Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

Wore my Yorkshire Grand Depart jersey this morning and whilst it didn't make me any faster, it did make me think I looked cool, might be time to ditch the helmet and don a cap.

 

[ianrauk]

Wore my Yorkshire Grand Depart jersey this morning and whilst it didn't make me any faster, it did make me think I looked cool, might be time to ditch the helmet and don a cap.

Set yourself free......

 

[Shut Up Legs]

... hmmm, no post-dinner snacks for me tonight. Almost bed-time, so I can get up at stupid-o'clock without feeling... errr... stupidly tired.

 

[Origamist]

Depends on how fast/hard you ride. You ideally want to replace the energy you burnt in-ride rather than post-ride so the body has lots of energy left over to aid recovery.

For most 90 min rides I do nutrition management is needed as I tend to ride on the swift end of the scale, from my impressions of Orgamist he rides in the same way.

That's pretty much it. I'm putting down quite a few watts over the distance in the 90 min time frame - if I was taking it easy it would take me 120 mins and I would be fine - I just don't have 2 hours though...

Nice ride again, got caught by a shower in Sale, but it was warm so I was almost dry when I got to work.

Seven different types of road kill spotted today. Was sad to see a buzzard had been hit.

 

[.stu]

Went a slightly longer route to work this morning (extra 1/2 mile or so), but it's flatter, so managed an average speed of 21 mph

 

[Maverick Goose]

+= +

It's also good to add some into the equation, post ride of course...

 

[AboutLee]

Todays tale consist of me being cut up by a new driver (P plate). Came up to round about going straight over car was about foot away from me when over taking decides she would like to turn off cutting me up. She knew I was there cause she spent a while behind me but clearly I wasn't going fast enough. Only knew she was turning cause she indicated, which saved me from taking a hit.

Didn't even flinch when I gave her a few words. Other drivers shaking their heads as they knew what happened.

 

[Downward]

Evening all, rather than a new thread can anyone offer advice after been bumped from behind ? Scrubbed a bit off my tyre but I'm just concerned about the wheel as it's a 200 mile 1 month old bike !

I carried on for another 10 miles didn't really notice anything

 

[DWiggy]

Aghhh my front gatorskins finally had it after a good few thousand miles of puncturless cycling, had two in the last four rides and can now start to see the canvas showing.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

One of the best rides home ever.
29 mph along the flat sections of the busway near the windmill.
Almost makes up for all the bad weather this year!

 

[videoman]

10.5 miles this morning no problem after waiting for the torrential rain to finish at 7.45am but 10.5 miles this afternoon a different story, very hot and a strong headwind most of the way home.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Evening all, rather than a new thread can anyone offer advice after been bumped from behind ? Scrubbed a bit off my tyre but I'm just concerned about the wheel as it's a 200 mile 1 month old bike !

I carried on for another 10 miles didn't really notice anything

Bumped behind from what? If you are on rim brakes and they aren't rubbing and no spokes are broken the wheel is probably okay but to be on the safe side I would get yourself down to the lbs and get them to give it the once over

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Lovely sunny commute home, but blimey it was windy. Broke the back of my Satmap tonight, luckily I saw it go and grabbed it before it went all over the road, even more luckily I have a spare back for it.

 

[ianrauk]

It was hot and windy tonight, made for a very hard commute home. oh yes a belly full of crispy duck, pancake rolls, spicy prawns and Chinese beers didn't help much either. Got to love business lunches..

 

[Downward]

Bumped behind from what? If you are on rim brakes and they aren't rubbing and no spokes are broken the wheel is probably okay but to be on the safe side I would get yourself down to the lbs and get them to give it the once over

A car
I have my service next week, might just ask them to look. To be fair the wheel has taken more of a battering downhill on the crap roads