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Tales from today's commute....
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MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Don't know about everyone else but looking outside right now and this is the treat for enduring this mornings biblical episode, wind has dropped, suns out, and almost time to ride. Love commuting me 
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
Not exactly a commute as I had to be in work at 4am. But I finished at 9 am and took my bike to Ribe cycles to get my rear cassette changed. Ribe cycles is Denmarks largest cycle shop and the staff are great, plus you can have all the free hot chocolate you can drink.
They have all sorts of bikes and gear in there. From cheap and cheerful to eyewateringly expensive.
They have all sorts of bikes and gear in there. From cheap and cheerful to eyewateringly expensive.
Don't know about everyone else but looking outside right now and this is the treat for enduring this mornings biblical episode, wind has dropped, suns out, and almost time to ride. Love commuting me
My afternoon commute home was sunny and mild.. making for a very warm commute home.
hennbell
Guru
- Location
- Lloydminster, Alberta , Canada
coldest commute so far of the year -31C with wind chill.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
Afternoon commute lovely considering the time of year. This morning's commute I spotted 3 South Glos people cycling together in their matching jackets and helmets. Just wish I'd made a comment about slippery surface on the cycle path caused by the fallen leaves.
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Yep same. The aqua gear from the mornings trip made the return leg a real grind in the late afternoon sun. The legs are gonna appreciate a day off tomorrow!My afternoon commute home was sunny and mild.. making for a very warm commute home.
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Supersuperleeds
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- Leicester
kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
10,000 for the year is fantastic mate04:50 this morning and the rain on the windows woke me! Why this morning I asked ! Kitted up after brekkie and headed out and it had calmed down a little. I'd got one figure in mind, 19.59 miles. 15 miles in and approaching the turn into the wind and it started hammering again didn't it. Had to crack on though, and did a 22, passing the 10000 mile mark for the year oh yeah
You must get thru some stuff like tyres, chains etc?
What are you running on and how many?
Turbo Rider
Just can't reMember
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- A compounded speck of dust
Bit late as this relates to yesterdays oh so much fun. Rain from the off, as I'm sure everyone else (in the UK) experienced too, if they had a ride. Opened the door and decided that only a damned fool would ride in those conditions, so that's exactly what I did, knowing that the alternative was a boring bus ride & a walk which would have taken longer anyway. No incidents, apart from the general sense of adventure of it all. Only saw 2 riders between Croydon & Reigate, so hats off to you! Probably the most enjoyable ride ever for me, though to say I was wet by the end of it would be a massive understatement and the rain felt so hard that it felt like my face was being slashed open at times. Also rode past a man on a zebra crossing in Reigate, but he seemed happy enough with my apology.
Nice & dry in the PM, though with my slightly more than damp gear on, I could really feel the cold in the air, so for the 1st ten minutes I thought I might just freeze up on the spot. Got through it though and having cold legs really took the usual pain away, so it was practically a fast numb glide of a ride & only saw 2 other riders again, though I did find myself following tracks at one point, so I know there must have been at least one other out there! Nearly fell off on a corner after my tyre slipped on a drain, but held things rather neatly and I also managed to find a new crack in the road, which did my mandangles no good at all. Feet were like blocks of ice when I got through the door.
Really quite enjoyed that, though I don't think I'd be quite so happy if it happened everyday.
Nice & dry in the PM, though with my slightly more than damp gear on, I could really feel the cold in the air, so for the 1st ten minutes I thought I might just freeze up on the spot. Got through it though and having cold legs really took the usual pain away, so it was practically a fast numb glide of a ride & only saw 2 other riders again, though I did find myself following tracks at one point, so I know there must have been at least one other out there! Nearly fell off on a corner after my tyre slipped on a drain, but held things rather neatly and I also managed to find a new crack in the road, which did my mandangles no good at all. Feet were like blocks of ice when I got through the door.
Really quite enjoyed that, though I don't think I'd be quite so happy if it happened everyday.
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Cheers mate. To be honest my kits been really reliable. Ultegra chain has been on now for about 10000 mile, and its only 'stretched' by a couple of mm. Cassettes been on for more than that too and still runs pretty sound. I've just bought some new wheels so probably when we're leaving winter behind I'll stick a new cassette and chain on. The hack has also only had one chain on too in 12 months. Tyres on both are GP4000s' and I reckon I get about 8000 out of a set. They probably see 6000 on the best bike before I switch them to the hack where they get finished off.
MickeyBlueEyes
Eat, Sleep, Ride, Repeat.
- Location
- Derbyshire
When did you pass the 10'000 mile mark? Late July would be my guess?on this years mileage.
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kevin_cambs_uk
Guru
- Location
- Near Cambridge
Blimey that is good, I think I am selling my self short by replacing stuff after 5,000 miles!
Cheers for that, you make me look lazy at only 6,000 per year!!
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Brrrrrrrrrr only done -15 in the UK..
Berties
Fast and careful!
don't normally entertain a Sunday breakfast meeting but today i had to be at work by 9pm ,15 mins shower and 10 mins final prep,set off at 7.30 for a 13 mile ride normally just under 40 mins,so all on target 3 miles in puncture fairy waived her wand,no phone signal,walked half mile to where i knew there was a signal and had to call in the broom wagon its always a chance you take ,will i get the tyre off and on in 10 mins,well when my lift came you guest it i had done the tyre and was ready to go ,i should of gone with my gut instinct and changed it at point of puncture and,any way i got to work and got the business off the meeting ,the rain had got over ,so rode out in the dry 40 miles done but could have done with out that puncture
