Tales from today's commute....
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Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
That was an unpleasant ride home.
I wasn't on my own bike, I was test riding a customer's electric folder for range and hills; it's one aimed at the pootling end of the market and is geared to have a top speed no quicker than the 15mph max. Within 1/4 mile of leaving work on my normal route I had umpteen close passes, 2 at pinch points - I couldn't get up enough speed on it to move into any sort of decent road position.
It was a bit of a wake-up to how new, slower or less confident cyclists must feel when they try cycling and decide it's a hobby for summer days on trails accessed by car, and not for daily transport.
Not looking forward to the ride in tomorrow, it will be cycle paths and some pavement riding!
I wasn't on my own bike, I was test riding a customer's electric folder for range and hills; it's one aimed at the pootling end of the market and is geared to have a top speed no quicker than the 15mph max. Within 1/4 mile of leaving work on my normal route I had umpteen close passes, 2 at pinch points - I couldn't get up enough speed on it to move into any sort of decent road position.
It was a bit of a wake-up to how new, slower or less confident cyclists must feel when they try cycling and decide it's a hobby for summer days on trails accessed by car, and not for daily transport.
Not looking forward to the ride in tomorrow, it will be cycle paths and some pavement riding!
clippetydoodah
Active Member
Windy on the way home last night so decided just to take it easy. This paid off as I pootled home
feeling quite good. However, Monday night is local motorbike club night, I was passed by a
couple of bikers screaming along at what I guess would be 80+ mph on 50 mph road. The
noise made me jump. Didn't enjoy that very much.
Tail wind again this morning so flew into work. Guess I will relax on the way home so that I am
not tired for tonight's run.
feeling quite good. However, Monday night is local motorbike club night, I was passed by a
couple of bikers screaming along at what I guess would be 80+ mph on 50 mph road. The
noise made me jump. Didn't enjoy that very much.
Tail wind again this morning so flew into work. Guess I will relax on the way home so that I am
not tired for tonight's run.
KnackeredBike
I do my own stunts
In the bike stands at work...
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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I have been using the slicked MTB for commuting as i sold the road bike commuter in readiness for a new one on C2W, i am certainly missing it as the MTB even with slicks is a lump and is harder work .
Sheffield_Tiger
Guru
Turned out to be a nice ride in this morning. On the customer's e-bike that apparently went flat too quickly.
Pootled to work the direct route which has enough incline to make it work, without being silly. No problems there, so rode past work out to the edge of the peak district (more of a slope then it looks to the eye), Up the hill back towards Sheffield, then right and uphill out to Redmires reservoirs and down the bridlepath back down to the Manchester road, and back to work.
Not a massive ride but 17 miles and still around 40% charge.
Was nice to get back onto my own bike tonight under my own steam though
Pootled to work the direct route which has enough incline to make it work, without being silly. No problems there, so rode past work out to the edge of the peak district (more of a slope then it looks to the eye), Up the hill back towards Sheffield, then right and uphill out to Redmires reservoirs and down the bridlepath back down to the Manchester road, and back to work.
Not a massive ride but 17 miles and still around 40% charge.
Was nice to get back onto my own bike tonight under my own steam though
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
Nice ride in along CS3 from tower hill to Parly square.
Oriental lady on a Dahon Folder slammed into a ped just past blackfriars as she couldnt be bothered to stop at red lights .
I would have stopped but that could be seen as being a bit "male"
Oriental lady on a Dahon Folder slammed into a ped just past blackfriars as she couldnt be bothered to stop at red lights .
I would have stopped but that could be seen as being a bit "male"
Leaway2
Lycrist
- Location
- Manchester (Sale)
Put my tea (dinner if you a southerner) in the slow cooker. Lamb, veg, spuds, then rode in past fields full of sheep and new born lambs. I had to put my head down so I didn’t make eye contact. 
clippetydoodah
Active Member
The ride home last night was tough going. I then did a 3 mile run, which actually left me feeling ok.
Legs were fresh this morning so enjoyed an extreme tail wind average speed 18.1 mph. Max speed
28.9 mph. However having learnt my lesson from previous windy days I am going to take the train
home as the wind is gusting up to 31 mph in the wrong direction.
So when is too windy to ride? I am talking about the weather, not me personally.
Legs were fresh this morning so enjoyed an extreme tail wind average speed 18.1 mph. Max speed
28.9 mph. However having learnt my lesson from previous windy days I am going to take the train
home as the wind is gusting up to 31 mph in the wrong direction.
So when is too windy to ride? I am talking about the weather, not me personally.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
when you get blown backwards . or when you can trackstand into the headwind with no effort .
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
When it is quicker to get off and walk
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
When you need to negotiate a high open route in gale force winds its too windy. If its a more covered route its never too windy IME even the time I was holding the giant kite (aka heavy hybrid) down by the handle bars I still cycled knowing that I would quickly be on a route of the latter type (an old railway cutting), IIRC it was 90mph gusts that day
