- Location
- Egham
I still have my Hope Vision 1's too, bought on your recommendation. I have recently doubled up with a USB Cateye AMPP800 which is quite impressive, if more prcey than the Aliexpress variant (I'm off hunting for a good rear light now).
Tales from today's commute....
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I still have my Hope Vision 1's too, bought on your recommendation. I have recently doubled up with a USB Cateye AMPP800 which is quite impressive, if more prcey than the Aliexpress variant (I'm off hunting for a good rear light now).
They've paid for themselves ten fold with the amount of usage I've had out of them over the years and show now signs of giving up the ghost yet. Very well made piece of kit.
I don't think Hope make them anymore.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Wife beat me home last night, only just (similar distance and we work about 2 miles apart. Half Term locally.
Soggy ride in this morning, but still had shorts on - warm indeed.
Soggy ride in this morning, but still had shorts on - warm indeed.
biking_fox
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
Dirty season has arrived - leaf fall on the Loop now well mixed with rain and mud. But the empty half term roads for the other half of the journey are much appreciated.
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
Yesterdays ride in was brightened up with a bit of SCR with a young surfer dude looking bloke on a 29er, we swapped places over a couple of miles then chatted.
On the way home I came across a middle aged lady in all the gear going at a fair rate again on a 29er with a seat post mudguard skewed off to the right so her backside was getting very wet and muddy. When the path got wider I went up beside her and informed her, she told me it was the least of her worries and had hit a fallen branch earlier and done a header off her bike and went for a swim in the canal. Her partner was just ahead so nothing I could do , I was impressed that she was not really whining and saw the funny side.
This mornings ride has turned out expensive, I was coming to a bit of the path that narrows and curves to the left under a bridge, I tinkled my bell and just as I got to the bend someone tinkled their bell. We both braked but to my surprise my bike did not slow at all. I had braked with my forefingers but left the other fingers under the brake lever . I ended up going into the wall sliding along its slimy surface and putting a hole in my Endura waterproof and a big black slime mark. Its years old and grubby despite being cleaned several times so was due replacement.
On the way home I came across a middle aged lady in all the gear going at a fair rate again on a 29er with a seat post mudguard skewed off to the right so her backside was getting very wet and muddy. When the path got wider I went up beside her and informed her, she told me it was the least of her worries and had hit a fallen branch earlier and done a header off her bike and went for a swim in the canal. Her partner was just ahead so nothing I could do , I was impressed that she was not really whining and saw the funny side.
This mornings ride has turned out expensive, I was coming to a bit of the path that narrows and curves to the left under a bridge, I tinkled my bell and just as I got to the bend someone tinkled their bell. We both braked but to my surprise my bike did not slow at all. I had braked with my forefingers but left the other fingers under the brake lever . I ended up going into the wall sliding along its slimy surface and putting a hole in my Endura waterproof and a big black slime mark. Its years old and grubby despite being cleaned several times so was due replacement.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
My road bike used to pick up all the mulch off the Loop, but, so far, the MTB with Landcruiser tyres seems OK - just got to watch it as some bits are getting a little slippy. I do have a long 'botched' front mudflap though.
The main road in Fallowfield was open again last night. Unfortunately it was one of MMU's student's that was stabbed on the way home from a party. Shocking.
GeekDadZoid
Über Member
Warm weather today for the commute. My mate who has been electric bromptoning but now has a gravel bike was wanting to start commuting on it. He was worried about carrying his lock in as it was very heavy and had put him self off for a few weeks, so today I arranged to ride over to his parking location and ride in with him, so I could carry the lock.
He was a bit late and I was a bit early which is pretty standard.
Added a nice 16km on the morning ride all before sunrise and before there was much traffic. Had to go along the Bridgewater Canal on his route in which I hate but hey ho it was nice to support him.
He was a bit late and I was a bit early which is pretty standard.
Added a nice 16km on the morning ride all before sunrise and before there was much traffic. Had to go along the Bridgewater Canal on his route in which I hate but hey ho it was nice to support him.
Attachments
- Location
- Egham
Wish this weather would make it's mind up. Raining this morning but stopped before I set off, light rain on the way home. Still too warm for a jacket so still shorts and short sleeves. Had my covid booster yesterday and it took the wind out of my sails, so I had someone else's legs on the way in and struggles to get any pace going. Hopefully tomorrow will be better...
HarryTheDog
Guru
- Location
- Basildon Essex
No commuting for me this week or the week after , my missus has COVID ( i have tested negative) but work has told me to stay away. Then week after I am holiday.
- Location
- Egham
Better today, felt a bit chilly on the way home but then it was technically an hour later I guess. Headwind home reminded me to get the new commuter sorted, could have done with that little bit of assistance.
biking_fox
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
Only remembered this morning that when I'd been riding home last week I'd thought - better charge the lights... Fortunately the office has a spare micro-USB cable to plug into. And the P-fairy came along as punishment. Just made it to work on evert softening tyre, so have a mucky lunchbreak coming up.
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Nice sunny ride in along the lanes and down the A38. I am prepared for a dark and wet ride home this evening though. My monkeylights wheel lights will see good service again this winter providing good side visibility and multicoloured entertainment!
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
It caned it down last night on my ride home, I lazily omitted to put my overshoes on when I left work and had very soggy feet. I was disgusted by a driver who failed to allow me to move out into a filter lane to turn right, dry and warm in her Quashqai as she ignored my indication and powered on past me.
Lovely morning today though. PX Das Boots on for the ride home which again will be wet.
Lovely morning today though. PX Das Boots on for the ride home which again will be wet.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
torrential doesnt even cover it for today return ride .
I was in full wet weather gear and i was soaked to the skin within half a mile , the drains were overflowing and i would not like to guess what the brown stuff in the water was !
After about 6 miles it stopped so i decided to take the leggings off and change my gloves as the were soaked through and my hands had gone white .
About another mile from home it started again but by then i was in dilligaf mode and just wanted to get home so i could warm up
I was in full wet weather gear and i was soaked to the skin within half a mile , the drains were overflowing and i would not like to guess what the brown stuff in the water was !
After about 6 miles it stopped so i decided to take the leggings off and change my gloves as the were soaked through and my hands had gone white .
About another mile from home it started again but by then i was in dilligaf mode and just wanted to get home so i could warm up
