Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Damp ride, but blimey it was warm. Needed the lights on for the first 1/2 hour or so.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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I think I have met this guy a couple of times on my commute.
Although I am sure he was riding a British steel tourer but there cannot be many 80 year olds from Swindon riding the LEJOG in September for charity.
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10628051.Denis__80__saddles_up_for_a_Land___s_End_trek/
Although I am sure he was riding a British steel tourer but there cannot be many 80 year olds from Swindon riding the LEJOG in September for charity.
http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10628051.Denis__80__saddles_up_for_a_Land___s_End_trek/
In fact he is my first encounter with him on May the 26th.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGGg0fMGkys
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGGg0fMGkys
Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
Wet commute this morning, the sky was a miserable grey colour, but thankfully the rain either stayed away or it was a very light drizzle. It started raining when I was less than a mile from work, and the traffic lights were red 
, so I got a little wet while waiting for them to go green again.
Got an extra 1.5hrs in bed this morning due to working late (and still got the 22miles in this morning) and hopefully I will be leaving work earlier, so an extend ride may be on the cards if the rain holds off this afternoon...
, so I got a little wet while waiting for them to go green again.Got an extra 1.5hrs in bed this morning due to working late (and still got the 22miles in this morning) and hopefully I will be leaving work earlier, so an extend ride may be on the cards if the rain holds off this afternoon...
Twelve Spokes
Time to say goodbye again...
- Location
- CS 2
Dry commute this morning,I was in bed.Working tomorrow and the weekend though.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Definitely a day to ride to work, lovely weather and 2 of the 3 main roads into the area closed because of recent incidents.
Lots of my car driving colleagues late and me being all smug at just having to do a 2 minute diversion instead of their 6 or 7 miles
Bike wins
Lots of my car driving colleagues late and me being all smug at just having to do a 2 minute diversion instead of their 6 or 7 miles
Bike wins
Gez73
Veteran
Yes same here. Found a nice short-cut to Woodley to avoid the mayhem. Still smoking when I left this afternoon and to make matters worse there was a lorry that hit a railway bridge on Brinington road and that was shut too!! Apparently ridiculous queues to Denton as a result of the two incidents.The authorities reckon the fire will smoulder for days yet. Bales of plastic among other recyclables involved. So much for the environment!
Sadly no commute today
but turns out to have been very lucky that I didn't.
Some free time this evening to sort out the indexing problem with my road bike, my main commuter bike at the moment.
A few times up and down the rear cassette then snap, the rear mech jumps to the default position and I notice the cable is a little slack.
Turned out the cable snapped in the brifter, fortunately it happened in the garage and not miles from home.
As if I hadn't been lucky enough, earlier I had received a new Teflon coated gear cable and hey presto now good as new, indexing like a charm
.
Probably a good idea to order another cable and change the other gear cable as well, already have new Teflon coated brake cables which will be fitted when time(family) allows.
but turns out to have been very lucky that I didn't.Some free time this evening to sort out the indexing problem with my road bike, my main commuter bike at the moment.
A few times up and down the rear cassette then snap, the rear mech jumps to the default position and I notice the cable is a little slack.
Turned out the cable snapped in the brifter, fortunately it happened in the garage and not miles from home
.As if I hadn't been lucky enough, earlier I had received a new Teflon coated gear cable and hey presto now good as new, indexing like a charm
.Probably a good idea to order another cable and change the other gear cable as well, already have new Teflon coated brake cables which will be fitted when time(family) allows.
hennbell
Guru
- Location
- Lloydminster, Alberta , Canada
Sadly no commute today
Some free time this evening to sort out the indexing problem with my road bike, my main commuter bike at the moment.
A few times up and down the rear cassette then snap, the rear mech jumps to the default position and I notice the cable is a little slack.
Turned out the cable snapped in the brifter, fortunately it happened in the garage and not miles from home
As if I hadn't been lucky enough, earlier I had received a new Teflon coated gear cable and hey presto now good as new, indexing like a charm
Probably a good idea to order another cable and change the other gear cable as well, already have new Teflon coated brake cables which will be fitted when time(family) allows.
What is a Brifter?
Brake and gear shifter combined I think, the sort most road bikes use now instead of separate brake levers and gear levers on the downtubes.
I like Skol
A Minging Manc...
- Location
- Sunny Ashton-under-Lyne
It should all be sorted for my one commute on Saturday then? I drove under the Brinnington bridge this afternoon on the M60 and I saw the plumes of smoke and the truck on the bridge looked as though it was on its side? It was all a bit of a shock after a few days in Venice, back to Britain with a bump as I drove home from the airportYes same here. Found a nice short-cut to Woodley to avoid the mayhem. Still smoking when I left this afternoon and to make matters worse there was a lorry that hit a railway bridge on Brinington road and that was shut too!! Apparently ridiculous queues to Denton as a result of the two incidents.The authorities reckon the fire will smoulder for days yet. Bales of plastic among other recyclables involved. So much for the environment!
geekinaseat
Well-Known Member
- Location
- London
Saw somebody riding(?) one of these on CS3 this afternoon, looked very strange, from a distance I thought it was a 10 foot tall person riding a bike or someone on a penny farthing. I can't imagine they are terribly practical or efficient -probably a decent work out though, each to their own I guess!
http://www.elliptigo.com/ElliptiGO-3C_5
http://www.elliptigo.com/ElliptiGO-3C_5
Frood42
I know where my towel is
- Location
- Magrathea, Horsehead Nebula
I was plodding along this morning on my commute and taking my time as I was in no rush to get to work.
I very rarely see other bikes going my way, but a chap on a Giant came past, so I thought I would see if I could keep, so I caught him up after getting the legs warmed up, and then went past him after waiting for the right moment.
This made my commute a bit more exciting than usual, so much so that I thought I would share it with you
He had no mud guards, so there was a bit of water spray coming off the back from all the puddles he was cycling through...
3mins 40secs is where the pass occurs (not quite a TDF moment ).
I very rarely see other bikes going my way, but a chap on a Giant came past, so I thought I would see if I could keep, so I caught him up after getting the legs warmed up, and then went past him after waiting for the right moment.
This made my commute a bit more exciting than usual, so much so that I thought I would share it with you
He had no mud guards, so there was a bit of water spray coming off the back from all the puddles he was cycling through...
3mins 40secs is where the pass occurs (not quite a TDF moment
).
hennbell
Guru
- Location
- Lloydminster, Alberta , Canada
Booyaa
Veteran
- Location
- South Staffordshire
Nice ride in this morning but had a seizure and came off the bike in Rutherglen on the way home! Feel a bit beaten up and thanks to some kindly passers by I got an ambulance out to me quite quickly. Not seen the state of my bike yet as the police took it away while I Watson the ambulance.
