Tales from today's commute....
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
I borrowed my wife's Dutch bike this morning; http://www.strava.com/activities/194777518 as I need to collect a wheel later.
Technically it's mine, as it was my first C2W bike, so at least it's being used for the purpose for once
.
Note to self: 35+ mph downhill on a ladies Dutch bike is officially scary.
On a more positive note; scalps = 4 - nil, including 2 roadies who looked like this
and a van driver stopped to let me out, presumably thinking I was a lady 
- this was it:
Technically it's mine, as it was my first C2W bike, so at least it's being used for the purpose for once
.Note to self: 35+ mph downhill on a ladies Dutch bike is officially scary.
On a more positive note; scalps = 4 - nil, including 2 roadies who looked like this
and a van driver stopped to let me out, presumably thinking I was a lady - this was it:
Most of the riding over the weekend was on the road bike, pushing pretty hard, lots of phaffing with gears. Back to fixed for the commute this morning, and my right hand instinctively pushed against the brake lever to shift up a gear as I hit the first incline ....
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I'm normally only on gears on summer Sunday's, back on the commute on Monday morning I have to remember no gears and no freewheel.
D
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Annoying morning this morning, start out on the bike in dry but overcast conditions and by the time I got to the end of the road its p****** down, I decide to go back and get the car, getting the car out in the narrow entry round the back of the house I manage to clip a post and scrape the nearside bumper 
and as I'm turning into work the rain stopped.
and as I'm turning into work the rain stopped.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
After this morning's ride in: http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/tales-from-todays-commute.105055/post-3280478 I had to collect a pair of Giepiemme wheels: the rear http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161414125184 I'd won on eBay and also bought the front http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gipiemme-front-wheel-old-school-retro-/161418715629 that he had listed to end on Wednesday.
One fitted on the rack (note to self: you're wider with a wheel laid flat so avoid bollards next time
) and one held in my left hand.
I then duly rode the 11+ miles home through Leeds, at least providing some entertainment. The
from the 3 riders I passed were good too 
http://www.strava.com/activities/194960737
One fitted on the rack (note to self: you're wider with a wheel laid flat so avoid bollards next time
) and one held in my left hand.I then duly rode the 11+ miles home through Leeds, at least providing some entertainment. The
from the 3 riders I passed were good too http://www.strava.com/activities/194960737
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Got wet this morning, one of those fine drizzles that seems to just slowly drench you and instantly covers your glasses every time you wipe them.
Got wet again on the way home, proper rain this time, not for long but enough to give me another soaking, was very warm tonight though and no wind, so was quite pleasant riding in the rain.
Got wet again on the way home, proper rain this time, not for long but enough to give me another soaking, was very warm tonight though and no wind, so was quite pleasant riding in the rain.
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Misty in Holbrooks this morning, I've had to dig out my lights.
MisterStan
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- Location
- Out there somewhere
Foggy.
Simontm
Veteran
A very misty morning - was wondering how to de-fog my glasses!
Numpty count: 0 - Drivers seemed to behave themselves, which was unusual
There was a guy on a roadie who seemed determined to go up the inside of this hefty traffic light jam which was weird/risky as a) loads of lorries b)hardly any space. I bombed up the outside when there was a gap.
Numpty count: 0 - Drivers seemed to behave themselves, which was unusual
There was a guy on a roadie who seemed determined to go up the inside of this hefty traffic light jam which was weird/risky as a) loads of lorries b)hardly any space. I bombed up the outside when there was a gap.
Hop3y
Padiham Commuter
- Location
- Padiham, Burnley
Realised half way through the commute home yesterday that my phone had fallen from my pocket. Went back and traced my steps (wheels) and it was in the middle of the busiest road in Burnley, which has temporary traffic lights at the moment and was gridlocked. 25 minutes in the middle of the road, not picked up or run over. Phone was fine and not a scratch on it! I was rather lucky!
http://www.strava.com/activities/194919795
http://www.strava.com/activities/194919795
Nocode
Senior Member
- Location
- Orpington, Kent
Very foggy this morning.
Think I need to re-index my rear derailleur as it's occasionally been changing up a gear more or less by itself - but been too lazy to sort it out the last week. However, after a big wobble at speed this morning as I got out of the saddle to accelerate and the chain slipped I think I need to sort it out pronto!
Think I need to re-index my rear derailleur as it's occasionally been changing up a gear more or less by itself - but been too lazy to sort it out the last week. However, after a big wobble at speed this morning as I got out of the saddle to accelerate and the chain slipped I think I need to sort it out pronto!
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
wow, there were loads of cyclists on my route this morning. Where have they all come from?
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Stupidly misty this morning and loads of cars without lights on. GPS paused itself and I didn't realise for a few miles, to be fair I might have paused it as my glasses were that misted up I couldn't read the screen, I lost about 1/2 a mile of distance as it straight lined itself once I spotted it.
This mornings ride saw me break 14,000 miles for the year and 30,000 miles on mycyclinglog.
Also had my boss phone me up to tell me there was an article in the Daily Express about extreme commuters and they had found someone who commutes 56 miles a day (Buxton to Manchester and back, or t'other way round.), is it anyone on here?
This mornings ride saw me break 14,000 miles for the year and 30,000 miles on mycyclinglog.
Also had my boss phone me up to tell me there was an article in the Daily Express about extreme commuters and they had found someone who commutes 56 miles a day (Buxton to Manchester and back, or t'other way round.), is it anyone on here?
