Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

Cheers Fossy! Between you and the club I have been offered 5 spare wheels. No idea how I'm going to fit them all to the bike

He was fine with replacing the wheels as a pair, the rear is obviously ruined (Split Rim . . shaped like a banana etc.) and the front is slightly kinked but fixable I think. It was all as civil as possible and I'll be surprised if he messes about. He seemed like an honest chap.

I need to properly check the rest of the bike tonight, the wheel took most of it though I think.

Just get a pair - no point having mis-matched wheels. ! Did he catch the rear wheel and knock you off ?

 

[VamP]

Just get a pair - no point having mis-matched wheels.

On the contrary, mismatched wheels are so very pro.

 

[LeeOsborne]

Only got a mile and a half into my ride this morning when a woman backed off her drive in front of me. I kind of knew she was going to do it so backed off a little. I still had to pull up though. Suggesting to her, by pointing at my eyes, that she should look before reversing off her drive didn't go down too well I assume judging by the fact that she flicked me the V's.
I was going to go and knock on the door on the way home and tell her what a nice lady she is but I'm sitting here in my office, a little bored, with a roll of sticky labels (very sticky, the kind that take ages to remove) & a printer at my disposal and thinking all sorts of nasty little thoughts

 

[fossyant]

On the contrary, mismatched wheels are so very pro.

So not. Only allowed on TT bikes

 

[fossyant]

Only got a mile and a half into my ride this morning when a woman backed off her drive in front of me. I kind of knew she was going to do it so backed off a little. I still had to pull up though. Suggesting to her, by pointing at my eyes, that she should look before reversing off her drive didn't go down too well I assume judging by the fact that she flicked me the V's.
I was going to go and knock on the door on the way home and tell her what a nice lady she is but I'm sitting here in my office, a little bored, with a roll of sticky labels (very sticky, the kind that take ages to remove) & a printer at my disposal and thinking all sorts of nasty little thoughts

Eye pictures stuck all over the windscreen

 

[potsy]

@Edwards80 you are making a habit of this
Glad you're OK and hope the bike gets sorted with minimum fuss

 

[Deleted member 1258]

warm sunny morning for a change, was still a bit windy though not as bad as yesterday, a headwind and legs still a bit dead from yesterdays hard lumpy 74 miles is not a good combination, the ride home was a lot better, warm sunny with a tailwind, the only thing that slightly spoilt it was a close encounter with a pavement cyclist, he shot off the pavement without looking a few feet in front of me, he seemed surprised when I shouted look as I side stepped him, nothing to worry about but could have been nasty if there had been an overtaking car involved as its narrow there.

 

[hennbell]

That's very polite of you.................

Totally agree I should not swear.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Eye pictures stuck all over the windscreen

Or just the phone number for her local specsavers.

GC

 

[G3CWI]

Chatting to the cleaner at work she ended philosophically with "the thing about life is you never know what's round the corner".

Rounding a corner at high speed on a single track country lane on the way home, I discovered the answer; it's a bl***y van. Much squeaking, squealing and swerving ensued. All was well; phew.

Fastest commute yet; 22 miles at a tad over 17mph.

 

[bicyclos]

Went for a ride after work as it was too nice to go home. I had a decent paced ride for a good 20 miles, then home for a good shower and recovery drink.

 

[J.Primus]

Did my first commute after having spruced up the bike for summer over the weekend. Got some new handlebar tape and also some bright red pedals. Incidentally they do seem to make the bike go faster. Everything is quicker if its red!

 

[MickeyBlueEyes]

First day back after a week off (excludes last Friday's commute). Felt harder, lungs not fully opening, but still into the office in the same time as usual.

Lovely out there !

Exactly same here, first ride since May 25th. Garmin froze but luckily spotted it pretty sharpish so didnt lose much.

Seem to have inherited the most annoying ticking noise when pedalling too and I can't fnid the source.

tick..tick..tick.............tick..........tick..tick........tick..tick..tick.....tick..............tick.....................and then just when I think it's stopped....... tick tick tick tick tick tick tick.... aaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! ! !

 

[hennbell]

Can seem to keep air in the tyres for the moment. Will have to make sacrifice to the cycling gods.

 

[Andrew Brown]

Exactly same here, first ride since May 25th. Garmin froze but luckily spotted it pretty sharpish so didnt lose much.

Seem to have inherited the most annoying ticking noise when pedalling too and I can't fnid the source.

tick..tick..tick.............tick..........tick..tick........tick..tick..tick.....tick..............tick.....................and then just when I think it's stopped....... tick tick tick tick tick tick tick.... aaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ! ! !

Seat post.... Was for my ticking...