly heading for James Wolfe or Meridian Primary. I'll keep an eye out for them in the morning. It's a very strong bright red, isn't it?

 

[ianrauk]

Interesting, so they're coming through or from Deptford, possibly heading for James Wolfe or Meridian Primary. I'll keep an eye out for them in the morning. It's a very strong bright red, isn't it?

Yep and Yep.
First time I have ever seen them.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Woo! Im home! Beat my PB by another 6 mins! What a difference a lighter bike makes

There were so many cyclists on the way home at least 2-4x more than usual! It was quite exciting for a few minutes till i got bored and decided to push forward and leave them in my wake. I notice more deliveroo couriers with Tribans. Though nothing quite on the level of my 540. Otherwise it was the usual rag tag bunch of cannondales, boardmans and specialized bikes

 

[Absinthe Minded]

This morning was bad. Argued with 2 idiots (in different cars), a moron in a van, another idiot in a van and then nearly got run down by a tipper lorry driver on his way to the next set of red lights. This evening was better

 

[Truth]

Bad evening yesterday, well it almost was after i had eye contact with BMW driver at an island and she STILL tried to take me down by just pulling out on me .
Felt bad after catching up with her and giving her a volley of abuse as she did look a bit scared .
I actually said to her "can't you even just apologise?????" but she just looked at me blank!
We all make mistakes but an apology goes a LONG way ..........

 

[ManiaMuse]

Rode in 10 miles to work through wet snow perhaps against my better judgment. Was mostly alright, although snow sticking to the roads in a few places

Survived.

23mm Gatorskins tyres (no grip at the best of times), rim brakes, mudguard that broke yesterday flapping all over my rear tyre (SKS mudguards are made of cheese btw).

Extra layers, 2 pairs of gloves, 2 pairs of socks + overshoes kept me warm enough until a chunk of ice managed to make its way through the stupid ventilation hole on the bottom of one of my shoes.

Just took it ridiculously slowly, trying to stay in as straight a line as possible and following the wheeltracks. Drivers were mostly ok for a change, not getting wound up when I was taking fairly assertive road positions at a much slower speed than usual.

Hoping it turns to rain before the commute home otherwise might have to contemplate taking the train back *shudder* (assuming I somehow sneak the bike on a peak hours train)

 

[Arjimlad]

Rode in 10 miles to work through wet snow perhaps against my better judgment. Was mostly alright, although snow sticking to the roads in a few places

Survived.

23mm Gatorskins tyres (no grip at the best of times), rim brakes, mudguard that broke yesterday flapping all over my rear tyre (SKS mudguards are made of cheese btw).

Extra layers, 2 pairs of gloves, 2 pairs of socks + overshoes kept me warm enough until a chunk of ice managed to make its way through the stupid ventilation hole on the bottom of one of my shoes.

Just took it ridiculously slowly, trying to stay in as straight a line as possible and following the wheeltracks. Drivers were mostly ok for a change, not getting wound up when I was taking fairly assertive road positions at a much slower speed than usual.

Hoping it turns to rain before the commute home otherwise might have to contemplate taking the train back *shudder* (assuming I somehow sneak the bike on a peak hours train)

Watch out for flappy mudguards. I had a mudguard break off and get sucked into the back wheel, jamming it solid. I was grinding slowly uphill after a fast but bumpy downhill, and the derailleur hanger broke too. Rescue vehicle called !

 

[ManiaMuse]

Watch out for flappy mudguards. I had a mudguard break off and get sucked into the back wheel, jamming it solid. I was grinding slowly uphill after a fast but bumpy downhill, and the derailleur hanger broke too. Rescue vehicle called !

Well the front piece is still held on to the frame at the bottom and to the bridge mount and the rear piece is still connected to both stays. It seems to pop up and end up resting on top of the brake calliper which is ok I guess, there's not really any way it can get stuck in the spokes as it is still attached fairly rigidly.

Seeing if I can get a freebie replacement out of SKS, I've had 4 crack in the space of 3 years, this one I only put on the bike at the end of September! But unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much choice for smart looking mudguards on the market.

 

[skudupnorth]

Snow ride today,twitchy as hell but well worth passing the gridlock

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

So I've not worn longs all week so far. Does this mean the commuting winter is over?

Far from over I think. I'm sure I'll be in full legs through April at least. The overshoes will go first.

 

[Arjimlad]

Well the front piece is still held on to the frame at the bottom and to the bridge mount and the rear piece is still connected to both stays. It seems to pop up and end up resting on top of the brake calliper which is ok I guess, there's not really any way it can get stuck in the spokes as it is still attached fairly rigidly.

Seeing if I can get a freebie replacement out of SKS, I've had 4 crack in the space of 3 years, this one I only put on the bike at the end of September! But unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much choice for smart looking mudguards on the market.

Mine bounced onto the back wheel and got sucked up under the brake calliper. It was Giant's own Defy mudguard. I am now using SKS Chromoplastics on a Revolt and keeping the Defy without mudguards, or with a seatpost mounted jobby at a pinch. Hope you get on OK.