Tales from today's commute....

[ianrauk]

Nice steady ride in today, windy but dry.

Yup same here for me too.
Though I got a bit peeved this morning when I picked up my gloves and they were still wet from last night. I had forgot to put them on the radiator to dry.

 

[ianrauk]

Very mild, I was wearing the wrong gloves and jacket, which made for a sweaty ride in.
Got undertaken by a taxi in a bus lane, total nuts!!!

Yup, very warm.
On top had just a base layer and a Nightvision Evo jacket. Phew... boil in the bag jobbie.

And oh yes.. you must remember that Taxis are the Knights of the road... they can do what they like.

 

[donnydave]

Panniers multiply the SCR factor. Rules of SCR are to pass (or drop) and leave them for dead, not to share workload - unless you agree to work together ! Too much conversation there !

I normally try to keep the chatter down due to my speech impediment but today I was feeling good, I will maintain an expressionless and stony facade in future. My face will be like a smoothed-off ramekin. (bill bailey?)

 

[MisterStan]

He glanced behind a few times then moved to the side and angrily waved that I should pass so I said, "I thought we were sharing slipstreams, you've had your go so its mine now" His reply: "you've got the cheek to slipstream me?! I've got two heavy panniers!"


I hope you're not a member on here sir as you bring shame on us all!

Wasn't me! I was off the GBW today and only had one pannier - contraversial?!

 

[GrasB]

I thought my chain was a bit noisy on the (non-flooded) bit of the gbw but someone was drafting pretty close. I don't normally mind this and I'll share the work until we part ways.

After about 5 mins I slowed down and waved him past and said something like "your go now mate". Not a peep from my new friend and he started pulling away."Hmm, poor show old chap", I thought, so I increased the magnitude of my velocity.

He glanced behind a few times then moved to the side and angrily waved that I should pass so I said, "I thought we were sharing slipstreams, you've had your go so its mine now" His reply: "you've got the cheek to slipstream me?! I've got two heavy panniers!"

I glanced down at my own bulging payload (hehe) but this was too subtle for him so I suggested that if his bike was so heavy maybe he shouldn't ride so close behind in case I have to brake unexpectedly. His reply was that I should pedal faster (touche, sir!). He could have conveyed this as a joke and it would have been fine but he was pretty upset so I let him get on with it, dropped behind a bit and watched him angrily cut and weave through the peds and cyclists like his life depended on it. Perhaps it did. Or he was late. Or he was feeling a bit inadequate as he appeared to be riding a kids sized knobblied mtb.

He appeared to be a regular commuter by his getup, I hope you're not a member on here sir as you bring shame on us all!

I got a drafting idiot today as well! I just slowly upped the power... managed a new in-ride 5 min maximal effort power

 

[BSRU]

Glad I decided to wear my windproof jacket instead of my waterproof one, the promised downpour turned into a little drizzle but the wind was quite potent in places.
First time not riding on studded tyres for two weeks and what a difference, so quiet.

 

[HLaB]

Great commute for me a bit mild perhaps but great nonetheless, the new tyres (Bonts) on the SS have nade a massive difference to its acceleration and it was also helped by getting out 5-10 mins before the start of the school rush

 

[gaz]

Yup same here for me too.
Though I got a bit peeved this morning when I picked up my gloves and they were still wet from last night. I had forgot to put them on the radiator to dry.

amateur mistake

 

[gaz]

My legs are really feeling it today. The headwind yesterday was just insane.

 

[fossyant]

Wasn't me! I was off the GBW today and only had one pannier - contraversial?!

Wasn't Crankarm was it ?

 

[ianrauk]

amateur mistake

I know.. I KNOW ALRIGHT!!!!

 

[MisterStan]

amateur mistake

One he won't make again!

 

[Matthew_T]

Good commute this morning. Only had one melon pass me too closely. Stupid chain kept coming off when going uphill which nearly made me fall off (proper clean and regrease needed).

The wind is catching up and it has rained a little bit so I will have a soggy cottom on the way home.

 

[ianrauk]

Good commute this morning. Only had one melon pass me too closely. Stupid chain kept coming off when going uphill which nearly made me fall off (proper clean and regrease needed).

The wind is catching up and it has rained a little bit so I will have a soggy cottom on the way home.

A clean and regrease wont stop the chain from coming off.
There must be another underlying problem.
Was it when you changing up or down the frontcrank?
If so you need to set the limit screws on the deraillieur.

 

[hennbell]

Coldest commute of the year so far -25C but what really slowed me down was the blowing snowdrifts. The last kilometer was the only hard part, straight into 30 km/hr wind, felt every degree of the -38C. Will be calling the wife for the car ride home.