Tales from today's commute....

[GrumpyGregry]

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

Borls.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

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!

Hugs
Archeress x

iirc it can be done but you need to faff about with saving the active track, which does have the time data in, as a gpx file.

 

[summerdays]

I am also suffering from the family donated cold!!! And I was on the slow bike today (with the tyres not quite pumped up enough before I left the house - so had to stop and put in some more air, my own fault I should have thought about the fact I hadn't riden it for a while, but I'll blame my cold).

Saw lots of cyclists including a postman on a Boardman bike (I assume his own as the next one was on a much older bike), a lady on a tricycle - triwoo or something with kids on the back asleep).

Also had one idiot on a bike who nearly skidded into the back of my friend and myself as we slowed down to pass a pedestrian on the Bristol to Bath path. He didn't swear at us, but his demeanor gave away the fact he thought we were all to blame!

 

[BSRU]

That was a wet one, completely soaked with about 10 seconds.

I'm sure a female driver was checking out my wet lycra clad arse.

 

[simon the viking]

Had my first...... 'Oi mate are you in the Tour de France?' on the way home tonight...... quick as a flash I shouted 'Yes Mate!'..................... and threw my empty water bottle at him......................













Okay I didn't do the water bottle thing....................... BUT I SHOULD HAVE...........................

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Raced a big dark rain cloud home tonight and won

 

[summerdays]

Yes I did get someone tell me I was going the wrong direction, Yorkshire was the other way!

 

[Ganymede]

Rode my comfortable but heavy semi-recumbent on my domestic commute today. Great workout but I was scalped by a 60-something-year-old lady pootling along on a pushbike with a wicker basket on the front and a lot of creaky noises! We had a nice chat however (cos when I say "scalped" I mean she caught up with me but didn't want to pass) and I got home feeling I'd really worked those thighs!

 

[glenn forger]

You should have left her thighs alone.

 

[Ganymede]

You should have left her thighs alone.

Heh.

 

[BSRU]

Overcast and cool morning but still an enjoyable 52km ride in.
Hopefully will dodge any heavy showers later, unlike yesterday when I was reminded why mudguards are helpful on very wet roads.

 

[summerdays]

Phone didn't charge properly, now its gone from 1% to 95% in about 5 mins!!! So no log of my journey. Met a child commuter I hadn't seen for ages so stopped for a chat so it wouldn't have been one of the faster commutes. (First time I met her she was cycling behind her Mum but on the opposite side of the road, so I felt I needed to comment, she was only about 7 at the time!, now she's getting quite good!).

 

[apb]

Very wet here. everything soaked through. My £8 Lidl's waterproof failed me this morning.

 

[Origamist]

Lovely morning again. Gentle headwind and blue skies...

Chain is stretched so will need to swop it over at the weekend - other than that, the Genesis continues to perform faultlessly*.

Work is starting at Tatton Park for the flower show - this means mega traffic in a couple of weeks - will have to find a detour that does not add too many miles...

*Well, apart from a "sticky" rear brake cable...

 

[ianrauk]

I have a bloody annoying squeaky rear wheel. So looks like the bike will be up on the stand tonight, the wheel off and bearings greased.

Apart from that a lovely mornings ride in today. Nice and warm. Decided to do the slow pootle version through the parks rather then the SCR blast down the A21.