Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

Personal experience begs to differ.

Marginal gains my son, marginal gains !

 

[HLaB]

I've started using wet wipes to clean the bike after each days commute. Surprised me a little how easy it is to do and how much cleaner the bike stays. Reckon I normally use 2 wetwipes and spend 2-3 minutes cleaning.

I'd advise doing it to anyone that doesn't bother cleaning the bikes much.

I'm quite lazy at cleaning my SS commuting bike but I did last night and fitted new tyres too and :

Makes you go faster having a clean bike !

It might have been the new tyres too but he's right

 

[paul04]

A day off work, so a nice slow and steady bike ride today. The only issue was the strong head wind.

 

[MichaelO]

The only issue was the strong head wind.

Just checked the forecast for the homeward leg - up to 50mph gusts?! Made worse by the fact I've hardly cycled to work over the last 4-5 weeks...could be a very long 20 miles home

 

[MisterStan]

Just checked the forecast for the homeward leg - up to 50mph gusts?! Made worse by the fact I've hardly cycled to work over the last 4-5 weeks...could be a very long 20 miles home

Some of that will be a tailwind for me!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Straws, clutching, at.

Please rearrange the above...

at. Straws, clutching,


what do I win?

 

[donnydave]

Some of that will be a tailwind for me!

looking forward to that, its pretty rare I'm going in the right direction on the busway for a true perfect tailwind but there's a good chance today! Shame it will be slinging it down.

 

[MisterStan]

looking forward to that, its pretty rare I'm going in the right direction on the busway for a true perfect tailwind but there's a good chance today! Shame it will be slinging it down.

Ah, but the rain will be on your back - can you tell that i'm an eternal optimist?

 

[donnydave]

Ah, but the rain will be on your back - can you tell that i'm an eternal optimist?

At a stretch I could enjoy a watercooled back if I was getting a bit toasty but all the time I would be thinking of what 40mph gusts and driving rain are doing to my already weathered shed roof. I've got the garage to a stable 15°C and 45%R.H. for optimum car storage at the expense of zero maintenance on the shed so the bikes are suffering

 

[MisterStan]

At a stretch I could enjoy a watercooled back if I was getting a bit toasty but all the time I would be thinking of what 40mph gusts and driving rain are doing to my already weathered shed roof. I've got the garage to a stable 15°C and 45%R.H. for optimum car storage at the expense of zero maintenance on the shed so the bikes are suffering

Simple answer there - swap the bikes and car around!

 

[donnydave]

Simple answer there - swap the bikes and car around!

My eventual solution is to mount the bikes on the wall in the garage so they can enjoy climatic controlled luxury then I can demolish the horrendous homemade shed that the previous occupant lashed together and extend the garage. A friend gave me a stick welder for christmas so I'm currently getting some practice in to make my own wall mount bike rack.

Perhaps should start a thread of peoples bike storage solutions and man-caves if there isn't one already, might be interesting

 

[Glow worm]

Perhaps should start a thread of peoples bike storage solutions and man-caves if there isn't one already, might be interesting

Sigh....

 

[MisterStan]

Sigh....
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I have the same shed as you! Mine doesn't have the panels for air flow though

 

[Andrew_P]

Wow that was an easy ride home, almost coasted. A few plonkers but what's new in that?!

 

[Glow worm]

I have the same shed as you! Mine doesn't have the panels for air flow though

It's a nice touch isn't it - there's another such 'specialised' panel on the other side behind the open door. Next door's bamboo has started sprouting through the side as well- I could keep a panda in there too now!