Tales from today's commute....

[ianrauk]

I have never seen so many other cyclists on my daily commute as I did this morning. The good weather has really bought out the fair weathers. Hi-Viz-Tastic!

 

[BSRU]

I have never seen so many other cyclists on my daily commute as I did this morning. The good weather has really bought out the fair weathers. Hi-Viz-Tastic!

Still seeing people wearing waterproof Hi-Viz
Would be good to see other cyclists looking behind once in a while, or at least before a manoeuvre.

 

[Edwards80]

Spent last night fixing my bike. Really enjoyed the commute this morning 2 days of getting the train reminded me why I dislike it so much. Sweaty, smelly and expensive . . . as opposed to the bike commute which is just sweaty and smelly, but it's ok when I'm the source

The chap who knocked me off is coming round with the cash to pay for the parts + my train expenses. I wish everyone was so civil . . as much as I'd rather not find out in the way I did!

 

[Frood42]

Afternoon commute yesterday was nice, lovely weather for it.

Had one driver decide to cut me up despite the slower traffic ahead (while I was doing 23 to 24 mph), laughed to myself (as I know the road well), rang my bell, put my foot down, overtook him on the outside and then the next slower car on the downhill, and me on my hybrid .

This mornings commute was less satisfying, legs starting to feel it from the last couple of days trying to really go for a quicker time/higher avg speed, and then there was having to filter the traffic and the cold strong headwind. Still did the 21miles in under 1hr 40mins, but much tougher today. Hopefully the cloud goes and the weather gets better for this afternoons commute (going for 120miles in three days).

 

[DWiggy]

4 odd years ago my personal target was to average 14mph on my 14.8 commute, I tried all sorts of things like only starting the timer on my cheapo computer when I hit the main road 400 yards from my house and stopping it before I hit the gravel drive for the last 400 yards. Ultimately I hit it and then wanted 15mph, bought a road bike and a Garmin and decided to start and stop in the same place (the start and the end!).

Been chasing all the various milestones ever since and this morning I hit the magic one the one I thought was literally impossible for me 2 years ago . With help from a tailwind plus a draft from a s*** hot fit fixie rider for the first 4 miles I hit 20mph for the full commute and Garmin says moving speed was 20.1mph. To say I am chuffed is an understatement, I had to even hold back telling the people behind the counter at my local Costa!

If the fixie is on Cyclechat it was the A23 southbound, and I didn't overtake as I wouldn't have sustained the pace in front, the overtake on the long downhill was a tactical move and I kept the pace in fear you were going to close me down lol

I'm chasing the 20pmh average over my commute closest ive got was 19.6 average (9 miles 500ish feet of climb) ....I will be beaming from ear to ear once I get it..well done fella!

 

[fossyant]

Spent last night fixing my bike. Really enjoyed the commute this morning 2 days of getting the train reminded me why I dislike it so much. Sweaty, smelly and expensive . . . as opposed to the bike commute which is just sweaty and smelly, but it's ok when I'm the source

The chap who knocked me off is coming round with the cash to pay for the parts + my train expenses. I wish everyone was so civil . . as much as I'd rather not find out in the way I did!

What did you replace in the end ? New set of Aksiums ?

 

[Edwards80]

What did you replace in the end ? New set of Aksiums ?

The large chainring was bent and a tooth broken on another. It's cheaper to replace the chainset on the triban than just the rings so I picked a new one up last night. Judging by the cuts, I think I bent the chainring using my right ankle

The rear was obviously dead and the front wheel was slightly out of true but I've sorted that. The chap has agreed to replace them as a pair though.

Everything else felt fine this morning. I wasn't going in circles anyway so I'm sure the frame is straight (I have checked it, it's ok)

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Not even 24 hours later and it looks like it is going to rain - you Sir are a Jonah.

There's a bit of cloud here today but temp is normal for this time of year, the rest of the week is wall to wall sunshine, fri is gonna be possibly hottest of the year so far, quit ya moaning

 

[Andrew_P]

I'm chasing the 20pmh average over my commute closest ive got was 19.6 average (9 miles 500ish feet of climb) ....I will be beaming from ear to ear once I get it..well done fella!

19.5mph was my record last year, strangely enough I hit that the first week in June 2012, then 19.6 in April 2013. To put it in to perspective and to supress my ego out of 900 odd commutes I have 18 above 19mph so a long way to go until I can claim I average 19mph let alone 20mph.

 

[apb]

Created a strava segment this morning hoping i would get a KOM. Initially i was and feeling pretty proud of myself.
Then i hit the F5 key and i went down to 3rd.

i dare not hit it again.

 

[nilling]

Rural dual carriageway had speed limit reduced from National to 50 sometime last year, though you'd hardly notice. But last night on the opposite carriageway the police where in lay by with a speed gun. The effect it had on all the traffic was dramatic

 

[mistral]

I have never seen so many other cyclists on my daily commute as I did this morning. The good weather has really bought out the fair weathers. Hi-Viz-Tastic!

TFL were doing a bike survey last night on Queens Ride, junct with Upper Richmond Rd SW15.
Spoke to one of the chaps, said he'd had 475 cyclists just along Queens Ride in the past hour, I got there about 6:45 - it's on the way to Richmond Park, which was predictably was chocker with cyclists

 

[gaz]

Must have been nearly 50 cyclists at Oval today, amazing sight!

 

[BSRU]

At lunchtime I had a bus driver think it was fine to drive with 2 or 3 metres of my back wheel whilst I'm doing 20mph.
Must be a right idiot as bus has lots of cameras on it.
Complaint emailed off to the company and the managing director of said company.

 

[ianrauk]

Must have been nearly 50 cyclists at Oval today, amazing sight!

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