Tales from today's commute....

[donnydave]

The limiting screw!

Hugs
Archeress x

I'm now imagining someone on their knees in the middle of the office, their clenched fist grasping skywayds, screaming "THE LIMITING SCREWWWWW!!!!!"

 

[TeeQue]

Well it's taken a while (to say the least!) but I've just finished reading all 596 pages of this thread and have been thoroughly entertained with all your commuting tales.

Just waiting for my new bike to be delivered now (ordered from Ribble yesterday) and I should be able to do some actual commuting myself.

Direct route is around 17 miles door to door but I'll have to see how I get on with the roads and my fitness then I might vary it a bit. I think I could do it in 16 but that'd be using a very busy main road where I've had some horrendous passes in the past.

I'm looking forward to it; it's a pretty hilly route (especially towards the start) but if I can do it in less than an hour and a half I should be able to leave around 6:30am which isn't too bad (start work at 8:15 and have access to showers at work).

Hopefully my next post in this thread will be with an actual 'tale from my commute'.

Well it's taken a couple more months but I think I am now ready for my first ever commute by bike tomorrow!

I've brought clothes in with me today to leave here along with shower gel and a towel so I think I'm set.

I'm a little worried about nutrition; do you guys generally commute "fasted" or do you shovel some breakfast down before you leave? I think I'm going to try and squeeze in a cup of tea and a couple of slices of toast before heading off.

I'll update you all tomorrow with details of how I got on (and if I managed to stay awake the whole day after cycling in!).

 

[Beebo]

I'm a little worried about nutrition; do you guys generally commute "fasted" or do you shovel some breakfast down before you leave? I think I'm going to try and squeeze in a cup of tea and a couple of slices of toast before heading off.

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I eat when I get to work, it's only 11.5 miles, and I'm used to it.
If I was doing a 17 miles commute for the first time i would eat something before i left.
Hope it goes well.

 

[MisterStan]

Well it's taken a couple more months but I think I am now ready for my first ever commute by bike tomorrow!

I've brought clothes in with me today to leave here along with shower gel and a towel so I think I'm set.

I'm a little worried about nutrition; do you guys generally commute "fasted" or do you shovel some breakfast down before you leave? I think I'm going to try and squeeze in a cup of tea and a couple of slices of toast before heading off.

I'll update you all tomorrow with details of how I got on (and if I managed to stay awake the whole day after cycling in!).

Good luck. I usually have a bowl of cereal and a cup of tea, but then I get grumpy when hungry.

 

[Nocode]

Well it's taken a couple more months but I think I am now ready for my first ever commute by bike tomorrow!

I've brought clothes in with me today to leave here along with shower gel and a towel so I think I'm set.

I'm a little worried about nutrition; do you guys generally commute "fasted" or do you shovel some breakfast down before you leave? I think I'm going to try and squeeze in a cup of tea and a couple of slices of toast before heading off.

I'll update you all tomorrow with details of how I got on (and if I managed to stay awake the whole day after cycling in!).

I just have a quick black coffee before leaving home to perk me up, then eat when I get into work. It's only 15-16 miles which is absolutely fine fasted.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I'm now imagining someone on their knees in the middle of the office, their clenched fist grasping skywayds, screaming "THE LIMITING SCREWWWWW!!!!!"

My response was "must go google limiting screw"

But am waiting until I get home, work filters might not like it

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Weetabix and a banana before I go, even when I'm leaving straight from the front door. Although it has 20 minutes while I faff to start digesting and I don't hit a proper hill for another 10. I've done it on just a cup of coffee and that was fine too, whichever you choose it's unlikely to be your undoing.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Well it's taken a couple more months but I think I am now ready for my first ever commute by bike tomorrow!

I've brought clothes in with me today to leave here along with shower gel and a towel so I think I'm set.

I'm a little worried about nutrition; do you guys generally commute "fasted" or do you shovel some breakfast down before you leave? I think I'm going to try and squeeze in a cup of tea and a couple of slices of toast before heading off.

I'll update you all tomorrow with details of how I got on (and if I managed to stay awake the whole day after cycling in!).

Normally a cup of tea and then eat when I get to work, though lately I have been getting up very hungry and so have been having a bit of cereal before I set off.

 

[MickL]

My first commute in a while (thanks to a torn achilles tendon), I learnt lesson today. Don't hill climb after having a breakfast of 2 shredded wheat with honey and milk.

 

[PJ79LIZARD]

Took the Sunday best into work yesterday, the extended commute home was challenging with the wind and a crazy driver trying to take me out as I was going round an island. Nice sunny commute in this morning, looking forward to the commute home, the sun's been out all day, so will be working on those tan lines

 

[Archeress]

Uneventful commutes today, except for quickly popping into John Lewis for some foundation from Clarins. The two girls on the counter were quite interested in cycling and they were quite taken by my Mio computer. Sounded like at least one of them would have liked to cycle to work but that they have to wear full make up being on a beauty counter. It appeared that they have showers for staff but they weren't convinced.

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[summerdays]

Nice rides today, too hot for speed. Met a friend at lunch and we went for a ride. I suggested a possible shortcut, he agreed, and will probably never ever ever trust me again. Thick mud (still need to clean the bike), all over his bike, brakes, shoes etc! Short cut turned out to be undid able, and came out somewhere totally different! And my phone didn't manage to record the mad route which will never be repeated!

 

[Ganymede]

Uneventful commutes today, except for quickly popping into John Lewis for some foundation from Clarins. The two girls on the counter were quite interested in cycling and they were quite taken by my Mio computer. Sounded like at least one of them would have liked to cycle to work but that they have to wear full make up being on a beauty counter. It appeared that they have showers for staff but they weren't convinced.

Hugs
Archeress x

Maybe she'll give it a try - you might have planted a seed! Frankly I don't see why a short commute should spoil your makeup - you could always leave the mascara until you arrive.

 

[Archeress]

Nice rides today, too hot for speed. Met a friend at lunch and we went for a ride. I suggested a possible shortcut, he agreed, and will probably never ever ever trust me again. Thick mud (still need to clean the bike), all over his bike, brakes, shoes etc! Short cut turned out to be undid able, and came out somewhere totally different! And my phone didn't manage to record the mad route which will never be repeated!

Oh dear... gotta laugh though.

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[Archeress]

Maybe she'll give it a try - you might have planted a seed! Frankly I don't see why a short commute should spoil your makeup - you could always leave the mascara until you arrive.

My make up usually requires a bit of a top up when I get to work, but a bit of powder and I'm done.

Hugs
Archeress x