Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
One upmanship from Suffolk this morning.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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tinywheels
Über Member
- Location
- South of hades
almost home
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Bike into work the desk day.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Only reason for the change in 'transport' was that I've broken the Diamond Back.
I was getting a few funny noises, the odd click on the last mile home. Checked and couldn't see anything loose, so put bike away. Getting it out this morning, I checked again and the rear wheel was loose. Looks like the freehub has come undone on the inside, or have a snapped axel. That's tonight's investigation. The cones felt smooth and 'tight' with no play, just the freehub body was wobbling.
Mad panic, how the heck do I get two panniers worth of 'junk' in a small rucksack. Clothes and shoes stuffed in, and out with the CX bike.
It's easily five minutes faster over the ten miles. Bit too fast for commuting - it was one reason I rode fixed in the past to reduce top end speed. Hope it doesn't rain as I'll get soaked.
Managed to bring it in to the office, no complaints from the two maintenance staff, who actually stopped to chat and 'check the weight out'. I explained I'd broken the other bike. One of the guys said, 'oh we don't allow black bikes in the office'. I said 'look there is a bit of white'.
They weren't bothered, even as one was out on the floor washing machine, cleaning the Italian stone floor ! I said I won't get the floor dirty.
I was getting a few funny noises, the odd click on the last mile home. Checked and couldn't see anything loose, so put bike away. Getting it out this morning, I checked again and the rear wheel was loose. Looks like the freehub has come undone on the inside, or have a snapped axel. That's tonight's investigation. The cones felt smooth and 'tight' with no play, just the freehub body was wobbling.
Mad panic, how the heck do I get two panniers worth of 'junk' in a small rucksack. Clothes and shoes stuffed in, and out with the CX bike.
It's easily five minutes faster over the ten miles. Bit too fast for commuting - it was one reason I rode fixed in the past to reduce top end speed. Hope it doesn't rain as I'll get soaked.
Managed to bring it in to the office, no complaints from the two maintenance staff, who actually stopped to chat and 'check the weight out'. I explained I'd broken the other bike. One of the guys said, 'oh we don't allow black bikes in the office'. I said 'look there is a bit of white'.
They weren't bothered, even as one was out on the floor washing machine, cleaning the Italian stone floor ! I said I won't get the floor dirty.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
There was a thunderstorm this morning while I was getting ready for work, but it cleared just in time and turned out to be so localised that less than a mile down the road it was perfectly dry. Half a mile from the office another downpour caught me out instead.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
No-one has mentioned it yet, Blends in with the black and white decor.
biking_fox
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
I'm not sure I understand? ! Faster is always better all other things being equal?
Not robust enough/weatherproof/valuable I fully understand, which often correlate to speed?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
It's the top end speed that's the issue. The MTB will do 20mph max with the fat tyres and weight on the flat. This is easily a lot faster, and way too easy to hit 25 on the Floop - I was passing everything this morning without trying. The MTB is like a nice smooth automatic, clicking up the gears as it slowly accelerates. The CX was like, boom, full speed. It's slower than the road bikes, but not much !
Can't leave it in the bike shed either as it 'stands out' - this is the cheap second hand bike I bought recently ! The three staff I bumped into thought 'that's a nice looking bike' - it's a bit 'loud' for a commuter - my other bike is gunmetal grey and doesn't stand out, even if it's covered in Shimano XT.
Spare hub ordered via ebay for £15, just in case there is a broken axel - I'll find out tonight.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Commuting again this week and lo and behold my phone call to the national highways actually worked! Cycle path I have to use has actually been cut back all 3 miles ? of it
biking_fox
Guru
- Location
- Manchester
Starting to feel autumnal! Slightly cool this morning and distinct change in the light. Seems very early!
I noticed that too. A very slight chill. Not enough to wear anything but short sleeves, but a chill never the less.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
i had arm warmers on last night and could have done with thicker gloves , around 10-11 c when i came home about midnight ,
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Not even close.
The Retirement thread is over 8,000 pages, the mundane news thread is over 10,000, several other threads in the 3-4K range.
