Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

This mornings commute whilst a bit nippy again was at least dry and not to windy. Just looking out the office window and it is lashing it down, looks like another soaking going home, oh well, still beats driving.

 

[HLaB]

Not really a tale from the commute but my new 25mm winter tyres have arrived for the commuter; I walked to work as the commuter was left in the bike shed last night as I was working off site and the driver didn't want to ome back to the office.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Not really a tale from the commute but my new 25mm winter tyres have arrived for the commuter; I walked to work as the commuter was left in the bike shed last night as I was working off site and the driver didn't want to ome back to the office.

I thought you would have gone to work on another bike and then carried one back over your shoulder

 

[HLaB]

I thought you would have gone to work on another bike and then carried one back over your shoulder

No chance I'm leaving my roadies to the hands of the scrotes in Peterborough, I'm vary enough leaving the £175 Viking

 

[Supersuperleeds]

No chance I'm leaving my roadies to the hands of the scrotes in Peterborough, I'm vary enough leaving the £175 Viking

In which case you should have ridden to work early, bike over shoulder and home, then back to work again on the Viking

 

[HLaB]

In which case you should have ridden to work early, bike over shoulder and home, then back to work again on the Viking

Wouldn't have worked I was waiting for an important call this morning

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Wouldn't have worked I was waiting for an important call this morning

Fair enough

 

[Stephen C]

Got absolutely soaked in less than a minute, but there seemed to be a magical tail wind for the hour I was cycling and I had one of the best rides I've had for a long time! The only reason I didn't extend it was the fact that my feet were completely frozen

 

[DCLane]

Commute home started fine - then went wrong.

I'd taken the 'bad weather' bike - my old Raleigh Team because the BBC weather forecast said

In Leeds, setting off from some lights to get ahead of the bus next to me suddenly I hit the downtube with my knee .

I'd managed to break a spoke - and not the one which had been replaced recently. Wheel was badly warped but I'm late home and there's kiddies waiting. So ... I made the 10 miles v.e.r.y. s.l.o.w.l.y as I couldn't get into the big ring or lowest gears without the rear derailleur catching the wheel.

Looking at the rear wheel it looks like a full replacement. The front is off already as that's grinding as well.

So I'm now looking for a wheelset with 126mm 120mm spacing, on a budget, which will take a 6-speed Suntour freewheel cassette.

 

[BigCam]

On my commute I regularly see a young chap cycling with no lights. I often offer helpful advice, by loudly encouraging him to, "Get some lights!".
Now, last night, apart from getting completely soaked, I encountered this young chap and his bike standing next to a road sign. He too was soaking wet, and it looked like his bars were bent. So (as a caring and helpful chap) I stopped too, to check if he was ok.
He told me that he'd hit the road sign. I asked him if he had any lights. He said no, so I suggested that was probably why he had hit the sign.
He agreed.
I have high hopes to see him with lights next time

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Commute home started fine - then went wrong.

I'd taken the 'bad weather' bike - my old Raleigh Team because the BBC weather forecast said

In Leeds, setting off from some lights to get ahead of the bus next to me suddenly I hit the downtube with my knee .

I'd managed to break a spoke - and not the one which had been replaced recently. Wheel was badly warped but I'm late home and there's kiddies waiting. So ... I made the 10 miles v.e.r.y. s.l.o.w.l.y as I couldn't get into the big ring or lowest gears without the rear derailleur catching the wheel.

Looking at the rear wheel it looks like a full replacement. The front is off already as that's grinding as well.

So I'm now looking for a wheelset with 126mm spacing, on a budget, which will take a 6-speed Suntour freewheel cassette.

Similar commute to me. I also did a rear spoke and limped home just under 10 miles. Lucky for me I had ordered new wheels last week and went and got them fitted today

 

[steveindenmark]

I took my Koga World Traveller in for its first service. When I get it back it will get wrapped up and go in the loft until Spring. Its the Electric bike for Winter now. Thats when I get rid of this cold.

Steve

 

[samsbike]

Last night I decided to mix it up a bit and travel along the limehouse and regents canal, I think I prefer the well lit roads.
It was rather dark, my lights were probably not bright enough, but then there was a mix of people with no front lights and those with far too bright front lights that would normally be reserved for country roads at night, and then there were the joggers, it was slow going and rather more stressful than riding on the open roads.
When I got my Hope 1 sorted by Wiggle than I may venture back onto the canals, but for now I will be staying away.

The ride last night means I have done 152.5 miles since Monday.

I would avoid the canals even with good lights. You get numpties you don't have lights, walkers etc. Also you can't always judge the poor surface, which means you go slower with a lot more slowing down and speeding up which is tiring especially at the end of the day.

OTOH if you canal path is wide and nicely segregated ignore the above.

 

[samsbike]

Commute home started fine - then went wrong.

I'd taken the 'bad weather' bike - my old Raleigh Team because the BBC weather forecast said

In Leeds, setting off from some lights to get ahead of the bus next to me suddenly I hit the downtube with my knee .

I'd managed to break a spoke - and not the one which had been replaced recently. Wheel was badly warped but I'm late home and there's kiddies waiting. So ... I made the 10 miles v.e.r.y. s.l.o.w.l.y as I couldn't get into the big ring or lowest gears without the rear derailleur catching the wheel.

Looking at the rear wheel it looks like a full replacement. The front is off already as that's grinding as well.

Cant you just spring the rear and fit a 130mm hub, or is it 753?

So I'm now looking for a wheelset with 126mm spacing, on a budget, which will take a 6-speed Suntour freewheel cassette.

 

[DCLane]

Cant you just spring the rear and fit a 130mm hub, or is it 753?

Possibly. I've re-measured it though today in proper daylight and it's 120mm not 126mm - it looks like it's a Suntour Ultra 6 freewheel cassette.

At the worst I'll have a go at re-building it (never done that before), particularly if the spokes keep going.