mark st1
Plastic Manc
- Location
- Leafy Berkshire
After you saying you regularly ADD 10-15-20 miles to your commute "just for fun" as you put it lol things must be bad for you to take the train ! Gws mate.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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After you saying you regularly ADD 10-15-20 miles to your commute "just for fun" as you put it lol things must be bad for you to take the train ! Gws mate.
Tendinitis.
Over the worst of it now.
I could risk it tomorrow.. but wont as I want to get out on the bike on Saturday.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Using the computer keyboard won't help that...unless it's in your leg.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
20 miles this morning for the first commute of the year. fairly quiet, had to do four laps of the park to push the distance to the 20.
thefollen
Veteran
- Location
- Balham/Tooting Bec
Indeed, very quiet (in London terms) on the roads today. Relaxed glide in.
OP
OP
martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Tried the new commute in for the first time today. Very peaceful and a great sun rise as I pedalled along next to the river. Shared use path had a few people on it but nothing too bad.
Also managed to puncture a Marathon tyre today, bit of glass went through it.
Also managed to puncture a Marathon tyre today, bit of glass went through it.
Edwards80
Über Member
- Location
- Stockport, UK
After doing silly miles over Christmas, getting off the bike after just 10 felt a bit wrong 
Enjoyed the commute though. Quiet roads, "warm" and no rain. Not bad for Jan!
Enjoyed the commute though. Quiet roads, "warm" and no rain. Not bad for Jan!
PJ79LIZARD
Über Member
- Location
- WEST MIDLANDS
First time on a bike for nearly 2 weeks, the shame lol, decided this year I was going to have a break from cycling over the Christmas period. I was having some trouble with my knee, seems to be feeling better. Nice dry first ride in
Had a wet cycle in today. Very quiet in Edinburgh i thought, as it's a public holiday up here still. Had a word with a taxi driver who tried to do a crazy overtake on South Charlotte street. He stayed behind me after that until it was safe to overtake as we both turn right onto the Western Approach road from Lothian road.
Fun cycle in other than that. Looking forward to home time.
Fun cycle in other than that. Looking forward to home time.
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
1st commute of the year was a disaster for me. All started well but about 25 mins in, i changed up to the big ring and the chain jumped off and then got wrapped around the crank TWICE. Luckily i had a missing link and even more luckily @kevin_cambs_uk stopped to assist - getting those quick links undone is difficult enough. Doing it in the dark is nigh-on impossible. Once we'd got going again, i carefully changed up to the big ring and luckily it stayed put - re-indexing the front deraillleur for me tonight. Then about 2 miles late i got a visit from the fairy. Then about 3 miles later Martin, one of my commuting buddies got two visits in 5 mins!
I eventually made it to work 2 hours and 20 mins after i'd set off - 19.5 miles. Not good, let's hope the run home is kinder.
I eventually made it to work 2 hours and 20 mins after i'd set off - 19.5 miles. Not good, let's hope the run home is kinder.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
After doing silly miles over Christmas, getting off the bike after just 10 felt a bit wrong
Mine was the opposite - no miles over Christmas, so 11 this morning was a refreshing change ! Happy to report undercarriage is vastly improved having had two weeks rest - weekend miles should be back on !
