Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Ditched the base layer this morning and ditched the bikesters tonight. Still can't shake this cold.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Due to my Vivente tourer/commuter being temporarily without some parts, I used my fast bike this morning! 
I bought it late 2012, and it's a Specialized Roubaix Expert SL4, a very nice endurance geometry road bike. The hill climbs were (almost) effortless.
I bought it late 2012, and it's a Specialized Roubaix Expert SL4, a very nice endurance geometry road bike. The hill climbs were (almost) effortless.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Well after 2 weeks off and then only 2 days last week as I had t go to Leeds and Nottingham, I am amazed how much fitness I have lost. Mostly in the lungs area and not the legs, so hopefully this week get back into a bit better shape, ready for the switch back to the road bike!
Kiwiavenger
im a little tea pot
- Location
- Carclaze, St Austell
Lovely commute in, nice and sunny, nice lunchtime ride then chain commits suicide going through roadworks, stick it back together with a spare link , then jumps off, locks my back wheel and almost throws me under the following truck.
Scooted and walked home in barefeet to save my cleats! Will sort it out tonight or just take the mountain bike in instead
Scooted and walked home in barefeet to save my cleats! Will sort it out tonight or just take the mountain bike in instead
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Or an unpleasant headwind for some of us!A northerly wind made for a nice and fast commute home
rb58
Enigma
- Location
- Bexley, Kent
After two centuries at the weekend, my legs were heavy this morning. But tonight! Tonight I was a legend on my own commute. Back on Fixed after a weekend of gears (they'll never catch on) and helped by a following wind, I was home in double quick time and saw off a couple of wannabe racers into the bargain. Although one of them (white road bike, red jacket) decided the pavement was his only chance while I waited patiently behind a queue of cars. Nobber.
David Parry
Active Member
- Location
- Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Felt like a 20-year-old this morning (which is of course relative) after a week off (leisurely cycling in Palm Springs)--tremendous speed and power (which is of course relative). PLUS! Clocks changed . . . oh my goodness, to cycle home in daylight!! Front side of Spring! The promise of Summer!!
Dinner through twilight . . The Matchbox, Palm Springs.
Dinner through twilight . . The Matchbox, Palm Springs.
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martint235
Dog on a bike
- Location
- Welling
Very little traffic today apart from where there's a new set of temporary lights (at some point I'll get a full week of commuting without passing temp lights). Also took the river path to see what condition it's in. Path is fine, other cyclists still behave like nobbers though.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
My ride home was like a sauna session: 29 down to 26°C by the time I got home, and very, very humid. So humid that it started raining before I got home. It reached about 30 today, will be 22 tomorrow, back up to 32 by Saturday, then 20 on Sunday: my head is spinning.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Lovely commute in. Rather nippy wuth a ground frost. Brief chat with a guy on an Allez, he was saying it's the coldest morning so far (possibly right) but warm later. Traffic lights at Styal Road have been 'expanded' again !!! 
Only marred by a punishment pass by a tool in a little Citroen C3. I'd filtered past him, round a bus at a stop, only for him to close pass me some 100 yards further on, and edge in on me. He shot off, only to overtake another car which was cruising up to the end of a mile long queue. Must say I looked over and smiled as I whizzed past the tool stuck in the queue.
Only marred by a punishment pass by a tool in a little Citroen C3. I'd filtered past him, round a bus at a stop, only for him to close pass me some 100 yards further on, and edge in on me. He shot off, only to overtake another car which was cruising up to the end of a mile long queue. Must say I looked over and smiled as I whizzed past the tool stuck in the queue.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
A bizarre thankyou this morning a car blocking (nosing through) the cyclelane over the mouth of a side road which I didn't want to use anyway. Thats about as exciting as my commute got 
Nice and fast commute this morning only soured by a complete arse in a white minivan (of course), decided to left hook me as I was travelling in excess of 20mph. Luckily the old spider senses were tingling so I managed to scrub off a lot of speed. Had to turn left with him and managed to stop just in time. The tosspot knew what he did and just drove off. Good thing too as I would have pulled him from his van and had some very naughty words.
A bit warmer this morning, less traffic then yesterday. The A21 was much clearer.
Had some fun with a brand new cycling roadie commuter on a sparkling new (lovely looking I might add) Cube. It was so shiny, the cassette was radiating bright metal brilliance. How did I know he was new to commuting? Well, he was hugging the gutter, weaving all over the place, not much road positioning sense. Stopping at junctions in high gear so can't get away quickly and kept having to look down to get his whiter then white shiny shoes cleated into the pedals.
He gave it some beans to overtake another cyclist, got in the drops, but died very quickly afterwards AND THEN I WENT ZOOOOOMING BY....gave him the 'come on let's have some SCR fun look'...but he didn't want to play.
A bit warmer this morning, less traffic then yesterday. The A21 was much clearer.
Had some fun with a brand new cycling roadie commuter on a sparkling new (lovely looking I might add) Cube. It was so shiny, the cassette was radiating bright metal brilliance. How did I know he was new to commuting? Well, he was hugging the gutter, weaving all over the place, not much road positioning sense. Stopping at junctions in high gear so can't get away quickly and kept having to look down to get his whiter then white shiny shoes cleated into the pedals.
He gave it some beans to overtake another cyclist, got in the drops, but died very quickly afterwards AND THEN I WENT ZOOOOOMING BY....gave him the 'come on let's have some SCR fun look'...but he didn't want to play.
