Tales from today's commute....

[Origamist]

Have you "bed" them in yet? You need to get a bit of speed up and then brake without locking up 15-20 times braking harder each time but never locking up. This deposits some pad material on the rotor and gets them into full working order. Remember, don't lock up or you will have an uneven depositing of pad material. Do one brake at a time.

Cheers. Brakes were bedded in - it's just that it had been over a decade since I last rode an MTB with discs and I remember them being more powerful. I'm sure my memory was playing tricks with me.

Today, I really felt the benefits of the discs in the wet - powerful braking and no delay.

The mudguards are fast filling up with autumnal crud - will have to brush them regularly.

New 120mm stem ordered to lengthen the cockpit...

Pic to follow at the weekend!

 

[ianrauk]

Traffic through SE London, especially around the South Circular at Catfard was completely snarled up in all direction. Insane motor madness.
@martint235 , was it the same the time you went through?

 

[rivers]

My legs were dead this morning. Extended commute due to having to visit an offsite location before continuing onto campus. Total of 25 miles this morning, with another 16 tonight. Methinks I'll take tomorrow and Friday off before my attempt at Chew Hill on Saturday morning. I think I'll want fresh legs for that

 

[Lonestar]

Quickish ride in. Idiot took a exception to me overtaking him so he jumped almost every light. Thing is...he was really really slow so I was catching him every time.
Numpty count:0

That's really irritating when they are so slow like that and overtake at every set of red lights.

 

[martint235]

Traffic through SE London, especially around the South Circular at Catfard was completely snarled up in all direction. Insane motor madness.
@martint235 , was it the same the time you went through?

Oh yes. I knew I forgot to mention something. It started with the South Circular backed up past Baring Road then all the other roads across the A21 like Whitefoot were just rammed with traffic. No idea what was going one

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Great ride in this morning. Took me to over 10'000 miles this year.

 

[ianrauk]

Great ride in this morning. Took me to over 10'000 miles this year.

Well done Mick.

 

[HLaB]

Two opposites for me today on the same route this morning was clear/ quiet despite being a busy time and this evening the roads were busy and full of muppets, determined to have head on smashes with the car round the blind bend.

 

[Simontm]

Last night took the cycle path from Chiswick Bridge to Richmond. Why did I take the cycle path? It's not a way to relax with left and right potential hooks galore- would have felt safer mixing with the speeders on the dual carriageway.
Today was more quiet for bikes than cars - 1/2 term not quite here yet.
Numpty count:0

 

[martint235]

SE London still a bit of a mess this morning but not as bad as yesterday @ianrauk . I'm guessing there's some roadworks on the South Circular with badly phased lights.

The only thing to report from this morning was a muppet turning right at the Penge crossroads. Didn't affect me but almost had the motorbike in front of me off. He just turned the bike round and chased the car off into Penge. Wish I could have been there when he caught him

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

Well done Mick.

Cheers Ian. A month behind where I thought I'd be but I'll take it. I had a month of just 30 miles a day when my wife broke her ankle, I stepped in to do the school run.

 

[ianrauk]

@martint235 , it was much clearer today on the A21 but still a little snarled up around Rushey Green.

Loads of cycle commuters out this morning. More then I have seen for a long time.

 

[TheJDog]

Great ride in this morning. Took me to over 10'000 miles this year.

I just rolled over the 6,000 km mark this morning.

I had a month of just 30 miles a day

:| According to Strava my best month this year was 750 miles, which my calculations tell me is much less than this. Maybe next year I'll do some riding

 

[HLaB]

Was going to go for a wee ring recovery ride but I had somebody sitting on my wheel for about a 3rd of a mile. He was probably a quite good cyclist as on a mtb he was quite easily holding my wheel at 15.5mph. I felt a bit sorry for doing it but the whirr of his disc was putting me off so I upped it to 20mph for a bit and being in the wee ring did it quickly and he was soon gone

 

[Simontm]

Popped into Wimbledon to see some mates but a nothing ride. Except, on the junction of Kings Rd down to Cheyne Walk there was a huge dumpster truck signalling left. So I dropped behind it waiting to turn left while another cyclist did the same to go straight on. Firstly a Boris bike sidled down the left to stop right in the blind spot then as the lights changed and the truck began to move, a scooter sped in front of me, scooted round the left of the left-turning truck - I swore that I wouldn't make it to the pub as I'd be a witness to an idiot's death

Speaking of idiots, the bloke heading from Lingfield Ave and turning left to Surbiton station- that car that was an amber runner and could have hit you? That's the reason why you shouldn't jump the four lights that you did.

Numpty count:0