Tales from today's commute....

[MisterStan]

Cheated and went on the motorbike!

Burn him!

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Annoyed last night, been using the mtb this week. On the way home was riding along side a scooter in traffic. Came to small roundabout, we go over together give it some so we stay together, then peddle spin and wobble, look down chains broke. Never had a chain break on my ribble in 4 and a half years. The chain on my mtb is near enough new. Not happy. Hadn't got my chain splitter or power links, so had walk/roll the rest of the way. Fixed chain and made sure I've got my power links and splitter on me today, found another two spare tubes in my mtb bag which was a bonus though.

 

[Leaway2]

Derailleur snapped 1/2 mile from work .

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Derailleur snapped 1/2 mile from work .

Ok you win.......

 

[Leaway2]

Ok you win.......

Thanks! just got to the top of a hill, heard a click, and then the damn thing snapped off.
Just ordered a new one from Ribble £23.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Lovely weather in Leicester this morning, well the wind had died down, there was no rain and it was warm enough for shorts. Seemed to have found some speed from somewhere as I managed just over 16mph for 50 miles this morning, quite chuffed as I had a rucksack on and the bike has mudguards and a rack and a bag on the rack. I reckon this time last year that ride would have killed me.

 

[Mo1959]

Lovely weather in Leicester this morning, well the wind had died down, there was no rain and it was warm enough for shorts. Seemed to have found some speed from somewhere as I managed just over 16mph for 50 miles this morning, quite chuffed as I had a rucksack on and the bike has mudguards and a rack and a bag on the rack. I reckon this time last year that ride would have killed me.

Kills me just thinking about it! You wouldnae be wearin shorts up here laddie!

 

[MisterStan]

Derailleur snapped 1/2 mile from work .

Oops! I've seen a lot of derailleur hangers snap, but never the derailleur itself.

 

[potsy]

Was pootling into the headwind this morning when a milkfloat appeared in my rear view mirror, had to speed up to stay ahead and just about managed it as it followed me for the next 2 miles

 

[ianrauk]

Oops! I've seen a lot of derailleur hangers snap, but never the derailleur itself.

Had one snap last year, piece of cloth discarded in the road got caught up in my Ultegra dérailleur. Result = snapped in half.

 

[Arjimlad]

Here's my brown trousers moment for the day.

I hope you will report that, somehow.

 

[Markymark]

Was enjoying my Monday ride home as it was my first evening ride since the clocks changed until I got this pass by a Tropifruit UK lorry. Could have easily touched the side without outstretching my arm.

 

[Leaway2]

Oops! I've seen a lot of derailleur hangers snap, but never the derailleur itself.

Raw power

 

[stowie]

Was enjoying my Monday ride home as it was my first evening ride since the clocks changed until I got this pass by a Tropifruit UK lorry. Could have easily touched the side without outstretching my arm.

That was diabolical. Have you got the reg number? Do you think it was a punishment pass for using the road?

I recognise this stretch of road - Eastway by the Olympic park. That cycleway is an utter joke and I used to do the same as you - ignore the pavement bit with the bus stop and weaving around people and continue on the road. I used to take a very strong position though - but still had idiots trying to force their way past.

On another note, the Olympics really brought us world class on road cycling facilities didn't they?

 

[Markymark]

Getting somewgere with it, roadsafe were excellent. Comments in yt show progress.