Tales from today's commute....
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Only been back 3 weeks after my 3 months at home. slowly getting my time back to it's previous best but this weeks tube fun has been interesting, loads of peds wandering around aimlessly on stratford broadway, buses cutting in and out, mile end road cycle lane vanished under cars, made it in both days but the wind! as for riding home been doing the 9.2m in about 38 mins so i am happy with that 
this weekend going to do one lap of the Gorrick XC mtb race, then hitting swinley for a few hours of burm loving fun.
this weekend going to do one lap of the Gorrick XC mtb race, then hitting swinley for a few hours of burm loving fun.
Origamist
Legendary Member
Awful encounter with a JP Landscapes transit van on Ashley Road coming into Hale this morning. The moron tried to overtake in the face of oncoming traffic on a straight stretch. I was about 1 metre out from the hedge. The Merc coming in opposite direction had to swerve left, hit his horn and they missed each other by inches, I was passed with less than a foot at speed. If they had collided,I would have been toast.
More positively, it was dry and I have now managed to get rid of the holiday satay and Singha beer that had been coursing through my body...
More positively, it was dry and I have now managed to get rid of the holiday satay and Singha beer that had been coursing through my body...
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Extended run into Manchester city centre, then a new route back to the office past Alexandra Park (@400bhp I know where your KOM is !!!
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Hopefully another extended route home, making about 36ish miles for the day (not in @Supersuperleeds league though). That will be about 145 commute miles this week, best so far this year. Oh boy are my 'bits' paying for it !
).Hopefully another extended route home, making about 36ish miles for the day (not in @Supersuperleeds league though). That will be about 145 commute miles this week, best so far this year. Oh boy are my 'bits' paying for it !
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Extended run into Manchester city centre, then a new route back to the office past Alexandra Park (@400bhp I know where your KOM is !!!
Hopefully another extended route home, making about 36ish miles for the day (not in @Supersuperleeds league though). That will be about 145 commute miles this week, best so far this year. Oh boy are my 'bits' paying for it !
I commuted 250 miles yesterday, unfortunately all in the car.
Might have made up for it today though, but then again I don't have to worry about my "bits"
Ganymede
Veteran
- Location
- Rural Kent
Wooooooo!!! I have been through the floods... I wore wellies to do my "domestic commute" (caring for the oldies) and there were two sets of floods which came up to the top of my wellies as I pedalled through. Brilliant fun. However I was of course on the crown of the road and one twonk in a 4WD came into the flood at the other end as I was coming through and basically played chicken with me. Why he couldn't have waited when nobody was doing more than 5mph I don't know.
The river was flowing right over the road and I was making it through when cars were not *the smugness of the short-distance cyclist*. It was worse on the way home an hour or so later - no more rain but it was high tide on the Medway so all the tributaries were backing up.
Also came through a different flood on the way home from shopping - only up to my ankles as I rode through! It was epic, I felt about 12.
The river was flowing right over the road and I was making it through when cars were not *the smugness of the short-distance cyclist*. It was worse on the way home an hour or so later - no more rain but it was high tide on the Medway so all the tributaries were backing up.
Also came through a different flood on the way home from shopping - only up to my ankles as I rode through! It was epic, I felt about 12.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Had to go out to another office today, never realised I could've got a lift but secretly glad, as I was faster, both ways, even though I wasn't going fast and the weather was great. The good weather continued in to my pm commute :-)
Spartak
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- Location
- Bristolian
Left home at 4:30 this morning, heavy rain for the first 10kms & an extremely nagging NW wind. Rain eased off for second 10kms but encountered lots of floods - glad I was on my MTB, it might be slower but the extra grip us reassuring
Its supposed to brighten up later so may go via Leigh Woods on the way home !!!
It did brighten up
But it's raining again now ....... FFS !
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Wet all the way in this morning but I knew it would mean I'd get a nice ride back. The spring like return leg was only spoiled by a lady driving a Range Rover who gestured I was in the wrong for wanting to turn right at a T junction. I politely made my thoughts towards her clear.
Ganymede
Veteran
- Location
- Rural Kent
My domestic duties also included a trip to the new surgery. Out of the village (boo!) but lovely new building and proper covered bike rack! (My doc is a self-confessed MAMIL.)
David Parry
Active Member
- Location
- Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Happy commuter cycling . . . always upgrade when replacing parts!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
It will be very hard for me to get near it on fixed (Alexandra Park). The road isn't great either.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Check your hubs, freewheel and bottom bracket after riding through a flood. They don't like it. You may also have a fair amount of water in the frame now.
