ceepeebee
Veteran
- Location
- Some imaginary Flanders
May I recommend Deflatine?
And don't I know you from another place?.... A place where everyone loves everything? (Unless that user name is more common than I think...)
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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And don't I know you from another place?.... A place where everyone loves everything? (Unless that user name is more common than I think...)
+12 this morning and little wind so first morning commute of the year in a short sleeve jersey
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Some SCR in just the right place for me, on a 1km drag where I normally take it too easy.
Not today due to a cycle path racer catching me up on a cycle path, right behind me as I joined the road so gave it some wellie for a change, long way behind me by the time I reached the top of the drag.
.Some SCR in just the right place for me, on a 1km drag where I normally take it too easy.
Not today due to a cycle path racer catching me up on a cycle path, right behind me as I joined the road so gave it some wellie for a change, long way behind me by the time I reached the top of the drag.
Slippery up here today. 1 sec away from HLab's time on the Dundas street segment this morning.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Looked like we had had a drop of rain overnight but the roads were quite dry. Left my only cycling jacket at work last night, sod it, slung a waterproof shell that I use for walking in the ruck sack and put on a short sleeved jersey and shorts, was surprisingly warm and another ride with the average speed over 16mph.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
Misty. Cos we are near the coast. Not.
Lovely ride, got my moving avg up to 21.6 kph which is not too shabby for old, fat, and too heavy even when not fat me. Even enjoyed being shouted at by a driver stuck in a traffic queue "Oi, don't ride on the pavement". That pavement would, of course, be the shared use cycle lane which, amazingly, actually goes where I want it to go, let's me ride flat out, is more direct than the road, and which cuts out one big roundabout and the melded pair of mini-roundabouts that mess with people's already messy heads on the last 1km to work...
Nobber.
Lovely ride, got my moving avg up to 21.6 kph which is not too shabby for old, fat, and too heavy even when not fat me. Even enjoyed being shouted at by a driver stuck in a traffic queue "Oi, don't ride on the pavement". That pavement would, of course, be the shared use cycle lane which, amazingly, actually goes where I want it to go, let's me ride flat out, is more direct than the road, and which cuts out one big roundabout and the melded pair of mini-roundabouts that mess with people's already messy heads on the last 1km to work...
Nobber.
jarlrmai
Veteran
Wow small world, yes that is indeed me.
Lovely weather, nice and warm in the sunshine. Shame the Met said it was going to be 11degs and foggy, so I've got my heavy long-sleeve jersey with me! Going to be a hot ride home if this carries on.
Also, filtering alongside stopped traffic at a red light, and stopping just short of the ASL because it has a car in it, is "cutting up" the motorist who I filtered alongside, which then deserves being driven at on the Vogue Gyratory once the lights turned green. Who knew?
Also, filtering alongside stopped traffic at a red light, and stopping just short of the ASL because it has a car in it, is "cutting up" the motorist who I filtered alongside, which then deserves being driven at on the Vogue Gyratory once the lights turned green. Who knew?
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Good commute this morning, headed out of the city (NW) and looped in (from the N) via the bus road to do a site survey (onsite at 8.15am) so I missed most of the peak traffic and those I did encounter were quite patient. The survey then lasted the peak so my onwards journey was similarly rush hour traffic free 
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
really good ride in. on the road bike as tourer has a bust spoke on the rear. no comments about my fat ass either thank you very much.
usually do it in 30 minutes but today without working any harder did it in 22 minutes . forgot how light and responsive the roadie is
usually do it in 30 minutes but today without working any harder did it in 22 minutes . forgot how light and responsive the roadie is
MickL
Über Member
- Location
- Dudley by the Castle...
Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Nice ride home last night, but I made a "call me" sign at a van driver at some lights. He had been blathering away on his mobile phone whilst driving along and at the lights. He went absolutely fruitloop (though without getting out of his van) flipping the Vs and going red in the face. I was turning right and he went straight on. All in all extremely funny at the time.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Left work late and then had to stop in the park to take a telephone call, so decided to cut the ride short and attack a few segments, took one from 16th to 4th, one from 9th to 2nd and a KOM.
paul04
Über Member
Interesting ride in to work yesterday, I use my mtb on my commute to work, but both tyres flat in the morning and did not have enough time to fix both
So had to get the road bike out, and as I have to ride in my work clothes(including steel toe capped boots) riding the road bike with boots and spd sl pedals is not ideal, but just took my time and got there in about the same time.
So had to get the road bike out, and as I have to ride in my work clothes(including steel toe capped boots) riding the road bike with boots and spd sl pedals is not ideal, but just took my time and got there in about the same time.
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Thats twice in 14 days the Esso Garage that has a Costa where I get my post ride Coffee have bloody poisioned me I think is was a Sausage roll that'll teach me. Makes for an uncomfortable 50 mins ride home, it was okayish except for when I stopped at lights.
