Tales from today's commute....

[Supersuperleeds]

Bit windy tonight, I was averaging 15mph after 16 miles of up hill and head wind at which point I turn in the opposite direction, when I got home after another ten miles I had got my average up to 16.5mph

Legs are a bit achy, if I can get my imperial century in at the weekend I will have hopefully had my first ever 500 mile week.

 

[jongooligan]

Got into work early so I could get showered before starting. All three showers occupied. Where were you lot when it was dark & freezing? Bloody fair weather cyclists!

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Got into work early so I could get showered before starting. All three showers occupied. Where were you lot when it was dark & freezing? Bloody fair weather cyclists!

Three showers, you lucky blighter, we only have one, but I am the only person that uses it

 

[jongooligan]

Three showers, you lucky blighter, we only have one, but I am the only person that uses it

There are roughly 2.5k people working in the same building. Three showers ain't enough.
BTW a bit OT but I'm an ER ST holder - SS5 - MOT

 

[Supersuperleeds]

There are roughly 2.5k people working in the same building. Three showers ain't enough.
BTW a bit OT but I'm an ER ST holder - SS5 - MOT

Good lad

 

[Crankpoet]

Made a bad mistake today and was lucky to get away with nothing more than some verbal abuse ringing in my ears. Just coming up to some cycle traffic lights on CS3 in London, three bikes waiting at the lights, then the light turned green, first guy did not move so next two overtook - I was freewheeling up and decided to pass him as well and he then started to move off and I tried to accelerate past him but he moved out and to avoid a collision with cyclists coming the other way I had to cut in and the edge of my toe clip strap made firm contact with his spokes - giving us both a big fright and, by the scream, at least one of the people coming the other way as well. Lesson learned - a bit of patience and politeness would be better than gaining a few seconds - and I am sorry I pissed people off.

 

[Origamist]

Persistent headwind - but who cares!

Fixed commuter is nearly ready, just need to swop over the bars and stem and get some DA track nuts.

 

[GrasB]

A slow shorter commute today. Started cloudy & got brighter as the sun rose. Lots of owls out after sunrise, saw 4, sitting on fences or branches not hunting just being still.

 

[mangid]

Stopped to help lass standing at side of road staring at her BSO in despair. The front brake and mudguard had come loose, brake nut was missing. A couple of zip ties thru the spring and around the fork bridge and everything was fairly secure and bike rideable again. The brake might even have functioned at a pinch, but did tell her to take it easy and use the back. She still had 6 miles to go, 2 before reaching the cycle path and it was quite a busy road (A603 at Eversden). Hope she made it okay.

 

[MisterStan]

Stopped to help lass standing at side of road staring at her BSO in despair. The front brake and mudguard had come loose, brake nut was missing. A couple of zip ties thru the spring and around the fork bridge and everything was fairly secure and bike rideable again. The brake might even have functioned at a pinch, but did tell her to take it easy and use the back. She still had 6 miles to go, 2 before reaching the cycle path and it was quite a busy road (A603 at Eversden). Hope she made it okay.

Good for you for stopping! We passed the Brain Surgeon that we met a few weeks ago, i'd given her a tube and changed it for her, she seemed genuinely pleased to see us again, even though her bike was fine this time!

 

[MisterStan]

Took the villages route in today for a change, i'm on target for a 200 mile commuting week, which I haven't done for a while. Legs are a bit tired, but I put that down to caining it home on Tuesday - managed to do the first 10 miles in under 28 minutes!

 

[BSRU]

Another lovely commute in, 55km instead of the 40km I planned to do.

Some SCR, although really invalidated by the fact the other cyclist jumped a red light to turn onto the road I was waiting to turn into.
Still, I've seen the guy before and he can shift, so no chance of just pootling by.

 

[summerdays]

Took the villages route in today for a change, i'm on target for a 200 mile commuting week, which I haven't done for a while. Legs are a bit tired, but I put that down to caining it home on Tuesday - managed to do the first 10 miles in under 28 minutes!

Not sure I can do 10 miles in double that!!!

 

[BSRU]

Not sure I can do 10 miles in double that!!!

I think Bristol is not quite as flat as their part of the world

 

[MisterStan]

I think Bristol is not quite as flat as their part of the world

We do have hills you know! A perfect example is the delightfully named Col du Methadone (see Strava segment!)