Tales from today's commute....

[Hacienda71]

Mmmmm Policinis carrot cake

 

[SportMonkey]

Now, why doesn't that surprise me.

Well it was a good idea for the way in.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Friday legs today, strong headwind on the way home, Friday legs plus head wind makes for a slow hard ride home. Had something to eat when I got home, then had a nap, then got the turbo out and give it some hammer.

 

[subaqua]

Friday legs today, strong headwind on the way home, Friday legs plus head wind makes for a slow hard ride home. Had something to eat when I got home, then had a nap, then got the turbo out and give it some hammer.

i looked at all the saved calories this week and decided it was cider o clock. and bacon butty time. Haggis is tomorrow after the ride to lakeside to collect my new specs

 

[HLaB]

Night of the ninjas tonight....
2 of them, 2 cyclists that should have known better.
1 a Fixie rider with courier bag and small light which became hidden when he was leaning forward.
Had a very bright front light though.

Nice ride home though. Very light traffic for some reason.

Lol There was a fair few Ninjas round here last night too; the one that I really laughed at was one in the gutter (not the best place to be approaching a school/pool exit on his left) I freewheeled by, giving a bit more room in case he had to swerve. Never thought much more of it until I approached a bend and slowed down (freewheeled to walking pace rather than braking) he must have been chasing me down, he came by out of breath as I turned left.

Getting back to my commutes, I gave it a miss on Monday after last Friday's chaos but enjoyed the dry weather for the next few days; especially Wednesday AM ,there'd been a crash on the Parkway between junctions 4 and 5 creating a 4.5mile queue which I filtered by

Its a good job I got my riding fix in last week it looks poor at the moment, more snow; looks like tomorrow's early ride is off, hence why I'm still on the net

 

[tomahawk]

But was he/she wearing a helmet ?

as a matter of fact ... No!

 

[DWiggy]

Having really exciting rides into work lately what with all the new pot holes/sink-holes!

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

Well Mr Trendy "no brakes" fixie rider,I caught him easily near Mile End as he had to slow to 3mph for the Beemer driver who was trying to manoeuvre his tank,if it had been me I would have gone past at 20mph.Now im really missing the point of having no brakes but having to cycle slowly,i much prefer my brakes and hi-viz and cycling as fast as possible but I guess that isn't trendy.Made me laugh though.Cant think of much else apart from the wireless new Cateye Commuter Computer thingy is a pile of poop.It wont stay in it's holder because the little tooth thingy has broken meaning that's £40 down the drain.Luckily I left my old enduro 8 computer on.Managed to get a new holder for that one as the other one had corroded at the connections but cateye don't seem to make them anymore.

 

[paul04]

Had a good 25 mile bike ride today, I was nice and warm, the last 6 miles were a killer because of a very strong headwind, at 1 point I thought my coat was acting as a parachute slowing me down.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

The road bikes ready, tyres pumped to max, clean, lubed, new chain and cassette. Bring on the commute in the morning. What a difference it will be to the ice bike I'm sure. The roads are finally clear of the white stuff, I hope that's the last we see of it for a while!

 

[subaqua]

nearly offed by a bus at bow RAB. classic must get in front and left me less space than i needed. glad i have good brakes . thought about smashing his mirror off cos if he don't use it its pointless having- decided against it and gave him the sign of the magic beans

 

[wiggydiggy]

cant get charged if your driving head on ,yeah it might flash but they cant prosecute(gatso anyway , ,they cant charge motorbike riders with no front no plate and a full face helmet on making I.D impossible
iv had this confirmed by traffic police ,its a common misconception that u can ,

Mmmm Sneaky, make you think they can by painting marks on boths sides I like it lol

This is the road I meant: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=woodhouse lane leeds&ll=53.818136,-1.574006&spn=0.003389,0.010568&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb&hnear=Woodhouse Ln, Leeds, United Kingdom&gl=uk&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=53.818064,-1.573917&panoid=2X_XXJiIErk3yyBUpGeI_Q&cbp=12,133.91,,0,0.87

I always thought that single camera could cover both ways.....

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Just shy of 12 miles on our lasses very heavy Dawes. Bike must be at least 10 years old, never serviced, nothing ever changed on it. I pumped up the tyres, put the seat up and averaged just over 14mph and was a very comfy ride. Think the LBS can keep the hybrid.

 

[biggs682]

1st day out on bike for 2 weeks to commute and had to get off and walk due to sheet ice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

This morning I learned that if one loosens ones bottle cage during weekend fettlin' one should sure as hell remember to tighten it up again before ones commute.

Bloody glad I've got a simple drivetrain.