Tales from today's commute....

[Beebo]

I would have been, if the bus I was behind wasn't doing 32 at the time :-)

Sometimes I come in from Crayford (or Dartford now my wife works there) which makes Shooters Hill an option, although it is pretty unique in only existing to go up and down like some masochist.

If you are ever looking for something to do, just for the hell of it, try going up Shooters Hill on the north side via Eglinton Hill or Plum Lane. Eglington is hard work, but there is a short 200m section of Plum lane that will blow your socks off. It must be close to 30%

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Yep it's a pretty stupid hill. I don't go over it as much as I used to. Will be heading over it tonight on the way to the FNRttC start though.

There's a guy on Sundays who just seems to ride over it over and over again. Judging by his timings at my house I'd guess he's going to the Sun in the Sands and then Welling Way.

He's still doing that? Wow. I came across him in the noughties.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Been a long week, no more cycling for 2 days!
Going to watch the TDF for the net 2 days all day, every day, I have done Holme Moss so really looking forward to seeing it on the telly!!!!, along with all the other sights of Sheffield.
Well done Yorkshire!

 

[summerdays]

Back home now, amazing how much I remembered about car insurance. Finished an hour earlier than scheduled as I was feeling very tired so only did 9-12. Nearly flattened a squirrel on the ride home.

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Archeress x

That's not good enough!! Next time you must try harder. There are too many of those long tailed rats! (Can you tell that I don't like them especially those which decide to move in and chew everything including electric cables!).

Glad you had some good commutes for your first day and even some fast bits

 

[robjh]

At 89 miles it was a longer than average commute today. Working away from home, I usually drive up on Monday and back on Friday and just cycle to work once I'm there, but today I decided to do the whole thing on the bike. Lucky that i finish early on a Friday! It took me 6 hours cycling time, from Coventry through Rugby, Northampton and Bedford to home which is not far from Cambridge. It was a warm and increasingly sunny day, the wind was sort of in the right direction, and it felt good, but whichever way I look at it, Bedfordshire is a boring county to ride through.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Volunteered to help the cubs pitch their tents last night, so a 10 miler to the site straight from work, uphill but luckily wind broadly with me. Caught up with a pleasant lady cyclist who didn't mind me sitting on her wheel as we went up the first hill, returned the favour but ended up dropping her, luckily we went separate ways before I got too far ahead of her.

16 miles home after pitching the tents in the rain. 438 miles so far this week, imperial century this morning has been postponed as the weather is crap, looking better for tomorrow morning so hopefully do it then on the way to helping take the tents down.

 

[Leaway2]

Back on the Spec Secteur this morning after riding the Connondale for 6 months. I felt completely different.

 

[BSRU]

Somehow managed to pick up a summer cold from a family member.
It made the 67km commute in a little harder than I would have liked but no chance of missing out being on two wheels on such a lovely morning.

Seemed to be loads more cyclists out today, unfortunately most of them were on the footpath or worse imitating a salmon

 

[Arjimlad]

Pushed it today as I am competing (!) in a relay triathlon on Thursday (just doing a 16km ride) and wanted to see how fast I could go.

Nearly offed under a bin lorry by Audi driver waiting to join the road, who poked his car out of a side road into the cycle lane, and refused to reverse back when he could clearly see there was a ton of approaching traffic and I was also approaching at speed.

I had to get round his nose somehow with a bin lorry bearing down on me !

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Hard work this morning, was a bit cold to start with and my knee is still swollen after being bitten by a horse fly on Friday night. Cars seemed to give more room this morning, maybe one or two of therm caught a bit of the TDF at the weekend

 

[Leaway2]

my knee is still swollen, Cars seemed to give more room this morning

Possibly swerving to avoid your knee. GWS

 

[GrumpyGregry]

The biggest murder of crows I've ever seen up close gorging on a road kill fox. Not very cycle aware, and/or very very hungry/greedy some stayed put until I was a mere bike length away.

 

[Archeress]

Commuted in both ways on the GT Timberline MTB this morning using my Garmin basic Etrex to record the ride. Saved the morning commute as a track but when I got home it doesn't record time information so will not load into Strava.... Damn!

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Archeress x

 

[fossyant]

Signed off sick. Got to have more blood tests. Knackered.

 

[Archeress]

Signed off sick. Got to have more blood tests. Knackered.

Get well soon.

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Archeress x