How was your cycle commute?

[Ted Striker]

If the Snap Ring (31) is still on you're fine. If that's fallen off it's almost certainly broken as it's a very tight fit that needs two small screwdrivers to lever it on and off. No tools are needed for 32 onward.

Turned out I had rotated the locking thingy (part 34), and the whole of the 32 ensemble had come off. Was a really awesome sense of discovery to follow the docs and fix it meself and have that "I now know something I didn't before"

(Can no one quote this in case I come off on Saturday and I have to edit my confidence !)

 

[fredfelt]

First cycle for a month, due to bronchitis.
The cool air was a bit hard on my lungs, whilst going up a long hill. But by the time I got to work I felt great.
Can't wait to cycle home.

Fucking great isn't it!

Yesterday was my first ride in about six weeks. I live in the country, don't have a car so breaking my foot and being without my bike has made it very difficult to get about. At last I am free again!

 

[gentlegreen]

Wind reasonable, a few degrees warmer, but also grey.

 

[doddles]

First ride to work in a few months. With snow falling. In April.

 

[8115]

Dear kind cycle commuters. It says 28 x 1.5 - 700 x 38c on my tyre (schrader valve).

I have bought inner tubes that are Continental Tour 28 Slim Inner Tube (Schrader)700x28/37 SV40mm. Will they do? I don't think so to be honest. Can someone find me the relevant inner tube on Wiggle or a similar site. I usually get an assistant to help me in Halfords but I keep going over there without the details and I've had enough.

Virtual pint etc etc.

 

[gentlegreen]

Being just over the limit, they might be a bit skimpy on tube thickness ..

.. and even with a given stated size, some are thinner than others ..

 

[joustmaster]

Dear kind cycle commuters. It says 28 x 1.5 - 700 x 38c on my tyre (schrader valve).

I have bought inner tubes that are Continental Tour 28 Slim Inner Tube (Schrader)700x28/37 SV40mm. Will they do? I don't think so to be honest. Can someone find me the relevant inner tube on Wiggle or a similar site. I usually get an assistant to help me in Halfords but I keep going over there without the details and I've had enough.

Virtual pint etc etc.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-road-inner-tube/
but the ones you have will be ok. probably

 

[gentlegreen]

700 x 38c

 

[8115]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-road-inner-tube/
but the ones you have will be ok. probably

Thank you!

I'll save the ones I have for when I have to change a tyre at home then.

eta, they're not the right size are they? Glad it's not just me.

 

[gentlegreen]

even thinner !

 

[gentlegreen]

These put more of a margin around your tyre size ...

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=7...n.2,or.r_qf.&cad=b&sei=I51dUaTmEKGn0AX9_4GQBg

 

[joustmaster]

They are the right size.. You just need to select it from the drop down box.

 

[8115]

Good.

What do those numbers mean anyway?

 

[joustmaster]

700 is how big the wheel is
38 is how fat it is

but there are a number of different conventions:
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

 

[a_chap]

Windy? Did someone say windy?

Milder it may be but I was nearly blown to a standstill on the way into work today

 

[ddraig]

yes was quite difficult in parts

 

[a_chap]

Having said that - the ride home was fantastic.

I hoisted the mainsail and overtook lots of cars

 

[gentlegreen]

I tried to pretend to myself it was all my doing.

 

[gentlegreen]

Another glorious crisp winter ride - somewhat spoiled by the temperature being just low enough to upset my fingers.
And the wind really killed me this morning - due to my reduced speed, blow me if some chap didn't use me as a windshield coming up the final hill, then I seriously inconvenienced an Audi driver in the posh estate I cycle through...

 

[ddraig]

a bit of a funny to do with another cyclist who was on the pavement who i shouted at
road was clear so no need for it and there were a few people going the other way on the pavement
yes we did then both go on to a pedestrianised area but that was much much bigger than a pavement
he was obviously miffed as he caught me up the other side of town and made the point of cycling not being allowed in town but it was on the bit we were on at that moment so i just reiterated my point calmly that there was no need for him to be on the pavement and to be careful

 

[Hellsbells]

Still that evil wind but can definitely feel the temperature has risen by a degree or two. Meant to be 9 degrees tomorow - god, that'll feel practically tropical!

I think I've probably aged several years this winter with the battering of this horrid wind. I can practically feel wrinkles developing

 

[Private Storm]

Last night's ride home was dire - snowy, windy AND I got a bastard puncture. Had just pumped the tyres up the night before, so I guess the two things are related.

 

[smorodina]

Thank God for the wind resistant gear.....

 

[stavros]

A good, if short ride this afternoon (~13 miles). I took it easy since I hadn't been on this bike for I think three weeks (snow and staying at my parents last week).

 

[gentlegreen]

An easy 20 miles and I got a half hour sunbathe on a bench half way - albeit I kept my windcheater zipped up.
As per usual I had to change shirts - but the ambient temp was up to about 10 degrees C and that infernal wind had gone.

 

[Ponyutd]

9 minutes into my ride this morning...twang!...my gear cable snapped. Straight into the chain and properly mangled up. Limped into my local cycle shop and before I could say anything the bike was out of my hands.
"Hang on, not sure I brought my wallet out."
That's O.k. bring it in when you next pass. I did bring some money out with me
About 8 minutes and £3 later...job done.

Support your local shops.

 

[gentlegreen]

That was particularly bad luck - I'll have to take a look and work out if that could happen with my set up.

 

[a_chap]

9 minutes into my ride this morning...twang!...my gear cable snapped. Straight into the chain and properly mangled up.

That's bad luck, but it's why I carry a spare gear cable and brake cable with me. And a chain splitter and spare links.

Limped into my local cycle shop and before I could say anything the bike was out of my hands.
"Hang on, not sure I brought my wallet out."
That's O.k. bring it in when you next pass. I did bring some money out with me
About 8 minutes and £3 later...job done.

Support your local shops.

I wholeheartedly agree!

An easy 20 miles and I got a half hour sunbathe on a bench half way - albeit I kept my windcheater zipped up.
As per usual I had to change shirts - but the ambient temp was up to about 10 degrees C and that infernal wind had gone.

I did a 125 mile yesterday and it was sunny and there was no wind

Sadly I was still dressed for sub-zero weather so I was just drenched in sweat for most of the ride. As the first 80 miles or so was bastard hilly I managed to turn what should have been a pleasant ride into a sauna-on-wheels

 

[gentlegreen]

My rear tyre was down from 60PSI to 40PSI - probably explains some of my slowness yesterday...
Mostly it was the after-effects of the flu - bronchitis spread to my sinuses - so body still fighting that..

Happy that I could feel myself getting into the groove - albeit scaled-down a bit.

Not quite so sunny today, so I'm stopping in - means I get a proper bath.

Everyone else on leave at work so haven't been able to take any time off.
As soon as it gets warmer I'll need to take leave and get some miles in.

 

[KeeperofDragons]

Wind's supposed to be getting up again tomorrow, so my commute home will be like cycling up Everest yet again - if this keeps up I'll be cracking walnuts with my thighs