Tales from today's commute....

[fossyant]

You're obviously not cleaning your pads and rims enough for them to wear down so fast.

I think I need to change tho ones on the Ribble. Gritty as hell after today's ride.

Good job I bought 8 sets on Friday.

 

[400bhp]

8 sets?

Discobrakes?

 

[potsy]

Good job I bought stole 8 sets on Friday.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I think I need to change tho ones on the Ribble. Gritty as hell after today's ride.

Good job I bought 8 sets on Friday.

I thought the extreme brake wear was due to me buying cheap pads, but if yours, that are probably the "creme de la creme" wear equally fast ... I shall carry on buying cheap ones!

 

[fossyant]

Don't know what you are saying

 

[fossyant]

I thought the extreme brake wear was due to me buying cheap pads, but if yours, that are probably the "creme de la creme" wear equally fast ... I shall carry on buying cheap ones!

I use clarkes as they work, and stop the bike pronto.

 

[Twelve Spokes]

Yes I commuted today.TIA

 

[GrasB]

You're obviously not cleaning your pads and rims enough for them to wear down so fast.

Or he's stuck at warp factor 10... which needs a lot of brake feathering, especially on a fixed, with "Ride It Like You Stole It!" being his slogan this may be the reason!

 

[martint235]

First commute in for over a week today. Only the second with the Marathons on the commuter and I managed to record the best time of the year so far!!!

On brake pads, I once had a set that lasted me nearly two years. My rims didn't. Now I don't mind have brake pads wear out every so often.

 

[BSRU]

Excellent ride in to break in a brand new chain, first 60km commute in, of 2014, with over 600m of going up.
Perfect temperature, light breeze, damp roads to start with but luckily the forecast rain has not arrived yet.
Even better, school half term so very light traffic

 

[fossyant]

Light rain, so just the Altura Varium needed, no waterproofs. Legs felt good after yesterday's ride (shame some other bits didn't). Gained a slow puncture that I only noticed a mile from work - guessing that's Friday's hasty repair coming unstuck.

Hurry up Halfords with my 5 bargain tubes !

 

[HLaB]

What a change in the weather again, today was a bit driech but totally no wind. The rowing lake path floods lifted last night so I decided to take that as its my most school traffic free route (forgetting it halfterm ). Oh well at least it was a pretty smooth ride into town.

 

[ianrauk]

Got to love the school half term holidays. Zero traffic on the roads made for my fastest time of the year. Which ain't bad seeing as I did a hilly 100 yesterday so today's commute was meant to be a taking it easy run in.

 

[fossyant]

Our schools aren't off till next week, but it was quieter today (some are off). Got to get some miles racked up then this week, as I'll not be on the bike next week as I'm off with the kids (unless I can shoot out in the evening).

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Cracking ride into work, nice and quite, little wind and I was a bit faster than usual.