Tales from today's commute....

[HLaB]

The sun came out just before noon and the skies cleared meaning it didn't get dark till late so I extended my pm commute
in to the rural hinterland, forgot to start the gps for 2.3miles though making it a delightful 15.3miles

 

[MisterStan]

Beautiful sunset over the lakes by the Busway, no need for lights until I got to St Ives. Seemed like more cyclists out tonight, plenty of scalps claimed and I caned a couple of roadies too, me with my one pannier!

 

[Graham Simmons]

Got this clip from tonight's commute, including snazzy Garmin-based graphics and some explanations of the way I use the road which I'm hoping will help out some of the newer cyclists who will be taking the handlebars in the coming spring!



I also like to believe it also shows a lighter, more amicable side to the helmet camera cyclist which is perhaps not often portrayed due to the selection bias of our videos as a group (that is to say, the boring stuff doesn't make the channel!)

 

[jarlrmai]

Damn Strava, a segment I have been working on a segment on my commute and was in second position with only 2 second's off pole but it has been blitzed by some dude by 19 seconds? http://app.strava.com/activities/42340908#710644182 Dammmmmmmmmmmn you!!!!!

I had a Category E/1 race run a few segments on my commute with a sprint finish on one of my segments, some racer strava'd it.

 

[Graham Simmons]

Damn Strava, a segment I have been working on a segment on my commute and was in second position with only 2 second's off pole but it has been blitzed by some dude by 19 seconds? http://app.strava.com/activities/42340908#710644182 Dammmmmmmmmmmn you!!!!!

Check out his full ride - this is a case of leaving your Garmin running when you finish a race and forgetting to crop your ride if you ask me! 0 watts on the power meter, a heart rate not much over my 60kg body's resting rate and with a bunch of other riders doing laps around the same course? An open and shut case!

 

[jarlrmai]

Ha on my segment, my top speed for the segment is 23 MPH the leader rides/rode for Rapha Condor Sharp and his speed is 31.7 MPH and was set during the Eddie Soens Memorial race.

 

[boydj]

Foggy this morning, sunny afternoon made even sunnier by a potty-mouthed lady driving instructor. Going though a busy junction, learner a couple of cars in front was in right-hand lane of two going into three and wanted to be in the left-hand filter lane. The traffic very politely let the young lad get across the two lanes. When I cycled past the car as it slowed down at the lights, I shook my head because the instructor had clearly put her pupil in a very poor position. We ended up at the front of our respective lanes and she got the lad to wind his window down so she could ask why I had been shaking my head.

She obviously knew she had screwed up and was not happy. The embarrassed pupil was advised to find another instructor.

 

[HLaB]

Ha on my segment, my top speed for the segment is 23 MPH the leader rides/rode for Rapha Condor Sharp and his speed is 31.7 MPH and was set during the Eddie Soens Memorial race.

Doubt I'll ever catch these guys

 

[jarlrmai]

Holy crap

 

[potsy]

It's going to be a lovely day out there, unfortunately for me I'm on nights this week so won't get the benefit.

A very cold start to the morning, not helped by me wearing out my Winter Cruiser tights and having to wear my Summer ones instead
All the cars in the car park were frozen over, I just sailed straight out on my 25c shod road bike whilst they were all scraping

 

[fossyant]

Very nice ride in. Off into the smoke later for a meeting, then should be back home again in the light. Lost another RSP Astrum last night, that's two in a month (and rechargeable batteries). They are mounted on the rear of the panniers, and I think the road shock is snapping the clip off the back of the lamp. I won't be buying any more. Back to the old trusty Mars 4.0 that I've had over 4 years.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Got this clip from tonight's commute, including snazzy Garmin-based graphics and some explanations of the way I use the road which I'm hoping will help out some of the newer cyclists who will be taking the handlebars in the coming spring!



I also like to believe it also shows a lighter, more amicable side to the helmet camera cyclist which is perhaps not often portrayed due to the selection bias of our videos as a group (that is to say, the boring stuff doesn't make the channel!)

I love those graphics. How did you get them onto the video?

 

[chqshaitan]

was bloody cold this morning. I was hoping after the last few days starting to warm up, things were on the up.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Followed a lad on a BSO for about half the ride, he jumped every set of lights by either charging through the junctions or hopping onto the pavements. I still made far easier and far safer progress than he did. No need!

 

[chqshaitan]

was bloody cold this morning. I was hoping after the last few days starting to warm up, things were on the up.