Tales from today's commute....
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Don't get your hopes up, I'm considering performing a rain dance (taking mudguards off) today.
Plus you can get away without clipping in a foot with MTB SPDs, useful in constant stop start situations.
tinywheels
Über Member
- Location
- South of hades
06.37 to charing cross sunshine all the way.
tinywheels
Über Member
- Location
- South of hades
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
1st day back after last week off work, the bike was running sweetly before but today the gears were out of whack so badly that the chain dropped into the spokes !
wtf !
i know for a fact it was set up so this couldnt happen,
wtf !
i know for a fact it was set up so this couldnt happen,
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Revenge for not riding it.
biking_fox
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
Stretched in the heat?!
Bonkers traffic today, no idea why. 2 main roads that are normally full-ish but free flowing were stationary for their length. Makes coasting down the cycle lane even more enjoyable. Apart from keeping eyes peeled for silly hooks.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Suicidal badger ran out in front of me ,no other vehicles within a mile I bet and a close pass decided to come back and argue when I shouted woah
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Nothing much to report other than a p'ture in the morning. The PM was a little more interesting mainly because I looped in the wrong direction on nice country lanes some of which a new (maxi) mini wouldn't fit down they were so narrow. I didn't dare stop to take a picture until I was at the end of the narrowest, and ironically most picturesque, lanes and they widened; such was the overgrown high hedges and lack of visibility on route.
You'll have to settle for street view of the most picturesque, although streetview doesn't do the overgrown lushness of today justice:
I got to the station expecting the 7:15 pm train to be empty, it was packed but some good old boy (just back from a London to Brighton recce) had got in there first so cycle space wasn't full of luggage or people :-)
You'll have to settle for street view of the most picturesque, although streetview doesn't do the overgrown lushness of today justice:
I got to the station expecting the 7:15 pm train to be empty, it was packed but some good old boy (just back from a London to Brighton recce) had got in there first so cycle space wasn't full of luggage or people :-)
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Im not jealous of all these pretty commuting piccies 
its been uniformly cloudy , cold and a headwind on the way to work all week for me compounded by the fact i leave half an hour before official sunrise !
its been uniformly cloudy , cold and a headwind on the way to work all week for me compounded by the fact i leave half an hour before official sunrise !
vickster
Legendary Member
Did my usual train to Blackfriars with Brommie and then ride around 2 miles to office in Wapping this morning.
This evening I decided to ride a bit further to Vauxhall, about 4 miles, get train to Wimbledon and ride the 5 miles back…got to Vauxhall, a gazillion people outside the station which was closed! Train issues
So I ended up riding the whole way! Nearly 16 miles, a lot of pedalling on little wheels. Was pretty done in when I got back but probably saved a fiver or more on fare.
Morning and evening pics
This evening I decided to ride a bit further to Vauxhall, about 4 miles, get train to Wimbledon and ride the 5 miles back…got to Vauxhall, a gazillion people outside the station which was closed! Train issues
So I ended up riding the whole way! Nearly 16 miles, a lot of pedalling on little wheels. Was pretty done in when I got back but probably saved a fiver or more on fare.
Morning and evening pics
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Scalped a lad on a dodgy electric bike this morning. Not gone far from home, but on a track at the side of a field, and the lad shortcuts over the field. Then blasts his horn as some poor unsuspecting bloke who was walking to work. The bloke looked a little shocked as I passed, I said a cheery 'Good Morning, the lad is on a dodgy ebike'. ''I know' he said.
Off I set, caught him very quickly, so just hopped the rear wheel and locked it up, scattering gravel. He didn't move so hopped again and he shifted to the side this time. Shot past him and left him for dust. He caught up about a mile later whilst I was waiting to cross a junction. Left him for dust again, never to be seen.
Off I set, caught him very quickly, so just hopped the rear wheel and locked it up, scattering gravel. He didn't move so hopped again and he shifted to the side this time. Shot past him and left him for dust. He caught up about a mile later whilst I was waiting to cross a junction. Left him for dust again, never to be seen.
