Tales from today's commute....

[martint235]

I took the sensible option today and decided to work from home.

 

[Stephen C]

It seems my nice sock tan lines from the summer have been replaced by mud lines from the wet road, great ride in this morning, little tail wind and an average speed over 20mph

 

[gaz]

Got a flat on the way to work. No problem, i'll just replace the tube.

However my one of my tire leavers decided to break :/

 

[Nocode]

Got a flat on the way to work. No problem, i'll just replace the tube.

However my one of my tire leavers decided to break :/

Doh! I managed to snap my rear derailleur cable in the gear lever housing last night Had taken an extended commute out into the Kent countryside and had to climb back up the hill from Eynsford into Orpington with just 2 gears. Oh how I wish I knew last night I could change the limiter screws on the derailleur to get it into a middle sprocket on the rear - would've made climbing up the hills a little less arduous!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Windy and raining this morning, so once again decided not to go out into the countryside, quickly decided I still wanted to do 40 miles but without going out of the city (though I did a little bit!), so my Strava looks like I didn't know where I was going

http://www.strava.com/activities/91164090

 

[Frood42]

Windy and raining this morning, so once again decided not to go out into the countryside, quickly decided I still wanted to do 40 miles but without going out of the city (though I did a little bit!), so my Strava looks like I didn't know where I was going

http://www.strava.com/activities/91164090

I think you got lost

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I think you got lost

I tried to turn my original 15 mile route from the beginning of the year into a 40 miler whilst trying not to venture to far out of the city, it is difficult without going over the same bit of road several times.

 

[Black Country Ste]

So wet this morning. Pulled on the brakes to turn off but just sailed by. Time to get those pads changed.

 

[fossyant]

Bikes are still clean. And unused.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Got up quarter to six looked out the window its hammering down, quarter to seven looked out the window its hammering down, quarter past seven walked out the back door to get the car out and it had stopped, so I put away the car keys and got the bike out. The only thing of note was a van driver pulling over for a ambulance on blues and twos, he pulled into the opposite carriage way for the ambulance to pass on his left, then he pulled left and turned down a side road, totally confused the driver in front of me, and I got a puncture, the first one on the fixed for a long time.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Well its been a very tough week for me, day in, day out, windy as hell and this morning peeing down, windy, dark.
My legs finally gave out this morning, I was going thru Girton, up the smallest of inclines, and I knew I had a guy behind me and he over took me at the flattest part, I kept up but my legs were just not having any of it, and eventually they said enough is enough mate, were not having it today!.

I now know how Ulrich felt, when Armstrong left him in Alpe D'Huez....., it was very similar!

So a long week, legs have not felt this tired for years. But at least its Friday, 2 days off before it all starts again!

 

[400bhp]

Bit of rain this morning. Full wet weather gear. Arrived at work with damp feet but the rest of me was pretty dry.

 

[Tim Hall]

Doh! I managed to snap my rear derailleur cable in the gear lever housing last night Had taken an extended commute out into the Kent countryside and had to climb back up the hill from Eynsford into Orpington with just 2 gears. Oh how I wish I knew last night I could change the limiter screws on the derailleur to get it into a middle sprocket on the rear - would've made climbing up the hills a little less arduous!

It's unlikely that the limit screws will be long enough to do this. What you can do is leave the broken cable attached to the mech but pulled free of the shifter. Hold the mech in the appropriate position, over your sprocket of choice and then clamp the broken end under a bottle cage bolt. Fine adjustment is done with the cable tension adjuster on the mech. Three or more hands may be needed.

 

[Black Country Ste]

Going into work, saw these pair of monkeys trying to bully each other out of the way.

 

[paul04]

Well a week off work, back in tomorrow, the weather not looking to good tomorrow, wind and rain to look forward too. least the bike all clean and ready to go