Tales from today's commute....
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And I thought south Wiltshire was relatively flat
, in the first km of my commute I climb 46 metres.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
(liked for the comedy effect )Victoria Rd a hill?... that's 12m in 1km at least chose something with a half decent ascent ratio -
Chapel hill, Haslingfield/Barrington - 33m in 0.75km (44m/km)
Limekiln hill, Cherry Hinton - 24m in 0.65km (37m/km)
Madingley hill, Madingley - 39m in 1.22km/24m in 0.85km (32m/km or 28m/km)
MisterStan
Label Required
- Location
- Out there somewhere
Irony is not your strong point?
Victoria Rd a hill?... that's 12m in 1km at least chose something with a half decent ascent ratio -
Chapel hill, Haslingfield/Barrington - 33m in 0.75km (44m/km)
Limekiln hill, Cherry Hinton - 24m in 0.65km (37m/km)
Madingley hill, Madingley - 39m in 1.22km/24m in 0.85km (32m/km or 28m/km)
Supposedly it will be the hottest day of the year so far, down south anyway.
w00hoo_kent
One of the 64K
- Location
- Maidstone or Greenwich
Three showers, you lucky blighter, we only have one, but I am the only person that uses it
Two showers and generally I'm the only one who uses them, I use one to shower in in the morning and the other as a changing room before I go home. Just because I can :-)
Great ride in today, really warm and a completely clear blue sky. After starting her new job in Dartford my wife wanted to try riding in for the first time so we took both bikes with us and I followed her in then headed for Greenwich. Only 5 miles or so this time round (had planned 10 but were late leaving the house) went well and will do more of it. Her aim is to end up doing the 10 mile route solo (while I ride the 16 miler to my place from the same drop off spot) probably a couple of times a week.
Avoided Shooters Hill as I'm trying to make this a rest day with my first FNRttC tomorrow.
Shoulder barged by 2 impatient cyclists this morning - the first whilst a herd of us were stopping for a ped on a zebra. As I was slowing a guy behind me was caught out I think and then tried a nippy overtake but caught my shoulder (so far, far too close whichever way you look at it!). To be fair he did apologise and said that he hadn't seen the pedestrian although I have to wonder why he thought we were all stopping.... and why he thought he could overtake me so closely. The second was a straight up knobber who jumped a red light by trying to dart between me and another cyclist stopped at the light. He managed to clip my inside shoulder with his rucksack. Inevitably we both caught him at the next light anyway (a junction rather than a crossing so the idiot had stopped there too).
Otherwise it was sunny and lovely
Otherwise it was sunny and lovely
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
Irony would be Hill's road with the biggest ascent being the 4m over the railway bridgeIrony is not your strong point?
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Light rain this morning - short route though as was running a little late. No waterproofs of any sort as it was actually quite refreshing.
Stephen C
Über Member
A good ride in, even got encouragement from a yoof waiting for a bus shouting "Go go go!". Also interesting to see they are already putting all the crowd barriers and road closed signs out along the A1301 ready for Monday, shame they don't seem to be doing anything about the road surface!
D
Deleted member 1258
Guest
Friday legs and a head wind made for a slow ride home.
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
I know that feeling!
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Another 80 miles today, 360 for the week now. Had a nice chat with a fella on a lovely looking Planet X bike tonight, took me a while to catch him, but caught him before the last hill. Hill climbing is so much easier when you ignore it and have a chat with someone. Similar ride to last night, first half up hill and head wind, second half very fast downhill and tail wind.
