Tales from today's commute....

[PJ79LIZARD]

Very warm this morning, the heats starting to annoy me now, I know I shouldn't say that, but doing a physical job sweating all day and cycling is deffinately taking its toll, fri legs just didn't cover it this morning!!!

 

[Leodis]

Struggled this morning, friday legs and all that. Set off late and it went downhill from there, nearly fell off at lights when my lace got caught in the peddles, then on a downhill a ped crossing went red so lost all momentum, next set of lights driver looking at mobile crosses into cycle lane and lights turn red and didnt down gear fast enough and chain came off, lights then turn green... Apart from that all was well, looking forward to a detour tonight through Meanwood Park and Adel woods.

 

[MickL]

Nice and warm even down the by the canal this morning, also the ride in this morning means Ive beaten my PB of miles commuting in one week. With the ride home tonight that will just over 101 miles in one week

 

[BSRU]

3000km of mostly uneventful cycling during June and July until two blatant SMIDGAF's this morning.
The second SMIDGAF being particularly horrendous, lots of braking by me to avoid a collision, probably bad enough to warrant a report to the police. Will reflect on it later and decide if I can be bothered with the hassle, as Wiltshire police have made it a right pain to report anything in order to reduce their crime figures.

 

[fossyant]

Flipping heck That was a warm one this morning. 16 miler into the city centre, double the straight way

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Another commute record - did 45 miles this morning. Done just over 300 miles commuting this week, I might make my first ever 400 mile week by Sunday.

Weather was much cooler first thing this morning but was very warm by the end of the ride.

 

[Leodis]

Another commute record - did 45 miles this morning. Done just over 300 miles commuting this week, I might make my first ever 400 mile week by Sunday.

Weather was much cooler first thing this morning but was very warm by the end of the ride.

Are you welded to the bike? Jesus, if I did 300 miles in a week I would look like that fat bloke who is now a very skinny bloke. What bike are you riding to do 45 miles into work?

 

[nilling]

New route in this morning. It’s a little longer but I’m hoping it’ll take me out of the school/commute routes just before I get near work. I’m overtaking a car parked in the cycle lane (sigh) and approaching the traffic lights, where I turn right. The lights are on red, my lane is clear and there’s about six cars in the left lane. I’m already in a primary from the overtake and doing just under 20mph, so quick shoulder check and give right turn signal. Car horn sounds from behind. I look back and there’s a small white Toyota about 15m behind. Just as I’m thinking that maybe I have got into the right lane too early he moves into the left lane. I brake and slow down to see what he wants. When he finally gets alongside me he just shouts “wait” and then starts some nonsensical ranting about me keeping to the left I cannot hear much more after that as I’m too busy laughing. I think some ppl didn't have a good sleep last night

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Are you welded to the bike? Jesus, if I did 300 miles in a week I would look like that fat bloke who is now a very skinny bloke. What bike are you riding to do 45 miles into work?

My arse feels like it has been attacked by a welder. I ride a Specialized Sirrus Elite, though I did do one day this week on the Allez. I am a fat bloke trying to become a skinny bloke.

 

[Leodis]

My arse feels like it has been attacked by a welder. I ride a Specialized Sirrus Elite, though I did do one day this week on the Allez. I am a fat bloke trying to become a skinny bloke.

On a hybrid... There is me talking myself into spending £1500 on a Ribble just so I can cycle longer distances.. 45 miles though, are you doing that home as well? I would be falling asleep at me desk

 

[Mile195]

Well, more a tale from yesterdays commute. En route, I think I lost my Fenix flashlight that I use as my front light. I remember someone shouting at me at one point, but it was a dubious area and it seemed more likely they were after my bike so I carried on riding... oops...

Then I think I left my wind jacket in a pub.

The irony is that I need not have taken the flashlight OR the windjacket out with me yesterday.

Thank christ it's Friday!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

On a hybrid... There is me talking myself into spending £1500 on a Ribble just so I can cycle longer distances.. 45 miles though, are you doing that home as well? I would be falling asleep at me desk

I only do 20 - 25 miles on the way home. I don't do 45 miles every day, normally it is 35 miles into work and 20 home, just with this nice weather I have extended it a bit.

 

[ianrauk]

Small things please small minds but how I enjoyed this


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX_7Mcm8URU

hehehehe... he was trying.....

 

[HLaB]

Did what's turning into a regular commute as in the summer I like to know roughly how long it'll take and use my flexi time in the evenings.

 

[BSRU]

hehehehe... he was trying.....

I can even claim my first FCN points of the year, my hairy legs add two points to my FCN