Tales from today's commute....

[BSRU]

Its been reported that GP4season are bad for that and they are relatively dear :-( I only used them for leisure but I switched to Pro 4 Endurance for that reason.

Never had such a problem before, I am assuming it is something to do with the unusual amounts of rain over the past couple of months.
Plus I use 28s on the tourer, 25s would be too small.

 

[Origamist]

Never mind side roads, main roads were dodgy.

Hit the deck trying to turn right onto Longley Lane from Palatine Rd. All the way down Sale Road I could feel the tyres slipping. Kind of knew it was coming so, through luck or judgement (don't know which) had a quite a soft landing. Chain came off and pump came off but that was about it.

I was tempted to walk to work after that, ended up going very slow (even pavement cycling along sharston rd as the road had the glass sparkly look).

Bad luck - there were patches of ice on the roads on my commute this am and I saw no signs of grit. I guess I was lucky this morning, but I'm going to get a single speed MTB as I can't be bothered to take off the guards on my commuter to fit the ice tyres.

 

[ianrauk]

This continuous wet weather is having a real downer on my GP 4 Seasons, only 2,000km old but they have so many cuts/nicks, way more than I would normally expect. If they keep cutting up at this rate I will have to change them sooner than expected.

Had the same problem with the usual Durano Plus' I usually run. So have swapped to a pair of Spesh Armadillo Elites. They seem to be far better at this wet winter riding lark.

 

[BSRU]

Had the same problem with the usual Durano Plus' I usually run. So have swapped to a pair of Spesh Armadillo Elites. They seem to be far better at this wet winter riding lark.

Cannot seem to find Armadillo Elite in anything other than 23s, bit too small for me. Just have to keep riding the GP 4 Seasons, I have a new spare set just hoping to keep them new for as long as possible.
Just hoping the winter goes back to normal.

 

[ianrauk]

Cannot seem to find Armadillo Elite in anything other than 23s, bit too small for me. Just have to keep riding the GP 4 Seasons, I have a new spare set just hoping to keep them new for as long as possible.
Just hoping the winter goes back to normal.

The 23's are more like 25's. They are quite a thick/wide tyre due to the puncture protection.

 

[ianrauk]

Cannot seem to find Armadillo Elite in anything other than 23s, bit too small for me. Just have to keep riding the GP 4 Seasons, I have a new spare set just hoping to keep them new for as long as possible.
Just hoping the winter goes back to normal.

Actually, I have the All Conditions in 25's, not Elite.
HERE £30.00 +free inner tube

 

[Beebo]

[QUOTE 2921607, member: 1314"] Walk a mile to Evans and buy new tube. £7.99 as it has long valves! Crikey. [/quote]
Yeah, why are the long valves so expensive? It's just a few extra cm's of steel tube, it cant cost more than a few pence in actual material value.

 

[BSRU]

Actually, I have the All Conditions in 25's, not Elite.
HERE £30.00 +free inner tube

Might have to give them a try.

 

[BSRU]

Actually, I have the All Conditions in 25's, not Elite.
HERE £30.00 +free inner tube

£25 at Hargroves, but no free tube.

 

[Leodis]

Nice commute in, really starting to think about quality miles rather than quantity (I know against some of you peeps I don't put a fraction in) as the weekends my legs are pretty much dead after the weekend run or segment. Wonder if stopping commuting and evening longer rides might be better?

 

[jagman.2003]

Happy commuter cycling . . . always upgrade when replacing parts!

Thanks, all new parts fitted & test driven, 14 PR's in 18 miles tells me I made the right choice.

 

[GrasB]

I got wet.. that is all.

 

[jagman.2003]

Actually, I have the All Conditions in 25's, not Elite.
HERE £30.00 +free inner tube

I run these on my hybrid. Work great for me. Not the most hard wearing on the rear for me. But I've found good PF resistance & very good grip in the wet.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I got wet.. that is all.

It's like a stuck record here at the moment, dry pleasant ride in, wet ride home with a head wind, most commutes have been like that for ages.

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Since my chest problem something positive has happened and I am now able to avoid Blackfriars Bridge/London Bridge and Tower Gateway.Also discovered backstreets with plenty of peds,but rather peds than cars.

I did a bit of exploring and discovered a few new backstreets around Liverpool Street.For when I had the chest problem and catching the train part way back as so to not antagonise it.Just about managing to cope.

Funny thing happened tonight as I think I first discovered it Saturday,so not many peds coming out the offices,then,if any.Cycling behind a group of peds (tonight) scattered around me on a single lane road round the buildings.I must have been almost by the side of one ped when he realised I was there.I was cycling at walking speed on the road and it was very relaxed anyway.He said sorry but so did I.
I had to stop at the lights that let me out onto Cannon Street anyway.Ironic.So there was no point rushing anyway.