Tales from today's commute....

[GeekDadZoid]

Interesting commute yesterday, I had to go straight to a meeting after work so needed to take lots of stuff, so rapidly had to put a pannier rack on the ebike.

Anyway got to use the bike parking facilities at the townhall properly and they are very nice, decent showers, lockers (which I dont have access too) plenty of racks, work station and decent security. Seems well used and actually recognised a few bikes in there.

Rode home from the meeting in shiny shoes.

 

[fossyant]

Interesting commute yesterday, I had to go straight to a meeting after work so needed to take lots of stuff, so rapidly had to put a pannier rack on the ebike.

Anyway got to use the bike parking facilities at the townhall properly and they are very nice, decent showers, lockers (which I dont have access too) plenty of racks, work station and decent security. Seems well used and actually recognised a few bikes in there.

Rode home from the meeting in shiny shoes.

Get to use a disabled loo and baby wipes at the Uni. Stuff goes in a drying cabinet, but the runner that dries his towel and gear certainly hasn't washed his gear in a bit....

 

[HLaB]

The Ninjas are back out and electric bikes make them worse!

I was exiting a round on road today when one of them dashed across the crossing in the twilight. It was pretty close but perhaps I should have expected it as I'd clocked him zooming around to the far side of the roundabout and eased off a little. It would have still be close but more comfortable :-/

 

[markharry66]

Strange weather looks like it should be colder than it is, put jacket on this morning 3 miles in burning up with heat had to stop take it off. The lovely headwind I have had all week was waiting for me again this morning, really enjoyed a quiet road. I remember not so long ago before the pandemic Frdiays being a busy day to commute into work. Looks like most people are working from home on a Friday.

 

[ianrauk]

Another muggy ride in this morning. It is strange, but have noticed over the years that motor vehicle traffic on Friday morning is usually much lighter then other days. Made for a quicker then usual ride in this morning.

On another note, on last nights commute, a woman in a 4x4 in front of me, doing the late move off in traffic with slight deviation. Yep she was on her phone. I pulled up beside, looked at her through the window. She literally threw the phone down. I said you know that's illegal so why do it? She went absolutely mental, shouting at me that I wasn't wearing a helmet. She kept on repeating it over and over whilst using both hands to madly point to her head. Weird. I'm thinking she must have been caught before and fined and thinking I was a cam warrior or something as such.

 

[fossyant]

Lots of WFH on a Friday, like me = less traffic

 

[ianrauk]

Lots of WFH on a Friday, like me = less traffic

Of course.. lazy fridge raiding, daytime telly watching gits

 

[fossyant]

Of course.. lazy fridge raiding, daytime telly watching gits

Lawn cutting ?

 

[wafter]

Strange weather looks like it should be colder than it is, put jacket on this morning 3 miles in burning up with heat had to stop take it off.

Thunder storms forecast for later; then I suspect we'll be back to seasonally-appropriate temperatures..

Another muggy ride in this morning. It is strange, but have noticed over the years that motor vehicle traffic on Friday morning is usually much lighter then other days. Made for a quicker then usual ride in this morning.

On another note, on last nights commute, a woman in a 4x4 in front of me, doing the late move off in traffic with slight deviation. Yep she was on her phone. I pulled up beside, looked at her through the window. She literally threw the phone down. I said you know that's illegal so why do it? She went absolutely mental, shouting at me that I wasn't wearing a helmet. She kept on repeating it over and over whilst using both hands to madly point to her head. Weird. I'm thinking she must have been caught before and fined and thinking I was a cam warrior or something as such.

People who partially work from home tend to do so at the beginning and end of the week, so this would figure.

Woman's attitude seems sadly representative of the pitiful state of many in this country - self-entitled, arrogant, lacking consideration for others, too emotionally-fragile to admit when they're in the wrong; reacting to being pulled up on their behaviour with aggression.

Hopefully as a result of her actions sooner or later she'll find herself upside down in a ditch on fire 👍


Last night's ride home was a slog - an absolutely beautiful evening but I was utterly knackered and pretty detached. Minced for the sake of it, ran a few errands and did a bit of trimming. No rings, got back to the car in the dark with a conspicuous chill in the air..

 

[cyberknight]

Found I had a spare BB 🙄, nope something still catches every pedal stroke 🤔.
Next up I will disconnect the rear brake and see if that makes a difference although not catching when freewheeling

 

[cyberknight]

Nasty head / crosswind going in so fairly slow one.

 

[Alex321]

Found I had a spare BB 🙄, nope something still catches every pedal stroke 🤔.
Next up I will disconnect the rear brake and see if that makes a difference although not catching when freewheeling

Pedal bearings possibly?

If it is every pedal stroke, then it shouldn't be anything on the wheel unless you have 1:1 gearing.

 

[ianrauk]

nope something still catches every pedal stroke

FD cable catching on the crank?
Thats caught me out before.

 

[cyberknight]

near the bottom of the stroke with the right pedal , not so noisy when seated and soft pedalling but noisy when out of the saddle hacking up hills .

 

[HLaB]

23 deg C and blue skies tonight on the way to the station and it was still 20deg C when I got of the train 45mins later.