How was your cycle commute?
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gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Aldi had theirs today.
I had no problem ignoring the under-sized clothing and the cheap tools.
And their version of "rain legs" are hideous dayglo yellow...
I had no problem ignoring the under-sized clothing and the cheap tools.
And their version of "rain legs" are hideous dayglo yellow...
I just know that someone on these boards in this time of low cash funds may have to resort to having to purchase budget gear as they may need their cycle as it is the only transport available.
Sorry if mentioning cheaper gear offends the purists and bourgeois on here.
Sorry if mentioning cheaper gear offends the purists and bourgeois on here.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Aldi's "winter" gloves are fine.
As I said my problem is mainly with the limited size range.
Cheap tools are definitely a mistake though - best buy decent ones as you need them.
Generic hex keys and spanners are possibly best sourced from a generic tool shop.
As I said my problem is mainly with the limited size range.
Cheap tools are definitely a mistake though - best buy decent ones as you need them.
Generic hex keys and spanners are possibly best sourced from a generic tool shop.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Talking of Aldi stuff, the 8MM Aldi bolt I used to replace my Brooks saddle tensioner bolt has just failed in the same way as the Brooks original ... 
Only joshing mate
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I have had a lidl chain tool for five years and it still works fine.
Also a track pump that is still as good as new.
I bought some leggings though and they were ok for one winter then fell to bits!
It is just that sometimes you may not have the funds available and the only option is budget stuff.
.I have had a lidl chain tool for five years and it still works fine.
Also a track pump that is still as good as new.
I bought some leggings though and they were ok for one winter then fell to bits!
It is just that sometimes you may not have the funds available and the only option is budget stuff.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Talking of Aldi stuff, the 8MM Aldi bolt I used to replace my Brooks saddle tensioner bolt has just failed in the same way as the Brooks original ...
Do you mean the nut? Brooks use a pin and nut to tension not a bolt. They also make a titanium replacement (Part BMP 185). If you can strip that then give up.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
I actually sheared both !
When I replaced the Brooks' part with a bolt / screw and two nuts, I really believed I'd gained over-engineering to compensate for the increased inconvenience of adjusting ...
Private Storm
Smell The Glove
My work health insurance rewards you the more points you acquire, potentially giving you £350 back at the end of the year. You get points by visiting the dentist, going to the gym, having a health check up etc. You also get them for exercising at certain heart rates and to that end have just started using a heart rate monitor on my commute. Link it to an iPhone app and this brings into play a whole new range of facts and figures to try to beat - I suspect I may have a heart attack before long. Good news is that I've found out I have a resting heart rate of 54, which isn't as bad as the years of abuse would've made me think.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
I actually sheared both !
When I replaced the Brooks' part with a bolt / screw and two nuts, I really believed I'd gained over-engineering to compensate for the increased inconvenience of adjusting ...
Your Aldi nut and bolt will almost certainly have been low carbon steel with the mechanical properties of mature cheddar. If you're going to homebrew it (and I can't think why you would want to but anyway...) you need a quenched and tempered 8.8 or 10.9 (it will have the number on the head) grade M8x1.25 bolt.
was expecting to get to work drenched... Ride home will be a different story, for sure.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
It was the T de Bloody F on the railway path this morning - I had some skinny 'erbert on my back wheel around a blind bend and misjudged an overtake. 
pissflaps
i've got a headache in my pants...
strava doesn't make people ride like tools. Tools on bikes ride like tools.
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Especially as you're also doing it with cold muscles ...
plurker
tú no tienes la culpa mi amor que el mundo sea feo
I take that point, but I do (and will continue to) ride safely and legally* at all times.
I'm not aiming to be the fastest on the road - I ride an uncleated hybrid
- but by recording my own times accurately I've already got my commute time down by 2 minutes (over a 30min ride) - simply by not slacking off halfway down Kennington road, for example - it's me pushing against myself, and if I happen to be the fastest on a section then so be it.* I am actually in breach of the 30mph speed limit at a couple of points on my ride, and shall report myself to the feds forthwith should this heinous behaviour continue...
gentlegreen
I hummus, therefore I am ...
Which reminds me to enter ITV4's competition for week 2 - though I still reckon I would flog a sporty bike if I won one... though I do feel inadequate occasionally that I've never exceeded 22MPH on a flat sprint - even properly warmed up ...
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
You should try it. It's great.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
My phone's capability for "Apps" maxes out at Solitaire
joustmaster
offcumdun
My phone's capability for "Apps" maxes out at Solitaire
how fast can you play solitaire?
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Yeah, this too.
I ride to the letter of the law but it's a real incentive knowing that specific segments are being recorded. I'm not really trying to get any KoMs because I'm not that fast, but it is rewarding to get into a top ten and, more importantly, to see your progress against your own previous efforts.
Not a commute, but thought I'd go for a ride along the canal to try and get my fitness back up in preparation for a daily cycle commute. Seems my legs no longer work. Like really, really no longer work. I made it half as far as I was planning and it took me more than twice as long.
It didn't help that my arse was too sore to sit down on the way back but I was doing little more than coasting for much of the time, and had to walk the last mile and a half or so.
It didn't help that my arse was too sore to sit down on the way back but I was doing little more than coasting for much of the time, and had to walk the last mile and a half or so.
